Posted on 11/19/2004 6:44:04 AM PST by subterfuge
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. -- Hal Sutton can’t begin to imagine why Paul Casey would feel so hostile towards Americans – particularly the U.S. Ryder Cup team.
“I can’t really figure out why he hates us,” said Sutton, who captained the U.S. side in a losing effort two months ago. “I thought we were pretty good sports at Detroit."
A headline quoting Casey in Wednesday’s The Mirror newspaper read: “Americans are stupid. I hate them.”
Casey also used “hate” in expressing his feelings towards the U.S. Ryder Cup team. He later backed off those statements, apologizing for using such an explosive word.
“The word ‘hate’ was my error. I shouldn’t have used it,” he said.
“You know, ‘hate’ is a pretty strong word,” said Sutton, who is representing the U.S. as a player in this week’s UBS Cup. “I wish for his sake that he had put more thought into it before he used things like that.
“I don’t know where he’s coming from with that. Maybe he’s got problems within himself that causes him to say that, I don’t know.”
Casey went to school at Arizona State. The 27-year-old Englishman resides in Scottsdale, Ariz., has an American girlfriend and an American coach. He expects to play more on the PGA Tour next season, but “he might not get the warmest reception out here,” said Sutton.
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Strong word, but thats what he said. He regrets it now, but the cat is out of the bag.
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His statements more about his own character and insecurities than they do about Americans.
The guy is going to cause more hoopla than Annika Sorenstam playing in a PGA event. He'll be booed so loudly nobody will want to be paired with him.
"Those Brits are so funny."
This assclown's a Scot, which is even worse than a Brit.
Well he did attend an American University so I'd wager he's just a bit upset about a recent election in the great U.S.A.
There's going to be alot of sneezing, coughing, and farting during this guys backswing.
Typical European!
They hate American, but love our money, culture and women.
They also seem to enjoy our freedom of speech, even if they don't understand that free speech can come with consequences.
Hate? What's it mean anymore? It's a buzz word used by those who can't form a coherent thought.
It will be even worse. This guy is going to create a circus.
"Casey went to school at Arizona State. The 27-year-old Englishman resides in Scottsdale, Ariz., has an American girlfriend and an American coach."
Hates us but attends our schools, lives in our cities, dates our women, is coached by one of us and wants to earn a living here on the PGA tour.
Can someone please help this fairy pack and go back home?
Perhaps creating a circus is exactly what this person had in mind. After all negative attention is better than no attention at all.
SEVILLE, Spain -- English golfer Paul Casey apologized Thursday for derogatory comments he made about Americans.
Casey was quoted in English newspapers saying he "hated" Americans. He said he'd made the statement in the context of the competitive attitude he had going into the Ryder Cup two months ago, which Europe won in a landslide against the United States.
"I'd like to apologize and do everything I could to take it back," Casey said Thursday, after shooting an 11-under-par 61 with Luke Donaldin the first round of the World Golf Championships-World Cup that left the English duo one shot off the lead.
The 27-year-old Casey lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, attended college at Arizona State and will play full-time next season on the PGA TOUR. He said he had been besieged with "huge negative feedback, a lot of nasty stuff" after his comments were widely reported on Wednesday.
He said he explained himself to American golfers Bob Tway and Scott Verplank, who are playing in the tournament in Seville. "I think they understood. At least, I hope they did," he said.
A headline quoting Casey in The Mirror newspaper on Wednesday read: "Americans are stupid. I hate them." He went on in the story to criticize the choice of Tom Lehman as 2006 American Ryder Cup captain.
"I regret what I said. Unfortunately the story has been run with and there is nothing I can do about that," Casey said. "I can't do anything to correct it now. I wish I could.
"I have nothing against the States whatsoever. I wouldn't live there if I did. I pay my taxes there, my coach, girlfriend and friends are there. I wish I could take it back."
Casey said it was his mistake to ever use the word "hate," even though it was meant in the context of a sports event.
"Unfortunately there was a line I said, which I can't deny I said. It was said off the cuff and maybe taken out of context, but nonetheless it was there," he added. "I shouldn't have used the word. That was my error."
that big sigh of relief you just heard was Monte
Somebody should explain to this "gentleman" what a "Bulletin Board Quote" is. He's really set himself up for a rough time on the PGA Tour next year.
Well said RGSpinach. THere seem to be a lot of those words these days. Nazi, bigot, homophobe, racist, fascist. You know, what liberals call everyone who doesn't believe what Hillary and Teddy Kennedy believes.
Not for a golfer, they would prefer NO attention. It's not like these guys are old musicians or models who NEED attention to revivie a career or maintain one.
And Colin Montgomerie just wiped his brow and said, "Phew, maybe the Yanks will boo *him* and not *me* this year."
Nah, Monty, we'll always boo you.
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The PGA tour will be brutal. He will probably have to hire a bodyguard.
LOL!
His life will never be the same, good, free speech comes with a price. He must really think we're all stoopid, like Michael Moore says.
He tells this to the same paper that called 59 million of us stoopid, now he regrets the comment, come on you liberal pantywaist, it's too late to eat those words, they'll be branded on your forehead from now on.
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