Ryder Cup 2016 - Official Thread

[paddyc]

Right guys let battle commence. Common Europe

 

[Hacker Khan]

Can I lodge the 1st official complaint about the advert breaks interrupting the flow?? Did we see the USA team get to the first tee?

I'd argue the fuss about televising The Open was much to do about nothing as it is mostly a very dull tournament with little for the non-golf fan. However if you put The Ryder Cup live on terrestrial TV then that would get people interested in the game.

 

[LCW]

Think thats really really good captaincy letting Sulli hit that tee shot instead of Rory. Would have been easy to let Rors just spank one first.

Sulli will have grown about 10 inches from swatting it right up the fairway with the nerves !

Great start to proceedings

 

[Hacker Khan]

I am not a fan of putting Rory out with Sullivan in the foursomes, for me that feels like a risk if Sullivan freezes you are loosing your biggest most in form weapon.

He seemed to cope with the tee shot in the 1st OK to me.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Think thats really really good captaincy letting Sulli hit that tee shot instead of Rory. Would have been easy to let Rors just spank one first.

Sulli will have grown about 10 inches from swatting it right up the fairway with the nerves !

Great start to proceedings

I think they work out who is the best person to tee off on the odd and even holes at that course. So the analysis (and DC is a stats nut) would have shown that Rory will do best teeing off on the even holes and Sullivan the odds. And the first tee just happened to be an odd number.

 

[Curls]

First blood USA.

The atmosphere is incredible

 

[Hacker Khan]

Can I lodge the 1st official complaint about the advert breaks interrupting the flow?? Did we see the USA team get to the first tee?

I'd argue the fuss about televising The Open was much to do about nothing as it is mostly a very dull tournament with little for the non-golf fan. However if you put The Ryder Cup live on terrestrial TV then that would get people interested in the game.

Put this on terrestrial TV in the spring and you'll get a lot of people trying the game over the summer. Can't help thinking golf is missing a big trick here.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Only three groups on the course so how are we missing seeing shots ? And then they focus on the players face instead of showing where the ball lands ! Poor coverage at the moment

 

[Curls]

Only three groups on the course so how are we missing seeing shots ? And then they focus on the players face instead of showing where the ball lands ! Poor coverage at the moment

It's better than watching it on BBC.

Can we confirm that there will be people unhappy with the coverage and move on? Else this thread will become unreadable. All responsible adults please respond by not responding.

 

[351DRIVER]

Put this on terrestrial TV in the spring and you'll get a lot of people trying the game over the summer. Can't help thinking golf is missing a big trick here.

Pretty obvious isn't it

Team sport, instant atmosphere, this is what grabs people

 

[Robobum]

Only three groups on the course so how are we missing seeing shots ? And then they focus on the players face instead of showing where the ball lands ! Poor coverage at the moment

Why don't you just bore off?

Bleat bleat bleat.

Beers - check
Snacks - check
Come on Europe

 

[Curls]

Pretty obvious isn't it

Team sport, instant atmosphere, this is what grabs people

It's what got me back into the game after 15 years hiatus, watching GMac rifle an iron into 16 at Celtic Manor and holing the putt, that was the moment I dusted off the old clubs and went to the range. Good point Hacker, I guess it's cos the 4 majors have been and gone and the strongest teams have been assembled, put it on in the spring and everyone's cold. At least that was true when the season was more seasonal.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Why don't you just bore off?

Bleat bleat bleat.

Beers - check
Snacks - check
Come on Europe

You have the ability to ignore my posts - give it a try

If that's too hard for you

Take your own advice and "bore off"

 

[Spear-Chucker]

Zak Johnson and Lemmy playing rubbish, there for the taking...

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Put this on terrestrial TV in the spring and you'll get a lot of people trying the game over the summer. Can't help thinking golf is missing a big trick here.

A good deal amount of players play a restricted amount over the winter to give themselves a break , plus a lot of courses aren't at tip top shape , weather issues in spring

Idea is sound in theory but can't see it being practical

 

[Robobum]

You have the ability to ignore my posts - give it a try

If that's too hard for you

Take your own advice and "bore off"

It's an "official " thread. Nothing can be ignored.

Jog on

 

[bobmac]

Are we all on the same side?

 

[LCW]

Not the best start for our boys seems like a little bit of nerves but still a shed loads of golf to play yet. Pieters looked petrified on the tee, hopefully Lee can get his head in the game.

 

[MendieGK]

Classic pitch from spieth there. awful

 

[LCW]

Might just be me but he (Speith) comes across as a poor ball striker (compared to his peers), always sounds like a slap compared to Reed who seems to flush his shots. Putting is oo: though

Reed is picking up where he left on at Gleneagles, class golf.