‘You Must Cheer when Europe miss putts’ Please tell me he did not say that

[Mark Pearce]

.. and why does the Mail put topless women pics on page 3??  does that seem to say it all about euro decorum..

The Mail?  Topless women?  I'm afraid you've got the wrong tabloid.  My mother in law (who is your archetypical Mail reader) would choke on her Cornflakes.  I think you are confusing it with The (Supersoaraway) Sun.  Not an easy mistake to make.

[Melvyn Morrow]

Steve

I hope you are better informed about golfing matters (although reading your recent posts I’m not to sure) as you are regards the UK Press.

Topless women pictures, you must have a poor opinion of us poor ‘Old Country Folk’ because we no longer go around cutting off the heads of our wives. Old King Henry VIII was the last to do that. We modern Brits us the new ways, something called ‘Divorce’ still very messy and costs us more in the long run.

If you are looking for partly nude women then it’s ‘The Sun’ you need to read. Although your little grey cells will not be challenged, but is that not the same as those using electronic aids to judge distance.

 Steve – what’s the saying ‘a little bit of knowledge can be dangerous’.
 

[Glenn Spencer]

As an American, I still feel shame from the Solheim Cup at Loch Lomond and the 17th green at Brookline. Wasn't it 17 at Loch Lomond, also, now that I think of it?

I haven't read this whole thread, but does anybody think the PGA should be telling the fans what to do and not Azinger?

Cheering for bad golf shots, to me, is like cheering when an opposing WR is 20 yards in the clear and he drops and easy TD. A couple people will do it, but most will just be happy on the inside that what occured was good for their side.

[JESII]

Glenn,

You must learn to only let these figureheads represent you when they do well...when they screw up they're on their own...


Melvyn,

Surely there must be somewhere that a man can rid himself of his wife in that most economical way...no?



As to Faldo...I think leaving Darren Clarke off the team was incredible. The guy won the week prior to the selections and has been playing well otherwise. Clearly, Poulter proved to be a strong player and I have always thought Casey was a great talent that rises to the Ryder Cup (how did he do overall this week? I don't really know), but the Europeans mastered the "TEAM" concept of the Ryder Cup and leaving Clarke off the team was a shift away from that.

Interestingly, both teams seem loaded with young guns that will be interesting to watch continue the rivalry over the next 10 years. There were actually 4 or 5 guys younger than Tiger on the US side, and Sergio seemed like a veteran (at 28) on the Euro side.


My advice to both organizing bodies...do away with the idea of one stint per captain due to the honorary nature of the position. These guys devote too much time to consider it "honorary" so let a guy that does it well, keep doing it the way the Euro's did with Jacklin.

[Mark Pearce]

Glenn,

You must learn to only let these figureheads represent you when they do well...when they screw up they're on their own...


Melvyn,

Surely there must be somewhere that a man can rid himself of his wife in that most economical way...no?



As to Faldo...I think leaving Darren Clarke off the team was incredible. The guy won the week prior to the selections and has been playing well otherwise. Clearly, Poulter proved to be a strong player and I have always thought Casey was a great talent that rises to the Ryder Cup (how did he do overall this week? I don't really know), but the Europeans mastered the "TEAM" concept of the Ryder Cup and leaving Clarke off the team was a shift away from that.

Interestingly, both teams seem loaded with young guns that will be interesting to watch continue the rivalry over the next 10 years. There were actually 4 or 5 guys younger than Tiger on the US side, and Sergio seemed like a veteran (at 28) on the Euro side.


My advice to both organizing bodies...do away with the idea of one stint per captain due to the honorary nature of the position. These guys devote too much time to consider it "honorary" so let a guy that does it well, keep doing it the way the Euro's did with Jacklin.

This may well happen over here.  With Olazabal keen to play next time and Monty apparently a lock for 2014 the names getting most support at the moment are Langer and Woosnam both of whom have won before.

[JESII]

Mark,

I hate the idea of someone getting the post just because they won a PGA 20 years ago (seemingly the US model). Obviously Azinger did quite well, for what it's worth, but I don't think it's because he won the '93 PGA.

[Mark Pearce]

Mark,

I hate the idea of someone getting the post just because they won a PGA 20 years ago (seemingly the US model). Obviously Azinger did quite well, for what it's worth, but I don't think it's because he won the '93 PGA.

Absolutely.  Why treat the award of the captaincy like it's a ceremonial role and then expect the Captain to take the crap that losing Captain's get?

[archie_struthers]

 


I don't think many of us here on GCA American or European endorses bad sportsmanship......and I'd be hard pressed to think Azinger was looking for that kind of  reaction from the fans

More likely he was hoping the Americans (who have been taking quite a drubbing for the last decade)  would get excited about winning ...and not be afraid to have some fun.....my memories  of the Ryder Cup recent vintage are of Euro celebratory high fives and champagne ...and good play under pressure

Given the move in sports toward unbecoming celebration over the smallest triumphs, such as tackling a running back after a five yard gain or a quarterback ( how unseemly LOL ) running to the end zone to celebrate a TD pass .... Kim ....Boo....Poulter???  and company are just part of a new generation of athletes who tend to be  too much "IN YOUR FACE " for most of us here ...Tiger's overly boistrous actions really bother some of my 60-70 year old golf  buddies a lot...while just annoying me (I'm much younger LOL) .. if Tiger jumped up and down and pointed at them ...they would make sure he wouldn't have any wedges left to finish the round 

It's encouraging to see the American team playing with emotion and heart...the cheering and over exuberant celebrations are more a sign of the times than anything ...it's more endemic than epidemic in sport these days