OT: Ryder Cup

[superjohn]

It's funny how people don't understand how large the US is. US population is 326,766,748. The combined populations of the countries represented (Ireland, England, Spain, Italy, Denmark & Sweden) is 192,603,161. That's 134,163,587 more people in the US than those 6 European countries combined.

Exactly, we're bigger yet they seem to own us since I've been watching.

 

[uconnfan68]

Spoken like a true pro wrestling fan.

You must really hate the President's Cup (US vs 6 billion!)



There's usually a German on the Euro team, which would make it more equal.

+82 million. Google is your friend.

 

[storrsroars]

+82 million. Google is your friend.

Thus "more equal"!

Get a Pole and a Greek and they're just about there.

 

[uconnfan68]

Thus "more equal"!

Get a Pole and a Greek and they're just about there.

And still no French...

 

[storrsroars]

And still no French...

Silly me. Didn't even realize there wasn't a Frenchman in there. That emcee in opening ceremonies must've thrown me off.

OK, add French, subtract Greek, since Greeks are too damned lazy to practice golf and get good anyway.

 

[storrsroars]

And we're off. If first match is a harbinger with Thomas and Rory trading birds on 1st two, this is going to be fun.

Last group is Dechambeau v. Noren... seems an odd strategy?

 

[LIuconn]

Tough to win when the big guns don't show up. Spieth, tiger, dj

 

[Jaker]

heck of a venue, stadium golf

 

[storrsroars]

And it's over with two dormies, so 14.5 guaranteed for the Euros.

With only a couple of exceptions, US looked like crap. Some manufacturer needs to find Fowler a ball that avoids water.

 

[storrsroars]

That's new... Cup officially conceded while players still in the tee box. Phil always finds new ways to lose.

 

[Jaker]

Finnau, JT and Simpson were very good, but Molinari practically won the thing by himself. lol

 

[superjohn]

Poulter and the Euros kick our d1^ks in every time they hold one of these

 

[Jaker]

Do the players get any money from this thing?

 

[Jaker]

LOL, still hitting it in the water.

 

[storrsroars]

Do the players get any money from this thing?

I think they get something they can donate to a charity of their choice, which only started two or three Cups ago. But no direct money other than expenses.

Poulter and the Euros kick our d1^ks in every time they hold one of these

Furyk screwed up adding Phil for sure, and playing Woods 4x.

Bjorn's Captains Picks (Casey/Poulter/Garcia/Stenson): 9.5 points in 14 matches.
Furyk's Captains Picks (Tiger/Phil/Dechambeau/Finau): 2 points in 12 matches - both points from Finau.

 

[Jaker]

Finau had ice in his veins, he should have played every match

 

[storrsroars]

lol, fitting end. Meaningless point, and Dechambeau throws a dart 2 feet from the cup to halve or maybe win the match, but Noren drains a 50 ft bomb for the full point.

 

[jibsey]

It's funny how people don't understand how large the US is. US population is 326,766,748. The combined populations of the countries represented (Ireland, England, Spain, Italy, Denmark & Sweden) is 192,603,161. That's 134,163,587 more people in the US than those 6 European countries combined.

Continental Europe is eligible since 1979 and that’s 741 million people. Granted they are not repped so far because all they care about is soccer. 17 1/2 to 10 1/2 is a thrashing and boring to watch, imagine if they cared! the event is a turkey IMO. I’ll tune in to golf when the Masters tees up in April.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Typical gutless performance by the Americans. I don't know if it's indifference or if they're resigned to being beaten but their body language all week (save for Thomas) was horrible.

DJ is such a spiritless soul. Tiger and Phil were disasters. Bubba's never won a singles match. Reed and Spieth made their divorce public. Good riddance Furyk.

 

[storrsroars]

Continental Europe is eligible since 1979 and that’s 741 million people. Granted they are not repped so far because all they care about is soccer. 17 1/2 to 10 1/2 is a thrashing and boring to watch, imagine if they cared! the event is a turkey IMO. I’ll tune in to golf when the Masters tees up in April.

The Masters, lol. Talk about your contrived boring events. Someone once called that "a major" and it stuck. That's all. That's not golf. That's playing on a carpet with some flowers prettying things up. IMO, there are two majors that count: US Open and Open Championship. Y'know, where they actually have rough that penalizes and accuracy counts for something.

