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9 minutes ago, Lamar said:

Maybe if you paired them with someone other than Henley or Griffin? IDK. Or are you saying that Bryson and Scheffler should beat 2 guys by themselves? 

Scottie was awful today. Bryson was better but not great. None of their partners were any good. 

At the very least Bryson should have split that afternoon match. Both he and Scottie are good enough to scratch something out regardless of who they are paired with.

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22 minutes ago, horngrad03 said:

And that's the whole problem with US Ryder Cup strategy. Show some fucking guts. 

eh. bradley's decision wasn't gonna make a difference.  the problem with the ryder cup strategy is the US has a few top notch players(who face planted today) and a bunch of meh/journeymen types.

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17 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

One team plays for each other.  The other plays with each other. 

Gotta keep it close tomorrow and hope for singles dominance. 

 

 

 

This is way overplayed.  the problem is we have dudes on this team who are flat chokers and we almost always get out-short gamed.  I mean Russell Henley, Ben Griffin, and Harris English?  Really?

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Bench: Henley, Griffin, Morikawa, Burns
Pair: Cantlay/Xander, Thomas/Young, DeChambeau/Spaun, Scheffler/English
Keep the winners together, split up Spaun and Scottie, maybe DeChambeau can get the crowd fired up. I would say pair Scottie and one of his buddies (Burns/Henley), but they both suck shit through a straw.

What good does Bryson do firing up the crowd when he loses every match? They better not play him in foursomes tomorrow.
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Bryson and Scottie went 1-0-1 together in 2021. 

I seriously think you consider playing them together in foursomes. At the very least don't give them total garbage to work with tomorrow. 

Or sit one of them. Or sit both of them. We need something to get us going. 

The only guys who absolutely need to play both sessions tomorrow are Cantlay and Young. 

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47 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

One team plays for each other.  The other plays with each other. 

Gotta keep it close tomorrow and hope for singles dominance. 

 

 

 

 

Singles dominance with these golfers? I feel like we’re kidding ourselves

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Day 1 strokes gained. Not that it really matters or is a great indicator in match-play.

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And foursomes.

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Posted
3 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

Trump cursed this team worse than Ted Cruz.

USA was 0-3 before Trump arrived...

2.5 to 2.5 after 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Posted
2 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Sacrificial lambs for Fleetwood/Rory

Match #3 gonna be a doozy 😎

OK but why not try Spaun/Thomas or something like that?

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3 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

OK but why not try Spaun/Thomas or something like that?

Oh I agree... was just making a joke.

Just like how this US Team's partner strategy has been handled -- quite a joke

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I don't hate English/Morikawa eating a Rory/Fleetwood pairing. @LTtxfan gets it. It lets two other guys rest to be ready to get called up for the afternoon and it puts some pressure on Rory especially. Morikawa isn't in form but he's experienced and could maybe grind something out. I actually think Luke may have fucked that up - he's throwing out two weak pairings against Bryson and Scottie tomorrow and put two of his best 3 players from today with each other.

Cam/Bryson feels must win but if they can't win that then just give Europe the trophy. I'm glad we threw Bryson a rope at least. Hopefully he doesn't hang himself with it. 

We did not throw Scottie a rope. He and Henley need to step up in a big way - but Hovland and Bobby Mac are gettable - especially if we can get the crowd juiced. Neither of those guys are pressure players. 

X/Cantlay against Rahm is going to be a fucking war. 

Buckle up.

8 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

OK but why not try Spaun/Thomas or something like that?

Spaun was shitty this afternoon and JT was bad this morning. JT doesn't need to go 5 matches - I'd rather we play him tomorrow afternoon. 

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This is way overplayed.  the problem is we have dudes on this team who are flat chokers and we almost always get out-short gamed.  I mean Russell Henley, Ben Griffin, and Harris English?  Really?

