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Sir Alex was in the stands tonight and would have loved Scott McTominay in his own team
#mufc
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For context, Steve Williams was on the bag for Adam Scott when he bogeyed his final four holes to lose the Open at Lytham.
I will say this, if Steve Williams was Rory’s caddie I can promise you he would have never hit a perfect flighted 7 iron that rolled over the green on 15 into a terrible lie because he would have hit an 8 iron and sent it straight up in the air and held the green.
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Sergio Garcia furious at his slow play warning at Final Open Qualifying - saying fans are causing the delays. Here he is taking his anger out at two R&A officials.
“You’re right, we’re always wrong.”
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Big scoop for Celtic here getting a World Exclusive interview with their own manager.
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Rory McIlroy won’t be here this weekend but he’s all in on Shane Lowry:
“I can’t wait to watch this weekend. He relishes these conditions. He gets more up for this than anything else. I’m looking forward to cheering him on and him hopefully getting his second Jug.”
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Gateshead player/manager Mike Williamson described the last minute winner at Altrincham as his best moment in football and he spent years playing in the Premier League for Newcastle.
His side face Charlton in the FA Cup second round live on ITV Four.
Magic of the FA Cup…
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Nice surprise awaiting Rory McIlroy when he turns up to defend his title this week.
@ScottishOpen
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In Montenegro, where Gary Player has just told us the story of the time he taught Elvis how to play golf.
This one is well worth your time…
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Bob earlier this week:
“If it’s not a major championship, this is the one I want. Scottish Open is the one. There’s no other golf tournament, I would say, other than the major championships that would overtake this one.”
Magical. 🏴
HE'S DONE IT!!!! 🏴
@robert1lefty
wins the Genesis Scottish Open 🏆
#GenesisScottishOpen
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#RolexSeries
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Spoke with Billy Horschel back in October for the
@bunkeredgolf
mag and this is what he said about going over and playing in Europe when most Americans stay at home.
It’s paying off now.
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Martin Kaymer is completely baffled by the PGA Tour-LIV deal.
"I don’t understand why it is so difficult to find common ground for the greater good. I don’t know if its personal or its just being greedy?"
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Garcia spending a long time after his round signing for young fans after missing out on The Open. Would have been his 100th major.
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Absolutely love the
@robert1lefty
tribute that these two lads are working hard on by the first tee.
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Nothing quite like Final Qualifying for
@TheOpen
.
Garcia walking through the fans before his birdie at the last to finish his first 18 one under. Big crowds here
@WestLancsGC
now.
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Rory McIlroy has arrived
@ScottishOpen
. He’ll speak to the media for the first time tomorrow morning.
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Exclusive: Pablo Larrazabal has accused up to 20 golfers of "cheating" on the DP World Tour and thinks slow play offenders should be docked world ranking points.
"These guys have enough money to pay a 20 grand fine. Penalise them.”
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Garcia not happy with this pull on 17 but he’s recovered brilliantly from the sand to save par. He’s level and four back.
His group are one of 10 on the clock here
@WestLancsGC
.
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Garcia, Sam Bairstow and dozens of fans spending three minutes looking for Alex Maguire’s ball to the right of the second green.
No luck.
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My report from Old Trafford for
@StrettyNews
as hundreds of
#mufc
fans made their statement in the
#GlazersOut
protest this afternoon.
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#mufc
fans united in one message at the
#GlazersOut
protest. Hundreds of these banners outside Old Trafford as the protests continue
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Garcia’s complaint to officials is that he can’t play at his normal pace because fans are taking too long to get out of the way before his shots.
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Garcia in good spirits at the start of his second round. Marshal tells me there’s now about 15 of them guiding his group around
@WestLancsGC
.
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Eric Cantona via Instagram: "Did the big clubs ask the fans what they thought of this idea? No, unfortunately, and that's a shame..."
#mufc
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Brilliant birdie from Garcia on 16 (his seventh). He’s -2 and right in the hunt for an Open spot here
@WestLancsGC
.
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Jon Rahm defends Rory over his missed putt on 18:
"If you hit that putt left centre and you miss the hole you're off the green. You could see Rory aiming at least a cup left from three feet. They severely underplayed how difficult that putt was."
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The Holy Trinity have been donned with Glazer out scarfs at Old Trafford protests this afternoon
#mufc
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Gary Neville on the Glazers:
"They have stepped over the mark. They are scavengers and they need booting out of this football club and booting out of this country.
#mufc
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Exclusive: Victor Dubuisson opens up for the first time since quitting professional golf aged 33.
“Instead of doing bad things, I prefer to do what I wanted to do.”
Full interview in the new
@bunkeredgolf
mag:
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This mess can't all be blamed on a lack of new signings. It's time some of the players took responsibility for pathetic, spineless defending.
