Ryder Cup 2016 - Official Thread

[moogie]

I just hope, should we fail to retain the trophy, that capt Clarke gets just as much stick as what sir nick did.

He's had a shocker.....!!!

How Rafa didn't play the 4th session is beyond me??
He's left too many players with just 1 game under their belts
Andy O'Sullivan , jeez he deserves better than that

I thought before it all started that we'd have 2 players guaranteed (IMO) to play all 5 matches, Rory and Rose, but wrong there too

 

[Beezerk]

Woke up this morning hoping those last two holes were a bad dream, shocking golf from the both of them. I wonder if Westwood will do a Pizza Hut advert like Gareth Southgate did 🐓 that isn't a chicken btw.

 

[Hobbit]

And we're left hoping rookies will deliver after they've not had enough exposure... Seen a couple of other captains make that mistake, Faldo and James. Westwood and Kaymer, zero points. Willett and Westy crumble on 17&18 against an average pair.

Friday foursomes put Europe on the back foot, and poor captaincy has kept them there.

 

[freddielong]

It's "banter" apparently. You kind of got the impression yesterday that McIlroy was being diplomatic about the crowd, it will be interesting to see if he and the other players are a little more honest when it's over.

When it's over and if we loose it will be taken as sour grapes.

Pantomime villain Patrick Reid has been whipping them up to a frenzy and the giving them a disapproving look when they go to far but you cannot have it both ways especially when vast amounts of beer are involved.

 

[freddielong]

I just hope, should we fail to retain the trophy, that capt Clarke gets just as much stick as what sir nick did.

He's had a shocker.....!!!

How Rafa didn't play the 4th session is beyond me??
He's left too many players with just 1 game under their belts
Andy O'Sullivan , jeez he deserves better than that

I thought before it all started that we'd have 2 players guaranteed (IMO) to play all 5 matches, Rory and Rose, but wrong there too

I do agree with most of that but it must be said that Thomas Pieters has been fantastic, when the picks were made he was the one that was questioned the most.

 

[Kellfire]

Believe.

 

[Hacker Khan]

I do agree with most of that but it must be said that Thomas Pieters has been fantastic, when the picks were made he was the one that was questioned the most.

And the worrying thing is he was going to pick Donald instead of Pieters until the last minute.

 

[ruff-driver]

Believe.

Looking at the draw i believe i can foresee 2 wins, the rest halves or losses.

 

[freddielong]

Believe.

When ever you see anything on the Medinah Ryder cup they always focus on the point Poulter dragged back at the end of day two, we are not in as bad a position as Medinah but it was the Americans that took a point they shouldn't have been given and it feels a lot lot worse.

We can still do this Come on Europe!!!!!!

 

[Imurg]

Interesting to note that only 1 match has gone to the 18th so far.....shame for the people in the grandstands there..😁😁😁😁

 

[freddielong]

And the worrying thing is he was going to pick Donald instead of Pieters until the last minute.

Donald instead of Westwood and we would be doing ok

 

[Pin-seeker]

I'd be surprised if any of the players say what they really think about the crowds.
Most of them are based over there & cant see their sponsors being too happy if they upset the Yanks too much.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Donald instead of Westwood and we would be doing ok

Nope,we'd be no better.

 

[Imurg]

Nope,we'd be no better.

And you know this how...?
There's no way to tell. Donald could have played a blinder and be the star...who knows...
How do we know that Knox wouldn't have crumbled..?
You don't.

 

[freddielong]

Looking at the draw i believe i can foresee 2 wins, the rest halves or losses.

Front loaded then

 

[Papas1982]

I can't what to watch the first paring, but am seriously tempted to do the dirty and lump on Reid.

Can't see how he's such an underdog with the golf he's playing.

 

[FairwayDodger]

And you know this how...?
There's no way to tell. Donald could have played a blinder and be the star...who knows...
How do we know that Knox wouldn't have crumbled..?
You don't.

I don't believe either of those would be missing short putts though.

 

[gregbwfc]

Good draw that.
Can see us winning 4 out of first 5.

 

[Imurg]

I don't believe either of those would be missing short putts though.

Maybe no Karen but my crystal ball doesn't work any more....

 

[freddielong]

At golf the other day I decided I would start acting like Jordan Spieth, so I drove home at 5 mph and took 10 minutes lining up every bend.