Solheim Cup

Bit of a rushed thread as with being busy this week completely forgot to write a proper thread.....

But to start am I the only one that thinks maybe the US should have named their opening pairing the othe way around as Wie/Kerr reads Weaker!! Just a thought

Team match play ... love it!

Sorry Ireland but you didn't half balls up the flag-raising bit of the opening ceremony. Indeed, didn't they only manage to get the american flag half way up?

Same here Gael all forms of team matchplay. The Wie/Kerr pairing are certainly showing no signs of being weaker 2 up thru 2

Mav ... Kerr seems to be managing to carry Wie and hole bunker shots at the same time!

Anyone got any links to a decent score board? The one on the official website is rubbish.

Try this one Lairdy. It re-freshes ...

http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/TeamMatchLeaderboard.aspx

Is the annoying American playing this time? The one who was jumping around the place last time? can't remember her name soz.

Christina Kim?

Is there any coverage on Council TV for this?
JPX I think the woman you are thinking of is Christina Kim.

What i find more annoying is the sickly type of patriotism being worn in the stupid facepaint on the players faces!

But is good to see the Solheim cup in full flow on whats looks to be a lovely course that I will have to add to the list to play next year when i'm over in the emerald isle for a family pee up sorry wedding.......

Those flags on the faces are embarassing. They did it at the Curtis Cup the other year. Shiversome.

Typical sickly yank patriotism SR....

Hopefully they've got a sniper on call for the wretched "USA" shouts or "gedindahole" At the very least it should carry a prison sentence.

Bit harsh super!

I have split allegiances on this one, my Mrs is American and love her very much!

JPX, I've nothing against national pride, just that the USA are terrible at it.

No humour, no camaraderie, just an in yer face aggressive rant with no imagination.

I loved the European response at the Ryder Cup to the incessant USA chants.

"You've only got one song"

The American players seemed to love the atmosphere there, all good humoured, supporting your team without all the ghastly flag-waving.

Any shouts of "gedinhahole" or youdawoman should be dragged from the event location to a secret spot somewhere on the atlantic coast rocks tied to ankles and cast off the cliff face into the wash below....

I have nothing against americans with the people other than they are severly over the top in everything they do. Yes there are some exceptions but sadly not emough in my experience but that said i can't be too harsh as 85% of my business customers are septics

We have to make up songs because we arent one entity though...

Scores were looking good for a while there but even at 2-2 it still looks good.

Watched the opening tee shots and it brought back all the memories of the RC last year. Think this might be the first year I actually pay any attention to this!

Lairdy, I think the variety from the European crowd is just testament that we understand banter better.
America play virtually no big team sports at international level to any sort of level so they treat it like a war.

You have to feel that if Hjorth and Nordqvist can squeeze half a point out of the top match, it'll feel almost like a win.

Super agreed. The US is just so big it doesnt have to play against anyone else for competition/entertainment. So big and so relatively young that they just arent very worldly. Last thing I will say on it because too much commentary on it is about as tiresome as some of the behaviour itself.

Gael, Yup!

gaelgowfer wrote:You have to feel that if Hjorth and Nordqvist can squeeze half a point out of the top match, it'll feel almost like a win.

This is where I'm struggling with who I'm rooting for, I can't really warm to this whole team Europe thing at all. I don't consider myself European, I have nothing in common with Swede's. Whereas America I feel a lot more closer to.

So it's decided. COME ON USA!!!

Way to go Stupples!!!

Interesting dicotomy Gael, supporting Europe in an Americanised venacular.

Twas for JPX's benefit.

gaelgowfer wrote:Way to go Stupples!!!

She the man!

No that one doesn't work does it!

JPX ... just to clear any 'air' between, I didn't offer an out and out apology for the simple reason I didn't know to whom it should be offered .. you or JAS!

The shout of "indahole" brings a whole new meaning.

super_realist wrote:The shout of "indahole" brings a whole new meaning.

It does indeed but I would wonder when they shout it at certain individuals that they need their eyes tested........

On the topic of USA only have one song, made me remember the song the Europeans sang to Dustin Johnston on the 1st tee at last year's Ryder Cup.

"Where's your major gone, where's your major gone. Where's your major gone, where's your major gone. Far, far away...." to the tune of "Where's your baby gone..." Brillient! (perhaps those upder 45 won't know the tune).

Apparently Dustin saw the funny side so no harm done and all credit to the guy.

Any other good songs / chants from Ryder Cups?

"There's only TWO Mollinari's"

I think there was one about Cinks hair too. Credit to the Yanks though, they seemed to love it.

Can't imagine the Yanks being the same the the Europeans on their patch.

Super,

I recall the chant but I thought they sang "There's only ONE Molinari" which made it funny when both were standing on the 1st tee.

Oh dear ... Stupples went from hero to zero.

Complete botch up of a finish to the foursomes here......

Absolutely Lairdy. Bottled it.

Final match isn't looking too hot either!

It is now!!!

The best one at the RC was you've got the big mac we've got midget mac, problem was rory wasn't very good in the RC

Europe are clear winners in the tottie stakes

Agreed D4S, but I have to say as long as she doesn't speak Paul Creamer don't know why but I would..........

Maverick wrote:Agreed D4S, but I have to say as long as she doesn't speak Paul Creamer don't know why but I would..........

That's the problem with a lot of the yanks, clear eye candy but def not ear candy

I see the rather annoying loud brash and general idiot christina kim has been unleashed by Rosie Jones for the septics this afternoon..... Will be turning that over then when she's on

Ooo I don't know, I quite like a nice American accent at the right moment!

Someone on twitter suggested that if some of the US team were made of chocolate, they'd eat themselves.

Eating each other might be more fun to watch

Surprised that hasn't been deleted by the Moderator Davie!

But eating each other or not, there's lots of American bottom-slapping going on, not sure about that.

kwini ... I think her rookie partner's getting a bit hacked off with her whacking her on the backside.

You're right gael,
Hope she's wearing teflon knickers . . . . .

Having said all that, there's some pretty top-notch golf going on.

Indeed kwini. The standard is very high.

"these girls rock" y'know.

Ahh eating each other and bottom slapping what channels that Davie I never knew sky sports had moved to channel number 902

But yes looks like the bottom slapping, is getting to the players but keeping me entertained.

Kwini it's not teflon non stick knickers they need it's Kevlar

Mav,

Commentator talking about Christina Kim giving Matthew "a good look".
Think I'd look away if I was Catriona. What a ghastly thought.

STOP STOP STOP !!