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I can't remember but he didn't have any grey hair!
Who's going to be RC Captain ?
- Thread starter Imurg
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I can't remember but he didn't have any grey hair!
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Ah, I see what you mean.
sunshine
Well-known member
Good photo! I wonder what happened to the rest of the team? I can only recognise a couple (G mac and Nick D)
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
2001 Walker Cup team, I believe.
Not in any order with the photo the team was,
Peter McEvoy, non-playing captain
Luke Donald (age 23) turned pro later that year
Nick Dougherty
Nigel Edwards
Jamie Elson
Michael Hoey
Graeme McDowell
Steven O'Hara
Marc Warren
Gary Wolstenholme
Richard McEvoy (no relation to non-playing captain)
Not in any order with the photo the team was,
Peter McEvoy, non-playing captain
Luke Donald (age 23) turned pro later that year
Nick Dougherty
Nigel Edwards
Jamie Elson
Michael Hoey
Graeme McDowell
Steven O'Hara
Marc Warren
Gary Wolstenholme
Richard McEvoy (no relation to non-playing captain)
D
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Luuuuuuuuukkkkeee
Foxholer
Blackballed
No surprise.
Good choice. But I'm predicting a massive win for US!
Good choice. But I'm predicting a massive win for US!
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Wouldn't have been unhappy with Tommy but Luke is a great choice.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
The devil in me can’t help reading luke’s statements after his appointment and seeing him talk about the importance of ‘growing the game’ and being ‘part of a team’ etc… but making no mention of the 7 figure fee he’s just signed up for
(he’s gonna pocket about the same for this one gig as his total tour winnings for the last 5/6 years!)
On a more serious note, Good luck to him though
(he’s gonna pocket about the same for this one gig as his total tour winnings for the last 5/6 years!)
On a more serious note, Good luck to him though
timd77
Assistant Pro
The devil in me can’t help reading luke’s statements after his appointment and seeing him talk about the importance of ‘growing the game’ and being ‘part of a team’ etc… but making no mention of the 7 figure fee he’s just signed up for
(he’s gonna pocket about the same for this one gig as his total tour winnings for the last 5/6 years!)
On a more serious note, Good luck to him though
And so he should, it’s an 18 month job not 3 days.
D
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Wonder how many of our potential team he actually knows?
Has he actually played in any European Tour events in the last 10 years?....
Has he actually played in any European Tour events in the last 10 years?....
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Expect to see him on the DP more from now on...
Plus..a fair few will have played over there recently..plus there's this thing called the internet..amazing what you can find on there
How many of the team will come from the ET? I don't mean the ones who leave in the US, come back and play a token amount, the ones who genuinely play most of their comps on it. Sadly, all too few.
I suppose part of the pay is to get him to come across and play more ET events to familiarise himself with more players who could well make the team this team around.
D
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Expect to see him on the DP more from now on...
Plus..a fair few will have played over there recently..plus there's this thing called the internet..amazing what you can find on there
He's not exactly supported the Tour though has he?
That's the point I'm trying to make.
Personally I think a loyal ET stalwart who wants to stick it to the Yanks would have been a better appointment.
Appointed because he was a 'name' at one point in his career.
D
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Before Stenson was selected I read quotes/statements from Bjorn, Harrington & Montgomerie, all suggesting that they thought Donald would make a good captain.
I don't think any of the top guys support the ET any more, that ship has sailed. They do the minimum but no more.
A good number of stalwarts of the team, all really too old now but definite captain material, have left for LIV and so the market for future captains has definitely opened wide up. Maybe we will see a move towards ET based captains going forwards? I hope so, I'd like that. It would be a reward for sticking with the tour. After all, it is supposed to be PGA tour v ET isn't it?
Swango1980
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Europe's top golfers (not on LIV, that I am aware of):
3. McIlroy
5. Rahm
9. Hovland
10. Fitzpatrick
24. Lowry
26. Fleetwood
27. Hatton
35. Pieters
36. Power
52. Rose
53. Noren
60. Meronk
I'm guessing most of the guys will be on the PGA Tour, and Donald will know the biggest players very well. That is going to be key, as he'll want to get the best out of them. Could backfire if someone came in, that didn't know the top players as well, and was unable to get the best out of them. Basically, he is going to want those top 5 or 6 players to feel great about themselves and how they play within that team, so knowing them personally is key. However, I've no doubt he will spend a lot of time over the next year mixing in with the European Tour, and getting to know some of the emerging players coming from there.
D
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European team qualification is not usually World Ranking based, just a part of it.
Interesting that Power only joined ET in March....?????
Bazzatron
Q-School Graduate
I was going to go in the ballot to go to Rome. No chance now, can't risk having to turn up to support Westwood, Garcia etc.
Swango1980
Well-known member
I appreciate that. But, I didn't want to create a huge list of all European Players inside the top 200 / 300 etc. I was simply listing the highest rank players, as they are the current players that could be most likely to make the team. Especially the top half of the team. Form between now and the Ryder Cup could mean some of the lower ranked players dropping into oblivion, while some others (or rookies) might fly into attention in the next year.
The point is, Europe's top players are more than likely going to be PGA Tour players, and hopefully any Captain can be in a position to get the best out of them, and let that flow through the rest of the team.
