James Corrigan (never had a blue tick)
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golf correspondent for the daily telegraph and sunday telegraph. pathologically apathetic. views mince
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He's rolling home, he's rolling home, Neymar's rolling home
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This is the time when theyll find something inappropriate Emma Raducanu tweeted when she was 18
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Just watched Wales win with my father in the hospice. At the whistle he said 'worth the wait' and went back to sleep. A lovely lovely moment
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Starting to believe that David De Gea could even save Richard Keys
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I love the BBC. Think it and its employees are worth every penny. One of the great things about Britain. Today's witch hunt is pathetic
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Americans - with some exceptions - don't 'get' Lee Westwood. He's not flash, not a bighead and knows there are things way more important than golf. In Britain, he is a national treasure
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Well, he's hardly going to leave it there is he?
Joe Root confirms Jos Buttler flying home with broken finger
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I'll say it again and again and again, Lee Westwood is a national treasure. Is everything you want from a sports professional
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A brilliant column by
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Gareth Bale has just produced the finest international performance by a UK footballer in my lifetime. Extraordinary
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Am no fan of Team Sky, Wiggins and certainly not Brailsford, but when politicians start to talk about “ethical lines” I can’t help but feel a bit nauseaus
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Jon Rahm is going to LIV for money. Please spare us the rest of the bullshit
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I love
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It was 24-24 with 13 mins to go. Wales scored 16 unanswered points in that final passage. Whinge all you like. That was a commanding win
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Billy Connolly is so much more than a comedian. He’s a philosopher who shines a light on the human condition with humour. In short, a genius
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Feeling delighted for David Cameron as West Ham are promoted to the Premier League
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@GaryLineker
Its four years to the day thar my dad died..he reported for so many newspapers on pele and maradona and had no doubt messi was the best he ever saw. 'By a mile and if anyone says any different it's just nostalgia,' he told me. Miss him so much
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Tommy Fleetwood, a popular Englishman, finished second at The Open this year He has not even been mentioned on SPOTY tonight. Imagine if an Englishman had finished second at Wimbledon? The BBC would have extended SPOTY by an hour. The BBC is shameless
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Holmes calls himself JB because of a porn star called John Holmes. If the latter took as long at his job, the films would have been box sets
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That's what real champions do: Woods shoots a 10 and then birdies four of the next five holes. Absolutely no quit in the man. A phenomenon
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Dont understand Harrington's thinking. Fleetwood has yet to lose a foursomes or fourballs match in the Ryder Cup - 5 on the spin undefeated. Bizarre to drop him
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Eddie Jones must go, Gregor Townsend must go, Wayne Pivac must go... and Shaun Edwards must be cloned
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Well it is 15 years since his Charlton glory days
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If every team played like this South Africa team, I'm not sure I'd watch rugby union again. Might be physically impressive, but it aint any fun to observe
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Shane Lowry just got 2.7secs for winning The Open on SPOTY. That is a 50th of what SPOTY gave Wimbledon. They are a disgrace
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There can be no doubt that
@markchapman
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If you don't love this One Love Manchester concert you are either dead or Katie Hopkins. It is quite beautiful and infinitely inspiring
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Tiger Woods
Name a golfer who you think is / was massively underrated.
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wales are two games away from winning the grand slam. so the wru decides to tell the players (most of whom play for the scarlets and ospreys) that they are merging. un-bloody-believable. wales is mental
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I actually just said to a vet on the phone 'can you give him a big hug from his daddy'. I used to be a warrior. And then we got a dog
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Modric is umpteenth sportsman to use ‘English were too arrogant’ line as motivation. Dismiss it all you like - or try to understand why?
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A Welshman who is the Wales football manager really should not be saying "we" when talking about the England football team
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Cardiff v Huddersfield was abysmally abysmal. Enough to make the eyes bleed and the heart stop pumping. Could be worst Prem Lge game ever
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My dad asked Toby Young to 'go outside' when he was abusive at a function. Til his dying day, dad wished Young had taken him up on the offer
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If you’re not watching this incredible Mickelson v Woods showdown then I really must insist that you are doing exactly the right thing
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What a lovely, marvellous tweet
You are, without a doubt, one of the most gentle people that I have ever met in the world of football. You have been a man of your word, a caring man and a fair man who never hesitated to protect us. I will never forget how you treated me, for that I will be forever grateful
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THE coolest thing EVER
Never forget the greatest millionaire contestant who used his phone a friend lifeline to ring his dad and, well just watch...
#Quiz
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@KylePorterCBS
Tiger won three events - one a major, another a Tour Champ - in 8 months in this era. WITH A FUSED SPINE!!
