2014 Ryder Cup

[LBHalos17]

Mickelson nailed-it.  Watson IS a great player, but was not a good coach for this format.  He needed to be more receptive to his players and include them in the strategy-conversations.  This is embarrassing, and needs to change.

 

http://golfweek.com/news/2014/sep/28/phil-mickelson-tom-watson-2014-ryder-cup-criticism/

[stevestevens]

Mickelson needs to shut up.

Monty said it best: if the US had 12 players who cared as much as Reed, they would not be down 10-6 heading into Sunday.

Fowler, spieth, and reed are a good young group to move forward with. Horschel looks to be pretty intense. Harris English and Russell Henley are guys to look at as regulars for a while too. Let's hope they are intense in the ryder cup format.

[nate]

Big movement to bring Azinger back as the coach.  Anyone but Furyk.

[xboom28x]

Wow, Donaldson, what a shot.

 

Hopefully Hazeltine is better for the US.

 

You going Nate? I put my name in for tickets. Are you going to Whistling Straits for PGA next year?

[nate]

Can you submit for tickets yet?  I am definitely planning on heading to WS for one of the weekend days.  It is only about a 45 minute drive from here.  Hazeltine is about a four hour drive and I would love to go.  I checked their website a couple weeks ago and they said ticket info wont be released until 2015.

[xboom28x]

Can you submit for tickets yet?  I am definitely planning on heading to WS for one of the weekend days.  It is only about a 45 minute drive from here.  Hazeltine is about a four hour drive and I would love to go.  I checked their website a couple weeks ago and they said ticket info wont be released until 2015.

 

I registered my info on the website about a month or so ago to get an email when they had info regarding tickets. Was that not on the website anymore? I can't remember how I found the link to that page, if it was on the PGA site or the Hazeltine site.

[nate]

I found it from the Ryder Cup website just now.  Thanks.

[Tank]

you guys should definitely go the PGA. i went to the '95 PGA championship at Riviera and it was fantastic. the practice round days are terrific because the players are genuinely accessible and most of them are great about interacting with the fans (except greg norman - he was a jerk). good time to get autographs and pictures, too.

 

i had a "season pass" for the week and had access to the wannamaker tent, which was really nice because it had better food, lots of tables and chairs, and plenty of shade. they also had tv so you could watch the broadcast. they also sold mountain dew, so that was a huge plus.

 

on tuesday or wednesday they had a clinic with former PGA champions, and it was great. nicklaus talked about hitting from the proper tee for your game, someone else talked about using your short irons, and john daly got up there and blasted the crap out of tee shots. there were a couple of other guys, and they were all relaxed, interesting, and generally pretty funny.

[xboom28x]

I knew I saw it somewhere Nate. Glad you found it.

 

I'm debating going to WS next year.

[nate]

http://espn.go.com/golf/rydercup14/story/_/id/11636089/captain-tom-watson-ripped-us-team-ryder-cup-meeting-angering-phil-mickelson

 

Not surprised.  Watson doesn't strike me as the rah rah type.

[Tank]

wow, watson sounds like he just doesn't relate very well.

 

paper this morning said watson called phil and the two of them worked out their issues.

[Tank]

it'll be interesting to see how the team plays when lefty becomes captain some day.

[nate]

The PGA of America put together a Ryder Cup committee to see what they can fix.  http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/11699339/americans-try-solve-ryder-cup-task-force

 

Love that Rickie is a part of it.

Edited October 14, 2014 by nate

[mtangelsfan]

The PGA of America put together a Ryder Cup committee to see what they can fix.  http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/11699339/americans-try-solve-ryder-cup-task-force

 

Love that Rory is a part of it.

 

Did you mean Fowler?

[nate]

Rory Rickie same thing lol

[stevestevens]

Uh furyk, tiger, and phil thanks for being on the committee. That is basically the problem right there. When the two big dogs in golf are average to slightly less than average it is a problem. Those guys have stunk in the ryder cup for their talent level

Edited October 14, 2014 by Stevestevens

[mtangelsfan]

Yeah, I think, Phil especially, they enjoy playing on the Ryder Cup team but it just doesn't mean as much to them as it seems to the Euros.  I really would like to see a lot of the younger guys make the teams moving forward with a couple of vets just for grounding.  Also, Bubba Watson can just pass on the cup from now on.  Boy was he awful.

[stevestevens]

I was talking with our local pro about the Ryder Cup.  He played in Europe (Challenge Tour) for a while and played in a couple of events on the Euro Tour and became good friends with Joakim Haeggman while playing over there.  After the Ryder Cup (in which the US actually won in '93) he was sitting down with Joakim and he told him he was sorry that they lost but he was rooting for the US because it was his homeland.  He said that Joakim never spoke to him or acknowledged him again.

 

Ian Poulter was asked last week if he would trade the Ryder Cup wins for a major championship and he said he would not.  

 

Bottom line is that we have equal if not better talent, we just need guys who care as much.  I like what Reed, Spieth, and Fowler bring to the table.  Here is hoping the new breed of US golfers get that intense.  The Ryder Cup is pretty big now so I am hoping they come up with a different mentality.  

Edited October 14, 2014 by Stevestevens

[xboom28x]

Looks like the 2014 Ryder Cup team has asked Freddie Couples to be the Captain. I think that would be a good choice. I'd prefer him over Kenny Perry.