Tiger played well... everyone else for the US did not. Down 4-1 after the first set of matches.
The proceedings are under way Down Under (Royal Melbourne and it’s super-speedy greens). Patrick Reed put his first shot in a bunker, which seems fitting. And Tiger has a chip-in for birdie at 5.
Discuss here.
"Amazing what a minute can do."
Tiger played well... everyone else for the US did not. Down 4-1 after the first set of matches.
Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?
Gonna be tough to dig outta this ditch; the “underdogs” r highly motivated.
Day 2 is halved, 2.5 to 2.5. So the US stills trails by three (6.5 to 3.5). Four four-ball matches in the (Aussie Saturday) morning, followed by four foursome matches in the afternoon. Coverage begins around 3:30 pm Eastern.
"Amazing what a minute can do."
Patrick Reed winning friends and influencing people
Reed should have been kicked off the team before the Cup started.
Good to see Tiger playing so well. Bodes well for the upcoming season.
~rthomas
I know this isn't played at the pro level (although I would definitely watch it if it was), "best ball" sounds to me like a better description of a scramble
Here is my proposed revisions to the golf dictionary:
Four Ball / Best Ball => Best of 2 (or Best of 4 for club events where it is the best score of the entire group)
Scramble => Best Ball
Shamble => Best Ball off the tee
Foursome => Alternate Shot
All Square => Tied
And while I'm commissioner of golf, let's make all hazards lateral hazards, treat fairway divots as ground under repair, and bring back the anchored putter
To give credit where it's due, I am a huge fan of the rule changes this year: ability to take a drop instead of re-tee on OB, allowing the club to touch the sand/ground inadvertently in hazards, replacing a ball that moves on its own without penalty, and putting with the flag stick in - well done USGA and R&A.
</golf rant>
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
Tiger sat all of Saturday, but the US gained grind. 10-8 Internationals lead heading into the singles matches.
"Amazing what a minute can do."
"Amazing what a minute can do."
I was puzzled to see the results. When I turned off the TV, Justin Thomas and Ricky Fowler, who had been our best players, were 5-up after nine holes. I was startled to see they halved the match with Ancer and Leishman -- losing the last three holes when they were "dormie."
Anyway, should be an exciting set of singles matches.
By the way did anyone catch the interview by Steve Sands with Tiger about why he didn't play at all on the third day, after winning both his matches in the first two days? Double talk, totally double talk. All he would say is, "I trust my team," and "I wanted to give us the best chance to win." Sands asked if he were OK and he said, "I'm old." Ernie Els, I believe nailed it. He said Tiger was not walking normally on Saturday morning, implying that he may have had some stiffness. Tiger did say he would play the singles matches, and he is leading off at 10:02 AM local time Sunday, which I believe is 6:02 PM ET Saturday.
As a point of interest for the DC crowd, Steve Sands is the son of Ed Sands, the long-time owner of the Calvert-Woodley wine emporium on Connecticut Ave. in DC.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
US with unexpected prowess in the singles matches, end up winning a hard-fought battle.
Very entertaining last hour or so.
If you haven’t read our own Shane Ryan’s writings from the event (his Twitter feed and for, I believe, Golf Digest), they’re terrific.
"Amazing what a minute can do."