Padraig Says Sergio Was A Sore Loser...

[imakaveli]

Yes! Let the hate flow!

[iBanesto]

To be honest, I think most golf fans already knew that.

[KrazyTrain18]

I'm not sure I'd call him a sore loser but he's definitely had the attitude of "my life sucks" sometimes. The only thing Paddy said that I do agree with is some of his past behavior such as club throwing which is something that I can't stand. Now that said, I have no idea why Padraig said anything at all!

[jay65]

I'm not sure I'd call him a sore loser but he's definitely had the attitude of "my life sucks" sometimes. The only thing Paddy said that I do agree with is some of his past behavior such as club throwing which is something that I can't stand. Now that said, I have no idea why Padraig said anything at all!

 

Probably because he was sore that Sergio won? Lol.

[MattyO1984]

I completely agree with you Jay65. Harrington on Sky after Sergio had won was really something.

 

I imagine that a good amount of golf fans would realise that Harrington and Garcia haven't gotten on for some time but my fiancee who sat and watched the end of the coverage on Sunday did not and even she remarked that Harrington didn't seem to like Garcia. It seemed that Sergio winning was to Harrington's great displeasure inspite of what he said. Prior to that, knowing about their dislike it was easy to think that Garcia was the root cause and he may well have been but Harrington isn't helping things now.

 

Also Mark - I think that's pretty harsh on Livingstone. He is definitely the best golf anchor that I have come across. He has always struck me as being knowledgeable and definitely the best of the bunch which is probably why he has been Sky's lead anchor for as long as he has been.

[jay65]

I completely agree with you Jay65. Harrington on Sky after Sergio had won was really something.

 

I imagine that a good amount of golf fans would realise that Harrington and Garcia haven't gotten on for some time but my fiancee who sat and watched the end of the coverage on Sunday did not and even she remarked that Harrington didn't seem to like Garcia. It seemed that Sergio winning was to Harrington's great displeasure inspite of what he said. Prior to that, knowing about their dislike it was easy to think that Garcia was the root cause and he may well have been but Harrington isn't helping things now.

 

Also Mark - I think that's pretty harsh on Livingstone. He is definitely the best golf anchor that I have come across. He has always struck me as being knowledgeable and definitely the best of the bunch which is probably why he has been Sky's lead anchor for as long as he has been.

 

I agree.

 

I think with most things in life, humans are a funny bunch, but tend to lean, albeit unconsciously with a bent towards people of the same personality as ourselves. It's a natural human trait I guess.

 

Therefore, if your personality is of the stoic, considered, measured type of personality, then you're going to be drawn to people like Harrington in life, and totally affiliate with that kinda guy.

 

If you're the real focused, almost aggressively so, type of personality then you're going affiliate with someone like Tiger.

 

And if you're the raging, ranting, passionate impetuous type of guy then you're going to see things from someone like Sergios personality.

 

Who is to say that any of these personalities are 'wrong'. They maybe 'wrong' for you, but that's because you fall into one of the other categories I suppose.

 

But a 'head-case' like me is always going to get on better and like somebody like Sergio than the other 2 types of psyches, but it doesn't make any of them 'wrong'. Just how humans are I suppose. :taunt:

[ZAP]

Well if I look in the mirror I am betting that in my younger days I would have been labeled one of these "sore losers" even though I just thought I was hyper competitive.

For the record losing still is not on the top of my priority list of things I like doing but at least I have a little more life perspective to realize it's not that important.

[Dave230]

1) People calling it trash journalism, a player's biggest rival and one of the bigger names of the last 10 years in golf calls another player a sore loser, I don't know how you think that's not worth reporting on? You can agree or disagree, but that's newsworthy.

 

2) Harrington just doesn't like Garcia, I think saying this the day after might be a bit harsh but during the broadcast, did people expect Harrington to be jumping up and down with joy and almost in tears that probably the greatest rival in his career had won? The whole thing was quite awkward really but you can't really blame Harrington for the way he feels.

 

3) I like both Harrington and Garcia a lot, despite them not liking each other. Was choking up a bit when Garcia won, and I couldn't be happier to see him win a major. But the fact is that Garcia did go through a phase of a few years where he was a nasty player to be around. As Harrington said, throwing shoes, clubs, spitting in holes. He moaned about courses and most things, with probably the biggest 'why always me?' attitude on Tour. That coincided with the time that Harrington was playing with him the most.

 

It got so bad that Garcia actually took a break from the game in 2010. His relationship break-ups and gutting losses really got to him, I don't judge him for that, it's happened to the best of us. That's life. Think Sergio is a different person now, a much better person to be around, just like he was at the start of his career. But you can't blame Harrington for not liking him when he had deal with a lot of that phase.

