Tony Martin

Golf writer for @GRVMedia @GolfingGazette

[Tony Martin @TonyTalksGolf]

@costaballhazers Unquestionably playing. Most people who practice are just further cementing bad habits, the only time the range is worthwhile is if you have something specific to work on, preferably after a lesson

[Tony Martin @TonyTalksGolf]

@the_mediaman1 Cannot include James with the rest. He is top drawer

[Tony Martin @TonyTalksGolf]

@GabSutton @GazzaSL Nothing to do with him stating the obvious or being dull. It was the way he questioned that we might be able to just start talking about h being the goat now lol. That coversation has been happening for well over 10 yrs

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@SBIdotcom Pros throw their clubs sure, but that was a particular bad one. Anyway, your point was that his only indiscretion was the locker room incident when it wasn’t even the worst thing he’s done.

[Tony Martin @TonyTalksGolf]

@GazzaSL ‘It’s possible, definitely worth the debate’ has absolutely floored me 😂😂

[Tony Martin @TonyTalksGolf]

Haha I thought exactly this, like he thought he was making a bold claim or something 😂😂

[Gary Scott-Learmonth @GazzaSL]

Lightbulb moment for Ashley Williams.
Where has he been the last 20 years😂

[Tony Martin @TonyTalksGolf]

@JordanJCaron @tt_keesh @KylePorterNS Exactly this

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@JordanHarrisGRV lol. The thing is we will never know, I don’t think he did anything on purpose and I bet he’s fuming with himself that he took that step to the right.

[Tony Martin @TonyTalksGolf]

@JordanHarrisGRV I would love to ask him why he stepped to the right to make that supposed practice swing. There was no need for it whatsoever. Who knows it may have been 3 feet behind his ball, but what I’m saying is he never should’ve given someone a chance to think he may have cheated

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@JordanHarrisGRV Yeah fair point. Just think his ball was further to the right of those initial practice swings and the camera panned away so maybe didn’t get the close up. If you freeze frame where his right foot was planted and where he made contact I think it’s damning. But obviously not 💯

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@JordanHarrisGRV Also that’s where he’s taking his original practice swing from, Not where his ball is?

[Tony Martin @TonyTalksGolf]

@JordanHarrisGRV That’s before he stood over his ball though, there is no close up after he steps across his ball

[Tony Martin @TonyTalksGolf]

@JordanHarrisGRV There is no close up of the ball from behind, all we know for sure is where he made contact when he hit the shot

[Tony Martin @TonyTalksGolf]

@JordanHarrisGRV I think at worst he cheated and at best he accidentally trampled down the grass and realised. If I had to bet my mortgage on what happened I would go with the latter.

[Tony Martin @TonyTalksGolf]

@tt_keesh @KylePorterNS 100%

[Tony Martin @TonyTalksGolf]

@JordanHarrisGRV The only defence I have of him is that it was a really really stupid thing to do and he immediately realised after accidentally pressing the grass down with his right foot

[Tony Martin @TonyTalksGolf]

@JordanHarrisGRV Disagree mate. I have two issues, one - if he wanted to take a practice swing and replicate his lie why not move behind him, why step over his ball? And two, where he plants his right foot is literally exactly behind where he strikes his ball.