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Justin, Jordan and Rickie better come through. I'm not worried about Bryce, Sam or Colin.
2023 Fed Ex Cup
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I can think of a several guys I would have taken over JT. Off the top of my head:
Glover
Finau
Dechambeau (wrong tour or not, he is on fire right now and shot a 58 within the past two weeks)
Bradley
Typhoon, maybe? 
I suspect we will get our butts handed to us. For some reason Rory seems to not get the disease he sometimes gets at the majors. Hovland is absolutely on fire.
I don't understand any of the last 4 on that list being picked ahead of Bryson, Keegan, Glover or Finau...They better be up by a lot of points come Sunday and the singles competition...I can see an "0fer" or, at most only 3 points in singles, if not careful with pairings
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raggmann54 Finau
Then there was that guy. And, not picking him, or even considering him was correct. #21 in the standings and that means he's been crap for 2 whole seasons.
Using an old horse racing analogy, you never want to pick or bet on 'out-of-form' horses. In fact, most trainers will just put them out to pasture for a shortish vacation to 'freshen up'; you just don't keep racing them for nothing. OTOH, 'in form' is what you want to see in the program!! They are the ones you can bank on, for the most part.
Glover should have been picked for no other reason than his age, along with current form, and the fact he's never come close to making the team. TW was a prior pick and he was lame as hell and had a horrible RC record, but was picked partly because of age, among other reasons.
And, imo, it goes without saying that Bradley is 'in form'! Unlike 4 of the picks. Who the hell knows which Jordan is going to be on that flight??? Dr. or Mr.?
We're going to get pummeled.....
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Europeans have the stronger team. It's obvious that players who qualified on points have a bigger say than people realize. It's more about chemistry and past Ryder Cup performance than current form.
As I mentioned before the same goes with the assistant coaches as well. They seem to like familiarity. Probably one of the biggest snubs ever was never picking Hall of Famer Larry Nelson as a Captain. 9-3-1 as a player.
So it's more of a good old boy network type of thing.
Sneakylong So it's more of a good old boy network type of thing.
The 'clique'.
They all talk about 'representing our country' when it comes to these get togethers. No money(
), just pride.
F'N bullshit!!
If it's about representing our country, why were the ones picked just from those playing for/on the PGA Tour? And we can all agree, those 6 'picks' are not the best of our country's players.
"This kid can't shoot a gun very straight, and sometimes has trouble knowing where to shoot, or when to pull the pin, but damn, he is great in the barracks with the other fellas......let's send him to war!" The PGA Army!!
The points system has to go. Or at least make it an automatic 12, no 'picks', for the favoritisms. That is playgound bullying!!
Most of Johnson's picks are reasonable and explainable, particularly when looking at form and playing ability, but (as I see it) it is hard to justify Thomas being selected over some of the other possibilities. Yes, he has a good record in the event, and may be great in the team room, but would the team benefit more from one of the others in contention, who are all playing better golf right now? In my opinion, Bradley would have been a better fit, particularly as he could potentially fit into the Reed/Poulter role - the guy that the other side really don't like, but will find a way to pull off the shot that counts when it means the most.
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Par4QC Does that leave Stewart out
Yes.
I checked the Ryder Cup playing records of all the "management" and lo and behold, every one of them has a losing record except for Zach and he's barely above .500.
Might explain why they picked guys with losing records on this team?
Do losers recognize game? or is this all about hanging out with like minded people?
LOL
