Well its come and gone for another couple years sadly. But it was well worth the wait. This years Ryder Cup was so much fun to watch. You don't usually hear that about any golf event but it was a blast. Between all the emotion on the European side playing for Seve, and the desire to win at home by the Americans it was an unreal atmosphere.
I found myself wanting to watch golf instead of football yesterday for the first time ever. Although very frustrating to watch Steve Stricker try and compete with guys he can't anymore, he put up a fight and almost ruined the Miracle at Medinah. Few things that bugged me though.
The fact that Steve Stricker was on the American team was beyond reasoning i thought. Yes he was a great golfer at one time, not anymore. I feel there were much better options than Steve Stricker for a course that set up so well for young guys who can blast the ball. Rickie Fowler would have done very well at Medinah i think. Long open course, the rough wasn't too thick, but thick enough around the hazards to stop the ball. Sets up awesome for a guy who can bomb the ball. Hunter Mahan who has been so consistent the past couple years i think should have been a shoe in. Nick Watney who was 4th in FedEx Cup standing definitely could have replaced Stricker or Matt Kuchar. I just feel that the Americans didn't field the best team they could have which is slightly disappointing, but o well.
Rory McIlroy is really good btw. This guy showed up 11 minutes before his tee time Sunday then proceeded to beat Keegan Bradley who was unreal all weekend. You just shouldn't be able to do that. Especially with all the preparation these guys do, i find it amazing that this kid can just show up and win.
The Europeans fielded there best players. This was excellent because like i said i don't think that the Americans fielded there best team. I still believe the Americans had the better team they just collapsed on Sunday.
Tiger should have been in an early pairing. The guy is #2 in the world right now you don't throw him in a pairing that could possibly mean nothing. Just not good team management. It's like when your a soccer team in a shootout you make sure your best players get to shoot, you don't risk not having them shoot. Davis Love made a big mistake by playing Tiger last i think. What if it was Tiger vs Garcia not Furyk. Or even Tiger vs Westwood, I would bet the outcome of those matches are changed. Putting Tiger last and having him matched up against Molinari i think was a very costly mistake for the Americans.
Finally, the better team won. Not the more skilled, but on Sunday the European were on fire, finally hitting the putts that weren't dropping the rest of the weekend. They were motivated, but mostly inspired by a lost friend who would have been so proud of the fight those euros put up Sunday. Now i admit i wanted the Americans to win but seeing the reactions on Olazabal when they won, how he broke down was amazing. Here's a guy who didn't take one golf shot all weekend, but he had a group of grown men rally around him and pull out a huge upset. Very inspiring.
O and a huge shout out to the spectators. Don't care what anyone says just hearing all the cheering through to TV was awesome, wish i could have been there.
I can't wait for 2014 Ryder cup in Scotland. I will most definitely be watching as hopefully an American team can take it home.
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