Anybody else offendend by this Article?

tomred1

This article is on GOLF.com about Harrington win. They mention that he talks like a "leprechaun". I just feel really annoyed by that reference because our greatest sports man is being made a joke by the Americans. I think it is racist remark, do others?


Harrington wins PGA Championship for his second straight major

By Cameron Morfit
Senior Writer, GOLF Magazine
Published: August 10, 2008


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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — With the No. 1 player out for the rest of the year, golf had a job opening for a player with nerves of steel and a nose for the finish line. It found such a man at Oakland Hills, a 36-year-old Dubliner who talks like a leprechaun, putts like a Tiger and can't stop winning majors no matter how seismic the weather and/or medical obstacles in his path.

Squeezing 27 holes into one amazing Sunday, Padraig Harrington made clutch putts on the last three holes to shoot his second straight 66 and win the 90th PGA Championship by two strokes over Ben Curtis and Sergio Garcia. Harrington has won three of the last six majors and becomes the first European to win the PGA since Tommy Armour in 1930. He is the first European to win the British Open and the PGA in the same year, and the first European ever to win two consecutive majors.

"I don't know how other people are going to feel; I know I love the idea of the back nine of a major on a Sunday," said Harrington."I love it so much that I'm actually disappointed I'm seven months away from the next major, and I don't know what I'm going to do."

Thunderstorms forced officials to stop play at 2:16 p.m. Saturday, and ultimately to cancel the third round with the final three pairings yet to tee off. That forced a mass start at 7:15 a.m. Sunday, in cold, windy conditions.

It was, in other words, Harrington's kind of day. He made four straight back-nine birdies to complete his first 66 of the day and get into the second-to-last threesome with Garcia at one over par for the tournament, three behind Curtis.

For much of the final round Sunday, Garcia, still winless in the majors, seemed destined to break through. He flushed a drive down the middle of the first fairway, hit a sand wedge to five feet and made the birdie putt after Harrington had missed his own try from 14 feet.

Garcia's drive on the par-5 second hole went right and settled into a bad lie, but he took a vicious cut at the ball and watched as it ran onto the green and stopped four feet from the pin. He made the putt for eagle and was two ahead of Harrington but a shot behind Curtis, who had also birdied the first.

Putting has always been El Nino's bugaboo, but he looked comfortable with the flatstick for most of Sunday. It was enough to bring memories of the 2004 Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, when Garcia made five birdies in eight holes to dust Phil Mickelson, 3 and 2.

At his low point, Garcia tried left-hand low, right-hand low, the long putter, the belly putter, even two putters in case one went on strike. That was at the WGC-Accenture Match Play in February, when he began working with putting guru Stan Utley.

"My main idea was to get back to the way I used to putt," Garcia said at the Player Championship in May, which he went on to win. "Like 10 or 12 years ago when I was a good putter."

It seemed he had accomplished exactly that on the front nine Sunday. Garcia got to three under at the sixth hole, converting a five-foot birdie putt to briefly tie Curtis for the lead. Two par saves on the difficult eighth and ninth holes got Garcia through the front nine in just 31 strokes.

"It looked like his day," Harrington said. "Especially through eight and nine. He's made two really good up-and-downs, he's holing the putts, and this is an area he's struggled at in the past, and it looks like it's going to happen for him."

Garcia lost his tee shot left on the par-5 12th hole, and Harrington also drove wildly, leaving himself behind a tree off the tee. Already trailing Garcia by two shots, he was at a crucial juncture.

"I took the shot on; I knew I had to from in the trees," Harrington said. "The tree was actually blocking where I was aiming, so I literally had to hit like I was hitting through the tree for my second shot."

Using his trusty 5-wood, the same club he hit to the green on the 17th hole at Birkdale, Harrington avoided the tree and his ball went over the green. His pitch nearly went in and rolled four feet past the hole, setting up his birdie.

Garcia could make only a par; Harrington was just one shot behind. After Garcia hit an indifferent 6-iron to the front of the green on the par-3 13th hole, nowhere near the pin, Harrington hit his tee shot at the stick, leaving himself a 15-foot birdie putt to tie, which he made.

It seemed unlikely that Harrington would ever get to this point, and not just because he began the tournament with rounds of 71 and 74.

"I wasn't happy with how I was swinging the golf club this week in terms of my focus or maybe dehydration or tiredness," he said, "but something had me a little bit off my stride this week. My coordination wasn't quite there."

