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I did think first that had to be a fake, but no, apparently not.

so after realising he's pissed a few folks off he then says about wasting money (several thousand pounds) on civic receptions for Tyrone. Unfortunately he's now been caught hosting them, notably for the Cookstown bowling club on their epic irish junior cup win.

you do wonder at the epic "eejitness" of some people, and then their terrible attempts to evade the matter- see politicians every where for examples...

Dont forget there is another major coming up for wee Rory...

If ever you get to play Ardglass golf course, there's a fair chance you'll see Gerry Kelly propping up the bar afterwards.

Ardglass would put the fear of God into you. beautiful and terrible golf course all at the same time.

And fair enough was chatting to Mr Kelly in the bar after the last time I played!

tough not to see where EG is coming from here.

the fanatics comment is quite funny in an odd sort of way, was surprised nobody rose to the bait.

this is a spectacular performance...

rory- the golfing chuck norris:
At some point on this Father's Day afternoon, Rory McIlroy is going to do one of two things: come back to the field to make this final round of the U.S. Open interesting, or blow the field away and win by double digits. If the latter happens, then the swoon over McIlroy has to continue in some fashion even though seemingly every person who has tried to do his achievement justice has run out of superlatives.

There's one last place to turn as a way to compliment Rory. Chuck Norris.

It's the Internet way that when someone does something frighteningly awesome that they get the Chuck Norris Treatment – compliments that make no sense but sound bizarrely plausible given what has happened. And that's what could happen if Rory continues on the trajectory he has been on for the last three rounds of U.S. Open golf.

So why not get started early?

Rory McIlroy is so good, the USGA doesn't set pins, he hits the ball where the hole should be.
McIlroy refers to bunkers as beaches because they're a respite from the boredom of always being in the fairway.
Rory has so much swagger that Dougie wants McIlroy to teach him how to Rory.
Rebecca Black loves Rory so much that she took down the YouTube of "Friday" for the remake "Sunday."
Jesus is jealous that Rory can turn millions into believers faster than He could.
Rory McIlroy doesn't take divots, he tells the earth to move out of his way.
Rory lost a 4-shot lead at Augusta National because he wanted to wait a year before winning the Grand Slam.
Denny's has renamed their Grand Slam now to be known as the Rory With Bacon.
Dogs stop chasing cats when they see Rory because they know they can't catch anything as awesome as him.

great piece

http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,2078535,00.html


BETHESDA, Md. — The fan with a clubhouse badge held up his right hand, the American-born but now near-universal sign for give me some love, but as his intended target marched toward the doors to the practice putting green, on his way to extinguish the last dying hopes of the field, the runaway leader of the 111th U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club blew by without a glance.

Rory McIlroy is turning into Tiger Woods before our eyes, and not a moment too soon.

Everybody was waiting for McIlroy to fall apart in the third round Saturday. More than one observer noted that his caddie, J.P. Fitzgerald, was wearing the same black, silver and yellow Oakley shirt that McIlroy wore during his final-round 80 at the Masters. More than one observer noted that Y.E. Yang, six back of his playing partner McIlroy as their round began on the verge of cocktail hour at 3:50 p.m. Eastern time, was six behind Woods halfway through the 2009 PGA Championship. (We know how that turned out.)

"We'll see what Rory does," Lee Westwood said. "He's had leads before."

What did Rory do Saturday? Oh, nothing much. He made some pars, some birdies. When he got out of position, as he did on the third hole, he pitched out, wedged up close and made his par. He hit the par-5 ninth hole in two and made an easy-looking two-putt birdie, and after a bogey on the par-3 10th, bounced back with another birdie on the harrowing, 486-yard 11th hole. His 68 left him at 14 under, a 54-hole U.S. Open record, and eight ahead of Yang, nine clear of Jason Day, Robert Garrigus and Lee Westwood.

"It's just phenomenal," said Graeme McDowell, the 2010 U.S. Open champion, who shot 69 and stands at level par for the tournament. "You run out of superlatives to describe what he's doing this week. He's decimating a field."

Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open by 15 shots. How many will McIlroy win by on Father's Day, with dad Gerry (the original G-Mac) watching the coronation?

If you care a dimple about professional golf, this is exactly the conversation you hoped to be having. Woods carried the Tour for 15 years, and then he vanished without even asking anyone to cover his shift. It's just as well. Plenty of players had the charisma; no one had the game. Not Luke Donald, the new No. 1. Not Anthony Kim and Dustin Johnson, both in the throes of a strange slump in 2011. Not Michael Whitehead, the skinny, Nike-clad kid who got into the field when Woods bowed out, and who shot 77-75.

