Phil Mickelson, world #4, skipped Wednesday’s practice. Mickelson told Sutton that he always rests the Wednesday before a major, and that he considers the Ryder Cup to be a major. Said Sutton: “Absolutely, don’t change your routine. You do what you have to do.”
Euro captain Bernhard Langer responded “I don’t know of any of my guys who would take a whole day off before a big competition.” Langer was not asked the follow-up question “how many of your players have won a major?”