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    Le Coupe Ryder 2018

    With all but one of the captains' picks confirmed, time to start looking forward to this. Jim Furyk surprised few in selecting Woods and Mickelson for his team (they were, actually, 10th and 11th on the US qualifying list anyway). Thomas Bjorn has had a harder decision on experience v form; his automatic qualifiers included five rookies, and he's ignored the very real claims of a couple of other young candidates by plumping for Ryder Cup stalwarts Poulter, Casey, Stenson and Garcia. This is a bolder choice than it sounds - Stenson's been injured all summer and at the moment Sergio couldn't beat me. Europe haven't lost at home in 25 years but this year face arguably the strongest USA side assembled since the 1970s. Can't wait!

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    I’m there for the duration with three mates. Not sure it will live up to our Gleneagles 2014 experience as, like Rogin, I fear the disparity between the strengths of the USA and European teams give the former a great chance of victory.

    Just being at the Ryder Cup is wonderful though and hugely looking forward to it. Also, France is rapidly turning in to my favourite sporting venue following Le Tour and Euro 2016.
    Last edited by Ray de Galles; 01-10-2018, 16:36.

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      #3
      Why are the Americans often so overconfident about their chances no matter how many times they lose in Europe? Complacency seems to always kill them.

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          #5
          It is difficult to over-estimate just how much of a bubble elite US golfers live in (and have lived in since high school, if not earlier).

          They make Republican politicians seem like men of the people.

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            #6
            Okay then a Rogin day by day quiz to lead us into it.

            Q1. In what way will Abe Mitchell play a part in this year's event?

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                #8
                Losing two matches on the 18th is a body blow Europe may not recover from. No surprise that Molinari and Fleetwoid were our sole winners, they both looked solid all round. Disappointed with Rose, a shadow of his recent form in the states. Europe need 3 points this afternoon.

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                  #9
                  This is a bit bonkers, these foursomes.

                  Meanwhile, I can't hear Bryson DeChambeau's name without thinking he should be part of the lyrics to "You're gonna make me lonesome when you go"

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                    #10
                    UU-rup from the mouths of pissed up Brits is such an ugly sporting chant for a beautiful continent Still, I wish I was there, and there's probably a lot of very nice Brits there too.

                    An excellent afternoon. I hope Europe stuff them. But I really like Jim Furyk. So I hope they stuff them in a close, exciting manner.

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                      #11
                      By the way, if you want to test your marriage, playing alternate shot foursomes like this with your spouse as your partner is a good way to do it. It's a brutal format, where you're left trying to fix your partner's fuck-ups.

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                        #12
                        Kerry's global omnipotence continues:

                        https://twitter.com/Kerry_Official/status/1045558583201591298

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                          #13
                          This morning's turning out nice as well.

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                            #14
                            Anyone shouting 'Get in the hole' should be escorted from the venue with a clip around the ear.

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                              #15
                              We need to respect local culture



                              After all, Versailles is less than 5 km away.

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                                #16
                                As well as Europe have played I still want at least 2 more points this afternoon. I only really fancy 5 of our guys to win their singles, and I think all of them would lose to Spieth or Thomas.

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                                  #17
                                  Blimey - did you see that par 3 halved in 6?

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                                    #18
                                    Why haven't they paired Tommy Fleetwood with Rory McIlroy? They could have have made an albatross.

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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by ursus arctos View Post
                                      It is difficult to over-estimate just how much of a bubble elite US golfers live in (and have lived in since high school, if not earlier).

                                      They make Republican politicians seem like men of the people.
                                      “Damn you people. Go back to your shanties.”
                                      https://youtu.be/x9xAdjYag7A

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                                          #21
                                          Well, that was unexpected. Maybe, in two years time, the USA can demand to play only GB&NI again as a way of staving off declining interest from too many results going to the same side?

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                                            #22
                                            Allez, allez allez allez

                                            Ole. Ole.

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                                              #23
                                              There’s a piece on ESPN saying the US routinely picks the wrong players for the course and worries too much about getting the right pairings based on agreement on what ball they both like. FFS. I don’t know or care, but that does seem like the kind of stupidity our country is known for.

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                                                #24
                                                The record of the respective captain's picks was something like 9 points to 1, which supports that theory.

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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Janik View Post
                                                  Well, that was unexpected. Maybe, in two years time, the USA can demand to play only GB&NI again as a way of staving off declining interest from too many results going to the same side?
                                                  One thing the Ryder Cup certainly doesn’t seem to be suffering from is declining interest. An attendance of 270,000 in a golfing backwater like France points to that before you even get to the huge media coverage.

                                                  Add to that, the Americans have courses lined up until 2036 to host it despite their travails and European countries/cities/courses are queuing up to throw money at the chance of being their continent’s location post 2022.

                                                  There was certainly a huge home field advantage this week in the way the course was set up as well as the old story of American golfers (like a lot of their sportsmen countrymen) struggling to get to grips with international team sport.

                                                  I’m not sure if the choices for the USA team were that significant (even if players like Woods and Mickelson stunk the place out) - I’d genuinely like to know who they left out that is likely to have done any better.

                                                  Even a relatively one-sided overall contest throws up many fantastic matches throughout the weekend and the Ryder Cups I’ve attended have been some of the most absorbing and enjoyable sporting events I’ve ever been to.

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