Comments on: Live Blogging: Tom Lehman’s Ryder Cup Captain’s Picks

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By: Claude Cloutier

Claude Cloutier — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 02:29:56 +0000

Great picks Mr.Lehman ! I had the honor to meet Mr.Lehman at the St-Francis Golf Club in 1995 .I believe it was , the day after he was second to Corey Pavin in the US OPEN at Shinnecock Hills ! I Know how Tom feels for the guys he did not pick because he is such a gentleman ! I am sure he is going to be a great Captain for the USA team ! Just remember the incident with Severiano Ballesteros in another Ryder cup , and how Tom handled the whole incident and acted as a great man in telling the crowd not to boooooo Seve ! That is the illustration of a good man ! I wish Tom and the team good luck in the Ryder Cup matches !

By: Dave Miles

Dave Miles — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:56:39 +0000

Well done Tom Lehman,

You can't dispute any of his selections or his reasoning.

The USA Team will wipe the floor with Europe this time around. I can't see the Europeans winning any more than 7 or 8 matches for the whole week.

There will be too much pressure on Europe's top guys to repeat their previous efforts. Monty looks spent after Winged Foot, the Irishmen will be feeling a different sort of pressure at home, J.M.O is not the same player he once was, and Woosie is no Bernhard Langer. It will be up to Sergio and Donald to carry the whole team and that's a big ask.

Lehman can start planning the party right now if he wants.

Cheers

Dave

By: Andy Greenwald

Andy Greenwald — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:44:54 +0000

I can see the logic behind these captain's picks. You could argue for some other players, but they are not that much better or worse than these two.

We will probably be underdogs on paper for the first time. Maybe that is a good thing. Maybe having 4 rookies is a good thing.

We will have to sit back and watch how this team unfolds. History is not on our side. I just hope they play as a team and play well (as opposed to how they have played in past ryder's).

If they play well, they can actually win. If they don't, I can see a similar result to the last ryder cup.

By: Cody Thrasher

Cody Thrasher — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:44:02 +0000

Stewart Cink and Scott Verplank were pretty obvious picks, at least to me. I knew Lehman was picking these two after his interview on the The Golf Channel last Tuesday or Wednesday night.

Good picks Tom! There shouldn't be any controversey whatsoever. These guys were the best for the job.

By: Puttin4Bird

Puttin4Bird — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:24:10 +0000

Cink and Verplank, I cannot say I'm disappointed. I figured it would end up being Cink and Love but Love did not do anything over the weekend to boost himself. He has some emotional issues it seems like.

It'll be a good Ryder Cup, anyone know when the Euro team is set?