[UCBananaboy]

I think any semi-serious golf fan shouldn't be too surprised by this. Sergio from 10 years ago is MUCH different than the Sergio that we have been lucky to see the last few years. He's matured considerably and went from the whiny, complaining brat to an aged vet who seemed at peace with the fact he might never have his major triumph.

 

I think there are a lot of golf fans like me who didn't care too much for Sergio during that era and have grown to root for him and who were thrilled to see him rise to the occasion Sunday and make the shots when it mattered most.

 

Pretty poor form on Paddy to bring this up now.

[iBanesto]

Harrington doesn't like Garcia, so why should he have to put on a facade especially when he is probably going to compete against Garcia sometime in the future?!

 

"We have zero in common, bar the fact that we both play golf. He is the antithesis of me, and I am the antithesis of him." - Harrington on Garcia.

 

https://www.sportsjoe.ie/golf/watch-padraig-harringtons-refusal-thrilled-sergio-garcia-just-another-reason-love-120007

[Gareth]

For me the one. and only, negative about Sunday was that the SKY coverage in the UK had Harrington on it.

 

At every opportunity he sniped and made digs at Sergio that just came over as tiresome and were ill judged.........he should have been - for public consumption at least - far more polite and magnanimous in my view.

 

Sergio Garcia has become the better player and person in the last 9-10 years.....whereas Padraig Harrington has gone the other way in both respects....

[bladehunter]

"throwing their shoes" ?!

 

 

 

 

Haven't you seen the video of him taking his shoe off and throwing it after his tee shot?

 

One of my all time personal favorite blow ups. And if I remember correctly a fan throws it back to him and he puts it back on. Lol.

[Forged4ever]

Fairways & Greens 4ever My Friends⛳️

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[egr2teup]

For me the one. and only, negative about Sunday was that the SKY coverage in the UK had Harrington on it.

 

At every opportunity he sniped and made digs at Sergio that just came over as tiresome and were ill judged.........he should have been - for public consumption at least - far more polite and magnanimous in my view.

 

Sergio Garcia has become the better player and person in the last 9-10 years.....whereas Padraig Harrington has gone the other way in both respects....

 

Shame on Padraig. Gentleman's game, eh? Ten years past but he couldn't restrain himself from taking jabs at Sergio. He could've easily deflected but chose not to.

[jay65]

"throwing their shoes" ?!

 

 

 

 

Haven't you seen the video of him taking his shoe off and throwing it after his tee shot?

 

One of my all time personal favorite blow ups. And if I remember correctly a fan throws it back to him and he puts it back on. Lol.

 

You see, this is the thing, for some strange reason I find watching someone that natural disposition to be behaving like that to be funny. Maybe because I can see some of it in myself, I don't know. I felt the same way about John McEnroe and Ilie Nastase, because it was just how they were that made it so hilarious.

 

On the other hand, seeing someone like Harrington throw a wobbly like that could be just as entertaining I suppose. Or maybe that's just my sick sense of humour, I don't know.

[golfgirlrobin]

Geezus, I hate it when the truth gets in the way of my Tour packaged story of redemption and triumph.

 

Sure, he spent his career being a bitching and moaning crybaby who threw clubs and shoes, spit in cups and went for the cheap racial insult, but he cried when he won for goodness sake and obviously that negates everything else.

[widow-maker]

I've always liked Harrington because he was a guy with lesser ability but he worked extremely hard and got the most out of what he had. Whenever he was near the lead on Sunday, he was like a dog on a bone. Tons of fortitude in that guy. Whatever his differences with Sergio, I'm sure that Sergio was more than half to blame. It's good to see Sergio mellow a bit the last couple of years, but he made his bed with his behavior earlier in his career and Padraig seems to have a long memory. Forgive and forget can be difficult when you're the one who was on the receiving end of somebody's boorish behavior.

[Man_O_War]

Geezus, I hate it when the truth gets in the way of my Tour packaged story of redemption and triumph.

 

Sure, he spent his career being a bitching and moaning crybaby who threw clubs and shoes, spit in cups and went for the cheap racial insult, but he cried when he won for goodness sake and obviously that negates everything else.

 

seems people love telling it as it is....until they don't.

[BenHoganSlam1953]

First things first is how much of this article is current and how much comes from years ago - it could be pure fiction in that it is combining various comments over the years. Unless, I can see the actual footage of the interview "after" this weekend, I am not foolish enough to accept it as fact, as there are no date references or anything to even say any of this article took place at the same time, after this years Masters. Now I didn't watch Sky coverage so I do not know if this was being said all during the coverage - but if so, then the article should reference that fact.

