Ryder Cup 2016

grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
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Interesting first day...
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  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    The Ryder Cup

    USA 4-0 EUR ;nonono ;weep
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Expected the US to win overall, but that was a very, very disappointing set of matches. Mostly, the US didn't have to do anything much. Mickleson sprayed the ball all over the place, and they still won.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    It's not good.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I dont know a great deal about golf but I know a whooping when I see one.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    If Justin Rose tossed a coin at the moment, it would miss the floor...
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Terrific comeback by Europe.

    Excellent response from Rory and Justin Rose after poor mornings. Brilliant debuts for Cabrera-Bello and Pieters.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Despite feeling that the article by Danny Willett's brother was very overdone with the sterio-typing of American fans, I don't remember the behaviour of them as being as bad in previous years as it was yesterday. So many calls for "in the water" and the like as soon as shots were hit, yells of "miss it" for putts, even during backswings on occasion, very poor imo.
  • KingHammerAbroadKingHammerAbroad
    Agreed Buffy,

    I was fuming with that, I don't remember the European fans acting that way, at least as often as the US fans were yesterday..
  • KuchinghammerKuchinghammer
    This crowd is noisy when they're winning, but not nasty when they're losing. But you wait til Day 3...... Darren Clarke has made some odd choices: Westwood, Kamer for example. Maybe he's a contender for the soon-to-be-vacant West Ham manager's job ;whistle
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited October 2016
    Oops, wrong thread.
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    Picking Westwood was a ridiculous decision
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    This is really exciting!
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ;lol

    Grey just settling down to watch. I won't see him until tomorrow.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    edited October 2016
    It will finish way after my bed time.

    How long can I stay awake?
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    After YOUR bedtime? We are UK + 2hrs.

  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    ;nonono

    Late one for MrG
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Don't know if they're going to play all matches to a finish or come in as soon as the USA win.
    Can't understand why they are so much better at putting than us. Is it down to practice as it can't be just because it's a US course as most if not all Europeans play over there.
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    I fear that it will be all over before then, It looks like the US are going secure it quite comfortably this time around.

    At one point it looked like Europe would make a close game of it but it may be beyond them.

    I was lucky enough to go to the Medina Ryder cup in 2012 - it was amazing but I do not think that the MIricle of Medina is going to happen again today
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    Thorn, I am very amature at the game so of course I am talking from a very very different level indeed, but generally speaking, the greens over here are far faster than comparable courses in Europe.

  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Agreed but most if not all of the Europeans play the US tour so should be used to them.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Whoever is yelling 'in the hole!' Must be dealt with.

    ;angry
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited October 2016
    thorn

    Although most of the Europeans play tournaments in the US, they have to be members of the European tour, and play a minimum number of European tournaments, to be eligible to represent Europe in the Ryder Cup, so they probably don't play in the US quite as much as you may think. Captain's picks may be exempt from this (honestly can't remember), but that's only a couple out of the 12.

    The putting has made all the difference though imo.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    McIIroy hasn't given us the start we needed. He's been outplayed by Reed really. Must be the $11,500,000 cheque in his back pocket.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Heading for a minimum 17-11 win for them.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    You kind of know if they have a putt within 40 feet it's almost a gimme. They rarely miss.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    thornburyiron said:

    McIIroy hasn't given us the start we needed. He's been outplayed by Reed really. Must be the $11,500,000 cheque in his back pocket.

    Harsh.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    edited October 2016
    It was tongue in cheek. Reed has been on fire all weekend really except for one set of 4 balls. Friday's very poor foursomes did for us.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    If I was Willett when I got home I would wrap a driver around his brothers head. He's ruined this for him.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    The idiots in the crowd would still be idiots even if his brother hadn't wrote it. In fact the article just proved he was right.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    If the Americans land on the green then the putt is a certainty. They've hardly missed.
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