The Ryder Cup

[Crown@club]

Originally Posted by GPK

I'm interested to see who gets paired with whom for the team matches.
I'm sure we will see Woods and Furyk...

*Sutton was the captain 2 years ago

I'm Dyslexic (sp) when it comes to Haas and Sutton

[1st_Saturday_in_May]

No way the Americans win this. What kind of last minute odds can I get on the Euros?

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by 1st_Saturday_in_May

No way the Americans win this. What kind of last minute odds can I get on the Euros?

90cents for every dollar bet.That is the best I have seen this week.If anybody can find even money,then post.

[Gander]

I find it funny that Tom Lehman is trying to instill a sense of comradery in the US Ryder Cup squad, like Europe always has. Its just not going to work. What we have here are a bunch of snobby, spoiled brats who dont like one another but are attempting to fake it to try and beat Europe.

He got each US member to sing their college song and some like Tiger were very reluctant. Lehman is very lame and needs to be more creative, not copy things that Europe have been doing for years.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Gander

I find it funny that Tom Lehman is trying to instill a sense of comradery in the US Ryder Cup squad, like Europe always has. Its just not going to work. What we have here are a bunch of snobby, spoiled brats who dont like one another but are attempting to fake it to try and beat Europe.

He got each US member to sing their college song and some like Tiger were very reluctant. Lehman is very lame and needs to be more creative, not copy things that Europe have been doing for years.

Tim, the US has always had a sense of comradery. I had the great fortune of sitting in a small group with Curtis Strange about a year after he was captain and listened to him talk for over an hour. The behind the scenes stuff that never makes the press and the characteristics of the US players was very enlightening to say the least. Trust me, those guys want nothing more than to be one team and gel as a team. I think they almost try too hard.

[Gander]

I think there enormously big egos get in the way, and I am sorry, I just cant root for this crew. I like the way the euros act and its easy to see there is nothing phony about it. Phil Mickelson, yuck. Its a very individualistic sport here in the US, exactly like tennis. Much more talented than the Euro team but they will lose in this type of set up.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Gander

I think there enormously big egos get in the way, and I am sorry, I just cant root for this crew. I like the way the euros act and its easy to see there is nothing phony about it. Phil Mickelson, yuck. Its a very individualistic sport here in the US, exactly like tennis. Much more talented than the Euro team but they will lose in this type of set up.

The Euros were never expected to win for years...and they played with a "nothing to lose" attitude. Now that they have won the last few times it has been played, be interesting to see if they play the same way. The US is a huge underdog here and it will be interesting to see if they play the same way. They have nothing to lose, as they are not expected to beat Europe with the team that has traveled over to Ireland.