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16 Dec 16
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It's a technicality, but Yevgeny Kafelnikov, once the world's top-ranked tennis player, is now Russia's highest-ranked golfer. How did he accomplish this? Simply by having an official ranking.
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With zero ranking points to his credit, Kafelnikov, 40, is currently tied with a bunch of his countrymen at No. 1,556 -- the lowest the ranking goes at the moment.
That includes four starts on the European Tour and 11 starts on the Challenge Tour. He's missed the cut in all 15 of those starts and has never played the weekend in 19 career starts on both tours.
Maria Balikoeva is the highest-ranked Russian female pro at No. 246, but only one other Russian, Galina Rotsmistrova (No. 622), has an official ranking. Not that we should be too surprised for a country that opened its first 18-hole golf course in 1994.
Despite his lack of success, Kafelnikov might be Russia's best golfer. He and Balikoeva both won their country's national championship in 2011.
We bring all this up because Kafelnikov and several other Russian pros are in the field at this week's Russian Open on the European Tour. However, we don't expect his ranking to get any better after an opening 83 on Thursday.
from 2014.,,,,,,
hackers are us
Related: Tennis players who love golf
With zero ranking points to his credit, Kafelnikov, 40, is currently tied with a bunch of his countrymen at No. 1,556 -- the lowest the ranking goes at the moment.
That includes four starts on the European Tour and 11 starts on the Challenge Tour. He's missed the cut in all 15 of those starts and has never played the weekend in 19 career starts on both tours.
Maria Balikoeva is the highest-ranked Russian female pro at No. 246, but only one other Russian, Galina Rotsmistrova (No. 622), has an official ranking. Not that we should be too surprised for a country that opened its first 18-hole golf course in 1994.
Despite his lack of success, Kafelnikov might be Russia's best golfer. He and Balikoeva both won their country's national championship in 2011.
We bring all this up because Kafelnikov and several other Russian pros are in the field at this week's Russian Open on the European Tour. However, we don't expect his ranking to get any better after an opening 83 on Thursday.
from 2014.,,,,,,
hackers are us
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What the hell has that got do do with HACKING?
Let alone being ... 'proof of russian hackers ....' |
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It's all true coz they say so on sky and obomber has said it too - so there!!! yah boo!!!!
wot's obomber going to do then!!?? bomb russia?? ho ho!! |
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 maybe he got hold of some of the " meds " your mucker ahsol keeps harping on about. !!! |
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... agree with ONLOOKER.
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seems conclusive to me
more smiley faces deserved, imo |
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65 views and only 3 bites, but one stalker took two bites
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they are banned from every golf course and clubhouse in England, and Turnberry in Scotland
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Technically you are not allowed to be a communist and play golf.
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That is no doubt something to criticise the west for, communists do not replace their divots.
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well bred behaviour is not their style, Trump Turnberry does not like that.
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I hope the kgb don't hack chit chat : )
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theres a few shankers on the golf forum, .....
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I suppose Trump could tell Putin that Turnberry is lifting his ban on communists if they agree to stop hacking. That is the first thing to do for the new president.
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that's not acceptable in the clubhouse at Turnberry donny
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If you can't trust a communist how can they be allowed to play golf ?
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The person who knows how to behave at Turnberry has to be to a certain extent human, so if we see Putin playing golf that would be a good start, and someone else can pick up the divots
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I would prefer to see Putin playing golf rather than wrestling those small bears
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even Obama wouldn't do that, that's why I like America. every American president plays golf and doesn't wrestle with bears
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I would not vote for anyone who didn't play golf, or wrestled with bears.
who would disagree with that? |
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a lot of communists are real brats and likely to stay that way, if they don't play golf.
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wrestling bears is probably as difficult as playing golf
i wonder what name a bad wrestler is given ? |
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has the evidence been provided by Obama yet?
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lol no, but hes only got a few weeks left so hes having a laugh
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be careful who you sit next to on a train
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pretty good fishing exercise.
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Ben Bradshaw said quote "its now proven"
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obomber is going to get him ho ho!!!
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will he use a 5 iron on Vlad?
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Clinton cannot accept that she could lose under her own steam the stupid hag
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Just in case no one see this last night, Farage on the EU/Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmw59R5vKr8&t=355s |
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Ben Bradshaw thinks Putin was / is behind the migrant crisis too
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ben crenshaw was a top golfer
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a lot of people are concerned about the rebels having to fleeing Aleppo , will we
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A quick shave and they will be 'accomadated'
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*flee
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All this talk of Russians hacking into online accounts is a complete load of совершенно нелепо невероятно мусор, без правды в этом вообще!
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I know it is true coz they are all saying it.
Just like they said trump wouldn't get elected. Or brexit. Or Ukip in the european elections. Or corbyn (twice) etc etc etc ho ho |
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KAFELNIKOV Yevgeny
i RUS Country RUS Date of Birth: 18/02/1974 Wins this season 0 Current Rankings OWGR 1864 Biggest European Tour Prize:: € (2008) Tournament End Date Pos R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Par First Qualifying Stage Section D Bogogno Golf Resort 07/10/2016 T0 - 75 76 82 233 0 Kazakhstan Open 02/10/2016 T114 - 79 79 158 +14 Kazakhstan Open 13/09/2015 125 - 76 82 158 +14 M2M Russian Open 06/09/2015 T127 - 77 77 154 +12 AEGEAN Airlines Challenge Tour by Hartl Resort 05/07/2015 T147 - 82 80 162 +20 First Qualifying Stage Section C Bogogno 25/09/2014 T0 - 80 80 76 236 0 |