Who snitched on Padraig Harrington?

bm365

What kind of pathetic, sad individual sitting at home feels the need to phone in and report Padraig Harrington for unwittingly moving his ball a few millimetres?

I am astounded at the disqualification of Padraig in Abu Dhabi. As a regular golfer myself I have to wonder is there no allowence for common sense in the world of sport any more? He gained no advantage whatsoever and it was totally accidental. And compare that to the overpaid diva soccer players such as Drogba diving every other week to deceive refs. What Harrington did was nothing.

Harrington is forever the gentleman. One of the nicest sports personalities you could meet. It was great to finally see him back on form after such a tough time in his career.

With so much doom and gloom, idiots and cheats in Government, it was great to have someone from Ireland that we could be proud of on the International stage. And that is why I have posted this in After Hours. I am appealing to the people of Ireland to help me expose the snitch who got Padraig disqualified. Lets shame this bitter person. And if we cant do that then lets just hope karma does exist and he gets reported for something himself very soon and suffers serve consequences.

Treason!

rednik

Sergio G

fkt

bm365 wrote: »

What kind of pathetic, sad individual sitting at home feels the need to phone in and report Padraig Harrington for unwittingly moving his ball a few millimetres?

I am astounded at the disqualification of Padraig in Abi Dhabi. As a regular golfer myself I have to wonder is there no allowence for common sense in the world of sport any more? He gained no advantage whatsoever and it was totally accidental. And compare that to the overpaid diva soccer players such as Drogba diving every other week to deceive refs. What Harrington did was nothing.

Harrington is forever the gentleman. One of the nicest sports personalities you could meet. It was great to finally see him back on form after such a tough time in his career.

With so much doom and gloom, idiots and cheats in Government, it was great to have someone from Ireland that we could be proud of on the International stage. And that is why I have posted this in After Hours. I am appealing to the people of Ireland to help me expose the snitch who got Padraig disqualified. Lets shame this bitter person. And if we cant do that then lets just hope karma does exist and he gets reported for something himself very soon and suffers serve consequences.

Treason!

Aww. I'm so proud

KeithAFC

Rules are rules. Golf is a precise game, every inch makes a difference.

u140acro3xs7dm

It was me! He kept saying "eh" "em" in his interviews and i could not take it anymore

u140acro3xs7dm

KeithAFC wrote: »

every inch makes a difference.

My missus always says that

Chris P. Bacon

bm365 wrote: »

What kind of pathetic, sad individual sitting at home feels the need to phone in and report Padraig Harrington for unwittingly moving his ball a few millimetres?

I am astounded at the disqualification of Padraig in Abi Dhabi. As a regular golfer myself I have to wonder is there no allowence for common sense in the world of sport any more? He gained no advantage whatsoever and it was totally accidental. And compare that to the overpaid diva soccer players such as Drogba diving every other week to deceive refs. What Harrington did was nothing.

Harrington is forever the gentleman. One of the nicest sports personalities you could meet. It was great to finally see him back on form after such a tough time in his career.

With so much doom and gloom, idiots and cheats in Government, it was great to have someone from Ireland that we could be proud of on the International stage. And that is why I have posted this in After Hours. I am appealing to the people of Ireland to help me expose the snitch who got Padraig disqualified. Lets shame this bitter person. And if we cant do that then lets just hope karma does exist and he gets reported for something himself very soon and suffers serve consequences.

Treason!

He sent them an email.

stevejr

He cheated, albeit unintentionally. I'd say if Harrington had known he'd gladly have called foul on himself...so what's the problem?

bm365

Richie Cranium wrote: »

He sent them an email.

But he's still a cu*t

Badgermonkey

bm365 wrote: »

Padraig in Abi Dhabi.

Worlds worst porno?

stevejr

Tony Fancy Earache wrote: »

My missus always says that

To me

bonerm

Probably someone whose bets would be effected favourably by Harrington's disqualification.

smokie2008

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Bh-ZVAz48

It was a complete mistake:mad::mad::mad:

Chris P. Bacon

bm365 wrote: »

But he's still a cu*t

Not really,there is a lot of money involved and rules are rules.

Marcus.Aurelius

Would ya look at that.

