Comedian makes good impression with Team Europe
Moore plays it for laughs ahead of Ryder Cup
European golfers broke the tension of Ryder Cup week with a comedy video that left none of captain Thomas Bjorn’s 12-man squad unskewered and all of them laughing at themselves.
Irish comedian and impressionist Conor Moore imitated the European players in a 10-minute video shown on Monday night at a team meeting, players revealed yesterday. “Thomas made it out how it was a serious video, and then we had this press conference of Conor doing all these impressions. It was a nice little laugh,” said England’s Tommy Fleetwood, one of five Cup newcomers on this year’s team.
England’s Ian Poulter, a captain’s pick making his sixth Ryder Cup appearance, was still smiling about the impressions. “Team Europe are great from a video perspective and a perspective of team bonding,” Poulter said. “So we had a great video clip last night, which was done by Conor, and he kind of took everyone off in the team, and it was extremely funny.
“It was hilarious. You know, just clips like that, which kind of help the team get together. Although we’re ■ taking the Mickey out of one another, it’s quite a good way to start the week off.”
It’s a helpful icebreaker between serious moments such as when Fleetwood saw the Ryder Cup uniform he dreamed of wearing for so long. “Walking into your room, and you’ve got all your clothes, your outfits that are lined up, and getting in the team room with all the guys, it’s really cool,” he said.
“And without a doubt, this morning, putting this on, it’s the proudest moment of my career. It’s very special.”
It was also nice to build camaraderie with his new teammates, even if it meant taking a few pokes for his long hair.