Much what I was thinking on Friday night.What we thinking as we start to enter the back 9 in the early matches???
My prediction of Europe not getting to 9 points is coming true unfortunately.It could be over already.
USA have 9 points after a day and a half.
Will European team get to 9 by the end of Sunday?
Whos getting the 9pts we need just to retain the cup???
i cant see wins from poulter, mcilroy, westwood or casey………so won of them needs to step up.
i can see points from rahm, garcia, lowry, hovland, …….but again we need hatton, fitzpatrick, weisberger and fleetwood to win too, i just think its way too big of an ask
The two winners of points today was not on my list thats for sure…….This morning that's exactly how I saw it....but ............
Not sure it would have made any difference (this time).Hopefully the european tour will take a long hard look on the qualifying criteria for future teams…..i honestly believe its time to match the US qualifying and go 6 for 6…..
so thats 6 qualify outright through tournament play and then
6 captians picks, so you get more scope to pick the more inform players leading upto the match…..otherwise i can see a decade of european losses against what is a very young and hungry US team
The last 3 automatic qualifiers were - westwood, fitzpatrick and weisberger, they didnt get many points did they.Not sure it would have made any difference (this time).
Two things that did IMO. These young yanks
A have known and liked (with exceptions!) Each other for years. Strange as it seems to say it THIS time USA were a TEAM.
B their new guys came in without the pressure of past failures, which has weighed heavily on their recent performances.
A couple of years ago it looked like England (in particular) had a promising crop of new players coming through, but we are lacking new young major winning talent. We need more performers who qualify automatically pushing out the old guard.
2&1 means they were 2 holes up with one hole left to play.
2&1 means they were 2 holes up with one hole left to play.
Not a bad 9&7 by Europe today either.