2023 Ryder Cup

[dennyjones]

Exciting morning.  

Edited October 1, 2023 by dennyjones
removed spoilers

[Beastie]

Some good golf being played this afternoon . Hovland looks like he could be next world number one. Cantlay v Rose is a real humdinger. 

[colinw899]

There’s definitely still a path. It’s slim and will need alot to go right. But it’s there. 

[DeadMan]

Wonder what the record for the top US players is.

[Beastie]

So much TV time , so few golf shots shown. Absolutely shite coverage. Too many adverts, focus on the action please.

[billchao]

3 minutes ago, Beastie said:

So much TV time , so few golf shots shown. Absolutely shite coverage. Too many adverts, focus on the action please.

But then how will these struggling networks make any money? 😉

But seriously though, despite the poor coverage and everyone complaining about it all over social media, people are still watching. It seems like the network is winning this one.

[phillyk]

At least there was more excitement. USA gave it a run in singles. But with Ricky down 2 with 2 to play, that seals it for Euro. 

[iacas]

16 minutes ago, phillyk said:

At least there was more excitement. USA gave it a run in singles. But with Ricky down 2 with 2 to play, that seals it for Euro. 

The three tied matches Friday afternoon loom large.

[DeadMan]

I’m glad the US made this somewhat interesting, but there wasn’t really a point where they had a chance:

 

[boogielicious]

Missed the whole thing due to my nieces wedding weekend activities. 

[saevel25]

I’m shocked Rickie gave that putt. I would have made him tap in a 2 inch putt. Who knows, maybe he would break a rule somehow. 

[Zeph]

They made it a little bit interesting, but never got truly close with Europe only needing half a point from five matches. Statistics of course always pointed towards Europe with that lead, but USA had a chance today. What statistics doesn’t truly capture is momentum and psychology when things are moving the wrong way. I think McIntyre is happy it didn’t have to come down to him.

[snapfade]

OK, well that's over. Nothing really surprising. So now we have a week of analyzing the matches and highlights and what if's and so forth. Europe won. Bring on the silly season. Oh, the "tip the non-existing cap" thing got old really quick. They hoisted a gigantic flag of Seve. 

 

1 hour ago, boogielicious said:

Missed the whole thing due to my nieces wedding weekend activities. 

Good reason!!

[Beastie]

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[woodzie264]

Ryder Cup 2023: The Ryder Cup is broken, and there’s no easy fix | Golf News and Tour Information | GolfDigest.com

Home team will always win? Agree or disagree? 

[Beastie]

45 minutes ago, woodzie264 said:

Ryder Cup 2023: The Ryder Cup is broken, and there’s no easy fix | Golf News and Tour Information | GolfDigest.com

Home team will always win? Agree or disagree? 

Sort of agree. Ever since Kiawah the noise of the crowd has been excessively partisan. There’s almost no appreciation for good golf played by the “other “ side. It’s the same “home” advantage as other sports now. It means though that when that rare away win happens it’s going to be really deserved. 
 

Although if you play as poorly as the US did on the Friday you don’t deserve to win much.

[chspeed]

6 hours ago, saevel25 said:

I’m shocked Rickie gave that putt. I would have made him tap in a 2 inch putt. Who knows, maybe he would break a rule somehow. 

Disagree. 2'8" - good sportsmanship IMO.

1 hour ago, Beastie said:

Although if you play as poorly as the US did on the Friday you don’t deserve to win much.

This. I don't think it's broken at all.

[saevel25]

7 minutes ago, chspeed said:

Disagree. 2'8" - good sportsmanship IMO.

Bleep sportsmanship. You need all the points. Force them to make a putt under pressure.