...But here's the thing. American golf fans aren't the only ones shouting boring things at a sporting event. Any regular visitor to Newlands or anywhere Yorkshire plays cricket will be familiar with the drawl of “Proooovince†or “Yooooorkshire†ringing out. It's less annoying than a short and persistent chant of “USA, USA, USAâ€, but it's no less boring. Even a trip to a junior rugby fixture is likely to bring with it “mooi†or “lekkerâ€.
Arsenal fans once taunted their former player Emmanual Adebayor with “when they were shooting, it should have been you†– a reference to the Togolese team bus being attacked by terrorists. In fact, football fans are notorious for homophobic, sexist and offensive chants that can be heard on terraces across England...