Golf: Ryder Cup 2014 Official Thread!!
After our comeback in 2012 what can we expect for this years Ryder Cup held for the first time in Scotland at the fabulous Gleneagles Hotel??
Can we go back to that comeback win on foreign soil and draw inspiration - the first two days with the memory of Seve fresh in our minds we were absolutely flat (everything they touched was gold and we weren't even near silver) and it took Poulter to give us a sniff ... the rest as they say is history and quite possibly sporting folklore.
But America seem to have added 2 or 3 world class and in form players to the mix and the majority of our steady eddie types have started treading water (Donald, Westwood, Kaymer) almost to the point of saying it would take a minor miracle for them even to qualify ... but 6 months is a lifetime in golf and things can change very quickly. As it stands though you would take their rookies over ours ... we look like a team in transition.
Let the battle commence and it will be interesting to see how many folks are left making wild picks on this thread because you know that every winner will put their case forward.
I think you would have to be very optimistic on current form to pick Team Europe though at the present moment.
Can we go back to that comeback win on foreign soil and draw inspiration - the first two days with the memory of Seve fresh in our minds we were absolutely flat (everything they touched was gold and we weren't even near silver) and it took Poulter to give us a sniff ... the rest as they say is history and quite possibly sporting folklore.
But America seem to have added 2 or 3 world class and in form players to the mix and the majority of our steady eddie types have started treading water (Donald, Westwood, Kaymer) almost to the point of saying it would take a minor miracle for them even to qualify ... but 6 months is a lifetime in golf and things can change very quickly. As it stands though you would take their rookies over ours ... we look like a team in transition.
Let the battle commence and it will be interesting to see how many folks are left making wild picks on this thread because you know that every winner will put their case forward.
I think you would have to be very optimistic on current form to pick Team Europe though at the present moment.
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Bjorn
Dubuisson
Poulter
Stenson
Garcia
McIlroy
Donaldson
Rose
Luiten
*Donald
*Westwood
*McDowell
I think the captain would like one or two of the current *picks to qualify automatically, but 5 of the top 9 look strong contenders to base the team around.
I think that is the problem both Westwood & Donald have been quite horrific this past 12 months - they would both need to start showing a bit of form to even be considered imho. You can probably put Martin Kaymer in that bracket as well ...
Probably sealed his place tonight
Can't believe how this guy is playing tonight. Some amazing shots. Watching in awe
Name on trophy it seems.
Never seen so many players make so many mistakes on a tough day. McIlroy looks to have completely bottled it going from 13 under to 7 under ... the rest of the field are playing like handicappers and if he loses this I am not sure how he will explain it ... oh and Tiger pulled out with a back injury after having a complete nightmare.
He might need to hole the putt to stay alive though.
Cancel that 2 putts for a play off - eagle to win..^_^
2 brits in the mix including Russell Knox going for his 1st PGA win.
USA are looking to have a bigger talent pool than us at present and they have quite a few players bang on form - if we have to rely on the likes of Westwood and Donald then I think we will come up way short.
Only two breakthrough players have been Victor Dubuisoon and Thomas Bjorn and given that Bjorn is one of the softest players on tour I really don't see how we can match up in any shape or form.
Must be a doubt for the Ryder Cup
Well done to Martin Kaymer on his epic win at the Players Champsionship - balls of steel to hole that putt on 17th when he looked "gone". Conditions were very questionable after the restart and I would have hated to see him throw it away.
Most of the Europeans have been playing well with 6 of the victorious team finishing in the top 6 places today.
The tide has maybe turned for 3 or 4 of the big name Europeans and some of the American top guns have hit a sticky patch ... game on methinks.
Didn't bother watching any of the golf today( or checking the scores) as I thought Bjorn had it sewn up
He didn't win. Rory put his recent tribulations behind him to win fom 7 shots back
Maybe he's going to start winning regularly again...
Amazingly today was the first event he has ever won in Europe.
It looks like Monty is about to win the US Seniors PGA Championship, his maiden major title. Hopefully someone is brave enough to tell him it's not a really a proper major.
Didn't realise that about McIlroy
Congrats to Monty on his win
Just saw his approach to the 18th on SSN. The Gods were definitely smiling on him today:)
3 months later and the provisional team would be something like:
Dubuisson
Donaldson
Bjorn
Stenson
McIlroy
Garcia
Donald
Rose
Kaymer
3 picks from Poulter/Jiminez/Westwood/McDowell
Looks like a pretty strong side, and at current odds of 10/11 well worth a punt
Bubba WATSON
Jimmy WALKER
Matt KUCHAR
Jordan SPIETH
Dustin JOHNSON
Jim FURYK
Patrick REED
Phil MICKELSON
Zach JOHNSON
Jason DUFNER (10)
Webb SIMPSON (14)
Ricky FOWLER (16)
I think Luiten might still make it and don't write off Stephen Gallagher. Jiminez looks to be in good touch and while I'm sure they'll pick Poults I would like to see some solid form out of the guy before heading to Gleneagles. Rose worries me, Garcia always worries me, after last sunday you can add Bjorn to that list too..
Long way to go yet though.