RYDER CUP 2014: Sep 26-28

Mods may want to sticky this for the weekend (please....)

FINAL RESULT: EUROPE 16 1/2 - 11 1/2 UNITED STATES

14 Points required for Europe to retain the Ryder Cup. 14 1/2 for outright victory.

EUROPE WIN RYDER CUP

Venue: Gleneagles, Scotland

TEAMS:

EUROPE
Captain: Paul McGinley

Rory McIlroy (NI)
Henrik Stenson (SWE)
Victor Duibuisson (FRA)
Jamie Donaldson (WAL)
Sergio Garcia (ESP)
Justin Rose (ENG)
Martin Kaymer (GER)
Thomas Bjorn (DEN)
Graeme McDowell (NI)
Stephen Gallacher (SCO)
Ian Poulter (ENG)
Lee Westwood (ENG)

UNITED STATES
Captain: Tom Watson

Bubba Watson
Rickie Fowler
Jim Furyk
Jimmy Walker
Phil Mickelson
Matt Kuchar
Jordan Spieth
Patrick Reed
Zach Johnson
Keegan Bradley
Webb Simpson
Hunter Mahan

FORMAT:

Day 1 (Friday) – 4 fourball (better ball) matches in the morning, followed by 4 foursome matches in the afternoon
Day 2 (Saturday) – 4 fourball (better ball) matches in the morning, followed by 4 foursome matches in the afternoon
Day 3 (Sunday) – 12 singles matches

 

Looking forward to this!

 

FRIDAY MORNING FOUR-BALL PAIRINGS

7:35 Stenson/Rose Watson/Simpson

7:50 Bjorn/Kaymer Fowler/Walker

8:05 Gallacher/Poulter Spieth/Reed

8:20 Garcia/McIlroy Mickelson/Bradley

 

Same here. Should be 3 days of cracking golf.

 

I had to.

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Yes, I saw that on Daily Politics earlier. Cringeworthy.

 

Bloody good pairings, I didn't expect Gallacher to play in the opening round. Thought I would see Westwood with poulter.

Last match is tasty.

 

Europe looked nailed on to win this a few months back but I'm not so confident now. Yanks coming over here looking confident to avenge the comebacks of all comebacks, which was that unbelievable Sunday in Medinah two years ago.

 

Two real good and exciting teams I say. Imagine Poulter and Rose will play together in the foursomes.

 

Hope so, those 2 bounce off each other well. I got a day off tomorrow for it.

 

All I have to say about this is my favourite hotel in the world is hosting it

 

Watching Ryder Cup, but my main thought is not about the golf. How rude and annoying are people holding up tablets to take pictures of every tee off. If I'd paid good money to watch live, I would have a few words with anyone in front of me who did that. The main one I was watching didn't just do it for one nice shot, then sit back and watch live, but is obviously going to do it for every tee shot. I know where I'd put his tablet.

 

This is sport at its finest

 

Good start for Europe.

 

Yep solid start from Europe, particularly in the opening two groups.

Stenson/Rose 2UP Watson/Simpson

Bjorn/Kaymer 2UP Fowler/Walker

Gallacher/Poulter 1UP Spieth/Reed

Garcia/McIlroy A/S Mickelson/Bradley

 

Poulter made a **** up early on, which put the pressure on rookie Gallacher.

 

Poulter has brought his poor form with him at the moment. Think they will be soundly beaten.

 

Bjorn and particularly Kaymer, having a storming start.

 

Yeah, they are looking imperious!

 

Jinxed it. Fowler pulls one back for the Americans.