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Terrific golf, pity about unruly crowd
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/10/2025
» Now that the dust has settled on the dramatic events at Bethpage last weekend, it is time to reflect on what was a most extraordinary Ryder Cup tournament that will long be remembered for both good and bad reasons.
A year that said farewell to legendary Sir Bobby
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 30/12/2023
» The year began with us mourning the loss of the great Brazilian footballer Pele who passed away in the final days of 2022.
High drama -- if a bit on the noisy side
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/10/2023
» In recent weeks, Europe and the United States competed in two terrific golf match-play tournaments in Spain and Italy that had the huge galleries and television viewers on the edge of their seats.
Ominous Ryder Cup warning for Europe
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/10/2021
» For decades, the Americans have looked far too strong on paper for the Europeans in the Ryder Cup.
When Tiger thrilled the Thai galleries
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/04/2019
» At the 1996 Masters, when Tiger Woods was still an amateur, the great Jack Nicklaus commented: "If he can handle all the attention, all the pressure from you folks, Tiger can be as good or better than anyone who has played the game."
Great crowds, but cut out the booing
Nobby Piles, Published on 06/10/2018
» Last weekend the Ryder Cup once again created huge drama, this time at Le Golf National in the Paris suburbs. The tournament has become such a massive event of gladiatorial proportions it is hard to imagine that there was a time when the media were calling for it to be scrapped because of lack of interest.