Ryder Cup predictions.............

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USA 15 - Europe 13

European top points scorer - Rory Mcilroy.............

European Lowest Points scorer - Lee Westwood....

USA Top points scorer - Jim Furyk.............

USA Lowest points scorer - Webb Simpson........

USA 8 - 8 Europe going into the singles......

Once in a while they show high school cheerleading competitions on TV over here and it's an incredible display of synchronized gymnastics. It's way more than looking cute and cheering (which was my original assumption).

The Europeans were just told to turn up at an appointed hour - think McDool made it with an hour to spare.
Players wives names are pretty fair-game though GPB, Dowd for instance, Tabitha (from Bewitched presumably, though she seems extremely nice, and quite smart).

And: Who was the winner when Tom Watson married Denis Watson's ex? (Not surprising Watson & Feherty are such good buddies. Find Feherty's American cheerleading(!) all a bit self-serving.)

Kwin -Hey, it's all fair game, given the never-ending commentary about US professionals first and last names, Ireland bashing, (yawn) ... but as GPB points out just as pointless!

I hope it's close on Sunday, but have a hunch the "Euro" team could put the beat down on early and often.

kwinigolfer wrote:
And: Who was the winner when Tom Watson married Denis Watson's ex? 

The Doctor doing the Botox treatments.

GPB wrote:

super_realist wrote:Cheerleading must be the single most pointless thing to do.

I don't know, I can think of couple things that are more pointless things to do.

1. Mocking players for superficial appearance (curly hair, multiple chins, being overweight).
2. Making fun of players names and their children's names

Not so sure about that. Fat Lowry has made reference to the motivation he got from social media to at least make an attempt at losing weight. Don't mention it Shane, you're welcome.

Whilst making fun of peoples name is perfectly just especially if they call their children stupid names that will only be used to ridicule them. Talk about circular logic.

I'm not making fun of Pube head for having pubes for hair, it's descriptive.

You can rationalize it all you want but it is still pointless.

kwinigolfer wrote:The Europeans were just told to turn up at an appointed hour - think McDool made it with an hour to spare.
Players wives names are pretty fair-game though GPB, Dowd for instance, Tabitha (from Bewitched presumably, though she seems extremely nice, and quite smart).

And: Who was the winner when Tom Watson married Denis Watson's ex? (Not surprising Watson & Feherty are such good buddies. Find Feherty's American cheerleading(!) all a bit self-serving.)

Talking of Tabitha Furyk, have you seen the commercial that she and Jim do for their charity website ? The parting in her hair is sometimes on the left and sometimes on the right.  Can't decide it it's intentional or not !

Plunky,
I LIKE that ad! Makes them seem quite human. Will look at it more closely now!!
How is Jim's hair parted . . . . . ?

More departed than parted I think !

The easiest RC prediction of all is that jockstrap-boy will make a t!t of himself at least twice more before Sunday night

WHo is Jockstrap boy?

wake up s_r ... jockstrap-boy = TRUSSMAN

Of course. Thought we were talking about Top 5 for a minute.

Think sergios lady is quite clearly the winner in the partner stakes. Though maj is doing well for a ginger curly 50 something spaniard.

When you guys watch Valderrama again...Come over to the Boxing section and apologise to me..

Monty match 26
Faldo match 27
Garrido...... .28

Come on here every two years and I know more than you lot..

Good to see Phil laying into the brat...

Liking our chances more and more..

Yet, even the video evidence says Monty was out last.

He was out last Garrido lost 7-6

OK, whatever you say Truss.

After all, you're well known for your golf knowledge

I know I'm right..

and It won't be the last time you and Suspender-girl are wrong before Sunday night

Like last time?

suspender girl?

I'm guessing it's a dig at Davie who called him jockstrap boy.

Namecalling!! The ryder cup just brings the best out of everyone.

Sorry to chip-in here, but Trussman is right. Monty played match 10 in 1997 - his was the last match LEFT out on the course, because behind him Faldo & Garrido got beaten early.
Wikipedia is wrong and won't accept corrections, even when I've cited the actual footage that's on YouTube AND the official video of the event.

http://www.golftoday.co.uk/golf_international_mag/features/ryder_cup_1997.html

this states Garrido last.

