Saturday, September 23, 2006

We both had two wins in the fourballs and I have a suggestion for Nick Faldo and assuming he gets the job, Paul Azinger, for the next Ryder Cup. Consult each other months in advance about the wardrobe. In the fourballs, both teams wore almost the same exact outfits and I was confused as to which team some guys were playing on. And I know these clowns.
Lehman had a lot of problems making his foursomes pairings. He had to get Vaughn Taylor out there and his two stud pairings, quite frankly, have stunk out loud. I like putting Mickelson with Toms and it would have been tough telling Tiger he wouldn't be playing with the guy he wanted.

Here's Haubs' analysis.

"I got up for this? Oh well. Can't believe he didn't change Tiger/Furyk."

1.) Mickelson/Toms vs. Garcia/Donald
Me: Garcia/Donald, 1-up - This is going to be a good match, but Garcia is just on another planet.
Haubs: Garcia/Donald, 3 & 2 - I guess you can't sit Mickelson (for Furyk here), but I don't think you wanted him against Garcia.

2.) Campbell/Taylor vs. Montgomerie/Westwood
Me: Montgomerie/Westwood, 2-up - This will be closer than people think because the U.S. has nothing to lose.
Haubs: halved - Talk about experience gap. Campbell played decent yesterday, Taylor will have to be his equal.

3.) Cink/Johnson vs. Casey/Howell
Me: Cink/Johnson, 3 & 2 - This is a really good American team. Trivia contest - which two Americans share the points lead? Cink and Johnson with 1 1/2 each. Yuck.
Haubs: Cink/Johnson, 3 & 2 - US' best team, Lehman rides his captain's pick and the surprising rookie. This is the US' best matchup.

4.) Woods/Furyk vs. Harrington/McGinley
Me: Woods/Furyk, 4 & 3 - Call me crazy, but Harrington has not been great this week. Neither has the U.S. side, but they have to get it together at some point, don't they? No, they don't.
Haubs: Woods/Furyk, 2 & 1 - If you sat Phil, played Furyk in the first match with Toms, Verplank would have been solid here. Tiger has been extremely disappointing. He can't lose three points can he?

Yup, he can.

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