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    #26
    If Lowry loses this from here ... no, no chance. He's got this. Last Open Champion with a beard? Old Tom Morris I reckon. Fucking hipsters.

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      #27
      https://twitter.com/museumofjerseys/status/1152965854520381441

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        #28
        Whatever shane Lowry is, he's not a hipster.

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          #29
          You are just pigeon holing the Mulingar-born sons of All Ireland Winners

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            #30
            He's from Clara, and that is a very important distinction. This is going to be fucking huge in rural Ireland. Irish people love padraig harrington, but there's something about his garda upbringing that makes us a little uneasy. He's a bit nervy. But it's an uncomplicated love for Shane Lowry. It's like your Soundest friend from home took up golf as a teenager and turned out to be really handy.

            [URL]https://twitter.com/shanelowrygolf/status/522127156873555968[/URL]

            If John O'Shea doesn't reciprocate, rural ireland will be disappointed.
            Last edited by The Awesome Berbaslug!!!; 21-07-2019, 17:05.

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              #31
              At one stage I thought Lee Westwood was making a real charge but Lowry was always in charge. Likeable bloke so good for him. Quite enjoyed seeing Koepka make a string of bogeys just to show he's human.

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                #32
                Ireland has now produced four Open champions since the last English winner.

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                  #33
                  Last 100 Men's Major Champions by Nationality

                  America 60
                  South Africa 8
                  Northern Ireland 6

                  Australia 4
                  Irish Republic 4
                  England 3
                  Fiji 3
                  Argentina 2
                  Germany 2
                  Spain 2
                  Canada 1
                  Italy 1
                  Korea 1
                  New Zealand 1
                  Scotland 1
                  Sweden 1
                  Last edited by Duncan Gardner; 22-07-2019, 11:49. Reason: Edited to correct- thanks Rogin

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                    #34
                    Except there aren't pure English, Northern Irish or Scottish nationality, so make that 11 for the Brits.

                    And isn't Ireland the correct name?
                    Last edited by George C.; 22-07-2019, 10:48.

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                      #35
                      Either way, the island's policy of having so many golf courses that the entire population could be playing simultaneously (in fourballs) seems to be paying off.

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                        #36
                        I'm not getting 4 (since 1995) for England. Faldo, Rose, Willett. Who am I missing?

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                          #37
                          No, my mistake. It's 60 for America, just 3 for England

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                            #38
                            So 10 for the Brits.

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                              #39
                              Given that golf is organised on a 32 county basis this puts Ireland at no 2

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                                #40
                                Golf is organised on a 50 state basis. 60% of the winners, 75% of the tournaments. Everyone else makes up the numbers

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                                  #41
                                  Yeh, it's an American sport, to be fair. Still, bronze medal for Norn Iron, upgraded to silver for Eire With Extended Lebensraum when the inevitable reunification comes to pass

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                                    #42
                                    Originally posted by Rogin the Armchair fan View Post
                                    Either way, the island's policy of having so many golf courses that the entire population could be playing simultaneously (in fourballs) seems to be paying off.
                                    Lowry's father was a postman, rory mcIlroy's father was a barman, padraig Harrington's father was a garda, Golf is mostly a middle class sport in Ireland, but not exclusively. Anyone who wants to play it can manage it. The people in my class in school who played a bit of golf lived on the local council estate, and their dads worked in the local meat factory. On the one hand it's down to massive overcapacity, but on the other hand it has always been kind of seen as "hurling for old fellas", with a certain amount of justification, and it is a sport that a lot of people who played hurling graduate to, when the desire to run around abates. The basic similarities of the two games mean that you can happily wander from one to the other. .

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                                      #43
                                      Tis a glorious sight, an old hurler hauling a backhanded golf swing tightly around his gnarled, scar-tissued body.

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                                        #44
                                        Originally posted by seand View Post
                                        Yeh, it's an American sport, to be fair. Still, bronze medal for Norn Iron, upgraded to silver for Eire With Extended Lebensraum when the inevitable reunification comes to pass
                                        Going for a 1,000 year Reich are you?

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                                          #45
                                          No. Just accuracy, probably.

                                          As in only 4 for the Brits.

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                                            #46
                                            The Ryder Cup's going to be in Adare Manor, county Limerick, in 2026. It looks a modest little place.

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                                              #47
                                              Adare is a modest little place in general, if the Limerick hurlers were professional they'd live in Adare.

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