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The continuing furor over Tom Watson’s Ryder Cup captaincy

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!!

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?

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

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

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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Chris Kirk: Going through life centered

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”

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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Stewart Cink: A Long Way From the British Open

Stewart Cink was the guy who beat the revered Tom Watson in the 2009 British Open. Had Watson won, he would have been the oldest player to win a major at 59 years old. Taking out Watson in the four-hole … Continue reading

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Captain Tom Watson: The Correct View

The Ryder Cup is a little less than two years away, but it’s significance in the game of golf can be measured by all the hoopla generated by the naming of Tom Watson as the U.S. captain for the 2014 … Continue reading

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Masterful Performances

The first round of the Greenbrair Classic in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, is in the books and some very interesting performances came out of it. The first would have to be Trevor Immelman who leads by one at 6-under … Continue reading

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