President's Cup Australia 2019 - Captain Tiger's 4 at-large picks?

mikeintopeka · 2019-10-22T21:10:48+00:00

Captain Tiger has said he will announce his 4 at-large picks on November 4th in advance of the Cup matches in Australia in December. Leading up to where we a...

mikeintopeka

Maybe Woods is the "Plan B" if no one else wanted to play with Patrick Reed?

I have respect for the journey Patrick Reed's been through to get where he is today. But he has to shut his yapper and quit going public with criticism of Captain's line-ups or fellow teammates not going out with their 'A' games for whatever reason. IMO, he's a piss poor member of any team competition he's participating in (despite the W-L record)..

ode

Would have liked Na .... For nothing more than his interesting quirks...would've loved to see how that played out in a match .... But could not argue Tigers picks ... Other than not wanting to see Reed because I think he's a twatweasle, he's still a good pick!
I suspect Na will be the 1st alt if Brooks cannot lace em up!

sdandrea1

ode not wanting to see Reed because I think he's a twatweasle,

sdandrea1

Nothing like a Patrick Reed to promote trust and camaraderie in team play event.

darpar

I have no problem with Tiger picking Tiger!
Didn't he just beat most of the same players who are playing in the event a couple of weeks ago?
So why not use a player who's trending upwards?
Not so sure about the Reed pick,he does talk way too much and doesn't always come off as being
a team player,Fowler might have been a better/safer choice.
As far as Captains duty's,behind the scenes I think Couple's and Stricker might have more input.
Tiger will just choose.....Black and white on Friday,white and black on Sat. and red and black for Sunday!

Tinker

I kinda like watching full field Euro tour events more than The PGA. The American players come across as a lot of pain in the ass cry baby nerds with Reed leading the way. What happened to the Palmer, Trevino and Couples fun loving likable types? At least we don’t have to watch cry baby Speith and maybe “I love myself” Koepka.

Weirfan

Rotf at Tiger picking himself....so much for providing players with a stage to prep and evaluate for the RC....with decisions like this no wonder Europe hands US their ass so often. Makes it so easy to cheer against.

thankfully this event is very low on the radar and meaningless

Par4QC

Weirfan thankfully this event is very low on the radar and meaningless

The reason I thought he would not pick himself. But I do think he was pressured by his fellow golfers to do such.
I don't even agree with the Finau pick, let alone Reed. Several other players out there in much better form, now, and throughout last season.

I'm now hoping that a couple of Ernie's players come up 'sick' Sat. night. Just to force him to play against Tiger on Sun.. It would make the whole Cup thing interesting.

mikeintopeka

Par4QC Several other players out there in much better form, now,

Who may I ask has played well, with results, the last few months that weren't already on the team? Tiger told them ALL to keep playing post the FedEx Championship, especially those hoping to be invited to join the team. Kevin Na won the Shriner's so I'm hoping he is the first alternate and goes if Brooks can't. I can't think of others that have had stellar starts to the new season.

I haven't read one analysis from the industry that has been critical of Tiger's picks, including tapping himself. (I'm sure they are out there, just not by the ones I subscribe to...)

Spuzz

Par4QC I don't even agree with the Finau pick

The Number 9 Guy is the reason Paddy Harrington changed his strategy to 3 Captain's Picks.
He said nobody (or almost nobody) has ever NOT chosen that guy in the past.

As I said before (and now Weirfan), it's a missed opportunity to set up the future for the RC.
BIG HEAD couldn't help himself, to no one's surprise of course.

Par4QC

Spuzz BIG HEAD couldn't help himself, to no one's surprise of course.

I will say, in case I've been misunderstood, I do not believe a Captain should ever play in any matches, Ryder, President's, or any other cups. I don't care who they may be, or how good they may be, current or past.

That aside, Tiger did pick all of the highest ranked U.S. players to go with the other highest ranked players that were automatically qualified. And they all just happen to be the highest ranked Americans in the world. Rickie is the only one out of place, but that was his own fault; Matt played superbly all season. 'On paper', it looks like he did the right thing.

