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Saturday
26Dec2009

"I only came because he (Pavin] did."

John Huggan's annual Huggy's yields plenty of fun items, including this on the Ryder Cup captains:

No, this category has nothing to do with Tiger or any of his many female chums. No, in a closely run contest that has already, almost a year before the matches take place at Celtic Manor, seen the pair of them make compensated appearances all over the globe, this tacky little Huggy goes jointly to Ryder Cup captains Colin Montgomerie and Corey Pavin.

Really, there has been virtually no escape from the men who will lead Europe and the United States into the biennial battle come next September. They even showed up, inexplicably, at the World Match Play Championship in Spain, where Monty was overheard to comment, "I only came because he (Pavin] did."

Just about the only thing this highly motivated duo have yet to attend is the opening of the proverbial envelope. Can only be a matter of time though.

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Reader Comments (6)

Really? . . . Ryder Cup Captains can attract appearance money just for showing up, walking around and talking a bit. . . Evidently their presence gives gravitas to a golf tournament or other event? . . .I surmise they come fairly cheap - not like the mid six figures and up commanded by actual professional players. . . It would be interesting to know what being a Ryder Cup Captain is worth in endorsement and appearance money? Not that there is anything at all wrong in cashing in on an opportunity.
12.27.2009 | Unregistered CommenterWisconsin Reader
Oh spare us from Huggy's PC rant about an all-male club. Its very existence is apparently an affront to those who really aren't interested in women playing golf, only in moaning about men exercising the right of free association (see also: Burk, Martha).
12.27.2009 | Unregistered CommenterPatchy
Patchy

YOU my friend are WAY off base. NOT one person I know is more for the rights of women to both be members and play golf everywhere as John Huggan.

I think you need to know the facts BEFORE you hit "Create Post"
12.27.2009 | Unregistered CommenterJay Townsend
With her head cocked a little sideways, she read it. The headline blared, “AUGUSTA NATIONAL FINALLY BLOSSOMS.” The subhead, two and a half inches tall, blared something else: “AND SHE’S GOT NICE CREDENTIALS.” LaJuanita read the story real quick.

Everything it said about her was quoted by some man who ran the club named Huge Pecker. LaJuanita couldn’t wait to get down there. Grinning iniquitously, LaJuanita yanked the wax strips … real … real … slow. And all women screamed.
12.27.2009 | Unregistered CommenterMiss Priss!
Geoff - the headline is begging me to make another comment that will be deleted.
12.27.2009 | Unregistered CommenterTighthead
Congrats Jay you win the Lack Of Reading Comprehension Award as well as The Kneejerk Attack On A Fellow Poster Award - an impressive double.

Of course Huggan is on the side of the Martha Burks of the world. I am not. I don't imagine this will slow your proselytizing but out of human decency I wanted you to have the facts straight.
12.28.2009 | Unregistered CommenterPatchy

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