Simon Holmes
speaker
544 appearances
3 recordings
3 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 10 Jul
Simon Holmes’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Some of the best stories ever written have the saddest endings.
Then you have the two calendar slams.
1953, Hogan played one open, won one open.
Bobby Jones in 1930, the year of what they call the impossible grand slam for the romanticism, a great choice.
2019, Shane at Royal Portrush.
exemplary choice dj and i can hear the others groaning right now i was praying that one of you had the broader geopolitical intelligence to remove the star-spangled spectacles for just one second and appreciate what a hugely significant moment this was for northern ireland um a country which continues to emerge from a troubled past we opened our arms to the world everyone left having fallen in love with this we did yes the golf course which is spectacular
arguably second only to Turnberry from a purely aesthetical viewpoint, but more importantly, with the people who are warm and welcoming and want to showcase our wee country.
This was seismic.
That's all before a ball had even been struck.
Then we get to the tournament itself.
The home hero starts with a quadruple bogey.
He gets put on this incredible rally on Friday.
Electric buzz around the place as he makes this late afternoon charge.
just to try and make the cut, to agonizingly miss out by a stroke.
In his place, against all the odds, another Irishman emerges like a phoenix from the flames.
Stunning 63 on Saturday from Shane before the entire island descends on Portrush on Sunday to cheer him home.
A 68-year wait for the Open to return to Ireland, and an Irishman wins it.
You cannot write that.
A magical week, the repercussions of which will be felt in Northern Ireland for decades to come.
And a magnificent choice, DJ.
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