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Ryder Cup Captain's Picks

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Aug 9, 2018.

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  1. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    Tiger Woods puts Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk in potentially 'awkward' position

    Tiger - assuming he doesn't win this week - will have to be a Capt.'s pick to make the Ryder Cup team as a player. He's already on board as a vice captain.

    To me: It's a No-Brainer to take him, because of attendance and ratings boost he brings, and oh yeah, he's playing well and he was Tiger Woods. Of course, who knows If he back issues are flaring up maybe he's better off sitting on the sidelines.



    I won't be surprised if Mickelson is a pick, though I don't think he should be (compared to everyone else on the list). If Mickelson is a pick, I think Woods is a given as well.
    I can stand DeChambeau, but I can see the argument. I wouldn't take Fowler unless I absolutely had to.
    Kuch and Stanley? Nah.

    My Pick 4: Woods, Finau, Schauffele and Kisner.
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Aug 9, 2018
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  2. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    Tiger Woods, the David Price of "postseason" golf.
     
    micropolitan guy, Aug 9, 2018
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  3. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    At the end of the day the Ryder Cup is a TV show. They can babble all they want about pride and playing for country and blah blah, blah blah blah. It's a TV show that is competing with the NFL and college football for eyeballs. Your best bet in that situation is Woods, who remains a draw with casual fans.
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Aug 9, 2018
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  4. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Tiger's playing unless he's in a hospital bed. These headlines are ridiculous.

    DeChambeau's an interesting case, I think he has to play his way on because he's just too much of an iconoclast to be warmly welcomed as a captain's pick. For Furyk, it's easy to pass on him in favor of a vet like Kuchar.
     
    playthrough, Aug 9, 2018
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  5. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    If Mickelson has a real good PGA, like a top three finish, he would make the team on points. It's easy to forget how hot he was in February and March.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Aug 9, 2018
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  6. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Furyk should go up to Mickelson today and say, "Listen, Phil. If you can't beat my score this weekend, your ass is staying home."
     
    poindexter, Aug 9, 2018
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  7. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    Furyk could pick Randy McGoo and still win the Cup easily.

    So pick the Tiger.

    Unless Tiger recuses himself. Which I think may happen. He's ready to be magnanimous.
     
    Alma, Aug 9, 2018
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  8. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Tiger
    Fowler
    Phil
    Kisner
     
    Chef2, Aug 9, 2018
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  9. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    I wouldn't be so sure about that easy win. Last time the US won in Europe was, well, I can't remember. I think it was in the 1980s. A team with McIlroy, Rose, Fleetwood, Rahm and Molinari will not be a pushover.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Aug 9, 2018
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  10. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    1993 at the Belfry. Of course, the U.S. has only won twice this century.
     
    MileHigh, Aug 9, 2018
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  11. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    And never over there. That's five straight away losses.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Aug 9, 2018
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  12. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    A Ryder Cup in Europe, especially with the U.S. holding the cup, won't need Tiger Woods for attendance and ratings.
     
    hondo, Aug 10, 2018
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