Ryder Cup 2016

[Benny Brazil]

So not long to go now until the battle commences.
Thoughts on how it will go? For me the US are favourites and I think it will be close until the singles with the US storming away with it on the final day. Too many inexperienced and out of form players in the European team.

[Godsahibby]

Gutted today. Got a sky go account to watch this afternoons play at work, my company must use a foreign IP of sorts because it doesn't work. 4G at the Gyle is shocking as well.

As for who will win and form. You could argue that based on recent performances the Europeans are in form.

[Hibee87]

Gutted today. Got a sky go account to watch this afternoons play at work, my company must use a foreign IP of sorts because it doesn't work. 4G at the Gyle is shocking as well.

As for who will win and form. You could argue that based on recent performances the Europeans are in form.

4g Around the gyle has been horrific for months.....I have found switching to 3g as a good alternative :aok:

[Golden Bear]

Honours very much even in the early stages of the morning foursomes. Personally I think the USA will have the upper hand this year and for the sake of the competition that might be no bad thing.

[BroxburnHibee]

Poor start. Some poor choices from Clarke.

[Golden Bear]

Poor start. Some poor choices from Clarke.

Too true, coupled with some poor golf from the Europeans and some great play from the American team. Looking like a whitewash in the first series of games.

[stantonhibby]

Too true, coupled with some poor golf from the Europeans and some great play from the American team. Looking like a whitewash in the first series of games.

Rose holed nothing, Garcia & Kaymer were in control and lost 4 in a row. Westwood completely out of sorts. Not sure how McIlroy and Sullivan lost, Mickelson barely hit a fairway all day. One bad shot from Sullivan into the water at 17 costly. Need a big afternoon and try and get it to 5-3 overnight. Mountain to climb though.

[Jim44]

Better start in the Fourballs. - up in three down in one. Early days yet tho'.

[greenlex]

Get it to 5-3 tonight and it's game on. Looking possible

[lord bunberry]

The American crowd are pretty lively

[Benny Brazil]

That Thomas Pieters looks some player

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

This evening session has been a joy to watch. Some fantastic golf from the European lads.

5-3 by the close of play would be great after the morning session

[Jim44]

This evening session has been a joy to watch. Some fantastic golf from the European lads.

5-3 by the close of play would be great after the morning session

Good chance of that but the Yanks are tightening up their game in the last few holes and are not out of it.

[Onceinawhile]

Europe need to pull the finger out and just make sure of the last two points.

5-3 is a good result after this morning.

anything else is bad news after how it was 2 holes ago.

[Onceinawhile]

The Spanish give team Europe another point.

Mcllroy and Peters 2 up with 4 to play.

They win and it's all good for Europe. They don't and it is 6-2.

6-2.....

Hmmmm....

[lord bunberry]

Beautiful shot into 16 there from Rory. That's the match winner.

[Onceinawhile]

Beautiful shot into 16 there from Rory. That's the match winner.

certainly should be. A Point is probably needed.

[lord bunberry]

certainly should be. A Point is probably needed.

And he gets it with an eagle.
Game on for tomorrow now.

[silverhibee]

And he gets it with an eagle.
Game on for tomorrow now.

And got it right up the yanks who were giving Rory it tight as he walked up to the hole, the USA mob are coming over as currant buns. :greengrin

[Jim44]

And got it right up the yanks who were giving Rory it tight as he walked up to the hole, the USA mob are coming over as currant buns. :greengrin

The respective fans are always very patriotic, but it's funny to hear the Yanks shouting "Get in the WATER." They're really quite classless when it comes to appreciating good golf from the European guys.

[greenlex]

Pete Willets (Danny's Brother) bang on the money. 😂😂😂😂😂


Team Europe needs to shut those groupies up.


They need to silence the pudgy, basement-dwelling, irritants, stuffed on cookie dough and pissy beer, pausing between mouthfuls of hotdog so they can scream ‘Baba booey’ until their jelly faces turn red.


They need to stun the angry, unwashed, Make America Great Again swarm, desperately gripping their concealed-carry compensators and belting out a mini-erection inducing ‘mashed potato,’ hoping to impress their cousin.


They need to smash the obnoxious dads, with their shiny teeth, Lego man hair, medicated ex-wives, and resentful children. Squeezed into their cargo shorts and boating shoes, they’ll bellow ‘get in the hole’ whilst high-fiving all the other members of the Dentists’ Big Game Hunt Society.

[theonlywayisup]

Have the Saturday morning matches been announced yet?

Are they fourballs again?

