Word of warning: don’t go suggesting to Trevor Immelman that the Presidents Cup becomes a mixed event for men and women.
The former Masters champion captained the International team last month as they slipped to a ninth successive defeat at the hands of the USA in the biennial contest.
That has intensified calls for tweaks to the event in order to make it more competitive, with some suggesting that it could become an event comprising the best male and female golfers from the respective sides.
Appearing on Claude Harmon’s “Son Of A Butch” podcast, the South African dismissed that suggestion.
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“I’ve had to listen to that crap for two years now,” he said. “People hitting me up on social media all the time telling me
that they’ve gotta blow this thing up.
“I
find it disrespectful on all accounts, to be extremely honest with
you.
“I find it disrespectful to us as international
golfers, that are professional athletes that compete at the highest level
week in and week out. We’re not scrubs. Are we as strong as the
Americans? Doesn’t quite look like it right now. Have they kicked our
butts in this event? They sure have. But there’s been some close calls,
and so I find it disrespectful to us.”
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