Category Archives: Ryder Cup

Webb Simpson Defends in Las Vegas and Talks Ryder Cup

Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:09 am by Bill Rand

The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open gets underway Thursday at its regular haunt, the TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada. At just 7,255 yards in the high desert and warm air, the scores will be low even though it’s a … Continue reading →

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The continuing furor over Tom Watson’s Ryder Cup captaincy

Posted on Sunday, October 5, 2014 12:34 am by Bill Rand

The furor over Tom Watson’s imperial Ryder Cup captaincy rages on. No less that three very detailed articles have come out with insider details that paint a fairly dismal picture of Watson’s “Gut” management system. Much of it begins with … Continue reading →

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Who lost the Ryder Cup for the Americans, dammit!!

Posted on Sunday, September 28, 2014 11:13 pm by Bill Rand

So now the recrimination begins. Who lost the Ryder Cup for the Americans? Was it Phil and Keegan because they weren’t that sharp on Friday? Was it Tom Watson for deciding to sit them for both Saturday session? Was it … Continue reading →

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Were Brookline and Medina miracles or just proof of the power of possibility?

Posted on Saturday, September 27, 2014 7:24 pm by Bill Rand

Well, the Americans have managed to back themselves into the same corner they did back in the 1999 Ryder Cup at Brookline, down 10-6 and needing 8½ points (of 12) on Sunday to win back the Cup. It’s necessary to … Continue reading →

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Spieth and Reed: The best story of Ryder Cup Friday

Posted on Friday, September 26, 2014 9:42 pm by Bill Rand

The biggest Friday story of the 2014 Ryder Cup is that the European team won a two-point lead at the end of the day. They were down a point, 2½ to 1½, after the morning Four-Ball matches, but came back … Continue reading →

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The Captains on Ryder Cup pressure

Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2014 7:56 pm by Bill Rand

There are all manner of narratives about the pressure the players experience in the Ryder Cup. But I thought that the descriptions by Tom Watson and Paul McGinley in their Monday joint media session at Gleneagles Golf Club in Perthshire, … Continue reading →

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BMW Championship: Cherry Hills C.C. holding its own

Posted on Friday, September 5, 2014 12:31 am by Bill Rand

Play was called for the day at 5:15 pm in the BMW Championship at the Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver, Colorado, due to lightning. No surprise in Denver, but it left 9 of the 70-player field still to complete … Continue reading →

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Chris Kirk: Going through life centered

Posted on Thursday, September 4, 2014 12:51 am by Bill Rand

Like most people, I didn’t pay much attention to Chris Kirk as the season unfolded. He had already won the Viking Classic in 2011, an opposite field event to the British Open. It was played in Madison, Mississippi, and the … Continue reading →

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Chris Kirk: “I’m not really a big goals guy, just process”

Posted on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 12:52 am by Bill Rand

Early in the final-round broadcast of the Deutsche Bank Championship, the NBC announce crew was observing the way that eventual winner, Chris Kirk, carried himself. They were struck by the way that Kirk sort of glides around the course in … Continue reading →

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Deutsche Bank Championship: A lot riding on this one

Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2014 12:03 am by Bill Rand

The Deutsche Bank Championship is half over, the third and fourth rounds to be played on Sunday and its traditional Labor Day finish on Monday. Jason Day and Ryan Palmer are tied for the lead at 8-under with Day shooting … Continue reading →

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