Golf 2023

[Lee Smith]

Don’t really follow golf much but do enjoy the Ryder Cup.

Regarding this afternoon’s foursomes for example, I’ve just seen the draw for the 4 matches. How does that work? Do the team captains choose his own 4 pairings, and then are those 4 pairings randomly drawn against pairs from the other team? Or are the captains of each team aware of the other teams pairings, and then take it in turns to decide which of their own pairing plays a pair from the other team??

 

[ToffeeTim]

USA need minimum 3.5 points

 

[carolinablue232]

Not that it matters. This is done.

 

[Martin Alvito]

I know JT and Spieth are best friends and all but I’d have had Fowler in for JT this afternoon.

Rickie was all over the place yesterday, too.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Don’t really follow golf much but do enjoy the Ryder Cup.

Regarding this afternoon’s foursomes for example, I’ve just seen the draw for the 4 matches. How does that work? Do the team captains choose his own 4 pairings, and then are those 4 pairings randomly drawn against pairs from the other team? Or are the captains of each team aware of the other teams pairings, and then take it in turns to decide which of their own pairing plays a pair from the other team??

They don't know the opposition picks.

They just have to list pair 1, 2, 3, 4 and then we find out who plays who.

They list the players 1 to 12 tomorrow for singles

 

[maccavennie]

Xander has missed some easy putts last couple of days, absolutely bottled it on the big moments

 

[carolinablue232]

Rickie was all over the place yesterday, too.

Yeah but overall still in better form coming in. Wonder if Zach regrets not taking Lucas and Keegan.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Xander has missed some easy putts last couple of days, absolutely bottled it on the big moments

Enormous pressure. He looked so nervous

 

[carolinablue232]

Enormous pressure. He looked so nervous

That back off on the last put to seemingly remove nothing more than an imaginary piece of lint wasn’t a good sign

 

[maccavennie]

Enormous pressure. He looked so nervous

He has the throughout, nervous and lacking any conviction at all. Easy Putts as well (well, as easy as you get at this level where you're pretty much asked to be slotting 6/7ft Putts as if they're gimme's)

 

[maccavennie]

That back off on the last put to seemingly remove nothing more than an imaginary piece of lint wasn’t a good sign

Nope and I've seen him do that a few times. That's a player 2nd guessing the line and doubting their conviction.

 

[Connor]

Sweep the afternoon and send them home

 

[maccavennie]

As an American, you'd be absolutely furious with the tat they've served up as a team (and I use the word team loosely)

 

[Rita_Poon]

As an American, you'd be absolutely furious with the tat they've served up as a team (and I use the word team loosely)

Can we tempt fate after 5pm please?

 

[Martin Alvito]

Yeah but overall still in better form coming in. Wonder if Zach regrets not taking Lucas and Keegan.

Probably. Lucas was off in the last two weeks of the season, but I really liked him as a steady Eddie best ball partner. I would have worked him in, because I did not like the Thomas pick. If I took Keegan, I would have bumped Burns or Morikawa. Thought we would get more from Rickie than we have so far.