2018 Ryder Cup Europe Defeats United States 17 1/2 To 10 1/2: Let The Excessive Celebrations And Second Guessing Begin
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Here we go! By week’s end Thomas Bjorn will be named to head the fix Brexit movement and Jim Furyk will have been detained by U.S. customs for having not made putts on an American team that succumbed to an energized European squad.
Beth Ann Nichols’ game story for Golfweek.
Either way, the 42nd Ryder Cup featured everything we could hope for—well maybe a little more controversy—but plenty of great golf, at a 4K friendly venue in the glorious country of France and happy Europeans for the next two years. Until you mention Brexit.
We have full coverage over at Golfweek. I filed this assessment of the venue, which I’m conflicted about given that the architecture is wretched in spots and the setup artificially infused. Still, it did what the Europeans promised it would do as far as raising the bar for Ryder Cup venues.
I also offered this take on the state of the USA Task Force, which isn’t looking so hot these days given this week’s performance by leaders of the Task Force.
Eamon Lynch also opines on the state of the USA buddy effort and like me, wonders if Jim Furyk was hampered by the buddy system that put him in the job.
Speaking of all this, we may have just seen Phil Mickelson’s Ryder Cup career wrap up in less than pretty fashion, writes Gerry Ahern.
Tiger had an 0-4 week and was barely awake in the post round presser. Dan Kilbridge wraps up his week. Let’s hope the man gets a nice vacation!
His post-round press conference answers:
It was not a good week for the USA Captain’s week according to Justin Ray.
Ian Poulter delivered…make room for another Ferrari!
