Congratulations To Team Europe

[TheStarOne]

They like the "underdog" role. And the U.S. is still confused.


2018.....17.5 to 10.5

 

[Zooky]

Straight up drubbing.

 

[Zooky]

Classiest moment was when both captains hugged the opposing players in the Casey/Koepka match. Bjorne had a lot of words for Brooks while they embraced.
Casey and Furyk walked off the green with their arms around each other.

Good moment.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Classiest moment was when both captains hugged the opposing players in the Casey/Koepka match. Bjorne had a lot of words for Brooks while they embraced.
Casey and Furyk walked off the green with their arms around each other.

Good moment.

Yep...Congrats European Ryder Cup Team!!

The USA got thoroughly flogged!

For a while it looked like we were going to see several American flags on Sunday, but they started to falter.

The course, the course setup and the greens put the Euros in a huge advantage...I didn't realize the US guys had never played this track and it's been in the Euro rota since '91 hosting the French Open.


Justin Thomas, DJ, Kopeka, Finau, Bubba, all bombers off the tee....they neutralized that advantage easily.

 

[Roy Munson]

Yep...Congrats European Ryder Cup Team!!

The USA got thoroughly flogged!

For a while it looked like we were going to see several American flags on Sunday, but they started to falter.

The course, the course setup and the greens put the Euros in a huge advantage...I didn't realize the US guys had never played this track and it's been in the Euro rota since '91 hosting the French Open.


Justin Thomas, DJ, Kopeka, Finau, Bubba, all bombers off the tee....they neutralized that advantage easily.

I want to see analysis on total putt distance made between the teams. Sure the Euros were in the fairway more often, but the US team couldn't buy a putt trough most of the weekend.

 

[SoCalWizFan]

I want to see analysis on total putt distance made between the teams. Sure the Euros were in the fairway more often, but the US team couldn't buy a putt trough most of the weekend.

Again perhaps an advantage of knowing the course & playing it so often.

 

[TheStarOne]

simply put.........driving accuracy......putting

The U.S. has plenty of excuses.......... but Furyk could have picked different players as Captain's picks, instead of Mickelson and Woods

And there are some courses, on the PGA tour, that are tight driving courses.
U.S. players did have practice rounds, on the French course.

 

[Zooky]

simply put.........driving accuracy......putting

The U.S. has plenty of excuses.......... but Furyk could have picked different players as Captain's picks, instead of Mickelson and Woods

And there are some courses, on the PGA tour, that are tight driving courses.
U.S. players did have practice rounds, on the French course.

Michelson was a mistake. There is no way in the world, he could have not picked Tiger.

 

[Roy Munson]

Michelson was a mistake. There is no way in the world, he could have not picked Tiger.

Tiger could have used a week or two off. He had just won a course with similar requirements of driving accuracy, but just didn't have it after playing the last 6 of 7 weeks.

 

[SoCalWizFan]

simply put.........driving accuracy......putting

The U.S. has plenty of excuses.......... but Furyk could have picked different players as Captain's picks, instead of Mickelson and Woods

And there are some courses, on the PGA tour, that are tight driving courses.
U.S. players did have practice rounds, on the French course.

Playing a few practice rounds a few days before the event is not the same as having intimate knowledge of a course that you have played repeatedly for years. That is not an excuse just another reason why the European players won.

Add to that list poor motivation for some, poor pairings, big egos & just poor performance & you get the results you saw over the weekend. You can call them reasons, excuses or whatever - doesn't matter & in the end I am just not sure that enough people care in this country for the results to change dramatically over the next 10 years. I certainly am not going to lose any sleep over this.

 

[redseat]

Why can't the US play in pairs?

Congrats to Team Europe absolutely destroyed Team USA

 

[THUNDER]

Can you say ass-whoopin?.....