[greenlex]

Foursomes
McIlroy & Pieters v Fowler & Michelson
Stenson & Fitzoatrick v Snedeker & Koepka
Rose & Wood v Walker & Z Johnson
Garcia & Carbrera Bello v Reed & Spieth

[Godsahibby]

4g Around the gyle has been horrific for months.....I have found switching to 3g as a good alternative :aok:

A boy at work said that so maneged to watch it.

[Golden Bear]

Foursomes
McIlroy & Pieters v Fowler & Michelson
Stenson & Fitzoatrick v Snedeker & Koepka
Rose & Wood v Walker & Z Johnson
Garcia & Carbrera Bello v Reed & Spieth


Clarke is gambling with these pairings. Pieters and Cabrero Bello proved themselves yesterday and hopefully Fitzpatrick and Wood can do likewise. A betting man would go 2-2 in this latest series of games.

We'll wait & see, I'm really looking forward to it.

[greenlex]

Clarke is gambling with these pairings. Pieters and Cabrero Bello proved themselves yesterday and hopefully Fitzpatrick and Wood can do likewise. A betting man would go 2-2 in this latest series of games.

We'll wait & see, I'm really looking forward to it.
I think we need to win both sessions today to get it done.
Rose and Wood is the only one that concerns me. Rose wasn't quite at it all day yesterday and also needs to get his putter warmed up.

[Golden Bear]

Help ma boab. Westwood and Willett paired together in the 4 ball. Point down before we start.

[GlesgaeHibby]

Comeback on for Garcia and Carbrera Bello - all square heading to 18th.

[Golden Bear]

Comeback on for Garcia and Carbrera Bello - all square heading to 18th.

Great half point for the Spaniards. Only 1 point behind overall now, it's all to play for.

[ACLeith]

Utterly stunning play all round. Birdies not good enough 👍

[Speedy]

Americans still playing mind games with the gimme.

[Golden Bear]

Americans still playing mind games with the gimme.

Sergio will be getting absolutely nowt that's for sure. He's played well and putted great up until now but he still looks very fragile when faced with a short putt.

[silverhibee]

"Cheeseburger". Idiots.

[Pretty Boy]

It's the whooping that I don't get.

Whooping isn't a natural reaction to anything, strange behaviour.

[bawheid]

Danny's brother has been spot on so far.

[Hiber-nation]

Danny's brother has been spot on so far.

WTF are these halfwits shouting at Rory? He's answering them alright..

[ACLeith]

Danny's brother has been spot on so far.
Yup. They're really putting Rory off his game though 🙄

[ACLeith]

WTF are these halfwits shouting at Rory? He's answering them alright..

You're being far too generous with "halfwit", they're not that bright

[brianmc]

Garcia has lost the plot...

[Hibs90]

https://twitter.com/nate_anderson22/status/782306423455686656

[Benny Brazil]

Danny's brother has been spot on so far.

He is - and if it was any other journalist who had written that there wouldn't have been such a fuss.

[lord bunberry]

Westwood and his putting problems doesn't bode well for the Europe

[Golden Bear]

Ffs, other than being Clarke's buddy, how the hell can Westwood's selection be justified? Experience counts for nowt if you're currently form is crap.

[greenlex]

Ffs, other than being Clarke's buddy, how the hell can Westwood's selection be justified? Experience counts for nowt if you're currently form is crap.

if he doesn't contribute in the next few holes and/or tomorrow. Darren Clarke win or lose is gonna get panned.

[Benny Brazil]

Pieters is playing brilliantly - he has bailed Rory out quite a few times.
Kaymer, Westwood and Willet all seem to be struggling - along with Clarke's strange selection of only picking the rookies in 1 game each I think the US will stroll the singles.
Would love to see Rory v Reed in the singles that could be some match up.

[bawheid]

Westwood's hanging in there and his experience will be key tomorrow. Fancy Willet to pull of something special too.

[greenlex]

We look like we're going into tomorrow 9.5 to 6.5 down. A good few of our experienced players are in poor form. We are pjaying with 6 rookies against a hostile crowd. What could possibly go wrong?

[bawheid]

Yeah, it's swung in the last 45 minutes. Looks a bit tricky now!

[Golden Bear]

The omission of the very much in form Carbrera Bello from this afternoon's 4 balls is mystifying.

[greenlex]

The omission of the very much in form Carbrera Bello from this afternoon's 4 balls is mystifying.

Mystifying indeed.

[Benny Brazil]

The omission of the very much in form Carbrera Bello from this afternoon's 4 balls is mystifying.

