The last time I did this in 2012 Team Europe had an incredible result at Medinah defeating the USA by 14½ points to 13½ - so here goes with the 2014 thread.
The 40th Ryder Cup Matches will be held from 26–28 September 2014 at the Gleneagles Hotel, in Perthshire, Scotland. The team captains will be Paul McGinley for Europe and Tom Watson for the U.S.
DAY ONE - EUROPE 5 v USA 3
DAY TWO - EUROPE 10 v USA 6
FINAL RESULT - EUROPE 16½ v USA 11½ - WE WON
SUNDAY SINGLES
Graeme McDowell bt Jordan Spieth 2&1
Henrik Stenson lost to Patrick Reed 1UP
Rory McIlroy bt Rickie Fowler (5&4)
Justin Rose halves with Hunter Mahan
Stephen Gallacher lost to Phil Mickelson 2&1
Martin Kaymer bt Bubba Watson 4&2
Thomas Bjorn lost to Matt Kuchar 4&3
Sergio Garcia bt Jim Furyk 1UP
Ian Poulter halves with Webb Simpson
Jamie Donaldson bt Keegan Bradley 4&3
Lee Westwood lost to Jimmy Walker 3&2
Day Two - Fourballs
Justin Rose & Henrik Stenson beat Bubba Watson & Matt Kuchar 3&2
Jim Furyk & Hunter Mahan beat Jamie Donaldson & Lee Westwood 4&3
Patrick Reed & Jordan Spieth beatThomas Bjorn & Martin Kaymer 5&3
Rory McIlroy & Ian Poulter v Jimmy Walker & Rickie Fowler A/S
Day Two - Foursomes
Donaldson & Westwood beat Johnson & Kuchar 2&1
Kaymer & Rose v Spieth & Reed A/S
Garcia & McIlroy beat Furyk & Mahan 3&2
Dubuisson & McDowell beat Walker & Fowler 5&4
Day One - Fourballs:
Justin Rose & Henrik Stenson beat Bubba Watson & Webb Simpson 5&4
Rickie Fowler & Jimmy Walker v Thomas Bjorn & Martin Kaymer A/S
Jordan Spieth & Patrick Reed beat Stephen Gallacher & Ian Poulter 5&4
Keegan Bradley & Phil Mickelson beat Sergio Garcia & Rory McIlroy 1UP.
Day One - Foursomes:
Jamie Donaldson & Lee Westwood beat Jim Furyk & Matt Kuchar 2UP
Justin Rose & Henrik Stenson beat Hunter Mahan & Zach Johnson 2&1
Rory McIlroy & Sergio Garcia v Jimmy Walker & Ricky Fowler A/S
Victor Dubuisson & Graeme McDowell beat Phil Mickelson & Keegan Bradley 3&2
I don't play golf so don't profess to be an expert, but love watching the Ryder Cup and my prediction is that Team Europe will be too strong for the USA - it will be close again.
Rules: Be nice to each other
RYDER CUP 2014 - Live Thread
posted on 28/9/14
enjoy, some great play.
posted on 28/9/14
It was nerve wracking listening on the radio, as it must have been watching it live !!
posted on 28/9/14
I was thinking about if Europe had a man of the tournament, but honestly thinking it was a total team effort. Agree?
posted on 28/9/14
Real team effort but if I had to pick one, Justin Rose really came into his own this week.
Special mention for rookies Jamie & Victor, they will play many more.
posted on 28/9/14
Good points. Agree about the rookies too - future Ryder Cup team looking strong - and probably some new names that haven't featured in this one - who knows.
posted on 28/9/14
Luke Donald will be determined to come back.
And yes new names will make the breakthrough
posted on 29/9/14
In contrast to the USA, who were broken before they even started - the Americans bang on about team ethics with all their silly jingles and acronyms, but when it comes to the crunch their egos and self-adoration nearly always ruin things for them.
They were a team so divided that their elder spokesman had to switch his attention to dividing Europe. As for Reed - what a horrid piece of work he is.
posted on 29/9/14
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posted on 30/9/14
Why was Reed "a horrid piece of work"? I liked his passion and pugnacity, which several of his teammates lacked.
posted on 30/9/14
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