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Originally Posted by JoMar
That's not how match play works
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I know, but it should. The Ryder Cup is not a typical match play tournament because what you do can affect other players, not just yourself. In a typical match play tournament, conceding a putt only affects yourself, but in the Ryder Cup, it affects the entire team.
I would also point out, that in billiards tournaments, concessions used to be allowed, but now most tournaments do not allow concessions. If you concede a game, you lose. It seems to work better that way, in my opinion.