Ryder Cup questions

[NeilTappin]

Dear All,

Fergus and I are now set up in the media centre at Valhalla. Being here is a slightly surreal experience but ridiculously exciting nonetheless. If you'd like us to answer any Ryder Cup questions you may have, please post them here and we'll do our best to come up with some answers.

Regards,

Neil

 

[viscount17]

what are you sensing from the two teams. I expect them to be buzzing but where do you feel the steel is?

the US are making a lot of noise about their 'european togetherness' - does it seems real or hype?

 

[Dodger]

I saw a picture of Padraig hiting his driver one handed.....how far were these drives going?

How fast are the greens running at? 13??

 

[John_Findlay]

What's the rough percentage of European fans? Are there lots of them?

 

[Tommo21]

What’s the general feeling about Faldo so far.

 

[Imurg]

Are there any obvious tweaks that Zinger has had made to the course to increase home advantage?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Do you sense an undercurrent of over the top patriotism especially with two hometown boys in the team or is the atmosphere fervent but fair?

 

[minty18]

On a scale of 1-10 just how fooking lucky are you to be in Valhalla?

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Do sports journalists from the rest of Europe give the impression of disliking Faldo as much as the British "journalists" do?

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Oh yes, if you see Rob Hodgetts, who does the golf blog on the BBC, will you ask him to stop?

 

[HTL]

Would you be willing to club with your umbrella / rolled up programme any American fans screaming "get in the hole" for me? I am willing to pay £1 for every concussion.

 

[viscount17]

Would you be willing to club with your umbrella / rolled up programme any American fans screaming "get in the hole" for me? I am willing to pay £1 for every concussion.

I'll double it!

 

[TonyN]

triple it.

Who was the cheeky chappy to spot the "sandwich list" wasn't u guys was it?

 

[theeaglehunter]

is it difficult to actually see any of the players? As there are only four holes being played on at a time the galleries seem about 10 or more deep all along the fairways and around the greens, not great for a spectator trying to catch all the action.

 

[NeilTappin]

Dear all,

Excellent questions. I'm going to post some answers in the Ryder Cup blogs section. That will go up in the next half hour or so.

Oh, and by the way, on a lucky scale of 1 to 10, I'd say we were 9.8.

Thanks all,

Neil

 

[TonyN]

not the greatest of days yesterday an Mick looked a little stressed out, what was the general feeling amoungst the Europeans last night, and what's it like this morning if any different?

 

[viscount17]

can you print this and give it to the idiot, british, commentator who thinks it welsh? he may be the same one who described Harrington and McDowell as the 'Scottish pairing'

 

[TonyN]

not the greatest of days yesterday an Mick looked a little stressed out, what was the general feeling amoungst the Europeans last night, and what's it like this morning if any different? [/quote

Nick not Mick... Damn iPhone ]

 

[John_Findlay]

Well said Viscount. It was Bruce Critchley. Obviously mistook a rampant lion for a dragon!

Although what the Scottish and Welsh involvement is this year I don't know.

 

[DCB]

Is the Head Greenkeeper not Scottish ?