Seve76 wrote:... Trussman is right.

I'm not following you

Well lads....

Super

I think you may owe Truss an apology

http://2014rcmediaguide.com/2014RyderCupMediaGuide/issue1/page140.htm

Match 10 - Monty vs Hoch

Match 11 - Faldo vs Furyk

Match 12 - Garrido vs Lehman

As mentioned, monty may have ended up in the last match actually playing on course, but he teed off as the 10th, and not 12th match.

I didn't know Golftoday.co.UK was the only credible source of the 1997 Ryder Cup.

Silly me.

It seems golftoday.co.uk is one of the rare golf sites that has got this one right. I may though have to change my outlook that wikipedia does not lie!

wiki reflects what Truss said

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Ryder_Cup#Sunday.27s_singles_matches

I love those pairings......

McLaren wrote:wiki reflects what Truss said

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Ryder_Cup#Sunday.27s_singles_matches

the wiki page was edited less than two hours ago.  Interesting.

• "...This page was last modified on 25 September 2014 at 15:33..."
  
  

Look It's no big deal....I am right....Just look at the scorecard next time it's shown on the TV..

Let's move on..

Bjorn/Kaymer ????????

Not meaning to flog this old issue to death, but Monty did play match 10 in 1997. I have the official video of the event, an old VHS of the closing stages, and I think various clips on YouTube also show the televised footage & you can see the order of play: 10 Monty; 11 Faldo; 12 Garrido.

Truss --

I can only assume you are (1) a red-blooded American and (2) that you must post somewhere else on this forum given that you have 25,000+ posts. That, in itself, a feat.

Stick around after the RC; I always enjoy those who call BS when it's clearly BS.

Lots of that going around!

Rose & Stenson v Watson & Simpson

Bjorn & Kaymer v Walker & Fowler

Gallacher & Poulter v Speith & Reed

Garcia & McIlroy v Bradley & Mickelson

One or two surprises there maybe?

Finally all the hype is nearly finished.....let the golf begin!

European Top Scorer: Rose
European Low Scorer: McDowell

USA Top Scorer: Fowler
USA Low Scorer: Furyk

Europe 13-15 USA

I edited the wiki page, as it was clear from the references available that monty was match 10. It was not even that wiki was wrong, i think it just listed the matches in the order they finished. Which is fine but with no explanation it is a little confusing.

Spieth and Reid is an interesting pairing.



Oh Christ, more stern looking idents with pathetic arm folding on Sky right now.

What's with all the tartan too? Looks like it's 1958

super

So you fancy offer an apology to Truss and the rest of us for your ignorant and boorish behaviour on this thread.

What for Mac? For the internet having conflicting/misleading information on it?


Boorish? I'd rather be boorish than a simpering, bus pass wielding drip.

It's time!!

Early mistake from Poults - hopefully just what he needs to get fired up early. He seems to need some adversity to thrive

Is the adversity of poulters season so far not about as much adversity as any player would want?

Poulter's getting shellacked.

I'm a bit surprised that he's playing with Stephen Gallacher, because they are very different personalities.

Amazing how 20/20 hindsight vision from the armchair experts (not you George punters on the BBC website) starts to appear when the Poulter/Gallagher paring go 6 down. All a poor choice by the Captain blah blah blah. Zzzzzz It was worth a try, it didn't work, sure McGinley will work out how to take it is his stride and move on.

Poulter/Gallagher was as much as a risk as Spieth/Reed...........Just one pair played a whole lot better....

Keep saying it's all about form........Forget all this Poulter is a warrior crap.....If the ball isn't doing what you tell it you can be the greatest warrior in the World and get battered.

2 1/2   -  1 1/2 ........Loving it so far.......and let's face it Westwood/Donaldson is a crap pairing and a gift.......

Comfortable wins for Furyk/Kuchar, Rose/Stenson and Mickleson/Bradley
Tight one between McIlroy/Garcia v Walker/Fowler

USA 5-3 or 5.5-2.5 up overnight