"The funny thing is that now, with the benefit of more than 24 hours to think about things, I find myself shaking my head at the choice even more."
/Ryan Herrington has let the John Peterson-Walker Cup snub sink in and time isn't making it any better. He also addresses this notion of chemistry in a two-day exhibition once every two years.
If this was a team that played a six- or nine-month season, perhaps I'd be more understanding about this "intangible" being part of the selection process. But the Walker Cup is a two-day competition. The entire 10-man team will be together for a grand total of 11 days. I'm not sure that's enough time for an allegedly bad apple to have any effect on the attitude of an entire team. And that's only if you believe he's a bad apple. My conversations with a few players among the early Walker Cup picks left me with the impression they would be fine with Peterson on the team.