2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National - Paris, France

[Wally Fairway]

I'd be happy with Bryson, Tiger, Xander, Finau and Phil as captains picks.

Of course for that to happen someone has to get hurt, bad enough to have to drop - broken arm/leg.
I'm not saying I wouldn't be disappointed if Webb somehow had to WD from the team; I just saying wouldn't be disappointed if Webb had to be replaced.

 

[iacas]

4 hours ago, Dr. Manhattan said:

Looks like Bryson and Finau deserve the last two spots. Glad to see Phil showing signs of life and I hope it continues for him all the way to Paris. 

There are four spots remaining.

Tiger will get one of them.

[Moxley]

Some interesting food for thought for the Ryder cup teams - Dechambeau should now be a certainty (if he wasn't already) for the USA, while Finau has very much strengthened his case. Wise getting a top 5 finish might lead to Furick keeping an eye on him during the rest of playoffs. 

Over here, Pepperell didn't help in his chances with an average performance in a weak field. Could Harrington make a very late for himself with some good performances? It would need to be a wildcard. But no big moves, and with a week to go I'd only expect Poulter to force his way into automatic places now. 

[DeadMan]

Yeah, I would make Tiger, Phil, and DeChambeau locks for the US. I think Finau is making a charge, and I'd love to see him on the team. Kuchar will probably still be the last pick though.

[rehmwa]

18 hours ago, Dr. Manhattan said:

Looks like Bryson and Finau deserve the last two spots. Glad to see Phil showing signs of life and I hope it continues for him all the way to Paris. 

I like those four also, Bryson, Tony, Tiger, Phil.

I'm having a harder time deciding the best for the Euro team....

[Dr. Manhattan]

16 hours ago, iacas said:

There are four spots remaining.

Tiger will get one of them.

 

I think Tiger and Phil are locked. Seems like Bryson is close to locked. And I hope the last spot is Finau. 

[3jacker]

On 7/24/2018 at 10:22 AM, Darth_Fader said:

Grillo is an Argentine, I'd have him on board alright, but not sure if the rules would allow!! 

Man, as an American it always makes me cringe when my fellow Americans start commenting on geography. 

What? Argentinia is a continent, dude!!!

In France.

Euros - if you think it's annoying from afar, you should try living amongst them.

[lastings]

17 hours ago, iacas said:

There are four spots remaining.

Tiger will get one of them.

There are 3 spots left.  Tiger locked 13th spot at the PGA, if not well before.

[Pretzel]

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm looking forwards to seeing how Brooks Koepka plays in the Ryder Cup. He seems to be a player who has excelled largely under the radar (compared to players of comparable talent) since he doesn't seem to quite have the personality of other big names like Rickie, Tiger, Phil, DJ, or Reed. He also hasn't made a Ryder Cup appearance before so it will be interesting to see if he thrives in the VERY different atmosphere it has compared to almost every other tournament.

[brocks]

4 hours ago, 3jacker said:

What? Argentinia is a continent, dude!!!

Yeah, I always get it mixed up with Nambia.  I think they're both near the Cape of Good Horn.

And now I'll just fade into Bolivian.

 

[Gettin Better]

On 8/27/2018 at 4:31 AM, iacas said:

There are four spots remaining.

Tiger will get one of them.

Everyone here on this side of the pond is really HOPING that Woods DOES get picked. It will be good for the Europeans. Woods isn't a team player with a very poor Ryder Cup doubles record. 9 wins versus 16 loses and that was when he was on the top of his game.

[MrGolfguy67]

8 minutes ago, Gettin Better said:

 Woods isn't a team player with a very poor Ryder Cup doubles record. 9 wins versus 16 loses and that was when he was on the top of his game.

Them's fightin' words friend  

[Gettin Better]

21 minutes ago, MrGolfguy67 said:

Them's fightin' words friend  

Just lookin' at the history .. which makes us all real happy to see Woods in the team.👌

You guys happy .. us happy .. everyone happy 👍

Hopefully playing in all fourball matches .. 4 points for Europe 💪 😁

[MrGolfguy67]

You're not going to be very popular on here i'm guessing. 

[Gettin Better]

3 minutes ago, MrGolfguy67 said:

You're not going to be very popular on here i'm guessing. 

I'd hope you guys are open for more than just one point of view ... there's a whole world there outside of the USA 😜

[Moxley]

1 hour ago, Gettin Better said:

I'd hope you guys are open for more than just one point of view ... there's a whole world there outside of the USA 😜

Not quite what he means - you can say what you like about the rest of the US team, but less than positive statements about Tiger Woods on here are normally met with a flurry of derision.

On another note,  I hope Bjorn is brave enough to go for Matt Wallace - terrific performance coming up with the win today, and 3 wins for the year ought to be enough given he's showing some form at the right time. 

[Buckeyebowman]

7 hours ago, Gettin Better said:

Everyone here on this side of the pond is really HOPING that Woods DOES get picked. It will be good for the Europeans. Woods isn't a team player with a very poor Ryder Cup doubles record. 9 wins versus 16 loses and that was when he was on the top of his game.

Gettin, I live in Ohio, the 17th great state of the United States, and I feel exactly the same way! Tiger's Ryder Cup record is hardly stellar, In fact, it sucks!

And if DeChanbeau isn't picked for the team, it should be a felony!

[iacas]

6 hours ago, Moxley said:

Not quite what he means - you can say what you like about the rest of the US team, but less than positive statements about Tiger Woods on here are normally met with a flurry of derision.

How'd that work out?

9 hours ago, Gettin Better said:

Everyone here on this side of the pond is really HOPING that Woods DOES get picked. It will be good for the Europeans. Woods isn't a team player with a very poor Ryder Cup doubles record. 9 wins versus 16 loses and that was when he was on the top of his game.

Tiger's teammates have historically tried to do too much, making them poor partners.

Tiger's not played all that poorly in the Ryder Cup. His record is, because of that, somewhat misleading.

But hey, think what you want, man.