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With Monty making his announcement in a couple of minutes, it seems like the right time to have the official THP Ryder Cup thread. This will be for all the wonderful banter on this amazing event.
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Donald has a great record in the Ryder, but why leave Rose out? I would think him a better pick than Paddy, IMHO.
Certainly there is the argument there. It really comes down to Paddy being a major winner, and being the best putter out there for that team.
Rose's record in the majors did not help either. But you are right, there is certainly an argument there. Plus, could you imagine if he wins today.
This goes back to my thoughts before. WHY NOT WAIT FOR THE BARCLAYS TO END?
Now that you mention it, why on earth wouldn't Monty wait for the end of this tournament? Was he on some kind of deadline?
I think Monty said something early on that either implied or just plain said that the only weekend results that he would consider relevant from the perspective of his choice would be results from the Walker. From that we could assume that Harrington's performance at the Barclays to this point did not figure into his choice one way or the other and same for Rose I guess.
I think the quote was "If they are not here [at the Walker] they won't be considered". I don't know why Monty would play it that way but that is what was reported from the Golf Channel on Friday.
I definitely expected one of Casey or Rose to make the team.Interesting stats.
Paddy - No wins in the last 2 years. 0 for 10 in last 10 Ryder Cup Matches.
Paul Casey top 10 in the world, but not top 12 in the Euro Team?
Justin Rose has 2 wins this year in good fields.
That was just horrible timing to tell some of these guy's they were in and some were out during a tournament. These guys had a lot of money on the line here, yet the Ryder Cups a hugh deal to them.
They should have played themselves onto the team, instead of being a captain's pick option. Also, Monty was very clear about playing in a PGA event vs the Euro event. IMO, Casey, Donald and Rose clearly showed that they consider the Fedex Race to be a higher priority than the Ryder Cup.