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thesun.co.uk - 7/22/2008

Irons maiden at the Ryder Cup | The Sun |Showbiz|Bizarre

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IT S not often heavy metal and golf get a mention in the same sentence. But watching TV coverage of the Open at the weekend I very nearly choked on my Tunnock s Tea Cake. Golf legend NICK FALDO was discussing metal as a secret weapon in the forthcoming Ryder Cup. Nick, skipper of the European team, has enrolled IRON MAIDEN drummer NICKO McBRAIN as part of his backroom staff to prepare for ...

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