ryder cup

[GPK]

Originally Posted by philcski

True. I worked the Ryder Cup in '95, and the US team was SO much better than the Euros... and lost.

I like it less than I used to, but it's still a great event.

Love that golf course. Got a chance to play it in 1997 when we were in town for the tournament at Locust Hills.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by GPK

Love that golf course. Got a chance to play it in 1997 when we were in town for the tournament at Locust Hills.

I worked there for 3 years. I like it a lot, especially because it brings major tournament golf to my home town... but think it's overrated nationally. Golf Digest had it #11 in the country this time around, I am 100% positive just in NY it should not be rated above National Golf Links, Bethpage Black, and Winged Foot East- and those are just ones I've played.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by philcski

I worked there for 3 years. I like it a lot, especially because it brings major tournament golf to my home town... but think it's overrated nationally. Golf Digest had it #11 in the country this time around, I am 100% positive just in NY it should not be rated above National Golf Links, Bethpage Black, and Winged Foot East- and those are just ones I've played.

Yeah, it was nice, but I can't see it being ranked that high.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by GPK

Yeah, it was nice, but I can't see it being ranked that high.

oak hill was a roller costar for curtis strange

he became the 1st player to win back to back opens since ben hogan there in 1989

then in 1995 he was a pick of lanny wadkins and he just flat out stunk it up
he singles match against faldo was the turning point for the Euros on sunday

Nick finished 4-4-4 and Curtis finsished 5-5-5 to lose 1 down , Faldo hit a career wedge shot on 18 to close to a gimmie after driving it wa left and not being able to go for the green , curtis made bogey from the middle of the fariway , has to be one of his toughest losses ever , usa lost by 1 pt

as for Winged Foot East Kev in my opinion it is a better course than the West course . the east course lets the average player use every club in the bag. the west course is just driver , 3W on every hole for the avg member it too much

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by GPK

You're better than this. Strange won the 2nd of his back to back US Opens in 1989, not 1991. He beat Faldo in an 18 playoff in 1988 at The Country Club in Brookline.

Edit: I see you changed the date

yup

faldo got his revenge at oak hills i guess one could say

strange had him all day but couldn't finish him off , that wedge shot on 18 by faldo has to be one of the best of all time in that even

[GPK]

Originally Posted by gales0678

yup

faldo got his revenge at oak hills i guess one could say

strange had him all day but couldn't finish him off , that wedge shot on 18 by faldo has to be one of the best of all time in that even

I know this may sound crazy, but I think a lot of people forget how great of a player Faldo was.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by GPK

I know this may sound crazy, but I think a lot of people forget how great of a player Faldo was.

i would say he was the best player in the world from '87- till tiger

i know greg norman was the #1 player for a lot of those years but faldo clearly knew who to close in majors better than the shark

we never got to really see faldo and seve go head to head , when faldo got real good seve's back was shot , i don't know who would have won that matchup

but i don't think seve would have folded like a chair against nick the way the shark did in the '90 open and then later at the '96 masters , but, we will never know

[viscount26]

Originally Posted by GPK

I know this may sound crazy, but I think a lot of people forget how great of a player Faldo was.

Fancy a wager Kev??