2018 Ryder Cup

callaway92

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Thing is though if he wins matches it’s just natural talent, but when he loses - as they all do from time to time - it’s because he doesn’t give a sh!t. Just a lazy analysis really and almost certainly not accurate.

Don't see how it's lazy analysis to be honest. He can still win and not give a damn.

Even looking over the tournaments he has won over his career. It's not a coincidence it's been the big ones pretty much exclusively.

Psychology goes under-the-radar in Ryder Cup for me. I'd say he just wants the season to end...not have this to go through.

Mantis Toboggan

McIllroy and Poulter off to a shocker.

SlickRic

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

McIllroy and Poulter off to a shocker.

anyone shocked?

Mantis Toboggan

SlickRic wrote: »

anyone shocked?

Still has a putt for birdie. Would be huge if he can make it.

prawnsambo

callaway92 wrote: »

Don't see how it's lazy analysis to be honest. He can still win and not give a damn.

Even looking over the tournaments he has won over his career. It's not a coincidence it's been the big ones pretty much exclusively.

Psychology goes under-the-radar in Ryder Cup for me. I'd say he just wants the season to end...not have this to go through.

You're basing this on nothing though. I've never seen McIlroy get so fired up as he does at the RC. He's said nothing in the run up to this that would suggest you're right. Quite the opposite in fact.

Joe_ Public

callaway92 wrote: »

Don't see how it's lazy analysis to be honest. He can still win and not give a damn.

Even looking over the tournaments he has won over his career. It's not a coincidence it's been the big ones pretty much exclusively.

Psychology goes under-the-radar in Ryder Cup for me. I'd say he just wants the season to end...not have this to go through.

That could all be true but still doesn’t warrant the charge that he doesn’t give a fck about the competition, imho anyway. Clearly his head space probably not the best right now, but as we know that can all change very quickly in this format. A good hole, a single shot even. I’ll bet you’ll see a pretty animated response if and when that happens.

SlickRic

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Still has a putt for birdie. Would be huge if he can make it.

his first in over 20 holes?

yeah, it'd be huge alright

frink

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Still has a putt for birdie. Would be huge if he can make it.

For a half

Panrich

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

McIllroy and Poulter off to a shocker.

Can't see it but two down after 3 is not good against Watson/Simpson.

SlickRic

frink wrote: »

For a half

and misses it.

Christ.

Mantis Toboggan

frink wrote: »

For a half

Misses again

prawnsambo

Spieth has got his putting boots on. Remarkable when he's on song.

valoren

SlickRic wrote: »

he's never given a shít.

Europe should really be looking to win those foursomes 3-1 this afternoon.

at worst, they need to end the day 5-3. any worse, considering the pairings out this afternoon, and I don't hold out any hope for the rest of the weekend.

It was interesting watching the video of Rory et al arriving at the hotel with him getting out of the courtesy car with a baseball cap on back to front. From the body language he hardly had his game face on and that coupled with the fact that Woods humbled him at the Tour Championship a day earlier.

prawnsambo

Phil in the water off the tee with a driving iron. :eek:

SlickRic

Fleetwood misses a 6 footer to win the hole.

you honestly can't continue to miss these lengths of putts as a team and expect to remain competitive.

Mantis Toboggan

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

I can see Phil having some water trouble.

And.... Into the gank he goes.

Joe_ Public

Shocker from Phil!

GreeBo

Poor Poulter needs to get used to hacking out sideways.

Crazy luck from Bill Cosby earlier and I'd deffo have put Casey out this avo.

qwabercd

The dechambeau/Mickelson pairing really is such a terrible choice by Furyk.

Pairing a debutant who can be a bit twitchy at the best of times with such an out of form Mickelson, in foursomes, just doesn't make sense. Whatever about in fourballs where Mickelson might pick up 3/4 birdies and his terrible shots might still not lose holes.

They really haven't a hope imo and it could drag dechambeau down for the rest of the weekend too.

NabyLadistheman

Can see Rory turning this around, early days yet. Let's see how he's done come Sunday

SeeMoreBut

Did Blubber not know the European colours with the glove he has on?

SeeMoreBut

qwabercd wrote: »

The dechambeau/Mickelson pairing really is such a terrible choice by Furyk.

Pairing a debutant who can be a bit twitchy at the best of times with such an out of form Mickelson, in foursomes, just doesn't make sense. Whatever about in fourballs where Mickelson might pick up 3/4 birdies and his terrible shots might still not lose holes.

They really haven't a hope imo and it could drag dechambeau down for the rest of the weekend too.

Maybe nobody else wanted to play with him.

SlickRic

qwabercd wrote: »

The dechambeau/Mickelson pairing really is such a terrible choice by Furyk.

it is beyond bizarre. completely baffling.

as you said, with Mickelson's form, you can't put him in anything but fourballs, where he might at least go maverick and win a couple of holes with crazy shots.

whatawaster

GreeBo wrote: »

Poor Poulter needs to get used to hacking out sideways.

He drove in the water on 1st and thick rough on 3.

drkpower

valoren wrote: »

It was interesting watching the video of Rory et al arriving at the hotel with him getting out of the courtesy car with a baseball cap on back to front. From the body language he hardly had his game face on and that coupled with the fact that Woods humbled him at the Tour Championship a day earlier.

The last time he played this competition, he was too enthusiastic and pumped up (partly why he lost to Reed).

But that actual evidence of how much he actually cares is nothing compared to the evidence of him wearing a baseball cap backwards a few days before this years competition.

tayto lover

Muscles Schultz wrote: »

McIlroy is in massive decline

He's looking like that character Brendan Grace,the comedian, created for fun.

Panrich

Panrich wrote: »

Can't see it but two down after 3 is not good against Watson/Simpson.

Simpson is there one of thier best putters and straight off the tee and bubba is bubba never know what he will do

littlevillage

tayto lover wrote: »

He's looking like that character Brendan Grace,the comedian, created for fun.

Yep, bottler :pac:

but still, lets wait til Sunday before kicking him in the pants.

tayto lover

Suarezistheman wrote: »

Wasn't overly fond of Bjorn's pairings

Putting 4 rookies out this morning was an awful decision.

prawnsambo

littlevillage wrote: »

Yep, bottler :pac:

but still, lets wait til Sunday before kicking him in the pants.

Bottler was so named for his choice of weapon.