Ryder Cup: US team in serious trouble, down 7 1/2 to 4 1/2
The European team continued to outplay the U.S. team at the Ryder Cup. In the marquee matchups in the morning, the U.S. team was routed. (Full recap here).
Sergio Garcia, paired with Jose Maria Olazabal, beat the power team of Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco, 3-2. There is no question that Sergio Garcia is the best player in the history of the Ryder Cup, as Johnny Miller asserted on NBC today. But our own allCarry had the call yesterday here.
Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood shellacked Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk, 3-2. Ian Woosnam now looks like a genius for picking these 2 as his captain's picks.
It's not over yet, but the U.S. team is in a world of hurt. NBC's Johnny Miller was spot on with his analysis again: you can't expect to win as the U.S. team when your horses of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson keep on losing match after match in the Ryder Cup. This is not about having 4 Ryder Cup rookies. This is about your top guns not performing and getting flat outplayed. Tiger's losing Ryder Cup record of 8-13-2 is inexplicable for someone who, in close to every other category, is the best player ever.
Follow the afternoon matches, live. If the U.S. team does not rebound in the afternoon, this Ryder Cup will be all but over.
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It's over. THe Saturday morning foursome are done; the afternoon ones look like we might get 1 to 1 1/2 points at best; the way it's going the Europeans are going to need to win 4 matches on Sunday and wrap up the Cup...maybe Johnny Miller was right. We just don't know how to field the Ryder Cup anymore.
It's certainly over before Sunday's singles again! The American team totally embarrased themselves again. The only thing worse than the American's golfing is NBC's coverage. Wow, it is terrible! There's golf being played all over the course and they spend 2-3 minutes at a time talking about everything from Daren Clarke's wife to Tigers loosing Ryder Cup record. Why not just watch people hitting shots? I have NO idea!
Regarding the American's inability to win this it's completely obvious, they simply think wanting-it is what you need, instead the Euro's just play. I mean Tiger Woods hasn't missed a putt inside 4' on Tour all year long, yet he misses a 3'er to win a hole. He just wanted it more than just playing-it.
I was criticial of Tom Lehman's choices, and my criticism turned-out ot be quite accurate. Cink has missed more 5-6 ft putts them all the other players combined. Verplank played seriously poor today. Lehman is so clueless that he actually sent Cink out again!!! What a suprise that Cink and Johnson have already lost 5 down. Nice pairing work there Lehman. What about give Vaughn Taylor a shot before the 4th pairings go out? Cink was sent out in every pairing, and he didn't win a single match!
I'm not blaming the whole thing on Lehman of course. The American's just play like garbage in this tournament, and that's as simple as that. Lehman just didn't do a single thing to help himself.
I love Sergio's comments, about how he loves beating Tiger. Ryder Cup is fun, OK, but let's be honest about this tournament, its really not important. Golf is an individual sport, and Sergio's career will 100% be judged by his wins on tour, and Ryder Cup is just a footnote. Serge, trying beating Tiger in a tournament that actually matters buddy!
I agree with calygolfing, NBC's coverage is awful. I mean, it's tape delayed! Is it a sporting event or not? I thought those things were supposed to be shown live. In the age of the interne, cell phones, and instant information, tape delayed coverage of a major event is silly.
Tiger, Tiger, Tiger.
Just as I always feared(and predicted). American announcers have become addicted to Tiger. They just don't know how to talk about anything else, or where to turn when he is not performing or part of a team that flopped.
And, that, my friends is not good for golf.
ok, tomorrow's singles matches have been announced, and here are my picks (of course, the Europeans will win it since they are garanteed at least 4 wins from these pairings):
Toms (W) - Monty
Cink - Garcia (W)
Furyk (W) - Casey
Woods (W) - Karlsson
Campbell - Donald (W)
JJ (W) - McGinley
Zach J - Darren C (W)
Vaughn T - Stensen (W)
Brett W. - David Howell (W)
Phil (W) - JM Olazabal
DiMarco - Westwood (W)
Verplan - Padraig (W)
So I have the Europeans with 7 wins out of 12 matches based on the performance of our guys this week. But four matches are clearly in their side with Garcia, Luke Donald, Darren Clarke and David Howell.
Let's see how this comes out - unless it's Brookline all over again - which I would really love to see happen...dream on!
"Tiger, Tiger, Tiger.
Just as I always feared(and predicted). American announcers have become addicted to Tiger. They just don't know how to talk about anything else, or where to turn when he is not performing or part of a team that flopped.
And, that, my friends is not good for golf."
Excuse me, but only ONE other American pair actually won an match besides Tiger and Furyk. He didn't play lights-out like he's capable, but he did win two matches. Mickelson, Toms and Dimarco combine for an entire SINGLE POINT, and guys like you are on Tiger!!! If Tiger wins 4 points we'd still only be tied a 8! Other people need to show-up!
The comment was directed towards the current state of broadcasting in the industry and how it has built up and become dependent on one person. Nike does this well...turn athletes into gods through marketing and then tells us they wear their shoes. It may be good for corporate bottom line, but not for the sport of golf.
On the topic of results in Ireland, face it, yank. Your guys are good. But Europe is better.
"On the topic of results in Ireland, face it, yank. Your guys are good. But Europe is better."
Indeed!
Read this bio of Colin Montgomery:
http://www.golfeurope.com/almanac/players/montgomerie.htm
Notice how it lists his wins? Notice how Ryder Cup is just an asteriks? Notice how it says he MUST WIN a major to elevate his status?
Get off about being better Golfers! One country vs. a continent is no measure.
See you at the Masters Buddy! A touramnet people actually care about!
I was wondering who the first American would be to say that the Ryder Cup really is not important.
Indeed.
"See you at the Masters Buddy! A touramnet people actually care about!"
Are you offering me one of your extra tickets?
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