Queen of England honors golfer Graeme McDowell
by Emily Kay on Dec 31, 2010 12:52 PM EST
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December 31 -- Who knew that a last-minute substitution for Tiger Woods at last year’s Chevron World Challenge would culminate in Graeme McDowell attaining one of the highest honors the Queen of England can bestow? The Ryder Cup hero from Northern Ireland ended a stellar golf season by accepting the queen’s proffering of a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
"It is a huge honor for me to be included on the New Year Honors List," McDowell told golf.co.uk. "For my achievements as a professional golfer to be recognized in this way is truly special. Both myself and my family are very proud of this unique acknowledgement.”
In the meantime, GMac may have ended his turn as a Callaway tour pro. Rumors have swirled for some time that McDowell would leave Callaway, especially after his name no longer appeared on the company’s website. McDowell's website, however, still listed Callaway as a "partner."
"I have been a Callaway Tour player since the beginning of the 2008 season, and never looked back," his website read.
Speculation has focused on Callaway not having the bucks to keep McDowell, who -- thanks to his Ryder Cup heroics and U.S. Open and Chevron wins -- has become one of golf’s top gets. McDowell’s Callaway contract was due to end today, with indications that an official announcement would happen Monday. Callaway and McDowell spokespersons declined to respond to requests for comments.
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Well, isn't that the nuts...An Irishman getting
an English honor….Easy…did you get a garter for doing yur bit ? Noooo….Well Sir Nick did…Is Wendy a Maden in waiting ?…Noooo, but some two bit actress with long locks, legs to match and a large rack will get that honor……
What I always find interesting, is how Egotistical people can be….This is no slam on GMac….it applies to all the over pampered sports figgures…..ALL SPORTS included….While having great success with one type equipment, suddenly because of whatever, usually money in pocket…..it’s not good enough any more…..I think these ill advised pros are getting to be a bunch of Whores…..Whomever pays the most money, that’s where they go….What the hell ever happened to LOYALTY ?..Another point….did ya notice that after the equipment change, there is a definite change in the game?
As an example, did you notice that Tiger was driving a Cadillac when his world turned to that soft brown stuff that slides down hill ?….If he’d a been driving a Buick, probably nothing would have happened….Some of the old timers (see Corry Pavin here) have been with the same sponsors for almost their whole carreers….There’s something to be said for the Tried and True….would do some people good to practice it……STUB
G Mac is British (north )
Harrington is Irish.(south ) There is still a north and south on the Emerald isle
That made me literally laugh out loud, Easing
Americans rank next to last in geography literacy, besting only Mexico…
[N]early one-third of young Americans recently polled couldn’t locate Louisiana on a map and nearly half were unable to identify Mississippi.
Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 fared even worse with foreign locations: six in 10 couldn’t find Iraq, according to a Roper poll conducted for National Geographic.
by Charles Boyer on Jan 3, 2011 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
With most things available in the USA
That doesn’t surprise me Charles…it has been natural for Americans to look inward.Things are slowly changing for the better though ! There is a wonderful world out there .
they put Louisiana on maps ? come on CB – everybody knows that Louisiana was washed out to sea in Katrina – George Bush personally cut the ropes that held it to the rest of the states. :-)
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
of course you did – that’s what the media wanted you to think – there were two evacuation plans to get people who couldn’t take care of themselves out of the city – they didn’t listen. The mayor and then the National Guard (under the command of the governor) both failed to do their jobs. (but they are democrats – and condemning them wouldn’t have made Bush look bad)
many of the people who didn’t get out and had to go to the Superdome weren’t exactly upstanding citizens. there were stories of thefts and even rapes when they were inside. people were told to bring something to sleep on and food for a few days – most disregarded both instructions, which was also blamed on Bush. The guy couldn’t win.
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
In such cases of disaster like that
there will always be looting and rape. The majority of people are law abiding …to suggest otherwise is wrong. Also, the disaster was too big to be anything but a national one. The President should have gotten involved from the start, IMO.
I didn’t say looting – I said theft. They were locked inside the Superdome to escape the storm. It’s a building not designed to house people like that, but they didn’t have any other choice because these geniuses didn’t follow the first two sets of instructions to get out of town. Hundreds of buses were under water – never boarded for evacuation.
once again – you don’t know what you’re talking about – an opinion based on bad information is…a bad opinion.
and you didn’t hear people in other parts of the gulf doing the same thing – just the welfare district around New Orleans and a bunch of criminals who stuck around to loot the city when they got out of the Superdome.
