Let's get into this so-called Ryder Cup debate.
Most are up in arms about the fact that the final four automatic spots on the U.S. team will be occupied by the likes of Vaughn Taylor, Zach Johnson, Brett Wetterich, John Rollins, J.J. Henry or Lucas Glover.
Quick question - does anyone remember what happened in 2004? We got the holy crap beat out of us, so why not bring in new blood? I've got news for you, Fred Funk, Stewart Cink, Jay Haas and Kenny Perry have gotten us nowhere. (6-15-3 and Funk and Perry have the same number of wins as my mother.)
(Before we continue, I think Lehman will take Davis Love III and Fred Couples if they don't make the team on points. Pair them together in alternate-shot and keep them rested for singles.)
No one thinks these will be the 12 greatest American golfers when the team is finalized in a little over two weeks. But remember, the Ryder Cup is a lot about momentum. In '04, European players won the three weeks prior to the event and it looked like they were playing a group of nuns, not golf stars.
This system is designed to get the 10 best American players at the time of the competition. If Stewart Cink isn't in that group, enjoy NBC's coverage. Kenny Perry doesn't crack the list, there's always the Texas Open.
I'm so sick of people crying about these guys that will be there. We need legitimate change for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. This is the best way, by weighing the current season heavier than the prior one. Is it flawed? To some degree. (I agree that it's lunacy for John Rollins to earn more points in winning the B.C. Open where the quality of the field was about as strong as this week's U.S. Women's Amateur, then Chris DiMarco got for finishing second at the British. Stop crying, DiMarco is on the team.) The PGA of America will get it figured out next time. Congrats, Zinger.
How about the fact this team desperately needs to get younger?
Tiger Woods is 30. He played his first Ryder Cup in 1997 and was 21. He was the youngest guy on the team then and has been ever since. There are no young American studs. Charles Howell III stinks. Sean O'Hair is struggling in his sophomore year. Ryan Moore has been injured.
Glover is 26. Taylor and Johnson are 30. Henry and Rollins are 31 and Wetterich is 33. The European team went young last time around. Paul Casey, David Howell, Luke Donald and Ian Poulter all debuted at Oakland Hills. They went a combined 5-4-1. All but Poulter appear to heading back this year and throw in Garcia and Westwood who are both young in terms of golf years and basically the U.S. can look forward to beatings like they were a bunch of misbehaving dogs.
There's an old phrase that says, "I'll take the devil I know over the one I don't."
Not for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. I've seen enough of the devil I know.
Most are up in arms about the fact that the final four automatic spots on the U.S. team will be occupied by the likes of Vaughn Taylor, Zach Johnson, Brett Wetterich, John Rollins, J.J. Henry or Lucas Glover.
Quick question - does anyone remember what happened in 2004? We got the holy crap beat out of us, so why not bring in new blood? I've got news for you, Fred Funk, Stewart Cink, Jay Haas and Kenny Perry have gotten us nowhere. (6-15-3 and Funk and Perry have the same number of wins as my mother.)
(Before we continue, I think Lehman will take Davis Love III and Fred Couples if they don't make the team on points. Pair them together in alternate-shot and keep them rested for singles.)
No one thinks these will be the 12 greatest American golfers when the team is finalized in a little over two weeks. But remember, the Ryder Cup is a lot about momentum. In '04, European players won the three weeks prior to the event and it looked like they were playing a group of nuns, not golf stars.
This system is designed to get the 10 best American players at the time of the competition. If Stewart Cink isn't in that group, enjoy NBC's coverage. Kenny Perry doesn't crack the list, there's always the Texas Open.
I'm so sick of people crying about these guys that will be there. We need legitimate change for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. This is the best way, by weighing the current season heavier than the prior one. Is it flawed? To some degree. (I agree that it's lunacy for John Rollins to earn more points in winning the B.C. Open where the quality of the field was about as strong as this week's U.S. Women's Amateur, then Chris DiMarco got for finishing second at the British. Stop crying, DiMarco is on the team.) The PGA of America will get it figured out next time. Congrats, Zinger.
How about the fact this team desperately needs to get younger?
Tiger Woods is 30. He played his first Ryder Cup in 1997 and was 21. He was the youngest guy on the team then and has been ever since. There are no young American studs. Charles Howell III stinks. Sean O'Hair is struggling in his sophomore year. Ryan Moore has been injured.
Glover is 26. Taylor and Johnson are 30. Henry and Rollins are 31 and Wetterich is 33. The European team went young last time around. Paul Casey, David Howell, Luke Donald and Ian Poulter all debuted at Oakland Hills. They went a combined 5-4-1. All but Poulter appear to heading back this year and throw in Garcia and Westwood who are both young in terms of golf years and basically the U.S. can look forward to beatings like they were a bunch of misbehaving dogs.
There's an old phrase that says, "I'll take the devil I know over the one I don't."
Not for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. I've seen enough of the devil I know.
posted by Jim Brighters | 11:38 AM
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