- Joined
- Mar 25, 2014
- Location
- Miami, Florida
- HCP
- Old Age
- Local club/country
- Killian Greens Golf Club
- Irons
- MX-1000
- Driver
- ST-180
Is there some reason we're not talking about the Ryder Cup?
I was busy and only caught moments of it yesterday, but I woke up at 3 AM this morning with my shoulder killing me, so I got up and turned it on. Personally, I'm not into rooting for either team with any real passion. Sure, it would make some of my friends happy to see the USA team win, but honestly, from my perspective, I like the Euro team. They are more colorful personalities and I find them more entertaining. I just enjoy watching good golf anyway.
One thing I'd love to know... How much better are Ian Poulter's putting stats during a Ryder Cup than during his average year. I swear, he makes more putts in a Ryder Cup than anyone I've ever seen.
Maybe I'm wrong, (my wife tells me I am all the time), but it doesn't seem like there are as many American spectators in France as there were in past European hosted cups.
The other thing I notice is, the European fans are much kinder to the Americans than the Americans are to the European team when the matches are here. Patrick Reed still gets booed some, but he's cultivated that with the foreign crowds. I think they play a role in his act, booing him so if he makes a putt he can put his finger to his lips and shush them. They aren't cheering when he misses like the American crowds did when Ian Poulter missed an occasional putt a couple years ago.
And of course, the whole world seems thrilled that Tiger is playing well enough to be there now.
I was busy and only caught moments of it yesterday, but I woke up at 3 AM this morning with my shoulder killing me, so I got up and turned it on. Personally, I'm not into rooting for either team with any real passion. Sure, it would make some of my friends happy to see the USA team win, but honestly, from my perspective, I like the Euro team. They are more colorful personalities and I find them more entertaining. I just enjoy watching good golf anyway.
One thing I'd love to know... How much better are Ian Poulter's putting stats during a Ryder Cup than during his average year. I swear, he makes more putts in a Ryder Cup than anyone I've ever seen.
Maybe I'm wrong, (my wife tells me I am all the time), but it doesn't seem like there are as many American spectators in France as there were in past European hosted cups.
The other thing I notice is, the European fans are much kinder to the Americans than the Americans are to the European team when the matches are here. Patrick Reed still gets booed some, but he's cultivated that with the foreign crowds. I think they play a role in his act, booing him so if he makes a putt he can put his finger to his lips and shush them. They aren't cheering when he misses like the American crowds did when Ian Poulter missed an occasional putt a couple years ago.
And of course, the whole world seems thrilled that Tiger is playing well enough to be there now.