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Sergio Garcia makes racist remark when asked about Tiger
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Can we all now agree the guy is an arse hole?
From the Guardian;
Can we all now agree the guy is an arse hole?
From the Guardian;
Sergio García's ongoing spat with Tiger Woods took an unwelcome turn night, when the Spaniard made what could be interpreted as a racist remark about his opponent.
The Spaniard was on stage at the European Tour's gala players' awards dinner, where he was questioned by the Golf Channel's Steve Sands. García, who has been embroiled in verbal battles with Woods since the Players Championship at Sawgrass this month, was asked in jest if he would have the American round for dinner one night during the upcoming US Open. "We will have him round every night," García said. "We will serve fried chicken."
The statement was similar to Fuzzy Zoeller's infamous remark towards Woods in 1997. Then, after Woods won his first major, the Masters, which entitled him to choose the champions' dinner menu for the following year, Zoeller said: "You pat him on the back and say congratulations and enjoy it and tell him not serve fried chicken next year. Got it? Or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve." Zoeller later apologised and said he had been misconstrued.
García left last night before he could be asked to clarify his remarks, but later issued a statment through the European Tour, saying: "I apologise for any offence that may have been caused by my comment on stage during The European Tour Players' Awards dinner. I answered a question that was clearly made towards me as a joke with a silly remark, but in no way was the comment meant in a racist manner."
Earlier in the day he had earlier been pressed on his relationship – or lack of one – with the world No1 when previewing the PGA Championship. "I mean, you can't like everybody," the Spaniard said. "I think that there's people that you connect with and there's people that you don't. You know, it's pretty much as simple as that. I think that he doesn't need me in his life, I don't need him in mine, and let's move on and keep doing what we're doing."
When asked when this problem first came to light, García replied: "A while back. It's never really been like a true connection like I would have maybe with Luke Donald or Lee Westwood or Adam Scott or some of the other guys that I get along with well."
Paul McGinley, who will lead Europe into the 2014 Ryder Cup, used the Surrey course as the venue to announce he is increasing the captain's wildcard picks from two to three. The leading four players from the European Tour's order of merit and five from the world rankings list will gain automatic entry for the event, to be held at Gleneagles. "I feel like by giving myself an extra pick, it's a little bit of wriggle room," McGinley explained.
"Like it or not, we have to acknowledge the fact that most of the players are now based in America, playing on the PGA Tour. I think in the big scheme of things this is actually going to help the European Tour more because I am going to be watching very closely for those three picks.
"Guys who are not in the top 50 in the world, who show a bit of form on the European Tour, they are going to rank very highly with the possible opportunity of a pick.
"Ideally, I would love to be able to say I want 12 players off the European Order of Merit. But I know that's not practical or realistic and I know I wouldn't have a strong enough team to win the Ryder Cup. At the end of the day, my head will fall; it's on me and it is my decision."
McLaren- Posts : 17620
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Super - That's a good point. But I'm guessing the tournament doesn't want to forgo the extensive revenue from the beer sales those whacked out patrons must bring to the table.
I can't recall hearing it at Augusta.
I can't recall hearing it at Augusta.
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JAS wrote:So...much as I detest the banal shouting from the crowd e.g. the "geddindahole" morons. All of whom I think should be ejected with a size 9 up the back side but...what I wanted to know was...Is it still ok (not politically incorrect) to shout about food e.g. Mashed Potato?? and if it's OK to shout mashed potato why is it not OK to shout out other foods?? just sayin!!
its inappropriate to shout mashed potato when the player is Irish, but ok for other nationalities. if someone shouted fried chicken when Tiger hit they would probably be arrested for a hate crime
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Can someone please explain the mashed potato thing? I know the kids these days use the term 'random' but I can't believe that's all that is.
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JAS wrote:So...much as I detest the banal shouting from the crowd e.g. the "geddindahole" morons. All of whom I think should be ejected with a size 9 up the back side but...what I wanted to know was...Is it still ok (not politically incorrect) to shout about food e.g. Mashed Potato?? and if it's OK to shout mashed potato why is it not OK to shout out other foods?? just sayin!!
Yeah and there's no real difference between people throwing Mars Bars at Gazza and bananas at John Barnes. Just sayin!!
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Re: Sergio Garcia makes racist remark when asked about Tiger
i imagine its because the tee ball has been crushed like mashed potatoSmithersJones wrote:Can someone please explain the mashed potato thing? I know the kids these days use the term 'random' but I can't believe that's all that is.
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incontinentia wrote:JAS wrote:So...much as I detest the banal shouting from the crowd e.g. the "geddindahole" morons. All of whom I think should be ejected with a size 9 up the back side but...what I wanted to know was...Is it still ok (not politically incorrect) to shout about food e.g. Mashed Potato?? and if it's OK to shout mashed potato why is it not OK to shout out other foods?? just sayin!!
its inappropriate to shout mashed potato when the player is Irish, but ok for other nationalities. if someone shouted fried chicken when Tiger hit they would probably be arrested for a hate crime
For heavens sake, don't shout it at Shane Lowry, he'll think there's a stall somewhere and cause a stampede.
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Re: Sergio Garcia makes racist remark when asked about Tiger
Gazza should have stayed with the mars bars unfortunately.
Super Shane is a shadow of his former self now still a big shadow though.reminds me physically of a lad we have here in Leicester who has been county champion numerous times and a county player doing 36 a day for year after year.Meeting him there is no way he could be anything other than a darts player.
Super Shane is a shadow of his former self now still a big shadow though.reminds me physically of a lad we have here in Leicester who has been county champion numerous times and a county player doing 36 a day for year after year.Meeting him there is no way he could be anything other than a darts player.
dynamark- Posts : 2001
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"its inappropriate to shout mashed potato when the player is Irish"
Oh dear .. Lulz. I can imagine someone haing a pop at that one..
Oh dear .. Lulz. I can imagine someone haing a pop at that one..
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