#mufc
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Incredible birdie from Garcia on the 4th (his 13th). Pulled off a miracle shot from the heavy stuff. Back to -2 but needs more birdies here.
@WestLancsGC
.
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#mufc
have three players bordering on world class and they were all at their best tonight. Ratings after a sensational second-half.
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Wrote this on
@StrettyNews
last month. The fact that United could sign both Van de Beek and Thiago for a similar price Villa are demanding for Grealish is incredible.
#mufc
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Pleased to be highly commended in the Sports Journalism category at the
@NCTJ_news
awards. Congrats to all the winners!
Two School of Journalism graduates are named in the NCTJ Awards for Excellence 2023 shortlist 👇
#StartedHere
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Luke Donald was everything Zach Johnson wasn't as captain. He deserves to lead Europe again in 2025, this time against Tiger.
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@BunkeredOnline
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First cover story with
@BunkeredOnline
. Exclusive with Ian Poulter on LIV, life and the Ryder Cup. New issue out in shops now👇
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Bob MacIntyre “bailed at 3am” after the Ryder Cup celebrations to make sure he could get his lunchtime flight. Looks like Hatton and Lowry were the last men standing in Rome 🏆
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I spoke with Rory McIlroy's former coach Pete Cowen about his majorless decade.
He had a lot to say on Troon, Pinehurst, Harry Diamond, "stage fright" and if/when the drought will end.
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@bunkeredgolf
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My player ratings as United put in one of their performances of the season.
Pogba and Cavani set the standard for United and what an impact from Greenwood
#MUFC
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Plenty of support for Garcia, who unsurprisingly has the majority of the crowd with him at the glorious West Lancs. Brilliant save on 15 here to stay level through six.
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United can have no complaints this evening. Solskjaer will find out in the next seven weeks how serious the club really are about rising back to the top.
#mufc
Man Utd transfer priorities shown as weaknesses exposed again in Sevilla defeat, writes
@_benparsons
#mufc
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United's biggest win in 26 years and there were some great performers. They seldom score ten but got close tonight. Luke Shaw not the only one who was brilliant.
#mufc
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Sergio Garcia’s group given an official warning for slow play on the 8th. Garcia complaining that he’s having to wait 3-4 minutes for fans to move on every tee shot.
@WestLancsGC
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Ciganda is the hero, but that wasn't possible without Hedwall. Missed the first three sessions but birdied five of her final six holes to turn her match around. Inspired stuff.
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Pleasure to spend the morning with
@mrdanwalker
at his home course
@hallamshiregolf
. Feature to come in next issue of
@BunkeredOnline
ahead of the Legends Tour Celebrity Series event in Aberdeenshire.
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As expected, this new par-3 17th looking out to the Dee Estuary is absolutely glorious. Brilliant looking hole.
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And that’s all from Troon. Such a great week. It’s going to be a long 263 days.
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Honoured to have been shortlisted in the Sports Journalism category for the
@NCTJ_News
awards.
👏 Congratulations to
@EliseHamersley
@LeonImber
@adwaidh
@Uma_Gurav
@A_McQuarrie
and
@_benparsons
on being shortlisted in the
#sportsjournalism
student and trainee categories for the
@NCTJ_news
Awards for Excellence
#NCTJ
#sportsmedia
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And that’s that from
@WestLancsGC
. Matthew Dodd-Berry, Sam Horsfield, Daniel Brown and Mashario Kawamura take the four spots for Royal Troon.
Not many days beat Final Qualifying.
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For context, Garcia not happy that he’s been put on the clock when it’s taking marshals “3-4 minutes” to move fans walking on his line on tee shots.
Sergio Garcia furious at his slow play warning at Final Open Qualifying - saying fans are causing the delays. Here he is taking his anger out at two R&A officials.
“You’re right, we’re always wrong.”
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Man Utd's midfield options simply not good enough going into new season.
Piece I wrote for
@StrettyNews
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Looks like Garcia will need a birdie on his final hole to be in with a chance. His approach came up short.
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Plenty of youngsters going out on loan this month and looks like Amad could join Teden Mengi at Birmingham.
Decided to have a look back on the best United loans for
@MirrorFootball
#mufc
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Wrote about United's last game at Watford two years ago and how Solskjaer cannot afford a repeat on Saturday. Surely Donny van de Beek finally gets his chance.
#mufc
@MirrorFootball
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Exclusive: Spoke at length with Sam Craigie after he reached the last eight in York. He is in brilliant form and believes he can win the tournament.
There were also strong words for Mark Selby and he explained why O'Sullivan is untouchable.
@MirrorSport
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Shane Lowry is asked in his press conference whether he's a good front-runner as he leads the Open:
"I wouldn't say I was a good runner."
