Well done Darren

SnowyOwl_2

He's a cool three million better off now! That's a combination of prize money and a golden cough by his sponsors who only pay up when he wins something. Money aside it's fabulous for him, his name will go down in history along with Graeme and Rory.

NASA_2

Another great win for Ireland.

Padraig, Rory, Graeme and now Darren all winning majors within the last five years.

smokiewater

Heard we were going to have another Ryder Cup, this time Norn Iron against the rest of the world!!!

Well done Darren!

dmxdave

NASA wrote: »

Another great win for Ireland.

Padraig, Rory, Graeme and now Darren all winning majors within the last five years.

Will give you Padraig....but the other 3 are Norn Iron and make no bones about it

Old_Git

NASA wrote: »

Another great win for Ireland.

Padraig, Rory, Graeme and now Darren all winning majors within the last five years.

dmxdave wrote: »

Will give you Padraig....but the other 3 are Norn Iron and make no bones about it

here we go again we cant even agree in flippin golf

dmxdave

Old_Git wrote: »

here we go again we cant even agree in flippin golf

Even RTE agree! http://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2011/0717/clarked_britishopen.html

absoluteutopia

Would probably be a good investment if the money could be scraped together to try and get an Open to Royal Portrush or Royal Co Down in the very near future while we're on fire. It could be at least another few weeks till we win another major

warmhands.coldheart

absoluteutopia wrote: »

Would probably be a good investment if the money could be scraped together to try and get an Open to Royal Portrush or Royal Co Down in the very near future while we're on fire. It could be at least another few weeks till we win another major

Have you been in Portrush recently..... Me thinks they would need a !!!!!! load of money to bring that place up to scratch. I used to Holiday there regularly as a child with my parents and having return to Northern Ireland a few years ago now I went to Portrush for a weekend with my wife and family. I was gobsmacked to see how run down the place was! It was like the place had been left to decay for the past 15 years since I’d last been there.... I couldn’t believe it.... What they were finishing off around the Strand was nice but up through the town itself it was (and probably still is) completely blighted by empty boarded up properties and then there’s that eyesore of the old Metropole building....

Coleraine District Council or whoever it falls under really need to get their fingers out!!

steveymp

absoluteutopia wrote: »

Would probably be a good investment if the money could be scraped together to try and get an Open to Royal Portrush or Royal Co Down in the very near future while we're on fire. It could be at least another few weeks till we win another major

Yep 2 or 3 weeks till the US PGA, Must be GMAC's turn again:)

Great to see a true gentleman finally get his due reward :T

This won't do ticket sales for the Irish Open this week any harm, he has promised to be there, but couldn't promise to be sober:rotfl:

The R&A have promised to re-look at Our Wee Country again for the Open, Portrush did host the Senior's Open a few years back and it went off well by all accounts, but as others have said major inward investment would be needed in the town, Royal Co. Down would have the edge for it's proximity to the big smoke.

The World Home of Golf should have it's own competition :T

gawa75

dmxdave wrote: »

Even RTE agree! http://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2011/0717/clarked_britishopen.html

Haha. Massive RTE fail...:T:rotfl: