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 ...).