A CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTARY insulting US Ryder Cup supporters written by the brother of Masters champion Danny Willett was dismissed as “bitterly disappointing” Wednesday by Europe captain Darren Clarke.
Pete Willett, writing for the website NationalClubGolfer.com, described American fans as “those fat, stupid, greedy, classless bastards.”
Another section under the sub-heading “Bastards” alluded to “the type of golfer that’s a vice-captain for Team USA.”
Calling US supporters a “baying mob of imbeciles” and “a giggling group of reprobates,” he added, “Team Europe needs to shut those groupies up.
“They need to silence the pudgy, basement-dwelling irritants, stuffed on cookie dough and pissy beer, pausing between mouthfuls of hotdog so they can scream ‘Baba booey’ until their jelly faces turn red.
“They need to stun the angry, unwashed, Make America Great Again swarm, desperately gripping their concealed-carry compensators and belting out a mini-erection inducing ‘mashed potato,’ hoping to impress their cousin.
“They need to smash the obnoxious dads, with their shiny teeth, Lego man hair, medicated ex-wives, and resentful children. Squeezed into their cargo shorts and boating shoes, they’ll bellow ‘get in the hole’ whilst high-fiving all the other members of the Dentists’ Big Game Hunt Society.”
That prompted captain Darren Clarke to find England’s Willett, practicing on the course.
“I showed it to Danny and he’s bitterly disappointed in his brother’s article,” Clarke said. “It is not what Danny thinks. It is not what I think. It is not what Team Europe stands for.
“Danny was unaware of it and he fully intends to speak to his brother and express his displeasure to his brother about it.”
Now spectators that Clarke has praised for days could turn 18 holes into a nightmare gauntlet for Europe.
“The article is very disappointing,” Clarke said. That’s not the way that we view things. The fans could not have been nicer and better to us this week, and hopefully that continues.
“The article was beyond our control and Danny is bitterly disappointed himself. It’s up to Danny to speak to his brother and express that. I will let him deal with it between siblings. Danny will resolve that.”
US captain Davis Love said he “ignored the noise” by not reading the story.
“If I read it, I’m just going to get mad,” Love said. “So I just try to ignore it.”
He noted US crowds have been loud already, saying, “It’s four holes into a practice round and they are cheering and screaming. Just wait till Friday when it’s for real.”
Gamesmanship and other issues arose as well Wednesday, with Love and Clarke having settled some. Pin placements are done by the PGA of America.
“We were going to get out of the business of the home team setting the pins and the other team not knowing,” Love said. “It has been a more fair way to handle it. Darren and I have agreed on a lot of things and that was one of them.
“I’m not going to pull — all of a sudden go 100 yards up on a tee, if we are behind, play the course longer — all that stuff is pretty much done with.”
As for mental moves between match rivals, Love said, “We talk about not doing it. Darren and I have a lot of respect for each other. We’re not going to try to pull anything.
“Letting a guy putt out a couple times, things like that, that’s part of match play and a lot of it’s done with a wink and a jab. We play golf together all the time. We’re friends and we compete against each other.
“It will be hard-fought but fairly fought.”
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I’m sure Sky will tone down the hype in order to ease the tensions
I assume this was tongue in cheek stuff and maybe Clarke should have just laughed it off?
Danny willets brother seems very fond of getting publicity based on his brothers fame. He was posing all over social media after Danny won the masters. I thought at the time he’s a muppet…and this just confirms it..and grade 1 muppet
Ah jaysus! The lad has a great turn of phrase though.I found it funny.Free speech and all that.
Sick of this free speech cop out! Free speech was intended as a means to make sure important issues are never covered up, not for muppets to insult, threaten, or give hate speeches and then hide under the pretence of “free speech”
He’s right though..
Clark probably could have laughed it iff but americans take this kind of stuff to heart. Poor things.
Willet’s brother is right. The yanks are melts!
Regardless of whether it’s true or untrue he’s some Richard to not even mention such a rant to his brother.
@David: Your a bit of a melt yourself
@Mr KnowF*ckAll: you’re just pissy because I gave you a more apt name
He’s certainly got a way with words. That’s some funny shit, but extremely bad form!
@Ciarán Ó Dáilaigh: It’s not what Danny thinks…..its what the rest of the world thinks though!
Thought he was spot on!
Willets brother showed as much class as the yanks he was talking about.
Yanks are not distancing themselfs from johnny millers argorant stupid comments but the truth is they dont have the masters olympic or fedex champions
neither do we…
If this is answer to my commentt you know nothing about golf as was just about to add open champion too henrick stenson
They don’t need to, they regard Miller as an idiot along with everyone else.
That’s a step too far.very insulting.
Overheard a lad in Ranelagh saying the exact same thing, must pass the info on to Capt. Clarke and he can apologise.
Johnny Miller called the European team the worst ever, didn’t hear about Capt. Love 111 apologising.
Was feeling confident until I read we’re bending over before it even starts.
Only said what everyone thinks anyways.
With the Ryder cup, and the presidential debates, I’m so excited.
Danny Willet should be pulled from the team and Sean Lowry called up. Disgraceful.
Or even Shane
Go on SEAN!!!!!!! Wait , what?
Danny Willey didn’t write the article, and besides, it’s funny.
Not sure what kind of golfer Sean is but he was a fair decent centre back
At age 64 I’m not sure Sean would be up to the rigour of 3 days of Ryder Cup action and he has yet to win a golf tournament.
Still he’d be the first All Ireland football winner to represent Europe in the Ryder Cup and his nephew could caddy for him.
They should call up Paul Harrington while they’re at it.
Jimmy: Danny clearly wrote the article and put it under DJ’s name. It has all the hallmarks of Dannys writing. A shame he felt he had to but he needs to be dropped and Sean Lowry called up.
SHANE Lowry , ya thick !
@Elma Phudd: No way. He sucks at golf. And since he moved to Portlaoise he never calls me, so screw him
Much USA bashing, sad to hear with Arnold Palmer’s recent passing, wouldn’t be McIlroy without Palmer’s promotion of golf as we have it today. Truly a legend.
It’s just one mans opinion .Darren was ‘Bitterly Dissapointed’ while finding Danny on the practice course to show him the article so Danny can feel ‘Bitterly Dissapointed’ aswell .Danny Willet is not responsible for his brothers very funny, offensive and accurate writing. Darren is responsible for not being a drama queen .
No but Willet will take a lot more flak and heckling from the crowds now. Not ideal going into your first Ryder cup. Has to be seen to distance himself from the article
@mcdb06: Yes that’s a good point.
Bad form from Clarke to say that Willett is disappointed in his brother etc. That’s up to Willett to tell the press, if he wants
I wonder how this article will effect mcllorys swing.
Dundalk are playing tomorrow night v a team from Israel and no doubt there will be a heap of Palestine flags on show. Dundalk is Gerry Adams home town.
Are u against that idea?
Ryder Cup yawn zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Con, it’s not Mass.
Take a chill pill Darragh
I wonder if the Americans were looking for some motivational material to put on the wall of the dressing room? Well I think they have found some. Never bad mouth your opponents or their fans, especially not before a huge tournament like this.
Hilarious because of the accuracy…the yank fans are the worst
I’m more disappointed that Clarke even acknowledged the irrelevant tosser