[Dave230]

First things first is how much of this article is current and how much comes from years ago - it could be pure fiction in that it is combining various comments over the years. Unless, I can see the actual footage of the interview "after" this weekend, I am not foolish enough to accept it as fact, as there are no date references or anything to even say any of this article took place at the same time, after this years Masters. Now I didn't watch Sky coverage so I do not know if this was being said all during the coverage - but if so, then the article should reference that fact.

 

It was on live national radio in Ireland.

 

[littleinjunp]

Sergio got extreeeeeemely unlucky in the 2008 PGA battle against Harrington. Twice hits the flagstick with his approach in the final round, with one of them bounding off the green some 60 feet away into deep greenside rough.

 

I'd be throwing a major bitchfest if I came up short there, too. Garcia outplayed him and IMO deserved to win.

[KYMAR]

You can have a problem with Padraig saying what he did I guess, or the timing of it at least. But the fact that he did say it, when he said it, doesn't make in inaccurate. I was rooting pretty hard for Sergio this last week so I am not defending Harrington out of some mutual dislike of Sergio. But if everyone, even his long time fans, say things like "he's matured" and he's "changed so much" well, what are we giving him credit for changing? Isn't it exactly what Paddy is talking about? Being a sore loser? Spoiled brat temper tantrum? his whole "woe is me, the world and unseen mystical forces are conspiring against me"? routine?

 

As i said, i rooted for him on the weekend and am happy he won. But that doesn't erase his whole past. Some of that stuff just doesn't wash off.

[Shilgy]

Let it go Padraig-10 years later still greeting each other with "gritted teeth"? I have never been a Sergio fan as he always seemed a petulant child. But he seems to have mellowed a lot in the last 5 years or so.

[dlygrisse]

A little disappointed Paddy didn't take the high road here, but I guess his new job being analyst lends itself to telling stories of this nature.

 

Either way it's all probably true.

[golfer07840]

Tiger is a terrible winner

 

Couples loves Augusta

 

Brandel loves his hair

 

Duval is the sharpest analyst at golf channel

 

Kuchar smiles even when he's not happy

 

Water is wet

 

Paddy tell us something we don't know...

 

I chuckled at this. Especially the Couples loves Augusta part. It's all true what you wrote.

 

Btw, nice Avatar :)

[legitimategolf]

When you look at Sergio's "rap sheet", it is bad, on paper at least. In the modern era of golf, I'd say only Daly comes close. Not that any of Sergio's misdeeds were all that egregious or anything, but there sure are a lot of them, at least compared to the other elite golfers of today. IMO "El Nino" is a apt nickname for Sergio.

[WDE86]

http://www.golfchann...was-sore-loser/

 

:russian_roulette:

 

 

Discuss...

 

He's not wrong. I just don't understand the necessity of his remarks.

[BenHoganSlam1953]

First things first is how much of this article is current and how much comes from years ago - it could be pure fiction in that it is combining various comments over the years. Unless, I can see the actual footage of the interview "after" this weekend, I am not foolish enough to accept it as fact, as there are no date references or anything to even say any of this article took place at the same time, after this years Masters. Now I didn't watch Sky coverage so I do not know if this was being said all during the coverage - but if so, then the article should reference that fact.

 

It was on live national radio in Ireland.

 

https://soundcloud.c..._medium=twitter

 

Cool - thanks, I just do not know why I do not trust the media any more :telephone:

[bladehunter]

"throwing their shoes" ?!

 

 

 

 

Haven't you seen the video of him taking his shoe off and throwing it after his tee shot?

 

One of my all time personal favorite blow ups. And if I remember correctly a fan throws it back to him and he puts it back on. Lol.

 

You see, this is the thing, for some strange reason I find watching someone that natural disposition to be behaving like that to be funny. Maybe because I can see some of it in myself, I don't know. I felt the same way about John McEnroe and Ilie Nastase, because it was just how they were that made it so hilarious.

 

On the other hand, seeing someone like Harrington throw a wobbly like that could be just as entertaining I suppose. Or maybe that's just my sick sense of humour, I don't know.

 

 

agree.. it doesnt put me off for some reason like it does other folks... I like stensons epic blowups too... he can flat destroy a driver ...lol and his story of the computer that didnt cooperate getting " what it deserved" is right up my alley !!!

[jslane57]

I loved the term, "sticky wicket" to describe tension in a relationship. I think Padraig is not saying anything that Sergio would dispute. Sergio has changed, age has changed him, his fiance has changed him, being a sore loser has changed him. Kudos to Sergio! And now maybe Padraig can get on with playing better as well!

 

In my golf pool, I had Justin Rose to win at -9. I lost the whole pool as well as the carryover from the last major thanks to Sergio. But I was certainly happy to see him win with style. Good for golf!