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I know I shouldnt, but when I am clapping I can't help thinking back to all those Tory MPs clapping (and laughing and cheering) when they voted for nurses NOT to receive a pay rise. It wasn't long ago
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He is not supposed to
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That was brilliant
@GaryLineker
showing the FA Cup to the Shrewsbury fans congregated below the BBC booth. This is what sport is about. Not all about that billionaire bollocks
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The guy Spieth just hit was not even at the golf. He was walking his dog in Formby
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DON'T CUT THE CUT... I am starting this campaign here and now. The BBC must not ditch the fabulous podcast presented by
@iaincartergolf
and
@MrAndrewCotter
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These stories are emerging now. The Cheltenham Festival should be ashamed of itself. This is not hindsight. It was bloody obvious
Austin believes he picked it up while at Cheltenham Festival last week.
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Andrew Cotter is the best commentator of this era. He has re-emphasised that this evening with Kyrgios saga. Just wonderful
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The BBC’s SPOTY snub of Matt Fitzpatrick is appalling. Just the latest insult by the corporation to golf. But as Telegraph Sport previously revealed the Fitz camp were expecting to be overlooked - so turned down an invite to tomorrow’s glitzy guff fest
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I took my mum's dinner to her earlier on and for some reason, without thinking, went the long way home.
I now know why.
I drove passed the hospice where my dad died six years ago, almost to the day.
God, he would have loved today.
Will always drive that way home from now on
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R&A and USGA to introduce local rule that can stop DeChambeau using a 48in driver at The Masters in April and planning to bring in local rule to limit the distance a ball travels. Big moment in the game
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If you think Karius feels bad, imagine how bad Ronaldo feels?
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always respected barry mcguigan's bravery... but never more than tonight with this panorama expose on kinahan
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the best newspaper letter ever. in fact, the best newspaper column ever. every newspaper should seek out mr hickey
http://t.co/M5OLeq46Rg
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Been 20 years since Wales only had 2 representatives in a Lions Test team. Wales are 6 Nations champions. But will you hear the same level of moaning from the Welsh as you often hear from the English, the Irish and, oh yes, the Scots? Nope. Because Wales understands the concept
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Why does it have to be Wales or Scotland stepping aside. Why can't another country give up their place? Such as England perhaps? It's easy to ask for some other sap to make the sacrifice, isnt it??
Wales and Scotland should step aside and let Ukraine go to the World Cup - however hard it may be /
@jimw1
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Hearing that Patrick Reed will NOT be allowed to play in the Scottish Open
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Test match cricket is for the kids. I'm a traditionalist and prefer 20-20, the longer format of the game
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@GaryLineker
you would say that. most of the high points of your life was when you were on grass
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God, Ewan, I write some utter shite on here myself, but you really do take crap biscuit
"If I was asked to play golf with Trump I’m not going to say ‘no’, I’m not going to say ‘yeah’.
Cue abuse but while happy for Shane Lowry his acceptance of fascism won't hold up as well as his name on a jug. Some things are bigger than golf. History will judge this era badly.
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staying in st andrews hall of residence for the open. not en suite. remember sharing here with my dad for the 2000 open. on first night he gave me a lecture. 'no pissing in the sink - there's a toilet down the corridor.' i was awakened at 3am by a noise. 'pssshhhhhht'. miss him
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A pairing which did not go out in 39 perhaps??
Rory McIlroy: "I don't know if anyone could have beat Xander and Patrick today. They played really good, four birdies in a row. Geez, yeah, they played great. They were a great pairing today, and all you can do is praise them for the way they played."
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The incomparable, all-knowing Matthew Syed declaring without doubt in today's Times that it all went wrong for Rory McIlroy when he signed with Nike. In 2013. A year before he won back-to-back majors
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Amazed at those playing down LIV captures. The world No 2 who is Open and Players champ and also finished 2nd in Masters. The youngest player in the world's top 20. The best player in India. LIV now has 12 of the last 24 major champions. LiV has not even been going 3 months!!
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There was no way that ball was falling in the hole. Golf, once again, makes a huge arse of itself
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I'm rapidly coming to the opinion this is the best putt of all time
A putt for the history books 💥
@suzannpettersen
won the 2019 Solheim Cup for
@solheimcupeuro
with this unforgettable moment 👇
Pettersen announced her retirement from competitive golf moments later. 👏👏
#LPGA70
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I'm drunk, it's my birthday but I have perfect clarity that people, in the overwhelming majority, are really really good. God bless you all
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What a sad day for free speech as Katie Hopkins is suspended from Twitter... But what an absolute fucking belter for humanity!
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No reason at all to shut golf courses at the moment. Sure, shut the clubhouses, but keep the golf courses open. Great for physical and mental health at this time (unless you putt like me, that is. I put my putter into permanent self isolation, two years ago)
@TelegraphSport
@jcorrigangolf
Great piece, James. 9 holes for me this evening to clear the mind and get some fresh air despite the drizzle.
