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wangus12 said:
Spaun should have played this morning. He's been about as consistent as anyone on the US side
TjgtAg08 said:Hubert J. Farnsworth said:TjgtAg08 said:
Colin Morikawa being on this team at all made no sense. Short hitter, hasn't played well in 6 months and is a terrible putter (or at least has been this year). He had no business being a captains pick, Keegan should be playing in that slot.
The US team always does this. They pick 1 or 2 guys that haven't played well in months, or over a year, giving them the benefit of the doubt due to winning a match or 2 in past ryder cups. They then put them out there often. Those guys seem to always kill us.
Agreed. I understand the flier picks when there is an obvious statistical reason or characteristic -- like massive length or experience on the course or familiarity with the region -- but Morikawa doesn't have any of those things going for him. His game has really not been sharp this year.
Keegan would have been the best flier pick -- from the NE, has played well lately, is a big time energy and leadership guy.
AustinCountyAg said:
I understand why he (keegs) didn't pick himself but my god he would've helped this team. Besides Bryson there is nobody with any dog in them to show some emotion and get the fans riled up. This is shaping up to be a boring Ryder Cup. again.
AgLA06 said:AustinCountyAg said:
Besides Bryson there is nobody with any dog in them to show some emotion and get the fans riled up.
So of course our USA media has spent the week crapping all over him.
Looking at you Benedict Brandel.
Aggie95 said:
At some point it isn't about the captain and the pairings they choose….the players are simply choking
Hubert J. Farnsworth said:AgLA06 said:AustinCountyAg said:
Besides Bryson there is nobody with any dog in them to show some emotion and get the fans riled up.
So of course our USA media has spent the week crapping all over him.
Looking at you Benedict Brandel.
If you watch the golf channel leading up to this, the Euro hosts are unapologetically pro-Euro team, while the American hosts try to tip toe and be "unbiased". It's annoying.
cb1919 said:
Leaving birdie putts short down 4
Muy said:
I can putt as well as the US team today
jcjentsch said:
"Ryder cup experience" is an overrated metric. Pick and play the guys who are playing well.
aggiegolfer2012 said:
Don't even know what to do different.
Been saying from the start we don't have the dudes for foursomes. We got lucky the Morikawa/Harris group got with Fleetwood/McIlroy because that was probably a loss for anyone. Morikawa honestly hitting it fine, wouldn't mind seeing him again in the next foursomes session with someone different.
Big disappointment in the Scottie group. Crazy stat earlier that he's only won something like 3 holes in foursomes and lost 18 (and that number has grown today).
Muy said:
In general I think US golfers are robotic money making machines, while the Euros genuinely enjoy playing together.
jcjentsch said:aggiegolfer2012 said:
Don't even know what to do different.
Been saying from the start we don't have the dudes for foursomes. We got lucky the Morikawa/Harris group got with Fleetwood/McIlroy because that was probably a loss for anyone. Morikawa honestly hitting it fine, wouldn't mind seeing him again in the next foursomes session with someone different.
Big disappointment in the Scottie group. Crazy stat earlier that he's only won something like 3 holes in foursomes and lost 18 (and that number has grown today).
Yep. Scottie is already one of the greatest golfers ever but his Ryder Cup record is stunningly bad.
Muy said:
In general I think US golfers are robotic money making machines, while the Euros genuinely enjoy playing together.
AgLA06 said:Muy said:
In general I think US golfers are robotic money making machines, while the Euros genuinely enjoy playing together.
Our media hammers them and makes them the bad guy if they do anything but act like a robot "profesional".
While the Euros are in the pub drinking with the boys, staying out late, and talking **** on the way to ripping our throats out.
czar_iv said:jcjentsch said:aggiegolfer2012 said:
Don't even know what to do different.
Been saying from the start we don't have the dudes for foursomes. We got lucky the Morikawa/Harris group got with Fleetwood/McIlroy because that was probably a loss for anyone. Morikawa honestly hitting it fine, wouldn't mind seeing him again in the next foursomes session with someone different.
Big disappointment in the Scottie group. Crazy stat earlier that he's only won something like 3 holes in foursomes and lost 18 (and that number has grown today).
Yep. Scottie is already one of the greatest golfers ever but his Ryder Cup record is stunningly bad.
You have to be paired with a good partner … Henley on this course was a mistake.
Aggie95 said:
Hatton steps up with an attitude of "I can't wait to make this putt"
While the Americans say "oh ****, it's my turn, I can't leave it outside of 3 feet"
jcjentsch said:Muy said:
In general I think US golfers are robotic money making machines, while the Euros genuinely enjoy playing together.
There may be something to that, but I think it's more of us feeling the pressure because we are supposed to win. Europe, just like the last Ryder Cup, is playing like the underdog with zero pressure.
If anything, the country club mentality has hurt the US in Ryder Cups. Too much picking guys with "Ryder Cup experience." Pick and play the guys who are hot. Golf is such a streaky sport. If guys are on a heater, play them.