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Little League & the Ryder Cup: Why Participation Matters
The Ryder Cup has almost every advantage over its younger, less compelling brother called the Presidents Cup. There is deeper heritage. It (although at a lower prior rate) introduces American audiences to players we don't typically see here. The opponent wins sometimes, or at least ties. A...
Jesus Did Not Take the Wheel with Corey Pavin's Ryder Cup Picks
I went to Catholic school from kindergarten through the end of high school. My exposure to religion during my formative years was nothing short of total immersion. When most people hear that, I think they walk away with the notion that I was indoctrinated into the Catholic faith and that this is...
Jim Gray Unveils 'I Called It!' Banner at NASDAQ Presser
While Corey Pavin was announcing his four captain's pick for the 2010 Ryder Cup team, Jim Gray held a quiet press conference at the nearby NASDAQ stock exchange to say, "I told you so!" to all who questioned his claim that Tiger Woods would make the Ryder Cup team. "It just feel so good, you...
Woods, Cink, Johnson, and Fowler Round Out US Ryder Cup Team
At the New York Stock Exchange - the home to risk taking of epic proportions - on Tuesday morning, US Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin made the four picks that would round out his team seeking to win the road game at Celtic Manor in a month's time. Pavin selected Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink, Zach...
Pavin's Picks: Woods, Johnson, Cink, and ...Fowler?
After Charley Hoffman took down the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday evening, there was brief speculation that he could slide into the fourth - and lone questioned - captain's pick for Corey Pavin. The prevailing sentiment, though, was that it was probably not good enough to oust either JB...
The Most Exciting Way to Reveal the Ryder Cup Teams
A number of European contenders, and even now members, of the Ryder Cup team opposing the Americans have complained about the selection process which Colin Montgomerie used to craft this team. Monty used a mix of a points systems created for both globetrotting players and homebodies to create a...
Let's Role Play and Decide Who Our Captain's Picks Would Be
Last night, I was a guest on the F/U Podcast. The two Mikes that host the show brought me on to talk PGA Championship and Ryder Cup. (Take a listen to my segment here, and the full show here.) We had a great conversation. They asked me who I would take with my four captain's picks if I were Corey...
A Post for Any Cynics About the Captain's Picks
I've kind of always been curious about the influence that the tons of Ryder Cup stakeholders have on the respective captains to make their wild card picks. In particular, this year has some serious variables for the American team and Corey Pavin. The obvious issue is Tiger Woods. Should he be on...
Celtic Tiger: McIlroy Calls Woods Easy Prey for Ryder Cup Euros
On the day after the American Ryder Cup captain announced the eight names that automatically qualified for the squad that will travel to Wales in October, much buzz continues about the names still unknown for the Yankee side. Corey Pavin said in his press conference that Tiger Woods is near the top...
Does Monty Have A Respect Issue or A Wallet Issue?
A few weeks ago, it seemed an awful lot like the Europeans had every ounce of momentum for the Ryder Cup. Europeans were winning at an impressive clip on the PGA Tour, to the point that foreign-born players had overtaken Americans winning on the 2010 season. Euro Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie...
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