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Finished? Did he ever get started?

Giantsfan56 | 05/20/08, 09:30 AM

Giantsfan56:

Did he ever get started? Stick to football. Your statement smacks of ignorance. Riddle me this: Name another person that has one the Order of Merit eight times? You can not. Between 1993-1999, he won the Order of Merit. Since he joined the tour in 1988, he has finished no worse that 52nd of the list, and has won more than any other European player. And he remains No. 1 on the all time earnings list in Europe.

I define that as "getting started."

GT67 | 05/20/08, 10:55 AM

Anyone with Moobs has long since abandoned trying to stay in the shape needed to be a serious compeitor.

Sir Robin (as himself) | 05/20/08, 11:04 AM

and has won more than any other European player. And he remains No. 1 on the all time earnings list in Europe.

GT67 | 05/20/08, 10:55 AM

I define that as a good Euro career.... which is kind of like saying that Crash Davis had a great minor league baseball career..... who the hell cares about that??

Sir Robin (as himself) | 05/20/08, 11:07 AM

Monty has a similar personality as Nick Faldo had playing. Difference is Nick Faldo is fun to listen to now. Both can play the game. Monty just can't do it in the States.

MC34 | 05/20/08, 01:05 PM

Guilty as charged, but what has he done over here? I don't watch European golf. I don't live in Europe.

Giantsfan56 | 05/20/08, 02:20 PM

another big , fat crybaby. Goodbye

philly98 | 05/20/08, 02:48 PM

define that as a good Euro career.... which is kind of like saying that Crash Davis had a great minor league baseball career..... who the hell cares about that??

Sir Robin (as himself)
I'd say the europeans might?
I know this may be tough to swallow, but there is a whole big world outside of the USA

Spiny Norman | 05/20/08, 03:48 PM

I'm with you Norm.
Monty's a helluva golfer and misunderstood over here.

Space Ace | 05/20/08, 05:00 PM

Just more typical American ignorance and this is coming from an American..

News flash: Just because Monty isn't on SportsCenter every 10 seconds with an uninteresting sound bite doesn't mean he "never got started". Did you guys read the story, he's a successful course designer and a millionare many times over. I'd define that as getting started.

Motto for the day: Just because it didn't happen in the U.S. doesn't mean it didn't happen, ask David Hasselhoff

Moe Syzlak | 05/20/08, 05:04 PM

Moe: if I was you, I wouldn't have gone with the Hasselhoff comparison.... kind of makes our point.....

Also, Faldo won some Majors..... so props to Faldo.... Monty won squat over here.... he was a total fecking failure.... no points for the fat man with the bad disposition and moobs....

Sir Robin (as himself) | 05/20/08, 05:24 PM

BTW: love the Spiny Norman reference .... you hedgehog you..... all I'm saying is that Monty can't expect respect if he laid one big egg after another in the US tournaments .... he actually became an object of derision......

Sir Robin (as himself) | 05/20/08, 05:26 PM

Let me talk to Montgomerie. I straighten him out. Spell his name right and all that.

Long Wang | 05/20/08, 09:53 PM

how can a guy who never won in america be finished ? he never started

golfwacko | 05/20/08, 09:55 PM

the greatest thing ever was in 1997 when fat mouth said the top european players could not wait to get at woods. He went head to head with woods at augusta. Tiger was hitting wedges to par 5's and Tubby was hoping to get a 3 iron over the water.Tubby would be capable of carrying woods ----.These european players are good in the ryder cup because its match play. Thats what all losers want to play when they play a good player. Theres been a couple of good european players but personally if they staysd over there I could care less.I think american sports should be for americans the rest of the world can kiss my ---

golfwacko | 05/20/08, 10:05 PM

hey moe , move to france

golfwacko | 05/20/08, 10:07 PM

The "wacko" part is right.

Helen from Keller | 05/21/08, 08:45 AM

The Europeans dominate the Ryder Cup, can't argue with that. Nobody really dominates the regular tour anymore except Tiger. When he's not playing the tourney is up for grabs. As far as Monty, great player that never seems to have had the mental toughness to win on U.S. soil. Hard to figure that out. Of course, some of his statements over the years haven't exactly won him a lot of fans in the U.S. so you can hardly blame us for taking a potshot now and again.

Jakester | 05/21/08, 01:19 PM

Agreed Jakester.

But the body of work that has defined his career says he's a pretty damn good golfer. Winning in the US or not.

Helen from Keller | 05/21/08, 02:44 PM