Adam Scott employed Tiger's caddie, Steve Williams, this week, but that didn't go so well. Sitting at 4-over-par, Scott, whose swing has always resembled Tiger's circa 2000, hit his approach shot in the water on 18 Friday and made bogey to miss the cut by one. Williams left the course without comment, and Scott wasn't exactly in an expansive mood, either. Go figure.

McIlroy, 22, makes up for all of that. He's the most compelling figure in the field as measured by more than just score. His limber, metronomic swing recalls a young Freddy Couples. His hair is part Beatle, part Muppet, part headcover. He's built up near total resistance to the Disease of Me, so that when he blew a four-shot lead at Augusta, he not only spoke to the press, but, aboard a private jet bound for the next tournament, he tweeted a picture of himself with winner Charl Schwartzel wearing the green jacket. Last week, McIlroy went to Haiti with Unicef.

Instead of moving to a gated golf community like Lake Nona, Fla., he stayed close to home, Holywood, Northern Ireland, building a golfer's dream house that includes a short-game area with a replica of the Road Hole bunker. He sometimes tweets back and forth with his pal LeBron James — they share a watch sponsor — but he is happiest hanging out with his childhood friends or his dogs. McIlroy's golf game gives him a license to print money, but even if it didn't you get the feeling he'd be exactly what you want in your own kid. He'd be happy.

"I wanted to catch up a little bit, I have to be honest with you," Yang said after shooting a third-round 70 to fall further behind. "But the player with the better shot, the better putt, the better composure, is leading right now."

The big lesson from the Masters, McIlroy said, was that he had to be more cocky inside the ropes. Hence the 1,000-yard stare and the blow-off of a pre-round high-five. That's the way Tiger would do it. But you can see McIlroy finding his own style. Ice-cool is not his thing. He's a connector. Fans chanted, "Let's go, Rory," as he toured the soft, truncated (7,413 yards) Blue Course on Saturday, and McIlroy didn't pay much mind at first. But by the time he rolled in a birdie putt on 14 to get to 14 under, nine clear of the field, and they started chanting again as he walked to the 15th green, McIlroy felt comfortable enough to look over and give a small smile. He can't help it. He may or may not win as much as his golf idol, but he'll almost certainly wind up being about 10 majors more relatable than Woods.

McIlroy's approachability, his greatest strength as a public figure, was his greatest weakness. Giving him the cold shoulder and a psychological beatdown at the 2009 Dubai World Championship, Lee Westwood took the kid 66-68, after which McIlroy admitted he was glad he wasn't playing with the Englishman the next day.

"It was a very good lesson in how to be ruthless," he said later.

He's wiser for the experience, just as he seems to have been toughened up by his Augusta National wipeout, his near-miss at the 2010 PGA — he finished a shot out of the Martin Kaymer/Bubba Watson playoff — and his second-round 80 at last summer's British Open at St. Andrews. He went to the first tee Saturday at Congressional leading by a touchdown, and left the 18th green leading by a TD and a two-point conversion. We've seen this before, from a guy, Woods, who obsessed over the accomplishments of Jack Nicklaus, and now we see it again from a guy, McIlroy, who studied the accomplishments of Woods.

Golf lives.

fantastic game today- great performance from Derry, out played a solid Armagh team. Master class from Brennan in how to beat Paddy O Rourke's team. While Armagh will be very dangerous in the back door against a less prepared team, anyone that follows that roadmap will shred them again, however that performance from Derry was exceptional all over the field.
Armagh had no path to Stevie or Jamie and that was all they had. Congrats to a great showing and good luck in the final.

derr 3-12 Armagh 1-11 62 mins

heating up

thats a great game of football today. Not sure of some of those yellows being reported are actually being shown the book. Ref may be a bit niggly for my taste but he's fair. Derry playing great stuff, bradley and lynch on fire, but having great support from the midfield and the derry movement off the ball and support running is a treat to watch.
A kernan looks a bit off the pace since that injury and was a half step behind for the goal. would switch him at this stage. Brennan must be congratulated on this performance so far...

just back from 2 days at Congressional. Unreal, the putt on 17 today was immense. A lot of Irish converts "roaring for rory"

I'm actually much much shyer and timid mate face-to-face.

Aye- with men maybe....

schmoozer!

He's Gary Neville's brother

yep- Nevile Neville is the dad...