Harrington was a basket case at the end of Friday's round, when he hit his drive on the eighth hole into the corporate tents, and followed that up with a 4-iron to the par-3 ninth hole that went 40 yards left of his target.

But your PGA champion is the type of guy who thrives on adversity. He wears his perseverance as a badge of honor, and after calling his trainer, they determined that maybe he had simply been dehydrated. He resolved to drink more water, and hoped that his fine motor skills would return.

Saturday's rain hydrated everything at Oakland Hills, and by Sunday, Harrington's game was in full flower. With Curtis and Henrik Stenson seemingly fighting their swings, the tournament was in danger of turning into a two-man race.

MIN2511

Lighten up...

smellslikeshoes

Pretty tongue in cheek I think, I certainly wouldn't be offended by it in an article which otherwise completely praises him.

kaimera

top-o-the-mornin' to ya sonny

Rabies

Nope.

Stupid.

Danbo!

MIN2511 wrote:

Lighten up...

+1

tomred1 wrote: »

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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — With the No. 1 player out for the rest of the year, golf had a job opening for a player with nerves of steel and a nose for the finish line. It found such a man at Oakland Hills, a 36-year-old Dubliner who talks like a leprechaun, putts like a Tiger and can't stop winning majors no matter how seismic the weather and/or medical obstacles in his path.

Sounds like a compliment there.

An he does have a funny voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuW7BdXrPhs

Quazzie

They're americans. If i respected theit opinions i'd care. Plus to them he probably does sound like a leprachaun but thats more of an indication of their stupidity than about him.

R0ot

Well really the question you have to ask is this:

Does anyone care what a golf reviewer has to say? Or for that matter care about the sport (I laugh every time someone calls it a sport btw) golf. :pac:

edit: also he does sound like a small stature of a man..... e.g. a leprechaun

super_furry

I'm just relieved they didn't try to take his pot o' gold.

Xavi6

Damn idiotic, overweight, Bush-loving, condescending Americans and their stereotypes.

egan007

He he ....astually he does sounds a bit like one

Are not convinced that you are offended and are looking to convince yourself?

Steve_o

Can't say i'm offended no....

Mossy Monk

I have heard people from Ireland say the exact same thing. Maybe it is not just the Americans who are racists.

thelordofcheese

but he *is* a leprechaun, look at him for gods sake.
LOOK AT HIM!

hussey

I said that is morning ... he has a squeaky-high pieced voice in an Irish accent ... surely that is a leprechaun definition??

Heisenberg.

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Dudess

I always find myself chuckling at Harrington's accent - the Gift Grub sketches aren't even exaggerated. So yeah, I can see where that writer is coming from. It's hardly racist or offensive - we Irish tend to be a bit over-sensitive about how we are perceived internationally. If I weren't Irish I would totally think Harrington speaks like a leprechaun.

Now if the article said "The young Harrington, instead of spending his days finding hiding places for semtex, getting into regular fights and drinking a lake's worth of whiskey every day, chose to hone his skills on the golf course"... that would be a tad more problematic (but still pretty funny :pac:).

whiskeyman

tomred1 wrote: »

I think it is racist remark, do others?

a 36-year-old Dubliner who talks like a leprechaun,

Damn right I'm offended!
How dare they call him a 'Dubliner'!!
He's a 'South Dubliner'.... pesky Northsiders takin' kudos for his fame!!

Pride Fighter

thelordofcheese wrote: »

but he *is* a leprechaun, look at him for gods sake.
LOOK AT HIM!

He is 6ft 1, thats a tall leprechaun.

R0ot

The Scientist wrote: »

Why would you laugh at that? Thats not funny, at all.

Yes it is don't lie to yourself, its like pro gamers calling computer games a sport more recently. :pac:

thelordofcheese

Pride Fighter wrote: »

He is 6ft 1, thats a tall leprechaun.

At least 4 foot of that is copies of the golden pages taped to his feet.

phasers

eeeeeeehhhhhhhh not really

biko

Not offended at all

Heisenberg.

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Pride Fighter

The Scientist wrote: »

No it's not like that at all.
Golf has been around for centuries and is widely regarded as one of the most popular & prestegious sports in the World.
Computer games are computer games.

