Junior
Tour Winner
IMO the hero will be Ricky Fowler and we will lose by 2 points. The Americans have a point to prove and this will be a Hollywood moment for the US team and there 'loved by all' captain, Tom Watson.
Poulter to be a Ryder Cup hero again this year?
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I don't think Poulter will be the star, that will be the Scottish weather.
3 days of freezing cold rain ( for the yanks anyway) Wrapped up in as many cloths as they can lay their hands on with winter gloves and woolly hats, while europe will be used to the 10 deg temp for this time of year
3 days of freezing cold rain ( for the yanks anyway) Wrapped up in as many cloths as they can lay their hands on with winter gloves and woolly hats, while europe will be used to the 10 deg temp for this time of year
Don't forget how many of the European players are in fact residents of Florida, or spend most of their year in warmer climes eg Dubai, S.Africa, Australia, mainland Europe etc. The days of the hardy British golfer who laughs at cold weather and tweaks the nose of a gale are largely gone.
I think this RC will be a close one. The US have some very good players and not all of ours are in tip top from, Poulter and Westwood being obvious examples. I agree with Junior that Fowler may be the star this year.
I think this RC will be a close one. The US have some very good players and not all of ours are in tip top from, Poulter and Westwood being obvious examples. I agree with Junior that Fowler may be the star this year.
dufferman
Journeyman Pro
I see where you are coming from, but all of team Europe will have started playing in the weather conditions likely to appear in Scotland. The likes of Ricky Fowler, who has grown up in California and gone to college / university in Arizona (I think) will not have half the experience in those testing weather conditions.
CheltenhamHacker
Journeyman Pro
I'm interested in seeing how you're going to get it to only rain on the yanks!!
(also, I'm playing golf in aberdeen that week, could you make the rain miss there as well please??)
I hope someone has tested their waterproofs this year. Buying spares in the Gleneagles pro shop would be expensive even for these blokes.
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Weather is looking like it will be nice a calm around that weekend
Can't really see it being too much of a factor
Can't really see it being too much of a factor
Big Poulter fan especially of his RC exploits and so hope it's as good as the last one for him. Superb RC record which stands up to scrutiny against the best we've had. I think it'll be a close run thing, especially if the weather behaves and so every point will be vital and none better than Poulter at grinding a result
Piece
Tour Winner
:clap:they cant predict accurately more than 5 days ahead plus the met office said the Northwest could have Gales at the end of the week
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Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
Must be a fair chance of Poulter having a mediocre RC. Hope not though.
Think it may be closer than a few are expecting.
Been plenty of good US performances in the Open when the weather has not been great, they do have wind on the other side of the pond.
Think it may be closer than a few are expecting.
Been plenty of good US performances in the Open when the weather has not been great, they do have wind on the other side of the pond.
