Depending on who you talk to, the course is either a disaster waiting to happen or just another in a long line of so-so Old World venues for the biennial contest between Europe and the United States.
While you may not necessarily be betting on Spieth this week at the Masters, you would be dumb to bet against him. Just ask Eddie Pepperell, who fired up the Twitter machine on Monday morning to make the following wager:
Campbell’s not-so-subtle jabs at the article were well-placed, well-executed and devoid of the kind of abject negativity that sometimes turns social media into something not all that social.
For at least two of the 132 competitors at the Forest of Arden in the English Midlands, the €1 million event is going to be a special occasion no matter how well or badly each performs.
It is a trophy shaped to represent the Seychelles nut that is native to Praslin, and by claiming it Aussie veteran Peter Fowler became an instant internet sensation.
“Feast” your eyes on the latest video masterpiece from the European Tour, in which Pepperell – playing in this week’s Italian Open – cosplays as Guy Fieri with the finest food Bel Paese has to offer:
The 2020 Ryder Cup can’t get here soon enough, and if captains Steve Stricker and Padraig Harrington have any brains they’ll pit these two against each other in singles.