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I wrote yesterday that Dustin Johnson had applied to join the European Tour. This was wrong. I am happy to put up my hands and admit that it was shoddy journalism
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Heard that, yet again, Pete Cowen has not even received an invite to BBC Sports Personality tonight. Well, the Yorkshireman only coached two major winners this year... why do they hate golf so much??
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After summarily dismissing the notion at first, the PGA of America and European Tour are now genuinely considering playing the Ryder Cup behind closed doors. If it happens, it will truly be awful. Akin to re-filming Jaws without the shark
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@GaryLineker
Jesus. Let us pray this is fake. Imagine doing that? Sport exists to let us get away from the serious shit in life
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At least Sky's social media has some balls. Adam Smith and the other shills should be even more ashamed than Joshua. AJ took the belts off the victor and threw them. He took Usyk's moment with that embarrassing speech. And the Sky ringside team were silent. And we paid £26.95
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Why Europe win most Ryder Cups nowadays, evidence No. 29
One of those days, combined table score of +29...comment your 4 ball that can relate🤦🏼
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Not enough credit is given to Bale in UK. He is the best British player by miles and miles. If he was English he would have statues by now
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Eddie Jones: "If it was a cricket game, we could have declared." Knobhead
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Exclusive: Rory McIlroy to begin working officially with swing coach Pete Cowen
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People are now saying United did this wrong, that wrong over the last year. If they had won the penalty shootout, it would all be United did this right, that right over the last year. It's all bollocks. So much of sports analysis is utter bollocks
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Faletau is the best backrower in the world
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Have to be honest. If i was late on in my golf career and the Saudis offered me their millions, I'd probably go. Very easy to talk about principles and loyalty (and I know it's easy to write about them). But if push came to shove...
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Yeah he looks totally thrilled. You have a media accreditation. You shouldn't be here seeking selfies. Embarrassing
50 Shades of Golf as I met Jamie Dornan today at
#BMWPGA
(apparently he’s a big fan of my work 😀)
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It's supposed to be the "WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME" not "Employee of the Month"
The PGA Tour experienced considerable growth under former commissioner Tim Finchem. He's going into the World Golf Hall of Fame as a result.
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Why should he banned for this? He smoked a spliff or two. Who cares? What has that got to do with golf??
"After a long period of sobriety, I had a relapse and subsequently failed a drug test for marijuana."
The PGA Tour has handed Robert Garrigus a three month suspension for violating its drug policy:
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This is so stupid and wrong. Leave him alone. He is a kid
13 yr old rebellious teen, Charlie Woods, gets barbwire tattoos & heads to LIV Tour (according to sources)
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Famous voices silenced in Radio 5 Live's relentless pursuit of the under 35s via
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What a fucking wanker
Trump cancels WW1 memorial at U.S. cemetery in France due to rain
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Does that mean Theresa May has to follow on?
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So Sir Andy Murray, the 'UK's greatest ever sportsman', is still one major/grand slam behind Rory McIlroy, who is two years younger
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Just want to thank everyone for all the kind words after the passing of my dad Peter Corrigan.Did not realise how loved and admired he was.
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The whole 'sheep shagger' thing with Gerwyn Price has long passed into the disgusting category. The sport needs to intervene. Dickheads ruining it. Well played Michael Smith, tho
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Thank God the Ryder Cup is about to begin. The build-up is excruciating. The created aura around it suggests it's up there with the Birth of Christ. Get a grip. It's a golf match
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A superb obit of Hugh McIlvanney by Phi Shaw. Phil generously mentions my father and his time as The Observer sports editor and, to my mind, this period witnessed the very best of Hugh. They will be up there now, arguing about Joe Jordan and that handball
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Crikey. An absolute slaying. No Laying Off
@chambleebrandel
Hell yeah, brother. Let's go!
1. To start, are you comparing our 2 minutes of commercials per 60 minutes of content policy to the PGA Tour's 18 minute policy?
2. Do you actually think we believe there should be ZERO commercials in professional golf?
3. Do you actually think…
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This is an even more unforgivable spelling mistake than 'Poles', in my opinion
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Cram just admitted he went quiet at the end of 1500m because he felt sorry for GB runner being denied bronze. JESUS. Employ a pro. Please
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personally, I'm delighted britain has voted a black muslim immigrant to be sports personality of the year. that's far, far bigger than sport in my view
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He died 5 years ago today, during Euro 2016. He would have loved this week
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Johnny Liew is different gravy. Nobody touches him in sports journalism. Incredible piece
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Have to be honest, watched LIV last night
and there was some great golf played by some very accomplished players. Some of the broadcast is sadly not at that level, but enjoyed it. Don't really get this "it's meaningless" argument. It's golf. Of course it's bloody meaningless.
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