Strong. Incredibly strong!

Europe has its work cut out.....

Looking forward to it though! Always a superb spectacle.

Not strong enough though.. We are going to spank them and send them home with their irons between their legs.. In the hole ..

Peter Fonda is hoping to win it for them.

USA add:

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau have been chosen as wildcard picks for the United States team.

We name ours at 14:00 hrs tomorrow.

Pleased to see Woods and Mickelson brought in. It will weaken their team.

Woods and Lefty have an average Ryder Cup record at best,DeChambeau is the new kid on the block but his recent wins will give him belief.

I'd make Europe marginal favourites partly due to home advantage,and also they will bond more as a team,lots of egos in the USA line-up.

When Tiger was at his best, he didn’t care for The Ryder Cup however, now he sees it as a real challenge and was very keen to make the team this year having been involved in a non-playing capacity last time out.

I think the USA team is very strong and Woods’ inclusion now is a strength rather than a weakness.

Cheshireclaret wrote:When Tiger was at his best, he didn’t care for The Ryder Cup however, now he sees it as a real challenge and was very keen to make the team this year having been involved in a non-playing capacity last time out.

I think the USA team is very strong and Woods’ inclusion now is a strength rather than a weakness.

It's possible Tiger has matured with age and now values the chance to represent his nation,certainly his demeanour in recent tournaments has been more humble,this is the toughest Ryder Cup to predict for many years,both sides have experience but also upcoming youngsters,lots of pressure on the captains to pick the right pairings for the first 2 days.

The event can only be stronger with Woods presence,advertisers will definitely welcome it.

Glad they picked Woods ahead of Finau.

tiger76 wrote:It's possible Tiger has matured with age and now values the chance to represent his nation,certainly his demeanour in recent tournaments has been more humble,this is the toughest Ryder Cup to predict for many years,both sides have experience but also upcoming youngsters,lots of pressure on the captains to pick the right pairings for the first 2 days.

The event can only be stronger with Woods presence,advertisers will definitely welcome it.

Agree with that re Tiger. It wouldn't surprise me if he puts in his best Ryder Cup performance.

Tiger has been a liability in the past but I agree he is looking more chilled these days....who knows he may even gel with mick......to me these look the strongest teams both have fielded to date....its going to be a hell of a battle....punting wise I will be backing europe as we are normally strong early in four balls and foursomes....can take a juicy profit if/when we lead....something I have noticed over the years is that a lot of good ryder cup performers struggle to win pga tour events....players such as kuchar...casey....westwood...etc etc....on that basis Tony Finau might be worth a speculative bet in a few markets....always around the top 10 without getting the job done.

What's the best Ryder Cup you've watched?

For me it was the "Miracle at Medinah". My dad was the biggest golf fan I ever knew. I'd walk in on Monday and he'd be re-watching the highlights of the Thursday to Sunday that had just gone.

But the Ryder Cup in 2012 was exciting, even if you didn't like golf. It was like watching England in the World Cup even though you weren't really a football fan.

Fantastic stuff. And Tiger Woods at the end? You just couldn't write it.

I no longer watch golf, due to missing my Dad. It just doesn't feel right. But let's have a really close final - going down to the last putt!

Which one was it when Poulter just kept holing those putts? that was amazing....as was the game when Rose beat Mick....so many amazing games and the shots they play in the ryder cup are often not seen when they play stroke play

happyclaret17 wrote:Which one was it when Poulter just kept holing those putts? that was amazing....as was the game when Rose beat Mick....so many amazing games and the shots they play in the ryder cup are often not seen when they play stroke play

That might have been 2012 as well. Europe were on their backsides but came back from nowhere.

I think it was....seriously good teams this time....glad Casey got a pick....unlike when Monty was captain and he picked his mate harrington who was rubbish all week....we would have destroyed usa that ryder cup if casey had been picked....monty got captaincy at the best possible year but he nearly messed it up....I cant do with listening to that fool....when he closes his eyes as he is speaking just annoys me.....he always harps on about winning the ryder cup but he got just about the fewest points we could have got thanks to the old pals act.

happyclaret17 wrote:I think it was....seriously good teams this time....glad Casey got a pick....unlike when Monty was captain and he picked his mate harrington who was rubbish all week....we would have destroyed usa that ryder cup if casey had been picked....monty got captaincy at the best possible year but he nearly messed it up....I cant do with listening to that fool....when he closes his eyes as he is speaking just annoys me.....he always harps on about winning the ryder cup but he got just about the fewest points we could have got thanks to the old pals act.

Monty always talked a good game. Is he still playing?

seniors tour I think....he nearly won a us open but fatted his 6 iron to green......won in europe time and again but bottled it big time on other side of pond.....those yankee fans hated him though....he got dogs abuse.

I don't think he ever won a major?

FactualFrank wrote:What's the best Ryder Cup you've watched?

For me it was the "Miracle at Medinah". My dad was the biggest golf fan I ever knew. I'd walk in on Monday and he'd be re-watching the highlights of the Thursday to Sunday that had just gone.

But the Ryder Cup in 2012 was exciting, even if you didn't like golf. It was like watching England in the World Cup even though you weren't really a football fan.

Fantastic stuff. And Tiger Woods at the end? You just couldn't write it.

I no longer watch golf, due to missing my Dad. It just doesn't feel right. But let's have a really close final - going down to the last putt!

It just has to be 2012! Incredible stuff. Sport at its absolute best. As you say, even if you didn't like golf.

The point Poulter got at the end of the Saturday gave Europe some hope and belief that they could do the impossible. And they did!

Yep, Medinah 2012.... when Poults won the Houston Open earlier this season it was with the very same Medinah putter... taken out of storage. Expect it will also be used at Le Golf National

FactualFrank wrote:I don't think he ever won a major?

Runner-up on 5 occasions,arguably the best player never to win a major.

He never won a major. At the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Jack Nicklaus prematurely congratulated him for winning, but Monty wound up third. After running out of every logoed shirt except a black one — his only matching pants were navy blue — he melted and shot 78 in a Monday playoff with Ernie Els and Loren Roberts at the ’94 Open at Oakmont. He lost on the first hole of sudden death to Steve Elkington at the ’95 PGA at Riviera, missed a five-foot putt on 17 to finish a shot behind Els at the ’97 Open at Congressional, and had a hand on the trophy only to double-bogey the 18th from the middle of the fairway and lose the 2006 Open at Winged Foot.

Out of those Winged Feet must rankle him the most,he had his destiny in his own hands and couldn't complete the victory.

Surprised he wont be there in September.
Monty is usually a pundit at the Ryder Cup for Sky Sports but wont be there this year because he couldn't agree 'terms' with the broadcaster. Hes playing in a seniors event in California instead.