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Masters Champion's Brother Blasts U.S. Golf Fans As 'Mob Of Imbeciles'

Masters champion Danny Willett is "bitterly disappointed" with an article written by his brother which describes American Ryder Cup fans as a "braying mob of imbeciles," according to the PA. School teacher Peter Willett penned a column for National Club Golfer magazine and "offered his forthright opinions on what each side needs to do to secure victory at Hazeltine." He wrote, "For the Americans to stand a chance of winning, they need their baying mob of imbeciles to caress their egos every step of the way. Team Europe needs to shut those groupies up. They need to silence the pudgy, basement-dwelling, irritants, stuffed on cookie dough and p**** beer, pausing between mouthfuls of hotdog so they can scream 'Baba booey' until their jelly faces turn red. They need to stun the angry, unwashed, Make America Great Again swarm. ... If these things happen, Europe will win, and I'll try to support gracefully by embracing the same sense of fair-mindedness that has permeated this unbiased article. If not, the Americans will claim their second victory this century ... those fat, stupid, greedy, classless, b*******." Asked about the article, European captain Darren Clarke said, "I just was made aware of the article about an hour ago. I hadn't seen it. As soon as I did, I went out to find Danny, who was playing in the last group out there this morning. I showed it to Danny and he's bitterly disappointed in his brother's article. It is not what Danny thinks. It is not what I think. It is not what Team Europe stands for." Willett said that he telephoned his brother "after being made aware of what was written." Clarke said that the fans at Hazeltine "have been very welcoming." Clarke: "The fans could not have been nicer and better to us this week, and hopefully that continues" (PA, 9/29).

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