Ryder Cup 2016 - Official Thread

[srixon 1]

Justin can't buy a put and looks out of it now, half at best for him and then there's too many reds on the board.

Well done Rafa 👍 another who's had a great comp.

Probably because he has a different putter nearly every week he plays.

 

[sawtooth]

Europe need a miracle and hopefully it starts with Rose on the 18th.

 

[lobthewedge]

Putting is so tentative from the Europeans. Have they all got the yips or summat?

Ball striking has been very good but you know in matcholay if you putt crap you ain't winning.

Quicker greens than they are used to on the European tour.

 

[HankMarvin]

It would be a good way for him to finish his career, even a half point and then that's him, gone.

I hope he doesn't get to be Capitan next time round as he might repay the favour to Darren

 

[Hickory_Hacker]

Justin can't buy a put and looks out of it now, half at best for him and then there's too many reds on the board.

Well done Rafa 👍 another who's had a great comp.

All the also-rans at the tail end but hey it was good stuff early on.

 

[JohnnyDee]

A tad premature I suppose but here's how I feel, and if in the interim a miracle happens and we somehow win then I'll be delighted to eat five tonnes of humble pie.

I think that ultimately our team was not as strong as theirs essentially because of a) the qualification criteria leading to the exposure of the inexperience of several of our rookies in such a pressure cooker environment and b) a few bad Captain's picks.

I never rated our chances on paper and so it is coming to pass.

Looking at positives an American win will reinvigorate the event and make us focus on 2018.

All in all a great three days full of scintillating play on both sides but it's a sadder Johnnydee who had hoped against hope that my gut-feeling might be wrong.

However you can't fault the Americans who have deserved their win much as it galls me to say, because now we will have to watch them gloating at our expense in the next few hours.

 

[Thor]

-2 on the card isn't shooting the lights out ... He couldn't handle Reed or the situation and the result confirms that, Rory lost to someone that could hack it.

I think you'll find it was -3 on the card. He gave it his best shot and if he could putt like some of the yanks it might have been a different story. There are a few others not performing at all, why pick on him? Some of your fellow countrymen are playing well from the commentary booth

 

[Jimaroid]

What's all this talk of shots under par? No such thing in match play, you beat the other guy or you don't. That's all there is to it and we haven't done it enough.

 

[Hickory_Hacker]

I hope he doesn't get to be Capitan next time round as he might repay the favour to Darren

When that eejit DC picked Westwood for experience he overlooked Tony Jacklin, Woosnam and Monty.

 

[anotherdouble]

Today I think the Americans have won it on the greens. Their putting has been immense from all of them.

 

[FairwayDodger]

Good chance now for Westwood to take his point. Fingers crossed!

 

[Blue in Munich]

15 birdies between Phil & Sergio in 16 holes and none of the stupid antics. Match of the day by some distance.

 

[palindromicbob]

-2 on the card isn't shooting the lights out ... He couldn't handle Reed or the situation and the result confirms that, Rory lost to someone that could hack it.

How did he show a lack of professionalism though?

 

[Fish]

Willet having a howler and his form wasn't good leading up to the event, is he a 1 trick pony or has he just played pony.

 

[Thor]

15 birdies between Phil & Sergio in 16 holes and none of the stupid antics. Match of the day by some distance.

Totally agree, Phil has drained some putts but Sergio has hung in there. Fantastic match.

 

[Hickory_Hacker]

I think you'll find it was -3 on the card. He gave it his best shot and if he could putt like some of the yanks it might have been a different story. There are a few others not performing at all, why pick on him? Some of your fellow countrymen are playing well from the commentary booth

We'll blow me, I didn't think he played that well but fair enough. Don't mention EM, he's thick enough to join Dull Hull, Westwood and DC in that advert.

 

[FairwayDodger]

Criminal of Justin rose to leave that putt short.

 

[HankMarvin]

When that eejit DC picked Westwood for experience he overlooked Tony Jacklin, Woosnam and Monty.

Yeah your spot on, he might have even went for the last European RC Capitan, but hey ho he is 2 up at the moment albeit he is playing the poorest player in the American team.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Willet having a howler and his form wasn't good leading up to the event, is he a 1 trick pony or has he just played pony.

I think we can thank his brother for kicking him in the gonads before the match even started. Can't have helped him.

 

[Hickory_Hacker]

Totally agree, Phil has drained some putts but Sergio has hung in there. Fantastic match.

Brilliant match, good golf, good scoring 👍🏼