U.S. Ryder Cup picks

Valhalla was his home course growing up, per SportsCenter.

And as you noted, he's got his length to get him through.

 

At least he didn't pick noted douchebag D.J. Trahan, who certainly would've choked.

 

Not sure that's the case. Valhalla's a private course in eastern Louisville. Holmes is from Campbellsville (roughly 75 miles south) in small, rural Marion County. He's probably played it a couple times, but unless he has a house near the course, I don't you can call it his home course.

 

Lot of North Texans on that U.S. Ryder Cup roster.

 

Good: He's third in driving distance.
Not so good: He's hitting the fairway something like 54 or 55 percent of the time.

 

I know Leonard is Texan, which other guys are?

 

I believe Campbell is too.

 

Please don't bring up Strange and Ryder Cup in the same sentence.

I recall in 1993 or 1995(?) he's tied on 18 to Faldo (Faldo is a wild card pick); Faldo drives into the rough and Strange is in the middle of the fairway. Faldo punches out. All Strange has to do is put it on the green and 2 putt to win. He leaves his approach short of the green and Faldo sticks his pitch. Strange bogeys and Faldo pars from the fairway lying 2. Euros go on to win.

Strange in a nutshell right there.

 

Now that Freelance Hack is back, maybe he can figure out a pool for the Ryder Cup, since he punted all four majors this year

 

Surprised Mediate didn't make it. Did he get jobbed? Doubtful.

However, I believe Darren Clarke got jobbed for the Euros.

 

Anthony Kim is a transplanted Texan. He grew up in SoCal, but lives now in Dallas. Hunter Mahan is another. He lives in Plano.

That's four players on the 12-player team who call Texas home.

 

After Stricker, everybody else is pretty much the same player, so does it really matter?
Bottom line, if U.S. teams plays well, no matter who is on the team, it'll have a chance to win. If U.S. team plays like crap, it loses in a rout. Like usual.