Its Ryder Cup Time

[jowwy]

What we thinking as we start to enter the back 9 in the early matches???

 

[Slick]

What we thinking as we start to enter the back 9 in the early matches???

Much what I was thinking on Friday night.

Big Shane playing really well and nice that Rory has finally turned up.

Sergio just sank a belter but a bit exposed without his mate who is also struggling a bit on his own.

Go down fighting boys.

 

[jowwy]

Europeans leaving so many putts short…… i was always told in matchplay, never up, never in. Got to give the ball a chance to catch the hole

 

[Beebo]

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?

My prediction of Europe not getting to 9 points is coming true unfortunately.

 

[Chap sur le velo]

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

This morning that's exactly how I saw it....but ............

 

[jowwy]

This morning that's exactly how I saw it....but ............

The two winners of points today was not on my list thats for sure…….

 

[jowwy]

And now westwood wins his point too…….

 

[jowwy]

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

 

[Chap sur le velo]

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

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.

 

[jowwy]

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.

The last 3 automatic qualifiers were - westwood, fitzpatrick and weisberger, they didnt get many points did they.

So they would have been replaced with 3 captains picks, which means rose could have played and 2 other inform players at the time……and then you never know what would happen.

but its gone now and changes need to be made before italy 2022

 

[UphillSlowly]

Can I ask how the scoring works for Foursomes? Each pair takes turn to hit the ball? But why is the final score something like "2&1" - what do those numbers mean?

 

[Chromatic]

2&1 means they were 2 holes up with one hole left to play.

 

[UphillSlowly]

2&1 means they were 2 holes up with one hole left to play.

Ah! Finally it makes sense. Have followed the Ryder Cup off and on for years without understanding that

 

[Grant Fondo]

2&1 means they were 2 holes up with one hole left to play.

Not a bad 9&7 by Europe today either.

 

[Chromatic]

Not a bad 9&7 by Europe today either.

Yes, a remarkable result, especially considering who they were up against.