More Ryder Cup blasphemy from me....

[Valleygolfer]

I do not see how some of the players are allowed on the Euro Ryder Cup team, for example Ian Poulter lives in Florida and last I knew just recently became a U.S. citizen... Luke Donald calls Chicago home and Paul Casey has lived in Arizona longer than he has lived in England.... Maybe you make a claim for citizenship for Donald and Casey but Ian is a U.S. citizen... Opinions?

[Zeph]

Haven't heard or read anything about Poulter changing nationality, got any source for that?

The other two...well, doesn't matter where you live.

[chrisronline]

These guys play on the PGA tour which is based primarily in the USA. I'm going to assume nearly every PGA tour player has a residence in the USA and calls it home in some way or another. They are more European than Tiger or Phil.

[Range King]

I do not see how some of the players are allowed on the Euro Ryder Cup team, for example Ian Poulter lives in Florida and last I knew just recently became a U.S. citizen... Luke Donald calls Chicago home and Sean Casey has lived in Arizona longer than he has lived in England.... Maybe you make a claim for citizenship for Donald and Casey but Ian is a U.S. citizen... Opinions?

So should they be forced to play for the US team? Or are they not allowed to play at all?

[Valleygolfer]

Haven't heard or read anything about Poulter changing nationality, got any source for that?

It was on a program about him and his clothing, I am looking for a source to post

[Valleygolfer]

It was on a program about him and his clothing, I am looking for a source to post

I must have heard this wrong or misunderstood what he was saying in this show about his life and business but he does live primarily in Florida.

[jamo]

I think they do it based on where you were born. Personally, I would make it a choice between where you were born and where you have citizenship. I hate how in the World Baseball Classic (once again, talkin' to you Bud Selig) , and the Olympics to some extent, you can play where your parents were born or held citizenship, or even where you are a resident.

[shades9323]

I do not see how some of the players are allowed on the Euro Ryder Cup team, for example Ian Poulter lives in Florida and last I knew just recently became a U.S. citizen... Luke Donald calls Chicago home and Paul Casey has lived in Arizona longer than he has lived in England.... Maybe you make a claim for citizenship for Donald and Casey but Ian is a U.S. citizen... Opinions?

If you are a British citizen, you are allowed dual citizenship.

[Chilli Dipper]

Once a Briton, always a Briton: UK policy does not allow British citizens to voluntarily renounce said status, even if naturalized citizenship is established in another country.

[yimpydimpy]

Just listen to Poulter talk for five seconds and you know he belongs on the Euro team.

But yeah I've always assumed its where you're born.

[pittpanther]

I think they do it based on where you were born. Personally, I would make it a choice between where you were born and where you have citizenship. I hate how in the World Baseball Classic (once again, talkin' to you Bud Selig) , and the Olympics to some extent,

Come on, you know why this is allowed. Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough countries to hold a World Baseball Classic - at least not a competitive classic.

[Shorty]

Come on, you know why this is allowed. Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough countries to hold a World Baseball Classic - at least not a competitive classic.

It would seem that one country is enough to have a "World Series" in baseball. Or is t two?