JuniorGong
Footballguy
Figured it made sense to fire up a thread for this year's Ryder Cup now that it is only a few weeks away and all but one player on the US squad has been announced and something crazy would probably have to happen for the final pick to not be Tony Finau.
Team USA
Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson, Bryson DeChambeau*, Phil Mickelson*, Tiger Woods*, TBD*
Team Europe
Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Francesco Molinari, Alex Noren, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Paul Casey*, Ian Poulter*, Henrick Stenson*, Sergio Garcia*
* denotes Captain's Pick
Tale of the Tape
The Format
The first two days of competition feature four-ball and foursomes matches. The order is determined by the home captain. The third day consists of 12 singles matches.
In four-balls, each member of a two-man team plays his own ball, so four balls are in play on every hole. Each team counts the lowest of its two scores on each hole, and the team whose player has the lowest score wins the hole. If the low scores are tied, the hole is halved.
In foursomes, each two-man team plays one ball per hole with the players taking turns until each hole is complete. Players alternate hitting tee shots, with one leading off on odd-numbered holes, and the other hitting first on even-numbered holes. The team with the low score on each hole wins that hole. If their scores are tied, the hole is halved.
In singles, each match features one player from each team. The player with the lower score on each hole wins that hole. If their scores are tied, the hole is halved.
Unlike stroke play, players don't have to complete each hole in match play. If a player concedes a stroke – almost always a putt – to his opponent, the opponent picks up his ball, takes the score he would have made on the next stroke and moves on to the next hole.
Team USA
Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson, Bryson DeChambeau*, Phil Mickelson*, Tiger Woods*, TBD*
Team Europe
Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Francesco Molinari, Alex Noren, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Paul Casey*, Ian Poulter*, Henrick Stenson*, Sergio Garcia*
* denotes Captain's Pick
Tale of the Tape
- US is the defending champ and needs 14 points to retain the Cup; Europe needs 14.5 points to take the Cup back
- US leads overall 26-13 but Europe has won 6 of the last 8
- US has not won on European soil in 25 years (The Belfry, England)
- If Finau is the final pick as expected, the US will have 10 players ranked in the Top 20 on the squad including the top 3 spots
- Europe will have 7 golfers ranked in the Top 20 including 4 ranked in the Top 10
The Format
The first two days of competition feature four-ball and foursomes matches. The order is determined by the home captain. The third day consists of 12 singles matches.
In four-balls, each member of a two-man team plays his own ball, so four balls are in play on every hole. Each team counts the lowest of its two scores on each hole, and the team whose player has the lowest score wins the hole. If the low scores are tied, the hole is halved.
In foursomes, each two-man team plays one ball per hole with the players taking turns until each hole is complete. Players alternate hitting tee shots, with one leading off on odd-numbered holes, and the other hitting first on even-numbered holes. The team with the low score on each hole wins that hole. If their scores are tied, the hole is halved.
In singles, each match features one player from each team. The player with the lower score on each hole wins that hole. If their scores are tied, the hole is halved.
Unlike stroke play, players don't have to complete each hole in match play. If a player concedes a stroke – almost always a putt – to his opponent, the opponent picks up his ball, takes the score he would have made on the next stroke and moves on to the next hole.
