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He will be in the mix because he will a very good Foursomes partner and his straight solid play is an asset - I suspect he will miss out just but could see why he would be picked
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He will be in the mix because he will a very good Foursomes partner and his straight solid play is an asset - I suspect he will miss out just but could see why he would be picked
As things stand, Poulter would be my first pick. His form, especially bearing in mind he played very little in 2017 due to injury, is good enough, and he has the plus of lots of experience.
Casey is a little quiet at present but he's a street fighter and, again, he has the experience.
RCB is ahead of Casey on the World list, and another definite for me.
That leaves on spot open, a coin toss between Stenson and Garcia. Whoever shows some form in the next couple of weeks gets that spot.
Casey is a little quiet at present but he's a street fighter and, again, he has the experience.
RCB is ahead of Casey on the World list, and another definite for me.
That leaves on spot open, a coin toss between Stenson and Garcia. Whoever shows some form in the next couple of weeks gets that spot.
Sports_Fanatic
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Hard to argue with this, especially as we forget Casey is 15th in World Rankings so surely merits a pick. I would expect Bjorn would like Olesen to qualify by right as Poulter is an easy clear cut pick that people won't argue with.
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Casey was 8th or 9th in the World rankings when it came to 2010 and didn’t get picked , Watson was about the same in 2016 I think and didn’t get picked - I wouldn’t be picking on World Rankings also Casey is a bit quiet in the tournaments at the moment - at one stage he was clearly qualifying but has dropped off - it’s very tough to decide but I think it’s a good bunch to chose from. Still have the issue with Casey dumping the ET previously
Grant85
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Casey had made no attempt to qualify in terms of playing in the European events. He was only focussed on the Fed Ex Cup, so Monty picked guys more committed to the European tour. I think Bjorn may take a similar stance as he is a real European Tour loyal.
Plus, they only had 2 picks back then.
I think Casey dumped the European tour because Monty dumped him, a perfectly understandable response. If anything, Casey was actually playing better back then than he is now.
Surely its about picking who is best. Casey is a bit quiet, worryingly so, but who would you pick in his stead? Not Pieters, he's way off form, irrespective of what he did 2 years ago, its about now.
Grant85
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Just checked. Monty actually had 3 picks.
Picked Donald, Harrington and Molinari (who had just won at Gleneagles).
He also left out Rose as he had taken a similar schedule choice as Casey. Obviously Rose has made himself a permanent feature of RC teams in 2012, 14, 16 & 18 on his own merit without relying on picks.
Casey's last appearance was 2008 when he needed a pick from Faldo. If guys like Paul McGinley & Thomas Bjorn can commit to the schedule and qualify on merit for 3 Ryder Cups (without needing a pick) then Paul Casey, with far more talent, should be able to do the same.
Jacko_G
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There is more to Casey and the RC.
Was it not him and Faldo that had a huge bust up when Faldo was making almost as big a balls up of captaining Europe as Clarke did last time around. I believe Casey has a reputation or was accused of not being a team player.
No doubt Casey could have made more of an effort to achieve an automatic pick, but the same could be said of McIlroy who is also outside the the qualifying number for the European rankings. He did rejoin the European Tour last year and has played 10 events, averaging £90k per event.
Casey is prickly, and not someone who I'd rush to play a round with, but if you look at where he stands on the World List, and take the non-Europeans off that list, he is currently 7th in the world...
For me, it still comes down to who would I replace him with, and the answer, for me, is there isn't really anyone who's setting the world on fire at present.
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Casey has always preffered the US tour anyway , he only dumped the ET after he regained his US Tour card around 2014 was it ? A good number of years after 2010 - Casey needed the ET because he had nowhere else to play but one good result and he was back to the US again - he hasn’t really shown much commitment to the ET for a long time. At times there has been talk of him being a very much single minded and a bit of a loner and it caused issues during 2008 where he didn’t have a great RC
On ability alone I would have Garcia and Stenson ahead of him -but I also think I would trust RCB ahead of him as well which means he would be against Olesen and Poulter whichever misses out on the final auto spot
Then Bjorn would see how committed he is - he isn’t old still got a good number of years left and his reaction would be interesting if he didn’t get a pick
Grant85
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McIlroy has always qualified on merit for every Ryder Cup since 2010. He is so passionate about playing for Europe and obviously cares a great deal about the event. He plays plenty of Euro events and is usually there or there abouts in the R2Dubai.
There is no comparison with Casey imo.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
If EddieP wins this week he will jump into an automatic place....
Just another name to add tongue list of possibles
Just another name to add tongue list of possibles
Sorry, the point I was trying to make was if you’re excluding Casey on the grounds he hasn’t done enough in Europe this season. then McIlroy hasn’t either. Mc gets in on his world ranking and is by far the better golfer.
Grant85
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I'm not excluding him this season, but more over the past decade.
McIlroy is 4th on R2D currently. Casey is 33. So even this season (a quiet one for Rory) McIlroy has done far better than Casey.
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Mr Fastidious
Hacker
More importantly will Tiger be playing?
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Certainly wouldn't be considering Pieters unless he hits a real vein of form and quickly. I think with the picks, not only does it have to be players on form now (had they been consistently on form or won they'd be in by right) but it's how they fit into the team dynamics and how easy it is to pair them along with two or three options. That is where Casey may struggle but I definitely think golf wise he'd be worth a punt
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Stenson either has word from Bjorn that he's in the team or he's given up trying as he's pulled out of the first of the FedEx playoffs.....
Grant85
Head Pro
That is a worry if his injury is problematic.
Kellfire
Blackballed
Unlikely, I think he’s still American.
ademac
Q-School Graduate
Not much talk of Eddie Pepperell.
He's up there in the rankings.
He's up there in the rankings.