Plus, there are a lot of freebies that go along with being on the team. The guys that have been around, paid their dues, should be deserving of them. The younger guys will have many chances to reap their just rewards in the years to come. Everyone on this team appears they earned their spot, Tiger included, even if I don't agree with him playing.

Spuzz

Par4QC I do not believe a Captain should ever play in any matches

I agree.
Should be an older, retired guy, who has also paid his dues and is rewarded in his twilight years.

As I said earlier, if they were really interested in just winning, he picked the right squad.
If they were thinking ahead and wanted to make it interesting for the fans and also set up the future, then two of the picks (Reed and Woods) are not the right ones.

No matter to me, I will be watching hockey.
😉

Par4QC

Spuzz Totally agree, esp. with the 1st sentence.

I do, however, totally disagree with the hockey thing. I'd rather be watching those badminton tourneys. 🤣 Which I also will not be watching, btw.

Rickochet

Spuzz Should be an older, retired guy, who has also paid his dues and is rewarded in his twilight years.

+1 I don't think an active PGA player should be picked as captain.

Spuzz

Par4QC totally disagree with the hockey thing

LOL
I will give your lack of taste a hall pass.
😉

darpar

Looks like Koepka withdrew from the Prez Cup and TW named Fowler to
replace him.
NOT a great move IMO.
Rickie hasn't even played in a couple months or so.
Would rather have seen Na or maybe even the current hot player Brendon Todd given a shot,.

Spuzz

darpar NOT a great move IMO.

Stupid pick, but not surprised.
All about the now and no vision for the future not to mention making the team on "form" and " merit" is out the window too.
Good grief.
Go Hadwin!
lol

johnnydoom

The cynic in me wonders if the amount of corporate sponsorship that goes with the name has any significant bearing on the choices?

Par4QC

Rickie was the 'next in line'.

When some captains make picks that are not what we expect, we do a lot of 'discussing(bitching)' about it. iirc, we gave a certain captain hell because of her picks recently. And, probably, we've gave others a good dis-cussing for the off the wall choices(favoritism) also. Tiger has gone down the line(world rankings) with his choices. As he should. No one can feel slighted, in the least.

Spuzz

Par4QC Tiger has gone down the line(world rankings) with his choices. As he should. No one can feel slighted, in the least.

This is fair, as long as there is no more talk of being in form, hot streak and whatnot.
Maybe the US should just pick by rankings alone and be done with it.
They obviously lack any intuition, or should I say guts?

I don't feel slighted.
In other news, the Toronto Maple Leafs fired their over hyped and over paid coach yesterday...
😉

Par4QC

Par4QC As he should. No one can feel slighted, in the least.

This statement does not mean I agree with the choosing. Some of these guys have dropped considerably down the rankings due to poor play throughout the season. I'd like to see the 'hot' hands be on course, as others would.

Tiger was being politically correct. ugh.

Rickochet

Spuzz Maybe the US should just pick by rankings alone and be done with it.

👍️ Me likey. A player plays his way onto the team. It takes the politics, pissing and moaning out of the process.

darpar

Spuzz
"Maybe the US should just pick by rankings alone and be done with it".

If that's the case/criteria,then what's the point of having 4 picks?
Just take the top 12 US players by World Rankings and be done with it.
I believe it was Azinger who said he wanted his picks to be guys who were
in form and playing well at the time of him making his choices.
Theoretically you could have a player who was hot early in the season,
and moved up high in the World Rankings.
BUT in recent months leading up to the Prez/Ryder Cups,
just completely lose their game,miss cuts,etc.
Should that player be chosen just because of their status/points in the WGR?

johnnydoom

It does seem strange to have captain's picks if the accepted action is to pick straight down the line of the rankings. I can't really say that I care either way though. Hope Ricky has a good competition and everyone has a good time.

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