Dufferman. yea good to see them dump all the old losers, now they're Captains and vice Captains. What's their speech, " Go out and do what we never could "?

    Don't know much about Euro golf, but they may be in trouble for awhile. Their stalwarts are getting really old and their younger guys didn't impress

      sdandrea1 Koepka......your thoughts?

      Seemed like the same as always. I still admire the way he plays and I didn’t mind his protest over the drain ruling if there actually was a drain anywhere near his swing path. Rahm and Garcia got the best of him this weekend, but they had to play some great golf to do it from what I saw.

        sdandrea1 Not so sure about Koepka......your thoughts? I like him a tad less now.

        I was a big Koepka fan, he seems like a primma donna now. I respect his game (and even that doesn't seem as good) but he's kinda lost me.

          azgreg That looked a little more sincere then the first one on the course. They're still not double dating anytime soon

            sdandrea1 I already didn't like him, and, if anything, I was somewhat pleasantly surprised. He always has to be 'too cool for school,' which I find pretty annoying. If he had kept his game face on after he nearly aced the 17th hole to win his singles match, I would probably have disliked even more than usual. But he became a human for a brief few seconds.

            Long story short, I'm still not a fan, but I guess I like him slightly better now than I did before it started.

                Bryson's likeability factor probably went up 10 fold this week, as he seemed to really embrace
                the Ryder Cup spirit and showed he's a formattable team player.
                Looking forward going to Mesquite this Tuesday to see how well he can compete
                in the PLDA competition. BOMBS AWAY!!!!

                  DJ was ripped at that presser!

                  rsvman2 He always has to be 'too cool for school,' which I find pretty annoying.

                  Perfect description, he's trying to hard to be "hard"

                    azgreg Maybe players in the past were a bit intimidated, especially by Tiger? I know, sounds strange with them being on the same team, but may have been a factor.

                    Now they look like a team who've played together for years and they have, if not in the Ryder Cup, but loads of them all around the same age, playing through the college system and junior events.

                    garyt1957 Don't know much about Euro golf, but they may be in trouble for awhile. Their stalwarts are getting really old and their younger guys didn't impress

                    Talking that through with golf_ghirl last night, I don't see much coming through the Euro Tour at the moment to adequately replace the fading regulars. There are some I personally think can break through and it'll be interesting to watch their development next season, with the season after that the RC qualifying period (assuming it's 2 years 'til the next one ...).

                        Euros lost one time, not really trend, I think their process works for them, why change now??

                          Bravopilot Euros lost one time, not really trend, I think their process works for them, why change now??

                          There's a feeling of this being the end of an era for the European team - a lot of the players that they've relied on for a long time are getting towards the end of their time as top players. It seems likely that this could be the last Ryder Cup (as a player) for Westwood, Casey and Poulter, all in their mid-40s or older, and Garcia isn't all that far behind at 41 - compare this to the US team, where Dustin Johnson was the oldest player at 37.

                          That's not to say that Team Europe can't be competitive - the formula over the last 30-odd years has mostly been to rely heavily on a few stars and get solid contributions from lesser-known players, and there's still a solid core there with McIlroy, Garcia and Rahm (and maybe Hovland and Fleetwood). There's also a lot to be said for the team spirit of past European teams and their ability to make the most out of being the underdog - still a long way out from the 2023 matches, but it looks likely that the US will be strong favourites to win in Italy.

                              MartinD Sure, understand. Other than follow the US Team to allow more Capt selections, I think their process has worked well. What is interesting to me is will the US maintain their 6 Capt picks--this was in place due to COVID.