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It does to the players.
4LEX
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Remember 2008, it was the end and look what happened after. Europe will be back.
fundy
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Whenever I have played in team games and we have won or lost but matches are still on the course we play to a finish. If I was 2 up with three holes to play I wouldn’t be happy if I had to concede and only get a half. I know I could still lose and get nothing but I would rather carry on until the match was over.
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Swango1980
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Cantlay reminds me of that quiet teenager who gets drunk for the first time, and suddenly acts like he is life and soul of the party.
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My word, that trophy presentation was piss poor.
Where was the razzmatazz?
Where was the razzmatazz?
Swango1980
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I thought they'd talk to the losing Captain first. Almost like, screw the losers, let us see the winners
Sports_Fanatic
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Always going to be difficult in US against a strong team with no away fans. Pleased Euros appear to have lost with grace and togetherness in the press conference.
I feel like there are a few positives in there - Rahm wins, Hoveland and Lowry given experience and played well, Garcia still good enough.
Think we’ll have a strong team in 23 if just a couple of players come through.
I feel like there are a few positives in there - Rahm wins, Hoveland and Lowry given experience and played well, Garcia still good enough.
Think we’ll have a strong team in 23 if just a couple of players come through.
Orikoru
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Both of those things are true though. The talent pool the US have is ridiculous. Horschel, ranked 18 in the world, didn't even make their team, while our team only had 3 or 4 players ranked higher than that. Poulter is ranked 50. Whenever we do win it it should be considered a huge upset.
It's about time we made it US vs rest of the world, at least we could call up Louis, Hideki and Cam Smith then.
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Ethan
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Basically, the US team was much stronger than the Europe team, moreso than in recent years. That was amplified a bit by the home field advantage and the rather boorish crowd behaviour, but fundamentally we lost it on the course.
Next time round, Casey, Westwood, Poulter, maybe Garcia will be past it, so we need new players - Perez, Migliozzi, MacIntyre, one or both Hojgaard etc in instead. The core of that US team could run for another decade.
Next time round, Casey, Westwood, Poulter, maybe Garcia will be past it, so we need new players - Perez, Migliozzi, MacIntyre, one or both Hojgaard etc in instead. The core of that US team could run for another decade.
Orikoru
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Look at the young talent US have waiting in the wings, against basically zero for us.We have won 9 out of the last 12 so why would we need to make it rest of the world ?
Jimaroid
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It’s just sport, there are peaks and troughs as generations move on. Europe have hit a trough at a bad time while the USA have hit a peak with some fresh talent in form or on the ascendency that is all. Europe will be fine, John Rahm was unheard of just over 4 years ago - a lot hapens in 4 years of golf. By the time the cup moves back on US soil both teams could be very different.
It’ll be fine.
Neilds
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Because people love to make knee jerk reactions when things go wrong - happens all the time!We have won 9 out of the last 12 so why would we need to make it rest of the world ?
"It has worked for years but didn't work this time, lets change everything to make sure it works properly next time! - makes me mad
Imurg
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Interesting that 3 of the qualifiers failed to register a point whereas the 3 picks all made at least 1 point...
Not beyond the realms of possibility, in 2 years time, that the US team turns up with 3 or 4 qualifiers badly out of form while the European team hole putts for fun.
Not beyond the realms of possibility, in 2 years time, that the US team turns up with 3 or 4 qualifiers badly out of form while the European team hole putts for fun.
Orikoru
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I'm more worried about the next one in two years?? I feel like the record of us winning at home for the last however many years could be in jeopardy. I imagine the old guard will be out (Poulter, Westwood, maybe Casey as well) but I'm not sure what sort of player we'll have replacing them. Other than Bob MacIntyre who I rate highly.
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3 of the top ten in the Amatuer rankings are European - they said after 2008 it would be US Domination - then they said it again after 2016.
Playing in Europe with European Fans is going to make a big difference and 2 years is a long time in golf
Imo you are reacting like a football fan - when you lose once it’s knee jerk reactions
Orikoru
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It's not really knee-jerk since most of us said we'd get annihilated before it even started. We just lost by a record margin, and they have great young players who didn't even make the team, whereas we were calling up 45-year-olds. It's hard to see the immediate future as being rosy.
That said, I still enjoy watching it all, even if we get beat. It's just nicer to win of course.
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