I can understand why some people think it is'nt a sport with the lack of phycial exertion, ie no running. However it is very technical and requires a lot of skill. I think of it as a skill sport like archery, shooting etc which dont require effort but years of practice to build up the skills. For all the naysayers, try play it and see how far you get. I can shoot between 6-10 over in pitch and putt but when it comes to golf I shoot 28-35 over, it is bloody hard.

homerjay2005

nope, not one bit offended. he does have a terrible voice. i think the race of leprechauns is offended to be honest to be compared to this lad!

phasers

R0ot wrote: »

Yes it is don't lie to yourself, its like pro gamers calling computer games a sport more recently. :pac:

There's a lot of walking involved in golf, maybe that's where the sport comes in? I played a pitch and putt once and not only was I completely bored, I was bolloxed after it

the_syco

R0ot wrote: »

Yes it is don't lie to yourself, its like pro gamers calling computer games a sport more recently. :pac:

Totally agree. It's like calling that new fangled "soccer" a sport! I don't think so. Only Gaelic is a sport. Not use your hands? WTF?

4Xcut

In fairness, how much do most of us make generalisations against americans and slag them off in our media. Besides, he won, so fcuk you america, the trophy is ours:D

Earthhorse

egan007 wrote: »

He he ....astually he does sounds a bit like one

hussey wrote: »

I said that is morning ... he has a squeaky-high pieced voice in an Irish accent ... surely that is a leprechaun definition??

Dudess wrote: »

If I weren't Irish I would totally think Harrington speaks like a leprechaun.

How the hell do all you people know what a leprechaun sounds like?

phasers

Earthhorse wrote: »

How the hell do all you people know what a leprechaun sounds like?

Because they're Irish, leprechauns live in all true patriots back gardens

Dudess

4Xcut wrote: »

In fairness, how much do most of us make generalisations against americans and slag them off in our media.

Yeah, very true.

LouOB

This Cameron Morfit looks like one himself - so he must know what he is talking about

Dave147

They're after me lucky charms!

Abi

Not offended. The rest of it is pretty complimentary towards him. Typical generalisation from them silly mericans.

JerryHandbag

R0ot wrote: »

Does anyone care what a golf reviewer has to say? Or for that matter care about the sport (I laugh every time someone calls it a sport btw) golf. :pac:

I would say that with nearly 500 posts in the golf thread that the answer would be yes, plenty of people care. Hes the greatest Irish sportsman ever and noone comes close to him. Even the pro-gamers:p

Toto Wolfcastle

I think he sounds like a leprechaun.

I'm not offended by the remark at all. I'm more offended by the fact that he is now associated with Ireland to even more people because of the article, and by the OP's remark that he is our greatest sportsman.

The man does not need an ego boost. He can't shut up about his two wins as it is. I used to love the guy, now he just annoys me with his leprechaun ways.

In conclusion, I appeal to the American public to kidnap our leprechaun overlord for use in a freak show in deepest, darkest Iowa.

Naos

The Joker wrote:

Why so serious?

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Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

golf is not a sport.

big mug of T

no offence committed! :cool:

Turd Ferguson

I think OP needs to do a Chris Crocker vlog to really get his point across

"LEAVE PADRAIG ALONE!!!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc

prendy

OP gets offended quite easily.

the article is very complimentry towards him. maybe the OP is a leprechaun and he's offended at being likened to Harrington?:D

Terry

What's a sprot?

Toto Wolfcastle

Terry wrote: »

What's a sprot?

It's a mixture of a sport and a sprout.

See, lots of people don't like brussel sprouts, and lots of people don't like certain sports. These people refer to such sports as sprots, to show just how much they hate them.

The OP has cleverly used a post saying how much he loves Padraig Harrington to get in a sly dig about how he doesn't think golf is a sport.

Earthhorse

Terry wrote: »

What's a sprot?

Not golf anyway.

Turd Ferguson

Earthhorse wrote: »

Not golf anyway.

Golf is a sprot, thats why it can never be a sport.

Earthhorse

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

Golf is a sprot, thats why it can never be a sport.

Not flog I meant to say, clearly golf is a sprot unlike flog which is a sport.

patmac

I'm more offendended by your spelling tbh. Fair play to Harry was raging I didn't back him last year when he won but made a right few euro on him this year, which was nice.

CtrlSource

Racism? Nah. The Yanks love to call us that. 'Tis a term of endearment

tomred1

R0ot wrote: »

Well really the question you have to ask is this:

Does anyone care what a golf reviewer has to say? Or for that matter care about the sport (I laugh every time someone calls it a sport btw) golf. :pac:

Only people who can't afford to play the game dont call it a sport.;)

Quazzie

tomred1 wrote: »

Only people who can't afford to play the game dont call it a sport.;)

You make perfect sense. Real mature and considered argument you put forward. under that thinking do you consider yourself among the 1% of the worlds population that are rich enough to consider F1 a sport?