Ryder Cup 2014

[cockjol]

poulter been poor so far

 

[tommo84]

poulter been poor so far

Felt somewhat inevitable that he'd have a rocky start. Been a lot of hype about his Ryder Cup record - was always tempting fate when you consider he's not one of the more in-form players in the team.

 

[cockjol]

agree...was always going to be harder for him to live up to the hype

 

[tommo84]

Every time Sky show a major golf event (which is a lot) they really spoil the first day by going overkill on the grandiose super slo-mo VTs and trying to force a narrative by focusing on a particular match/individual, and thus largely missing the action developing naturally elsewhere.

It's never until the second day that they start to let the action dictate their coverage.

Bjorn and Kaymer having a stormer and all we're seeing is the winning putts.

 

[spurs mental]

I'm enjoying it so far. The ads are annoying and some of the commentary is shite. But the golf they've shown has been good quality for the most part.

 

[cockjol]

apart from the first hole, rory has been pretty disappointing

 

[cockjol]

as the local man, Gallacher is really looking out of his depth at the moment...struggling to par holes let alone birdie them...poults is off colour too...three down already

 

[cockjol]

and gallacher then hits one close! realise I should also be happy that we're up in three matches so not going that bad!!

 

[cockjol]

darren clarke is a jinx...'sergio is a great putter now'...next second misses from four ft to gift hole to yanks

 

[haxman]

Poulter and Gallacher simply isn't working. Why was McDowell not picked for the first set of matches?

 

[cockjol]

hindsight a wonderful thing but it was a strange pairing...relying on poults to find old magic despite recent form and a rookie, who looks to have been picked to play on basis of the home crowd

 

[cockjol]

first point on the board...a fairer mtch up this am would have been rose and stenson v spieth and reed, poults nd gallcher v watson and simpson...would hve provided genuine contests between sublime and ridiculous

 

[werty]

McIlroy needs to show up in the last 6 holes. Hasn't done much so far.

 

[cockjol]

been tiger-esque in his inability to live up to being no1 player in the world at ryder cup so far

 

[werty]

Mickelson and Bradley have left them back in the match.

 

[tototoner]

Today's foursome pairings

 

[werty]

McIlroy and Garcia gifted another hole.

 

[haxman]

And Kaymer and Bjorn gifted them half a point.

 

[werty]

Shit. Great shot from Bradley.

 

[cockjol]

few of our players are in form so far...only rose and stenson...keymer and bjorn blew their match...rory has been biggest disappointment so far...barely found a fairway, green or a putt