Aspiring Young Golfers, Take No Notice Of.....

[10ClarionSt]

....people like Ken Brown. The most negative golfer you will ever meet. Why the BBC pay money to this useless loser is beyond me. Never won anything of note; scraped into a few Ryder Cup teams and only ever turned up because he was a getting appearance money on the back of his Ryder Cup appearances. In one tournament, after 5 holes, his caddy threw his clubs on the floor and quit saying he wasn't even trying. Brown then asked if any spectator would carry his clubs for him. It's time for the hammer and tack.

[Old_Geezer]

Who is like this Ken Brown you refer to ?

 

Anyway, what do you really think of him ?

[Khandro]

10C //Aspiring Young Golfers, Take No Notice Of.....//

I'm an Aspiring old Golfer, so does your advice apply to me as well ?

🙂

[davebro3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Brown_(golfer)

[douglas9401]

He seems to have done more than most golfists in his time.

[davebro3]

I think it's the case in many sports. Ex players who've had somewhat underwhelming careers go into commentating. It's a living.

John Virgo & Willie Thorn were long time comms on snooker - neither really fulfilled their potential as players.

(However at one of last year's comps they had 2 ex world champs commentating + 2 ex world champs doing the analysis - can't think of another sport where that would happen)

[THECORBYLOON]

"[He] scraped into a few Ryder Cup teams" five times in a row.

Mince, eh?

[douglas9401]

"can't think of another sport where that would happen"

 

F1 gives it a good try.

[Lie-in King]

I like him, he's an affable commentator who actually knows whereof he speaks.

[janzman]

In Test Cricket commentary at the moment there is Michael Vaughn -  Sir Alistair Cook - Michael Atherton  - Nassaer Husien all ex England players AND Captains. An thats just for starters.

[10ClarionSt]

Thanks for the replies folks. Ken Brown scraped into those Ryder Cup teams on the back of winning nothing, but having some top ten finishes in the days when it was GB & Ireland, unlike today when the team is selected from Europes' best. Had that been the citeria then, he wouldn't have got in the top 50.

His "Ken On The Course" feature could be put together by any decent amateur or caddy, and always consists of total negativity, instead of being positive and showing people how shots should be played and courses should be play-managed.

But the BBC aren't interested in full coverage of golf any more, so they have useless never-beens, like Ken Brown. And if he's getting paid for any of it out of our licence fee, then it's outrageous. Fore!!! 😄

[ToraToraTora]

Surprised you are interested in golf 10cs bit of a Tory game isn't it 😁

[douglas9401]

How does that work then, Tora?

[ToraToraTora]

just thought 10cs would be more of a dominoes man!

[douglas9401]

Okay, but how is golf a tory game?

[10ClarionSt]

I've been involved in the game of golf, in some form or another since I was 10 years old. We lived next to a golf course. North Manchester Golf Club, to be precise. I used to caddy as a boy; worked in the shop with the pro. My mate became assistant pro there and in the early 70's won a European Tour event. I joined a golf club and my lowest handicap was 6. I became the treasurer; secretary: captain, twice; president and currently Life Member and Vice-President. I know about golf clubs and the work involve with running and organising them. I've played with pro's and had my lowest round ever whilst playing with a pro. I know about golf. I think I am well qualified to talk about the worthiness of Ken Brown as a commentator on the game. I have been involved with coaching and have met Jack Nicklaus in 2010 when he came to our club. That was because we were involved with a junior coaching initiative called The First Tee Chapter, a programme that, unfortunately, didn't take off here, but is still very much alive in the USA.

TTT, whatever your interests, they seem to be pervaded by presumptiousness. In my experience, the vast majority of people who play golf are just ordinary working folk - drivers, builders, plumbers and other working people. 

Linford Christie went to join a golf club. The secretary said "Sorry mate, we're full. There's another club 10 mins down the road"

Christie said: "Do you know who I am? I'm the Olympic 100 metres champion"

The secretary said: "Oh well, in that case, it's only 5 mins down the road"

[10ClarionSt]

Just to clarify, I didn't hold those positions at North Manchester Golf Club. It was at another club nearby.

[Khandro]

10C My club;

https://www.gcsw.de/

Call in anytime ☺

[ToraToraTora]

....bit of blue there methinks 10cs!

[ToraToraTora]

...Love the Christie joke!

[10ClarionSt]

I'm definitely not a blue, TTT. One of my golfing mates was a miner at Grimethorpe and took part in the protest at Orgreave. 

Kahndro, thank you for the invite to your club at Weitenburg. It looks really nice, but I will not be accepting your kind invite, as I am not keen on foreign holidays. Besides, I hardly play these days. I played a few weeks ago in the Captains Prize at our club but had to use a buggy, otherwise it would have been a non-starter for me. Thanks again.