Nobody cares

BOHtox

It was Jim Corr.
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Withdrawn!

smokie2008

"After the e-mail arrived, Andy McFee, the European Tour's senior referee, had a sleepless night in Abu Dhabi. He viewed the video evidence about 60 times before concluding that Harrington's ball had indeed moved forward by the length of about one-and-a-half dimples.


Asked if he thought such an incident makes golf's rules look daft, McFee said: "Yes, I'd have to agree with that. The movement is so minimal. But it is clear that it moved. The rules deal in facts. Padraig is a class act."

xoxyx

Posting this in AH isn't going to get the best response, because if Harrington's shot was an AH post, the second post would be saying that he moved the ball - just for the thanks!

I think it's an awful shame that he was disqualified, but rules are rules. I don't know if there's any discretion allowed in applying those rules. If there is any discretion, he should not have been disqualified.

Damn rules fecking us over (*cough* World Cup *cough*.)

boblong

Ever see The Legend of Bagger Vance?

TimeToShine

I think 4chan is the place for this.

michael999999

bm365 wrote: »

What kind of pathetic, sad individual sitting at home feels the need to phone in and report Padraig Harrington for unwittingly moving his ball a few millimetres?

I am astounded at the disqualification of Padraig in Abu Dhabi. As a regular golfer myself I have to wonder is there no allowence for common sense in the world of sport any more? He gained no advantage whatsoever and it was totally accidental. And compare that to the overpaid diva soccer players such as Drogba diving every other week to deceive refs. What Harrington did was nothing.

Harrington is forever the gentleman. One of the nicest sports personalities you could meet. It was great to finally see him back on form after such a tough time in his career.

With so much doom and gloom, idiots and cheats in Government, it was great to have someone from Ireland that we could be proud of on the International stage. And that is why I have posted this in After Hours. I am appealing to the people of Ireland to help me expose the snitch who got Padraig disqualified. Lets shame this bitter person. And if we cant do that then lets just hope karma does exist and he gets reported for something himself very soon and suffers serve consequences.

Treason!

have you just robbed most of this from the sky sports letters page 459?;)

aDeener

KeithAFC wrote: »

Rules are rules. Golf is a precise game, every inch makes a difference.

sure does, a millimetre however, does not :rolleyes:

bm365

michael999999 wrote: »

have you just robbed most of this from the sky sports letters page 459?;)

Actually did read 459 earlier. Must still have had it in my head! But it is my view. Padraig didnt see it. The Officials didnt see it. Common sense should prevail.

So has the identity of the snitch been made public?

Pherekydes

stevejr wrote: »

He cheated, albeit unintentionally. I'd say if Harrington had known he'd gladly have called foul on himself...so what's the problem?

You can't cheat unintentionally.

What he did was inadvertent. He didn't even realise what had happened until he saw the slo-mo replay. The 2 shot penalty was stupid enough, since he gained no advantage, but the DQ was silly in the extreme.

Pauleta

I cant believe the OP called Drogba an overpaid diva. Have a look into the 3million of his own cash he used to build a hospital in the Ivory Coast, the children he flew to England to have life saving surgery which was funded by himself, his work with aids and malaria and the fact that he was in the Time Top 100 people last year for his charity work, then call him an overpaid diva. And BTW Harrington probably gets paid more than Drogba.

danh789

bonerm wrote: »

Probably someone whose bets would be effected favourably by Harrington's disqualification.

What about my bet? I had €20 on Harrington at 22/1 :mad:

El Weirdo

bm365 wrote: »

Actually did read 459 earlier. Must still have had it in my head! But it is my view. Padraig didnt see it. The Officials didnt see it. Common sense should prevail.

So has the identity of the snitch been made public?

Edit: Think I may have jumped the gun there.

Forest Master

Who?

smokie2008

I found the guy who sent the e-mail

aDeener

Pauleta wrote: »

I cant believe the OP called Drogba an overpaid diva. Have a look into the 3million of his own cash he used to build a hospital in the Ivory Coast, the children he flew to England to have life saving surgery which was funded by himself, his work with aids and malaria and the fact that he was in the Time Top 100 people last year for his charity work, then call him an overpaid diva. And BTW Harrington probably gets paid more than Drogba.

clearly he is overpaid as no one should be paid that much so as to afford to be able to do that!