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
Well a million got out
and as The Superdome was 3 feet above sea level, it was a logical place to evacuate those who didn’t get out. Mistakes are always made in these things. You make it sound easy to evacuate a city when it is anything but. How many other places in the Gulf were below sea level ? Had the defences held , it would have been different..but there was always going to be a day when they wouldn’t. Hignsight is a wonderful thing, is it not ?
Easy......Court is exactly right on this.
I live in Louisiana and the evacuation orders and storm warnings came days in advance. That is why so many people got out. All of our cities as well as cities in Texas, housed, fed and took care of those that left. The others just didn’t want to leave they didn’t believe the warnings or just didn’t care. As for Bush, he tried on 2 occasions prior to the storm to help, but our stupid Governor told him to stay away. Thankfully he went ahead and positioned help close by, or they would have taken longer to get into N.O. When they finally did get the trash out of the city, crime rates went up in all the cities where they were relocated……coincidence……probably not.
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
Nope – the states have rights and responsibilities – emergency plans like this are local and state responsibilities. As big a weanie and democrat media whore as he became after the storm, the mayor TRIED to do his job before. He had buses and evacuation routes ready to go – but he can’t force people to get on the bus. He went above the call of duty to open the Superdome.
em – we’re still fighting the criminal element from New Orleans after the storm up here in Atlanta. Too bad they can’t just bulldoze that part of town and start over. A friend of mine said they should just give the area to Steve Wynn. He’d have it rebuilt inside of a year plus a new casino. :-D
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
Nope, not in this case.
The Governor has to request federal aide, the Governor is the Commander of the states National Guards units, which were mobilized, but too late. My son-in-law was in the NG then and by the time the Governor mobilized them, they couldn’t get into New Orleans. While everyone was blaming Bush, he didn’t blame those responsible, but took the blame, mainly because FEMA didn’t work well after the storm hit.
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
Seems to be a bit of a disconnect just on the size of our country compared to the UK. The area Katrina ripped through was bigger than the UK. Eas – your islands would have been swallowed up by a storm that size. If you had something like that happen, you would have had a national emergency – it wouldn’t be the job of the EU to go in ahead of time and do everything you’re complaining about after the fact. And when the EU ramped up to help, the storm would have had to go past and THEN the help could have gotten to you.
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
Who is complaining ?
No me. We are discussing a topic. Reading about Katrina, it is obvious a combination of events contributed to the disaster. I found it interesting that the weather forcast prior to it failed to show how big it was. A simular thing happened here in the UK in ‘87, when the biggest storm hit here for over 200 years. That, and the slow response on the Governor meant a lot of deaths in New Orleans that could have been avoided. What I didn’t realise is that the local government has to ASK the President for help once all local efforts are exhausted. In the wake of a national disaster like this, I would have thought the President could cut through such red tape in an instant. I suppose not quite knowing the magnatude of Katrina let the local Government drag it’s heels. What astounds many outside the US is how helpless the richest nation on earth seemed at the time, with all it’s resourses, failed like it did in the wake of the disaster. I personally put the blame on all levels of Government. Sadly, political point scoring goes on and that includes here in the UK, in wake of such disasters.
Yes – it’s true – with all of our “riches” (which have been sent mostly to China over the last couple of years) – we still don’t have any control over…
…THE WEATHER !!
Eas – do you not see how stupid the argument is ? You can’t protect the area from hurricanes – it’s not possible.
The US Governent is outside the area – the federal agencies had to wait for the storm to pass before going in. They were also faced with an incredible amount of land that had to be covered – again – not possible.
And yes – they knew how big Katrina was for several days. Which is why the evacuation busses were gassed and ready for people to hop on and go.
Just stop – the federal government doesn’t have a magic wand to just appear and save the day. You don’t have these problems because we have states bigger than your entire country.
Why do you find it necessary to question all things American ? You said it yourself, England failed when they had a huge storm. There are things people can’t control.
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
Court, one of the reasons so many bloggers here find you difficult
Is you can’t seem to read very well. The American riches I was talking about was in the WAKE of the disaster. I never said protecting areas from hurricanes was possible either. I also referred to the weather that it is difficult to forcast. We can’t control nature, but we can forcast it better than we have…and take action. Your silly whining about China taking so called American wealth is getting tiresome. As for questioning all things American, I was questioning the red tape the system seemed to have to fight through to get things done. Nothing wrong with that.
