[Arctic Fox]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Someone threw a beer at Rory & his wife.

...and no-one in the crowd saw who threw it? Unbelievable.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by Arctic Fox

...and no-one in the crowd saw who threw it? Unbelievable.

Two other videos have just surfaced. I think hte person that threw it, got tossed out.

[golfing eagles]

My Ryder Cup coverage pet peeves/idiotic features:

***The "cart cam"
***"playing through" ads
***ANYTHING McGinley has to say
***The rule tying a match that a player can't play---in most sports a forfeit is a loss---then a random pick of who sits out----what if they drew Scottie or Bryson---how is that fair?
***The "whoop" heart monitor
***"Olay-olay"---moronic.

[BrianL99]

[QUOTE=golfing eagles;2464020]My Ryder Cup coverage pet peeves/idiotic features:


***The rule tying a match that a player can't play---in most sports a forfeit is a loss---then a random pick of who sits out----what if they drew Scottie or Bryson---how is that fair?

/QUOTE]

Not random. Both Captains post an envelope.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

My Ryder Cup coverage pet peeves/idiotic features:

***The "cart cam"
***"playing through" ads
***ANYTHING McGinley has to say
***The rule tying a match that a player can't play---in most sports a forfeit is a loss---then a random pick of who sits out----what if they drew Scottie or Bryson---how is that fair?
***The "whoop" heart monitor
***"Olay-olay"---moronic.

I agree, but I would just add that all putts should be played out. No conceded putts. Some putts that are conceded would have been missed.

[MSchad]

I agree with general consensus the behavior of crowds was appalling. Last day was great. Watched it on SkySports. Covered all the players all day. Great coverage.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I agree, but I would just add that all putts should be played out. No conceded putts. Some putts that are conceded would have been missed.

Highly unlikely

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I agree, but I would just add that all putts should be played out. No conceded putts. Some putts that are conceded would have been missed.

That's not how match play works

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Arctic Fox

...and no-one in the crowd saw who threw it? Unbelievable.

At the price of a beer, I find it unbelievable also.

I have no doubt Victor Hovland was injured, and golf is a game of honor, but the rule certainly is open for abuse. A team captain could theoretically have a struggling player fabricate an injury to secure an unlikely half point.

Gotta give Europe credit, they know how to play team golf, as evident by the first two days of the event.

Yesterday afternoon’s showing by Rose and Fleetwood, against Scheffler and DeChambeau, was an unbelievable display of golf.

The crowd at Bethpage Black certainly didn’t put the reputation of New Yorkers in a more favorable light then already existed.

I also hate the split screen commercials.

I wish I could have Ludvig Aberg’s golf swing.

Tommy Fleetwood was very deserving of the Nicklaus-Jacklin award representing the best of the Ryder cup.

What are the odds that Shane Lowry wakes up with a nasty hangover tomorrow?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by JoMar

That's not how match play works

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.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

***The rule tying a match that a player can't play---in most sports a forfeit is a loss---then a random pick of who sits out----what if they drew Scottie or Bryson---how is that fair.

Thinking that each team should carry a 13th player, as an alternate, who is only eligible to play on day 3 as an emergency in the event of an injury.

[Tvflguy]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I agree, but I would just add that all putts should be played out. No conceded putts. Some putts that are conceded would have been missed.

TOTALLY agree with this and say it 10 times per match. Why put the pressure on the player to concede? Simple rule...like in all pro golf...

[Tvflguy]

Kudos to the Americans for NOT folding and playing Sunday with Pride. But all in all the very best team won. Congrats Euros...

TV (NBC) coverage was way below par. Not enough camera coverage, commentary was just ok, missed WAY too many shots by ALL players.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by Tvflguy

TOTALLY agree with this and say it 10 times per match. Why put the pressure on the player to concede? Simple rule...like in all pro golf...

You obviously don't know the rules of golf, which are different for Match Play.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I agree, but I would just add that all putts should be played out. No conceded putts. Some putts that are conceded would have been missed.

Perhaps you should petition the USGA and see if you can get them to change the Rules of Golf?

& just for context, the average "Make %" on the PGA Tour for 3' putts, is 99.4%. The upper echelon on the Tour manages an even higher %.

If you were paying attention, I don't think there's was a single putt "given" in the entire Ryder Cup, that wasn't under 3', if it was of consequence and not a "good/good" situation.

[Tvflguy]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

You obviously don't know the rules of golf, which are different for Match Play.




Perhaps you should petition the USGA and see if you can get them to change the Rules of Golf?

& just for context, the average "Make %" on the PGA Tour for 3' putts, is 99.4%. The upper echelon on the Tour manages an even higher %.

If you were paying attention, I don't think there's was a single putt "given" in the entire Ryder Cup, that was under 3', if it was of consequence and not a "good/good" situation.

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Why the personal commentary??? Oh, I see now. History repeats... the expert on so much...