USA Ryder Cup team better off without Tiger?
I’m back on the grid. I spent the weekend camping in one of the most amazing places I’ve ever seen. I’ll post about that later.
Upon my return I was happy to hear that the USA Ryder Cup team finally pulled off a victory. In fact they won by a farily large margin too. Why the win, especially without the world’s best player Tiger Woods?
Why Tiger may not be good for the USA Ryder Cup team
Flame me if you want but I’m going to comment on why it may be possible that the USA Ryder Cup team is better off without Tiger.
Exhibit A: Tiger’s Personal Ryder Cup Record
It is well documented that Tiger doesn’t have the greatest Ryder Cup record. The table below shows his results. He’s sub 50% total, won 30% of foursome matches, won 40% of his fourball matches and won 60% of his singles:
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Total Matches
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R.C Record
W-L-H |
Singles
W-L-H |
Foursomes
W-L-H |
Fourballs
W-L-H |
Total Points Won
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Point %
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25
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10-13-2
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3-1-1
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3-6-1
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4-6-0
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11
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.44
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Exhibit B: Ryder Cup Results
Just looking at the years since Tiger started playing in the cup is exhibit B. Tiger has played in five Ryder Cups, four of which the USA Team lost.
Exhibit C: 2008
In 2008 the USA Team wins without Tiger.
Assuming I’m correct then WHY?
I can think of a few reasons why the USA Ryder Cup team is “less effective” with Tiger on board:
First, Tiger is an “individual” player, used to working hard and excelling on his own. Having to “depend” on other players or play in a “team” situation may not be his comfort zone or forte’. It must be frustrating for Tiger to have to put up with partners who may bring him down. It also must be frustrating to have his game and results not 100% dependent on HIS performance.
Second, I think other players feel pressure as Tiger’s teammate. Many players who Tiger has partnered with don’t perform very well. The pressure of playing with Tiger must get to them.
3rd, camaraderie. Many say that the European teams have camaraderie that the USA team doesn’t. They eat dinner together, drink beers together etc. Many USA team players, Tiger especially, have their own private worlds and may have less of a “locker room” vibe.
Ryder Cup golf accessories
Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, September 19th, 2008
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Equipment • Life • Miscellaneous • Reviews
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Equipment • Life • Miscellaneous • Reviews
To get you into the spirit of the Ryder Cup, here are some Ryder Cup themed accessories for you.
Golf Pride makes Ryder Cup golf grips for the European or USA Ryder Cup teams:
Q-Link makes golf performance enhancing bracelets. Their bracelets are “infused with proprietary sympathetic resonance technology which enhances wellness and overall performance.”
Frogger Amphibian Golf Towel
Frogger Amphibian Golf Towel
Back in this golf blog post I reviewed the Frogger Amphibian golf ball towel. As I mentioned before, Frogger and head frog Jeremiah are good friends.
This is a companion review covering the full sized version of the Amphibian towel.
Technology
A “technology” heading for a towel? You bet.
The Amphibian towel is a large square towel with two of the four sizes sewn together. This forms a sort of “pita pocket” shape. The inside of the towel is a bamboo terry and is used as the wet part for cleaning clubs, balls etc. The outside is cotton and stays dry, despite the inside being wet. So you clean your clubs with the inside and dry them with the outside. Very cool.
On the course
I used to wet a large towel about half way down, so the bottom half was wet and the top half dry. Now I can have the same single wet/dry towel but one that keeps the two completely separate. The inside of the Amphibian stays wet for most of a round and hot hot days may need a small boost of water about half way through the round. (more…)
Golf partner yells at two old ladies
On the first hole yesterday I saw a ball in front of my buddy while he was hitting his 3rd shot (par 5). A few holes later apparently a ball nearly hit my buddy while he was walking off the green. It seems the two old ladies in the group behind us were not only pushing us, with nowhere to go, but were hitting into us.
The old ladies, and I mean around 70ish, caught us on #6 tee. My pal turned to them and in a very stern voice said “Hey you. Stop hitting into us. You nearly hit me twice. We’re playing as fast as we can and waiting for the group in front of us on every shot. If you hit one more ball at me I’m hitting it back at you.”
He was right. They were rude and should have waited. Even old ladies need a tounge lashing sometimes.
HOG Space fantasy golf 2008 – weeks 24-36
Yes I’m a slacker. So here are the results for HOG Space fantasy golf weeks 24-36. The full table is below.
Week 24: Tie between Goatster & El Diablo
Week 25: Neverpar
Week 26: Teeoff Lover
Week 27: Anita Svingkoajch
Week 28: LA Bombers, Robert Earl Hughes Society, Double D
Week 29: cosine
Week 30: Grip it and rip it, Vegas Kid
Week 31: Tulsa Tees
Week 32: Isenhour from 75
Week 33: Washington Pro
Week 34: Birdie Man, Beans N Greens
Week 35: Birdie Man
Week 36: Parman
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Presented by HookedOnGolfBlog.com and TheGolfSpace.com
The league is FREE and hosted by Yahoo Sports. You’ll need a yahoo ID, but don’t worry it’s free too. Go here to join the fray:
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Click here for the full table of results for weeks 24-36.
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