dublin49 wrote: » looks like 425k for Shane and Paddy ,think Shane will be slightly disappointed as he played probably the best golf tee to green but great week for him ,and Paddy as well,
Scrabbel wrote: » 9 players tied on -1. Finishing on -2 has been worth a lot to the guys.
Motivator wrote: Lowry will get a pick for definite. Himself and Harrington have become very, very close over the last 12 months and Harrington regularly stays with Lowry in his house in Florida. Lowry played well over the weekend he’s going in the right direction for an automatic pick but I think he’s a certainty to be on the team anyway.
First Up wrote: » Being a pal or sharing nationality are not criteria for selection. Harrington will be thinking very deeply about his picks. If Lowry doesn't qualify automatically he will be evaluated the same as everyone else.
gypsy79 wrote: If he continues his form since the Players he will get in automatically. He still isnt playing great but it is most consistent points scoring since 2019
gypsy79 wrote: » If he continues his form since the Players he will get in automatically. He still isnt playing great but it is most consistent points scoring since 2019
Exactly wrote: » Give it a rest will you. He has just finished T4 in a Major on a tough tough course.
hurleronditch wrote: » There’s some ****e talked on this website, and this thread features strongly, but saying Padraig Harrington will pick his mate because he bought his gaff from him in Florida is up there the most amusing. If Lowry plays well for the rest of the summer, whether he gets there automatically or gets very close, PH will likely pick him. If he gets cold rather than hot over the next few months, he just won’t get a pick. Imagine Harrington at the Ryder Cup committee meeting after the event if they lost explaining why he picked him. “Eeeeeehhhhhhh, yeah. So I know Shane hasn’t made a cut since May and was 27th on the points list, but the real estate market is gone to pot in Florida and he paid asking for my gaff in Palm beach before Christmas so I promised him a pick.”
Grey Fox wrote: » Well it may raise questions of a conflict of interest for Paddy. Imagine you were responsible for hiring someone for a job, and it emerged you had recent financial dealings with that person. It could be a potential banana skin.
hurleronditch wrote: » He’s only one outside the automatic slots now on the world list. A couple more top 10s and 5s may even be enough even without making a big ticket win, but that would clearly help!!
abff wrote: » If it was something you had been trying to keep secret, then it would definitely raise eyebrows. As it's already in the public arena, I don't see it as being an issue. His friendship with Lowry is a much bigger issue. I have a feeling that if Shane is in need of a pick and is close to qualifying automatically, Padraig will weigh up his options very carefully and would be quite likely to consult with his vice captains and anyone else he feels is relevant before making a decision in relation to Shane. I think there would need to be a clear consensus that Shane is a better pick than whoever else is in the frame, but is not getting one of the other 2 wild cards.
gypsy79 wrote: » If he can remove the inconsistencies then he isnt far away.
hurleronditch wrote: » That’s exactly the point I made, and completely at odds to what you said before. To my mind a friendship or a financial transaction (which is a complete and utter irrelevance/red herring) is only likely to make it LESS likely that paddy would pick him, to avoid that accusation, rather than more likely as you were arguing initially.
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