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It’s a tough job as a celebrity playing in these Pro-Ams. Just ask One Direction’s Niall Horan, who was filmed nearly taking a fan’s head off with a low hook shot at last year’s BMW PGA Championship.
This time, it was journalist Piers Morgan under the microscope. Playing with three-time European Tour winner George Coetzee, cricket star Kevin Pietersen and Dan Walker, we filmed the 16-handicapper on the tee at Wentworth at the start of his round.
Rapid. > RT @BunkeredOnline: .@piersmorgan‘s golf swing is… Well, you decide! CD pic.twitter.com/7zMrN34bhl
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 25, 2016
He retweeted the video to his near five million followers, describing his swing as ‘rapid’. And, as you can expect, it didn’t take long before criticism started to fly his way…
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline THAT FOOT PIVOT AFTER YOU’VE HIT IT. Shocking.
— Jack O’Brien (@OBrienJack) May 25, 2016
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline quit playing. Oh god wish I didn’t see that
— Rohit (@itsme_rohit) May 25, 2016
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline may be the worst swing I’ve ever seen. It’s impressive that you can play with that
— Simon Crooks (@Crooksy180) May 25, 2016
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline Like a child trying to copy one of their heroes.
— Liam Tulley (@liamtulley) May 25, 2016
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline awful, simply awful. Think the man could afford lessons. @piersmorgan
— bryanjaywalsh (@bryanjaywalsh) May 25, 2016
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline a crime against the game of golf.
— SamZ (@ztranche) May 25, 2016
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline Piers , If your backswing gets any shorter , it won’t exist !
— pkrplyr (@Dobie2089) May 25, 2016
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline that is horrible. That should have a warning before it to protect the innocent.
— Paul Jordan Moran (@PeejMoran) May 25, 2016
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline are you using these? pic.twitter.com/9fAsgZpSQm
— Lewis Crowe (@psycrowe69) May 25, 2016
However, the criticism wasn’t all negative. There were, albeit a few, constructive comments.
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline Your too tight Piers, Bend your knees, and it’s all in the hips! pic.twitter.com/ocNNEhvh2C
— Drew Donaldson (@bearded_outlier) May 25, 2016
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline piers, for perfection of timing say the name of severino ballesteros as you swing . You are saying Tom Kite
— Simon McGill (@BrookfieldRd) May 25, 2016
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline Not good. Your footwork is not timed with your swing.
— Nancy (@free2meetu) May 25, 2016
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline wind it up Piers. Let the right hip turn and elevate hands up to right shoulder. #tourfix
— Travis Fulton (@TravisFulton_) May 25, 2016
@piersmorgan @BunkeredOnline you would have much more distance if you completed your backswing and slowed the entire swing down.
— Alex Pemberton (@Alexpemberton) May 25, 2016
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