Ryder Cup European Wild Cards

[Dan2501]

It's alright though, he'll be able to up his game for the team event, he'll up his game for the Ryder Cup. He wasn't able to do it for the 4 most important events of the year outside of the Ryder Cup, or the Players, or the last Major of last year, but he'll be able to do it for the Ryder Cup..........Hmm.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Think Andy Sullivan has it spot on

How about instead of moaning about who’s been picked let’s get behind team Europe🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺

https://twitter.com/x/status/1037353838234230785

 

[Orikoru]

Think Andy Sullivan has it spot on

How about instead of moaning about who’s been picked let’s get behind team Europe🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺

https://twitter.com/x/status/1037353838234230785

We'll be behind them when it starts, but with the team just announced obviously people will express their opinions on it.

 

[drewster]

LP , of course we're going to root for the boys. It's the Ryder Cup man !! This is a forum though and this warrants some serious debate though does it not ? I bet you were still supporting Liverpool when they had Sean Dundee and Titi Kamara up front.

 

[Jacko_G]

I've got my stars and stripes looked out. Bjorn has done a Clarke on me.

 

[Dan2501]

Think Andy Sullivan has it spot on

How about instead of moaning about who’s been picked let’s get behind team Europe🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺

https://twitter.com/x/status/1037353838234230785

It's possible to do both.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

In 1996 Nick Faldo won the Masters - a year later Seve picked him as a Wild card for the Ryder Cup at Valderrama- his form wasn’t great but Seve picked him to be the team leader both on and off the course.

I wonder what the reaction would have been if there were Internet forums around at the time - or would they have trusted such a Ryder Cup legend to make the right reasoned choice for his team

There is a difference between debate and moaning - right now there just seems to be moaning and using incorrect facts as well. Bjorn will be the one who will have to live with his choices - just like all the previous Ryder Cup skippers and if there is one person whose attention to detail is as anal as Langers then it’s Bjorn

 

[Beezerk]

In 1996 Nick Faldo won the Masters - a year later Seve picked him as a Wild card for the Ryder Cup at Valderrama- his form wasn’t great but Seve picked him to be the team leader both on and off the course.

I wonder what the reaction would have been if there were Internet forums around at the time - or would they have trusted such a Ryder Cup legend to make the right reasoned choice for his team

There is a difference between debate and moaning - right now there just seems to be moaning and using incorrect facts as well. Bjorn will be the one who will have to live with his choices - just like all the previous Ryder Cup skippers and if there is one person whose attention to detail is as anal as Langers then it’s Bjorn

As far as I can tell you are moaning about people discussing a Ryder cup selection lol. Quality.

 

[Deleted member 1418]

Personally I cannot believe that Bjorn didn't clear all four of his wildcard picks on here first! What the hell was he thinking?

 

[drewster]

I don't see too much unsubstantiated moaning to be fair. Most folk are providing supported reasoning as to why they feel the Garcia pick is very strange to say the least. I do think you have pi**ed on your own bonfire by suggesting that Bjorn's selections are based upon analysis. If that were the case then Garcia would be absolutely nowhere near the team. He has picked Garcia purely on gut feel surely ???

I do however agree that it will be a case of Bjorn having to live or die by the sword and all will be revealed in time.

 

[Parsaregood]

C'mon USA, Scottish and proud but just not European. Bjorn I feel has made bad decisions already and the Europeans just not as strong player for player. Will get well and truly humped in my opinion

 

[Parsaregood]

Should British or continental players be aloud in the ryder cup side after Brexit, perhaps the flag changed as britain no longer in the EUROPEAN UNION and that is the flag of choice for the Ryder cup lol

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I don't see too much unsubstantiated moaning to be fair. Most folk are providing supported reasoning as to why they feel the Garcia pick is very strange to say the least. I do think you have pi**ed on your own bonfire by suggesting that Bjorn's selections are based upon analysis. If that were the case then Garcia would be absolutely nowhere near the team. He has picked Garcia purely on gut feel surely ???

I do however agree that it will be a case of Bjorn having to live or die by the sword and all will be revealed in time.

You will have to explain that ? Bjorn will have analysed everything especially pairings , even more so Foursomes which a lot of times is key to the event.

 

[Deleted member 1418]

Should British or continental players be aloud in the ryder cup side after Brexit, perhaps the flag changed as britain no longer in the EUROPEAN UNION and that is the flag of choice for the Ryder cup lol

Sorry, think your post should've read "Should English or Northern Irish players be allowed in the Ryder Cup side after Brexit..........."!!!

Oh to have Monty, Lawrie and Woosie in their primes to beef up the British contingent.

 

[Slab]

A no win situation for Bjorn, he picks Sergio then a section of golfers won't approve, he picks Rafa and a different section will disagree

Still it means no-ones talking about the validity of the other three picks so he surely nailed them

 

[Deleted member 1418]

Still it means no-ones talking about the validity of the other three picks so he surely nailed them

Poulter - done nothing for weeks; form has gone.
Casey - done nothing for weeks; form has gone.
Stenson - done nothing for weeks; form has gone.

There you go!!!!

 

[drewster]

I have explained it , the only logical explanation of Garcia's selection is that Captain Bjorn has selected him on "gut feel" that he'll be able to reproduce his previous RC heroics. Analysis of his seasons stats, performances and form would not lead to his selection when compared to others. Any layman can see that surely ?? It's Captain Bjorn's prerogative to select who he sees fit and he's gone for Sergio...so be it. I like most of us will firmly be cheering them all on , Sergio and all.

 

[USER1999]

A no win situation for Bjorn, he picks Sergio then a section of golfers won't approve, he picks Rafa and a different section will disagree

Still it means no-ones talking about the validity of the other three picks so he surely nailed them

No, he picked Poulter.

 

[Slab]

Poulter - done nothing for weeks; form has gone.
Casey - done nothing for weeks; form has gone.
Stenson - done nothing for weeks; form has gone.

There you go!!!!

Phew, normal service resumed

 

[Orikoru]

A no win situation for Bjorn, he picks Sergio then a section of golfers won't approve, he picks Rafa and a different section will disagree

Still it means no-ones talking about the validity of the other three picks so he surely nailed them

I am happy enough with the other three picks, yeah. I think it's only Garcia he got wrong. Poults has been in decent form this year, Stenson has had injury problems but otherwise still playing OK, Casey I was on the fence about but no qualms with him being there. But Garcia pick shows he ignored form altogether anyway.