Dont understand why he split Garcia and Rafa up - Westwood just missed again from short distance:rolleyes:

[Golden Bear]

The ba's burst. End of.

[easty]

Dont understand why he split Garcia and Rafa up - Westwood just missed again from short distance:rolleyes:

Costly miss from Westwood.

[3pm]

The ba's burst. End of.

Never said 'this' on a thread but this. All over. Be 5 or 6 in it by the end (if we're lucky).

[Pete]

Used to care about it when it was live on the BBC but it's gradually got to the point where it doesn't mean anything to me now. Are we losing?

People wonder why golf courses are shutting and toiling for memberships.

[Pretty Boy]

Very early days but looks like a tense nights golf ahead. Settled in with food and beer for the duration.

[DaveF]

Reed and McIllroy are tearing the course up. Great to watch.

[greenlex]

Never seen golf like it from so many players under that much pressure at the one time. Quite remarkable. All week too.

[Hibs90]

Going to be a great night of entertainment that's for sure

[greenlex]

Starting to slip away.

[Golden Bear]

Starting to slip away.

Yip. Long way to go but the odds are stacked against us now.

[Pretty Boy]

American victory looking the most likely now. Big 20 minutes or so for them.

[greenlex]

The Reed/ McIlroy and Lefty/ Garcia matches are two if the best I've ever seen in Ryder cup.

[Golden Bear]

The Reed/ McIlroy and Lefty/ Garcia matches are two if the best I've ever seen in Ryder cup.

Golf from the Gods. Amazing stuff and all played under extreme pressure.

[McD]

Some outstanding golf from both sides.

cabrera-bello and pieters both played extremely well over the weekend, and out played some of their more experienced team mates. Mcilroy anchored well, even though he lost narrowly today, he's grown into the leadership role that Monty and others have filled in the past.

[Benny Brazil]

Golf from the Gods. Amazing stuff and all played under extreme pressure.

Both matches were exceptional - some of the shots played were awesome - can't stand Reed but he is the USA's Ian Poulter.

[easty]

Both matches were exceptional - some of the shots played were awesome - can't stand Reed but he is the USA's Ian Poulter.

I can't stand Reed or Poulter.

[greenlex]

I can't stand Reed or Poulter.

I don't mind Reed at all. Sure he's passionate sure he's at the wind up inthe Ryder Cup.
The guy is a world class golfer and he believes in himself. He's not like your typical American touring pro either who is just happy to plod along making a mountain of cash on the PGA Tour over there. He regularly plays all over world on various tours. He embraces other cultures and lives life to the full. Contrast that with Buba Watson who cried because he was playing **** and homesick in France a couple of years ago and rarely if ever seen again. Jordan Spieth is another who can't be ersed being a global player.

[MB62]

I thought Tee to Green the Europeans were the better team. However, very few of our guys could hole a putt whereas the Americans were holing everything, they whooped our asses on the greens and deservedly won the cup because of it.
That first 9 holes of Reed v McIlroy was tremendous, Reed was holing out from all over the place just for a half, Rory could easily have been 4 up after 4 and probably would have been against ANYBODY else.

[southfieldhibby]

I don't mind Reed at all. Sure he's passionate sure he's at the wind up inthe Ryder Cup.
The guy is a world class golfer and he believes in himself. He's not like your typical American touring pro either who is just happy to plod along making a mountain of cash on the PGA Tour over there. He regularly plays all over world on various tours. He embraces other cultures and lives life to the full. Contrast that with Buba Watson who cried because he was playing **** and homesick in France a couple of years ago and rarely if ever seen again. Jordan Spieth is another who can't be ersed being a global player.

Patrick Reed is a strange one. Has zero contact with his parents, his wife claims they beat him and used him as a cash cow. They walked the rope at The USGA one year and he saw them, had them escorted out by the PoPo. His sister strongly denies any of this and repeatedly castigates him for it.His wife used to caddy for him and is still on the range for his practice sessions,her sister is their nanny and her mum is their 'advisor'.

He used to introduce himself at parties by saying ' Hi I'm Patrick Reed and I'll kick your ass at golf'. Undeniably true of most of the world, but strange and not cool.

I personally think he's an idiot of epic proportions, a total eedjit, and I'm fairly sure alot of the US team think the same. Maybe not in ryder Cup week, for the obvious reasons.

Guys like Zac Johnstone, Matt Kuchar and Rickie Fowler seem to me to be really nice guys, I cannae see them having much in common with Reed.