I would LOVE to know how you figure that human beings are supposed to be able to predict what the weather is going to do. Ask any reputable meteorologist and they will tell you that it is impossible to accurately predict the weather more than 18 hours out. And I didn’t say that China took our wealth – I said we sent it there.
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
I never said we forcast the weather perfect
But in my lifetime it is getting better. And it will continue to improve. Humans don’t forcast the weather…what they invent does. I repeat…in the WAKE of the disaster. You have to be more rational when reading things…
Well, Easy.....you got the "double nope".....:)
There was plenty of blame to go around, but as I have said before, you seem to be getting the “liberal” left reports that attempt to crucify Bush at every turn. The Governor didn’t even run for re-election because she would have been crushed. Only after a long period of time did she admit to turning Bush down and to the mistakes she made.
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
and don’t forget – the mayor campaigned on the platform of building a “chocolate New Orleans” (lol)
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
And still got elected.....what does that say
about the morons still there. A lot of people never returned to the city, but it seems the thugs and crime did. What really didn’t get reported was the fact that other areas of the city and suburbs were also devastated, but the folks there left and some returned and rebuilt later,
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
tells you that they’ll vote or two things – race and whoever promises the most free stuff
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
Shouldn't one of the lessons learned
therefore be that the President has the authority to declare a “national disaster” even if the State Governor handles the logistics? Haitii, Indonesia, etc?
Thinking of those poor people in eastern Australia right now.
Ok – stating the obvious here – but Australia and the US don’t have the same type of government – and the areas of Australia are under the thumb of the national governemnt – not the other way around. Haiti ? We have states with counties bigger than Haiti. Same with Indonesia – small countries.
The local and state governments are responsible for things like this. They have procedures for things like this. The president can’t just watch New Orleans and not see the Mississippi and Texas coasts. If the governor needed help, she needed to ask BEFORE the storm hit land.
Just how do you think that the president is supposed to know more than anybody else how much damage is going to happen ? Katrina’s most damaging landfall wasnt’ even known until a handfull of hours before it hit.
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
No one was comparing Australian and American Governments
Wendy was just sparing a thought for the people in the floods in Australia. What made you think she was comparing governments ? I’m starting to worry about you.
She said that the Australian government was stepping in – which is the way their government works. Not saying one is better than the other – just that they have a different way of doing things than we do here in the states.
Then again, if they had to put up with our media in Oz, their government would be getting bombarded with idiotic questions like “why weren’t you there beforehand to rescue everybody” or “why weren’t you there beforehand to build bigger retaining walls to prevent this from happening ?” yada yada yada.
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
Ok – she starts by saying that the US president should be declaring national emergencies and just taking over whenever something bad happens.
The thought continues into Haiti, Indonesia, and….drumroll please….Australia.
Yes, the Australian government is stepping in during the incredible flooding going on now.
And yes – the US government stepped in as soon as it became clear that the local and state governments weren’t competant enough to do their jobs.
Speaking of the floods in Australia – I saw a picture of a flood measuring stick in one area – and as incredible as the flooding is today, the waters are still almost three feet lower than the record from back in 1908.
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
But Wendy never said that
Good job you don’t write for a newspaper…you would be sued for mis quoting !
good lord – does everything have to be spelled out directly and literally to you ?
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
Quite the reverse
Wendy asked why the President couldn’t take direct action…THEN changed the discussion to sympathy for the Australian people affected by the floods. It was YOU that linked them together. Either get those glasses kindly suggested by me or try reading without that red mist in your eyes.
sigh – try this – the president isn’t going to hop on Airforce one and fix all those problems – he’s going to use the power of the federal government. That wasn’t so hard, was it ? And why are you denying that the Australian government is stepping in ? Or is that logic only to be used to subvert the American way of doing things ?
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
I didn't deny it.
Only that you put words in Wendy’s mouth. If you are getting tired of this, then take one more look at her post. It might sink in finally.
I'll try again
Court reads something political into my post – I have no idea why. Just his agenda I guess. I was listing some of the dreadful disasters which have overtaken countries recently.