3DataModem

It was done at the behest of a gambler, or more likely a bookie. In golf the big layers employ spotters to review footage for exactly this sort of thing. Some LATAM or APACS bookie had a big position on Harrington... then gets a friend of a friend to drop a dime (or in this case, an email).

Golf is unique in that rulings are made retrospectively, and games are over several days. Note; if the email was sent during play that day the Harrington could correct his card with the penalty. He was not disqualified for the moving ball, he was DQ'd for submitting a card with an incorrect score. Thats why the email was sent after end of play.

Golf is the new boxing - rife for gambling "intervention".

danh789

Forest Master wrote: »

Who?

Are you serious?

Padraig Harrington

aDeener

danh789 wrote: »

Are you serious?

Padraig Harrington

an annoying craze on here, im surprised some clown hadnt posted it earlier in the thread :rolleyes:

orourkeda

bm365 wrote: »

What kind of pathetic, sad individual sitting at home feels the need to phone in and report Padraig Harrington for unwittingly moving his ball a few millimetres?

I am astounded at the disqualification of Padraig in Abu Dhabi. As a regular golfer myself I have to wonder is there no allowence for common sense in the world of sport any more? He gained no advantage whatsoever and it was totally accidental. And compare that to the overpaid diva soccer players such as Drogba diving every other week to deceive refs. What Harrington did was nothing.

Harrington is forever the gentleman. One of the nicest sports personalities you could meet. It was great to finally see him back on form after such a tough time in his career.

With so much doom and gloom, idiots and cheats in Government, it was great to have someone from Ireland that we could be proud of on the International stage. And that is why I have posted this in After Hours. I am appealing to the people of Ireland to help me expose the snitch who got Padraig disqualified. Lets shame this bitter person. And if we cant do that then lets just hope karma does exist and he gets reported for something himself very soon and suffers serve consequences.

Treason!

Proud of someone who got disqualified from a golf tournament?

I understand that the disqualification was harsh and he did take it well but don't you think you're overstating this just a tad.

After all the rules are the same for everyone in golf

orourkeda

3DataModem wrote: »

It was done at the behest of a gambler, or more likely a bookie. In golf the big layers employ spotters to review footage for exactly this sort of thing. Some LATAM or APACS bookie had a big position on Harrington... then gets a friend of a friend to drop a dime (or in this case, an email).

Golf is unique in that rulings are made retrospectively, and games are over several days. Note; if the email was sent during play that day the Harrington could correct his card with the penalty. He was not disqualified for the moving ball, he was DQ'd for submitting a card with an incorrect score. Thats why the email was sent after end of play.

Golf is the new boxing - rife for gambling "intervention".

In boxing you just pay one boxer to take a fall. It's relatively simple to rig a boxing bout.

Golf can be far more complicated for gamblers to "intervene" as you put it. What if Padraig Harrington had put 4 65's together without breaking the rules. What happens then?

If a bookmaker can have a player disqualified retrospectively why not change the rules to counteract this.

Pauleta

aDeener wrote: »

clearly he is overpaid as no one should be paid that much so as to afford to be able to do that!

You are better off in North Korea you socialist

poisonated

That is well harsh.

upandcumming

He should have called it himself. While unintentionally, he cheated. Disqualification was probably a bit harsh, those are the rules.

john t

Ball moved without touch of club, so foul. Simplicity at its finest..

upandcumming

aDeener wrote: »

clearly he is overpaid as no one should be paid that much so as to afford to be able to do that!

No he isn't overpaid. Simple as that.

namelessguy

aDeener wrote: »

sure does, a millimetre however, does not :rolleyes:

It in fact makes .0254 of a difference.

Good day!

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Firm but fair. He'd be the first to say it, you can't go setting any precedents to contradict the rules

citizen_p

is it because the ball rolled when he lifted the coin?

damm

epgc3fyqirnbsx

"You're going to go ballistic - Miles Byrne

Ian Woosnams caddy who packed an extra club in his bag causing him to lose a tournament, I remember this got quote of the week in some paper. Golf can be cruel, worth the read

TWO Irishmen will remember the 130th Open Championship for the rest of their days but for entirely different reasons.

For Des Smyth it was a dream of a day. For Bray caddie Miles Byrne it was a nightmare. He had Ian Woosnam's bag and there was a air of elation when the wee Welshman knocked his opening tee shot to six inches for a birdie.

