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Originally Posted by billjay23
I believe that this Cup was lost on the day Captain Watson made his three picks. Mahan and Simpson looked lost and spiritless all week. Patrick Reed had fire in his game and I'm reasonably sure that Billy Horschel and Chris Kirk would have behaved as Reed did.
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Yea, I agree. The way that Horschel performed the last four weeks of the season, how do you not pick him? I'm not to sure about Chris Kirk, but Russell Henley has done amazing things as a rookie and was one of the best match play players in the world as an amateur. That kid has no fear.
I think that too much emphasis is placed on experience. Mickelson was terrible this year and Patrick Reed was their best player. Web Simpson has always kind of left me cold. They like to talk about him as a major champion, but he really backed into his US Open title when Jim Furyk bogeyed two of the last three holes and Graham MacDonald shot 73 in the final round. I just can't seem to think of him as a major champion. He's ranked 33rd in the world and hadn't really been playing well. Why not take the player's that are hot. I always felt that that's what the captain's picks should be. Guys that haven't been the best over the past two years but are currently on fire. Webb Simpson and Hunter Mahan weren't those guys.
Reed wasn't a captain's pick by was Keegan Bradley and I think he was picked because Mickelson lobbied for him. The two have teamed up in the past.