Well, I guess the moral of the story is that you don't want to head into the Sunday singles matches with a 10-6 lead. That almost guarantees that you will lose.
Random and immediate thoughts:
- How important was Europe winning those last two matches yesterday? Even if the U.S. can scratch out 1/2 point in those two, they probably get to keep the Cup on this side of the pond.
- How bad was our play at 17 and 18 today? Well, watching it live it didn't feel that our guys played that badly, but the bottom line is that they didn't play well enough to win, and they'll have that hanging over their heads for a long time.
- Justin Rose's comeback against Mickelson was probably the epic moment of the day. Mickelson didn't lose that match; Rose went out and snatched it away from him. Magnificent play on the final two holes.
- Davis Love will be answering a lot of questions tonight and in the days to come about his captain's picks - both of whom he backloaded today and both of him faded in the stretch to, let's face it, give the Cup to Europe.
- Tiger Woods wins 1/2 point - adding to what will surely be the most negative [golf-related] component on his vita when they get to considering his career.
Certainly a deflating day in the history of U.S. Ryder Cup golf - folding in front of what was certainly the most rabid pro-U.S. crowd in the history of the event.
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Faldo Sliced, Diced and Marinated
The early returns are in from across the pond on Nick Faldo's Ryder Cup captaincy, and if this article is any indication, 'ol Nick might as well stay over here and lick his wounds for a while before heading back home.
Some choice quotes:
"The Ryder Cup is in American hands for the first time this century, placed there, the lynch mob will say, by a European captain who could never quite get over himself."
Ouch!
"He is about to pay the price of a lifetime of self serving, of devotion to the cult of the individual."
Oof!
"Embarrassment ought to bring him down. Virulent self-regard blinds him to it as he wanders permanently in a Faldo wonderland. "
Paper cut!
"Faldo’s gamble on the big finish, loading the European tail with alpha muscle, left Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Padraig Hamilton at 10, 11 and 12 thrashing at thin air, their legs amputated by a hopelessly incontinent ego. "
Take that, you spineless traitor!
Of course, someone might want to tell this guy that it's Harrington, not Hamilton.
Some choice quotes:
"The Ryder Cup is in American hands for the first time this century, placed there, the lynch mob will say, by a European captain who could never quite get over himself."
Ouch!
"He is about to pay the price of a lifetime of self serving, of devotion to the cult of the individual."
Oof!
"Embarrassment ought to bring him down. Virulent self-regard blinds him to it as he wanders permanently in a Faldo wonderland. "
Paper cut!
"Faldo’s gamble on the big finish, loading the European tail with alpha muscle, left Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Padraig Hamilton at 10, 11 and 12 thrashing at thin air, their legs amputated by a hopelessly incontinent ego. "
Take that, you spineless traitor!
Of course, someone might want to tell this guy that it's Harrington, not Hamilton.
Last Hole - U.S. Wins the Cup!
Furyk and Jimenez hit good drives.
Both hit good second shots; both on the green. Furyk away.
Furyk's putt is short.
Jimenez lines his up.
It heads towards the hole...and does not go in!
The putt is conceded. And the U.S. Wins!!!
What do you think now, Seve Ballesteros?
Both hit good second shots; both on the green. Furyk away.
Furyk's putt is short.
Jimenez lines his up.
It heads towards the hole...and does not go in!
The putt is conceded. And the U.S. Wins!!!
What do you think now, Seve Ballesteros?
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