Mr. Fairway is going out on a limb and picking the U.S. team to upset Europe in the Ryder Cup. Yes, he knows that Europe is the favorite and has more top-ranked players than the red, white and blue. Yes, he knows that the U.S. hasn't won the Ryder Cup since 1999. Yes, he knows that the best player in the world a.k.a. Tiger Woods is MIA because of knee surgery. But here some other factors to consider. First, the U.S. has home course advantage with the matches being played at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. Two members of the U.S. team, Kenny Perry and J.B. Holmes, are Kentuckians and if Captain Paul Azinger pairs them together, the crowd could be really crazy. Speaking of Azinger, he is going to be a better captain than his counterpart, Nick Faldo, who was never well-like by his fellow pros. Faldo already has drawn criticism for not picking Ryder Cup stalwart Colin Montgomerie and Darren Clarke, who has won three times this year on the European tour. Azinger has some young guns on his team who know no fear and can play lights out. Mr. Fairway predicts that Anthony Kim will beat Sergio Garcia in singles on Sunday to give the U.S. team a 14 1/2 - 13 1/2 victory.
Hitting range balls while wondering whatever happened to Bob Dickson.
1 comment:
I have to say I agree. Sure the Euro's may have a bit of an edge when it comes to experience, but Azinger picked well. Plus he's created such a frenzy in Kentucky that the crowd will play a major factor
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