It’s all over in Scotland. Now the hand-wringing and Monday-morning captaining begin for the U.S.
The U.S. team managed a Saturday morning rally, but the Euros answered in Foursomes that afternoon and took a 10-6 lead into the Sunday singles matches. The Americans will have two years to sort out why the Euros have won eight of the last 10 contests. The series will reconvene in 2016 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota
Hole #1: Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé
Europe wins again. [Link]
Hole #2: Mickelson Calls Out Watson
In a post-Ryder Cup press conference, Phil Mickelson seemingly slammed Tom Watson for not including the players in decisions. It has not been a popular opinion. [Link]
Hole #3: Nicklaus Defends Watson
Jack Nicklaus was among the first to jump to Watson’s defense after Mickelson’s comments. [Link]
Hole #4: The Power of a Few Texts
How Webb Simpson texted his way onto the Ryder Cup team. My column: http://t.co/m15QEBuUNo
— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelGC) September 25, 2014
Hole #5: Will Ryder Cup Boost Golf?
Over in the U.K. there are hopes that the success of the Ryder Cup will help boost participation at the recreational level. Time will tell. [Link]
Hole #6: Cook Wins First Tee Open, But Gets Upstaged
John Cook won the Champions Tour event this week at Pebble Beach, but a high school senior stole the spotlight with a miraculous shot on 18. [Link]
Hole #7: No Idea What’s Going On Here
Just 1 of, ahem, many #RyderCup player tweets. http://t.co/PO5jiwQHvH RT @HunterMahan: What just happened? pic.twitter.com/stR1jFUcNj
— Golfweek Magazine (@GolfweekMag) September 29, 2014
Bonus: More Ryder Cup reaction from Twitter
Hole #8: Reed Shushes Scottish Fans
Patrick Reed showed the kind of fire that the U.S. team has been missing lately. As his birdie putt on hole #7 fell to square the match, he shushed the crowd that had been on him earlier. [Link]
Hole #9: Wake and Watch
Golf fans in the U.S. had to get up early this week to watch the Ryder Cup. Good thing the work week is starting, so we can all catch up on our sleep. [Link]