Nobody should ever be able to shoot -18 on a "majors" course. Time to pinch the fairways and plant some gorse on that rich white guy playground. Hell, just keep it on the Tour but replace that "major" with an annual tourney at The Pines, or PGA West - which players lobbied to have removed as a Tour venue because it was too hard, lol (used to host the Bob Hope).

 

[jibsey]

The Masters, lol. Talk about your contrived boring events. Someone once called that "a major" and it stuck. That's all. That's not golf. That's playing on a carpet with some flowers prettying things up. IMO, there are two majors that count: US Open and Open Championship. Y'know, where they actually have rough that penalizes and accuracy counts for something.

Nobody should ever be able to shoot -18 on a "majors" course. Time to pinch the fairways and plant some gorse on that rich white guy playground. Hell, just keep it on the Tour but replace that "major" with an annual tourney at The Pines, or PGA West - which players lobbied to have removed as a Tour venue because it was too hard, lol (used to host the Bob Hope).

The Masters isn’t a good major? That arguement will go far.

 

[storrsroars]

The Masters isn’t a good major? That arguement will go far.

The Masters is what happens when you let a bunch of millionaires tell a bunch of billionaires how to set up a course so they have no bad lies and everything looks great on TV. With the PGA moving to May and picking better venues, the annual Augusta magnolia festival has become the most pretentious, least compelling "major" on the Tour. Along with all the hushed Jim Nantz propaganda, sending immigrants out with blow dryers to make sure the flowers bloom on time and calling customers "patrons".

Let the spoiled brats go play Oronoque and see if they can hack that.

 

[Jaker]

The Masters is what happens when you let a bunch of millionaires tell a bunch of billionaires how to set up a course so they have no bad lies and everything looks great on TV. With the PGA moving to May and picking better venues, the annual Augusta magnolia festival has become the most pretentious, least compelling "major" on the Tour. Along with all the hushed Jim Nantz propaganda, sending immigrants out with blow dryers to make sure the flowers bloom on time and calling customers "patrons".

Let the spoiled brats go play Oronoque and see if they can hack that.

I couldn't agree more, i love golf have not watched the masters in years.

 

[Chin Diesel]

The Masters, lol. Talk about your contrived boring events. Someone once called that "a major" and it stuck. That's all. That's not golf. That's playing on a carpet with some flowers prettying things up. IMO, there are two majors that count: US Open and Open Championship. Y'know, where they actually have rough that penalizes and accuracy counts for something.

Nobody should ever be able to shoot -18 on a "majors" course. Time to pinch the fairways and plant some gorse on that rich white guy playground. Hell, just keep it on the Tour but replace that "major" with an annual tourney at The Pines, or PGA West - which players lobbied to have removed as a Tour venue because it was too hard, lol (used to host the Bob Hope).

Ironic you think the Open Championship is a real test yet Augusta is no longer a major worthy tract.

Pros tore up Carnoustie this year because the weather was benign.
St. Andrews gets ripped when weather is fine.
Go back a few years ago to Stenson/Mickelson or 40 years ago to Tom and Jack.
None of the Open courses can hold up against modern players unless weather intervenes.

Same thing with Augusta. If there's no wind and the course is soft, these guys can tear it up, especially the back 9.

Give Augusta an 8-10 mph wind and all of a sudden 280-284 is a winning score.

 

[storrsroars]

Ironic you think the Open Championship is a real test yet Augusta is no longer a major worthy tract.

Pros tore up Carnoustie this year because the weather was benign.
St. Andrews gets ripped when weather is fine.
Go back a few years ago to Stenson/Mickelson or 40 years ago to Tom and Jack.
None of the Open courses can hold up against modern players unless weather intervenes.

Same thing with Augusta. If there's no wind and the course is soft, these guys can tear it up, especially the back 9.

Give Augusta an 8-10 mph wind and all of a sudden 280-284 is a winning score.

But weather often does intervene at The Open.

Toughest major championship courses of past 25 years. Augusta ain't on it.

In this century (since 2000), 11 of the 19 Masters champs shot -10 or better. Same as the PGA. There's really no solid reason to keep Augusta as a majors course other than "tradition".

Yes, I like seeing pros have to deal with adversity.