However, on the second tee Byrne discovered that there were two drivers in the bag which meant he had 15 clubs, one more than the rules. It carries an automatic two stroke penalty. Instead of starting with two he now had a four on his card. It was a devastating blow for Woosnam. "It is the ultimate sin for a caddie," he said after finishing in a tie for third place with five others including Darren Clarke.

"Miles said to me walking off the second tee 'you're going to go ballistic.' 'Why? I asked.' We have two drivers in the bag.

"I felt like I had just been kicked in the teeth. It took me a few holes to get over and probably cost me another couple of shots. I felt liking picking up the ball and walking off. But you just have to get on with it. That's the fighting spirit in me. I love a good fight, in all sorts of ways. But I never really shook it off."

Byrne was gutted. He did want to talk about it and said simply: "It was my fault. The buck stops with me. I don't know how the driver got in there, If I did it wouldn't had stayed there."

It appears that Woosie took two drivers to the practice range.

"He should have counted the clubs that's what he's paid for. I'll give him a good bollocking when I get him inside.

"It is the biggest mistake he will ever make and he knows it. He's a good caddy, a good lad and he's good at reading the lines." He's also a lucky caddy. Woosie said he won't sack him. Byrne is an experienced caddy. He has been around for quite a while but had just taking two years off and only came back at Benson and Hedges at the Belfry. Woosnam's woe cost him dearly. Those two shots cost him second place on his own and it meant a financial difference of £218,334. That would also have guaranteed his place on the Ryder Cup team. Instead of being 12th he would have moved to fifth.

For the other Irishman it was a week to remember. "I had a wonderful week," said Smyth after shooting 71 for a four under par total and a share of 13th place.

"I could not have asked for better. After coming through qualifying the way I did with 64 in the second round. Then shooting 65 in the second round here. I played really well week.

"It was great. The crowds were amazing. I had a lot of support out there walking down that 18th sent shivers down my spine. I really don't know what I'm going to do next week. I'm entered for the Dutch Open but it will take me a while to come down after this. We'll just wait and see"

The big bonus for Smyth in his 21st Open is that he will be back next year. The top 15 finishers and ties are automatically exempt for next year's championship at Muirfield in Scotland. He also pocketed a cheque for £40,062.

"I am very happy. The putting didn't work for me today but the rest of my game was in good. I actually played better than when I shot 65. I had much more control.

"I got one really bad break on the 14th when I just eight yards off the fairway but I was buried. Unplayable. I did well to make bogey in the end. I made a mistake a the seventh when I got the yardage wrong. But I proved that I can still play in that kind of competition. It was very satisfying."

Much less so for Paul McGinley and Pádraig Harrington. McGinley had a dreadful day. He failed to make a single birdie and finished with 76 to be five over par for the tournament. Harrington played the last eight holes really well.

He was three under par for than part of the journey but the day was only worth 71 for a two over aggregate. He took a share of 37th place winning £16,300 while McGinley was shared 54th spot for £8,943.

Mint Sauce

Mousey- wrote: »

is it because the ball rolled when he lifted the coin?

damm

His hand made contact with the ball when he lifted the coin, he was aware there was contact, but unaware it had moved forward, he thought it had just osolated slighty on the spot.

aDeener

upandcumming wrote: »

No he isn't overpaid. Simple as that.

...and you are more than likely one for criticising what politicians receive :rolleyes:

KungPao

KeithAFC wrote: »

Rules are rules. Golf is a precise game, every inch makes a difference.

Imperial measurement.

The definition of precision.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

KungPao wrote: »

Imperial measurements.

The definition of precision.

You're about three roods and a perch off precision

Senna

Unfortunately golf isn't like other sports, judgements an be made after the round has finished and its just unlucky for Padraig. I didn't hear any interviews, but i'm sure he's seen the footage and will take the ruling in his stride. Its only January and there's plenty of more tournaments this year for Padraig to win.

KungPao

Niko Moldy Sodium wrote: »

You're about three roods and a perch off precision

I'm so metric I don't even know what you're talking about.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

KungPao wrote: »

I'm so metric I don't even know what you're talking about.

neither do I tbh :pac: