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Ryder Cup reading putts - what is going on!?

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chriskzoo Great Member

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I can't believe what a disaster it has been watching pairs taking what seems like eons to read putts. How does that not take guys completely out of their rhythm and really, is it any help? These guys read putts all day every day, I doubt having a partner there is helping one bit. I think it SEVERELY hampered a guy like Dustin Johnson who is pretty quick on the greens - especially when he was with a guy like Phil who views himself as the smartest guy in the room.

I think we'll see how much better he putts tomorrow and if I was captain I would be like "Look, putting is the most important part of this event - whatever you do do not mess up your normal putting rhythm."

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It worked pretty well when Harrington was helping Ross Fisher.

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It worked pretty well when Harrington was helping Ross Fisher.

It clearly works better for some than others. I do wonder if Pavin thought about these things. Every interview I see with him, he just says "Oh, they know what they need to do..". Dustin didn't look very happy out there.


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It clearly works better for some than others. I do wonder if Pavin thought about these things. Every interview I see with him, he just says "Oh, they know what they need to do..". Dustin didn't look very happy out there.

Exactly. If I was DJ I would just say "Look, my putting has been shit, I need to do my own thing." Watson and Overton didn't help each other much and they seemed the most relaxed out there, despite going 1-2. Phil, I don't know. Next Ryder Cup I wouldn't play him more than 2 sessions before singles.

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Exactly. If I was DJ I would just say "Look, my putting has been shit, I need to do my own thing." Watson and Overton didn't help each other much and they seemed the most relaxed out there, despite going 1-2. Phil, I don't know. Next Ryder Cup I wouldn't play him more than 2 sessions before singles.

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I don't really mind it. Usually they switch to another hole anyway. I actually kind of like it when there is only one match left (or during a regular tournament when there is only one group left) and they show basically everything the players do.

I'm sure if DJ didn't want help he would say something. For example: Tiger has been helping Stricker, but Stricker hasn't been reading Tiger's putts.

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I've seen Grand Masters make their moves faster than Harrington and Fisher. I got bored watching them and surfed the channels a bit and sure enough when I came back, they were hunched back over one another on the same freakin' hole. Maybe they should let these two use one of the fancy 3-D green readers to speed things up a bit.

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