The worst misrepresenation of what I have said, no not even a misrepresentation but a complete and absolute lie is that I said “the Australian Government was stepping in”. I actually said “Thinking of those poor people in eastern Australia right now” in respect of the floods they are suffering.
Was it such a dreadful question to ask whether the US President (after lessons learned from Katrina) should be given authority to declare a “national disaster”? I have no idea what country leaders around the world are empowered to do under such circumstances, so made no comparisons.
If McDowell has a lousy 2010...
and Callaway dropped him, I’m sure there wouldn’t be any lamenting of Callaway’s lack of loyalty. No one is saying Nike is a disloyal company for dropping David Duval when their contractual agreement came up. Or saying all the advertisers that dropped Tiger Woods should have stuck by for loyalty sake.
While I think McDowell is taking a risk with his career changing equipment (I’ve read articles about Johnny Miller and Paul Azinger; both blame an equipment changes as a reason they stopped winning) he, like all the other ‘over pampered sports figgures’ is a professional athlete. What you and I do for fun is how he makes his living. If he believes he can make more money doing the same job with different equipment, why should that bother anyone? Or if the company on his visor/baseball cap is different.
As for Corey Pavin, he was a Cleveland guy when he won the US Open in 1995, and currently plays TaylorMade.
yeah yeah yeah – but did she buy him a pint after the ceremony ? :-D
Lighten up, Stub – it’s just a nice recognition for representing the kingdom well and making the country proud. You don’t get a new castle or a few extra serfs under your belt – just a chance to fake kiss the queen’s hand and hear your name.
Congrats on the honor – nice to see a golfer get that kind of recognition.
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
Pardon me Maamm !
I always thought they was one and the same….Never knew they was seperate and apart…..STUB
STUB
When it comes to rugby or football for example
no quarter given between the countries. However, the Honours are MBE, OBE, CBE, with “B” standing for British. (Let’s not talk about the “E” bit, as it willl probably set Court off on one, and we need him in a good mood for the lottery ;o)
OK...what countries are you
talking about now? and what the hey do all those initials mean? some sorta secret code?….STUB
STUB
Try Google instead of Martinis!
England, Scotland, Wales & N. Ireland – all separate countries with different languages & cultures. Queenie rules them all!
Member of the British Empire (GMac) MBE
Officer of the British Empire (my next door neighbour) OBE
Commander of the British Empire (whoever) CBE
We only unite as Great Britain when under threat from, say, well, anyone really.
Favourite jingoistic saying:
“Fog in British Channel – Europe cut off.”
true, but...
…you don’t have an excuse if you go straight to MacGoogle (the Irish Google) :-)
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
Wendy...What's the highet honour? I thought all ya had to do
is take a knee, the Queen wacks you on the shoulder not real hard…and is henseforth called Sir, Like Sir Nick…..that’s the way they do it in the movies…..STUB
STUB
Knighthood
is when you get tapped on the shoulder with the sword and told “Arise, Sir Nick”. These are life peerages, not hereditary titles.
MBE’s, OBEs, CBE’s don’t carry any title – can simply add these initials after your name to show that you have received an accolade – and you get a pretty badge on a ribbon.
John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Graeme McDowell. Whodathunk? Good on Graeme.
"(I)f you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated." Saul Alinsky
you putting McDowell on drums or bass ? :-D
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
rhythm
"(I)f you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated." Saul Alinsky
drums and bass are both part of the rhythm section
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
using the Beatles as an example of a guitar band...
whose members were awarded OBE.
George – Lead Guitar
Paul – Bass Guitar
John – Rhythm Guitar (playing mostly chords, as opposed to the melody)
that’s what I mean by rhythm.
"(I)f you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated." Saul Alinsky
right – which makes your point even more bizarre since you know that there is usually a rhythm guitar in a four or five piece band, but you didn’t say rhythm guitar….and John had already been listed, so the band already had a rhythm guitar player, leaving bass and drums (also rhythm instruments) available for Graeme.
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
ahhh...
I didn’t know we were building a band and I was thinking of people who are currently alive.
"(I)f you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated." Saul Alinsky
you said…“John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Graeme McDowell. Whodathunk? Good on Graeme.”
John Lennon – rhythm guitar – Mick Jaggar – lead vocals….leaving Graeme open for bass, drums, keyboards, or even lead guitar.
"Aye... we're good and lost now. For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was." - Captain Barbosa
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