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Bob MacIntyre has gone unbeaten in Rome. Absolute magic 🏴🇪🇺
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Buzzing for the
@BunkeredOnline
team to have won Consumer Title of the Year at the
#PPASA23
Awards. And huge congrats to
@MMcEwanGolf
for deservedly taking home two more. Brilliant night.
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Mino Raiola has treated the club with contempt again on the eve of United's biggest game. Solskjaer must now give Pogba an ultimatum.
#MUFC
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There was nobody happier
@WestLancsGC
than Kyle Barker, who has qualified for his first ever major.
The South African world no.725 plays on the Sunshine Tour and had only ever been to the UK once before this trip but will now be teeing it up at Hoylake.
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R&A say they will make sure more marshals are out with Sergio Garcia's group in his second round as crowds get bigger and bigger. Richard Mansell leading here on -5
@WestLancsGC
.
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Greg Norman is calling OWGR's decision illogical, but then it seems pretty illogical to think that your tour will be handed world ranking status overnight. Latest on
@DExpress_Sport
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Really enjoyed chatting to Jamie Clarke about his brilliant run at the World Championships and his aspirations for the new season. Interview for
@Metro_Sport
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United score six at home in the league for the first time since the 8-2 against Arsenal in 2011 and Solskjaer got everything right
#mufc
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Tiger will be in town at Hoylake after all. The young German amateur Tiger Christensen secured the last of five qualifying spots here at West Lancs and will be playing in The Open.
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Was a pleasure chatting with Dan at his home course in Sheffield. Our full interview is in our
@BunkeredOnline
Open preview edition, which is in shops now👇
Loved talking to
@BunkeredOnline
about golf, life and the
@euLegendsTour
event in Aberdeen in August.
Check out the latest edition of the magazine ⛳️
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United are setting a worrying trend in losing big cup games and don't want to become serial losers.
Completely outclassed in midfield and that area needs to be overhauled in the summer.
Surely James Garner gets his chance next season.
#mufc
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Brian Harman will never be one of the most popular winners of The Open - but that's exactly what inspired him to glory here at Hoylake.
My final thoughts from Royal Liverpool:
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What a steal from Ronnie O’Sullivan. Leads John Higgins 10-6 in the semi-final after winning the final frame on a re-spotted black. Genius.
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"As a past champion, I'm exempt until I'm 60. Colin's not. He's not a past champion, so he's not exempt. He doesn't get the opportunity to make that decision. I do."
Tiger not exactly a fan of Monty's retirement comments...
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Really enjoyed speaking with Fraser Franks for
@MirrorFootball
and was nice to be recognised in second for the Hugh McIlvanney award.
BREAKING - the winners of the FWA Student Football Writing awards are Andrew Mclean, Yara El-Shaboury and Sajidur Rahman. Full details here:
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Ronaldo seemingly trying his best to ruin his legacy at
#mufc
and Ten Hag’s having none of it. Last night’s win/strong handling of Ronaldo’s embarrassing petulance with club backing could define his reign. He’s been adamant from day one he won’t be undermined.
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Rory McIlroy's 7/10 season:
- Best Ryder Cup performance (4 points)
- Two victories
- First ever win in Scotland
- Fifth European Order of Merit title
- Three top-tens in majors
Wonder how many other players could score that a 7/10....
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My player ratings from a huge win for United.
Eric Bailly was brilliant and United end 2020 in second.
#MUFC
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⛳️ Thrilled to have joined the team
@bunkeredonline
as a Content Creator and excited to now be covering all things golf.
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Exclusive: More golfers are set for Olympic heartache after last week's Dutch fiasco.
Two other nations are also considering denying players who have qualified their chance to compete in Paris.
Full story
@bunkeredgolf
:
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This week's big Premier League verdict.
Includes thoughts on Solskjaer's sacking and
#MUFC
's ridiculous lack of planning for a new manager.
For
@MirrorFootball
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Was not expecting to find Jeff Overton on a DP World Tour entry list.
He was sidelined for five years after a life-threatening spine infection in 2017, but he's playing the Italian Open this week on a sponsor exemption.
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Great story developing here
@WestLancsGC
. The German amateur Tiger Christensen, who plays college golf in Arizona, is seven-under and right in the mix. His caddie for the day Andrew Marsh is a local part-time looper here and says he is loving every moment of Final Qualifying.
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What a finish from Fowler. Delighted for him. And not just because he was the
@BunkeredOnline
bet in our preview.
1,610 days since his last victory on TOUR.
@RickieFowler
is back in the winner’s circle
@RocketClassic
! 🏆
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Reflecting on a memorable day
@WestLancsGC
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Final Qualifying was brilliant, and a reminder of what really matters in golf.
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