All three need to sit tomorrow
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6 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I don't hate English/Morikawa eating a Rory/Fleetwood pairing. @LTtxfan gets it. It lets two other guys rest to be ready to get called up for the afternoon and it puts some pressure on Rory especially. Morikawa isn't in form but he's experienced and could maybe grind something out. I actually think Luke may have fucked that up - he's throwing out two weak pairings against Bryson and Scottie tomorrow and put two of his best 3 players from today with each other.

 

Spaun was shitty this afternoon and JT was bad this morning. JT doesn't need to go 5 matches - I'd rather we play him tomorrow afternoon. 

OK can understand on JT but maybe Griffin and Spaun or even Burns and see if Burns can get his putter going.  Morikawa sucks and English just seems like a guy who will crater under the pressure/no stones.

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3 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

OK can understand on JT but maybe Griffin and Spaun or even Burns and see if Burns can get his putter going.  Morikawa sucks and English just seems like a guy who will crater under the pressure/no stones.

I hear you - I sure as shit wouldn't have played them together again. Keegan got lucky with who they are going against. Or maybe Keegan is pulling 300 IQ moves. Idk. 

I'm not sure we have a ton of great answers when it comes to the lineups. We need to play better - it's as simple as that. And, frankly, we weren't that bad this afternoon. Bryson needs to be a little bit better than he was. Scottie needs to find the cup before the match is over. 

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Also, Spaun is your #2 or #3 guy(depending on how you see BDC) in points.  He wasn't good today but you play Morikawa who is known to be shit for months.  I rather take shot with Spaun.

I realize this is an "around the margins" situation, as the real problem is scheffler and BDC not bringing points, but I don't understand putting a guy like Morikawa out there in lieu of Spaun.  you are just throwing away points.

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27 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

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7 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

This is hilarious. 

First question that Keegan answered LOL.

btw - I went back and reread the thread and @4th&Five called it re: Bryson and Cam playing the same ball. Keegan mentions it as part of the decision matrix pairing those two.

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Posted
1 minute ago, ztejas said:

 

First question that Keegan answered LOL.

 

we're not asking you to panic.  we are asking you to not be a dumbass.

Posted
7 minutes ago, ztejas said:

 

First question that Keegan answered LOL.

btw - I went back and reread the thread and @4th&Five called it re: Bryson and Cam playing the same ball. Keegan mentions it as part of the decision matrix pairing those two.

do English and Morikawa play the same ball?

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Just now, ztejas said:

They play with each other's balls.

I think I've got 4 or 5 Noodles in the bucket in the garage I can fedex overnight to them.  maybe that would help.

Posted (edited)
45 minutes ago, ztejas said:

 

First question that Keegan answered LOL.

btw - I went back and reread the thread and @4th&Five called it re: Bryson and Cam playing the same ball. Keegan mentions it as part of the decision matrix pairing those two.

I believe Griffin plays a Maxfli nobody else plays too. 
 

I can excuse a lot from a captain because there’s a lot of luck involved but he seems to be ignoring things that are common sense. 

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Posted
4 hours ago, Mileslong said:


What good does Bryson do firing up the crowd when he loses every match? They better not play him in foursomes tomorrow.

Dunno, maybe he puts some shit together with a different partner? I think I'd rather have his talent out there - including the potential to get the crowd into it - over Henley, Burns, Morikawa, Griffin, probably English, and how much did Cam carry Thomas today after he shit down his leg in session 1? 

I'm no BDC fan, he's one of my least favorite golfers out there. But you gotta play 8 and given the alternatives you gotta run with DeChambeau, go big or go home.

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1 hour ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Right. And they mowed down the rough where it's not penalizing at all unless you're in the fescue. Turned a hard course into a scoring course, seems dumb. 

 

 

with the different matches and such, we need a scoring course not a penalizing course 

imo 

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8 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

with the different matches and such, we need a scoring course not a penalizing course 

imo 

I get your point, but there's practically no water at Bethpage, fairway bunkers are rarely in play, rough is short. Today was a putting contest. It's not that interesting.

 

 

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