Ro Sham Bo Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 The WGC win is what would have got him a European Tour card as it's a joint event. Them's the breaks I suppose - he was a bit silly not playing in the last couple of European tournaments that count, especially as Clark asked him to. There isn't a hope in hell Knox will be in the US team, for various reasons. If Clarke asked Knox to play and he didn't he has been the architect of his own downfall really. I thought he might at least play the Wyndham on the US tour. Seems like a bit of complacency has maybe cost him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Knox is technically first reserve if any of the European qualifiers withdraw, which is not impossible with Stenson struggling with a knee injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanny paddery Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 5 hours ago, peasy23 said: Knox is technically first reserve if any of the European qualifiers withdraw, which is not impossible with Stenson struggling with a knee injury. He has announced he is playing this week and aims to play in the Ryder cup before thinking about another operation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Love the Ryder Cup. Last I seen the Yanks were favourites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 Love the Ryder Cup. Last I seen the Yanks were favourites Short odds favourite at that, saw them as low as 1/2 the other day though I think that's gone back out to about 4/7. Europe are almost 2/1 with some of the bookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Short odds favourite at that, saw them as low as 1/2 the other day though I think that's gone back out to about 4/7. Europe are almost 2/1 with some of the bookies. 8/13 I seen on Tuesday. Probably deserved when you see the inexperience in the European team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestersKTID Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Thought Knox would maybe have been a shout especially as he's winning in america. New guy is on form though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 Knox was 15th at the Deutsche Bank and is now 7th in the FedEx rankings. Good news for Europe with McIlroy winning and seems to have got the putter working again after a few sessions with Stenson's putting coach. Very few players from either team were high up the leaderboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 1 hour ago, peasy23 said: Knox was 15th at the Deutsche Bank and is now 7th in the FedEx rankings. Good news for Europe with McIlroy winning and seems to have got the putter working again after a few sessions with Stenson's putting coach. Very few players from either team were high up the leaderboard. My brother said about a month ago he reckoned McIlroy would get on better if he could ditch the Nike putter and go back to a Scotty Cameron one. Cue Nike pulling out of golf, McIlroy switching putter and winning the tournament! Quite glad he won and not Casey considering he hadn't been eligible for the Ryder Cup. Top tens for Westwood and Fitzpatrick on the European Tour this week with Willett just outside is encouraging too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 My brother said about a month ago he reckoned McIlroy would get on better if he could ditch the Nike putter and go back to a Scotty Cameron one. Cue Nike pulling out of golf, McIlroy switching putter and winning the tournament! Quite glad he won and not Casey considering he hadn't been eligible for the Ryder Cup. Top tens for Westwood and Fitzpatrick on the European Tour this week with Willett just outside is encouraging too. Good to see, as I mentioned further up the thread far too many of the Europeans look off form so it's good that some of them seem to be on the way back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Thomas Pieters out of KLM Open after allergic reaction to a bee sting. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/37305450 Agent Knox kindly sends him a get well soon gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Davis Love will name 3 of his 4 picks after the BMW Championship finishes later today. Dustin Johnson leads on 18 under, and of the US wildcard contenders Holmes and Kuchar are in the top 5. Bubba is 12 off the lead in 17th while Ricky Fowler could be playing himself out of contention down in 59th on 1 over.Russell Knox doing well again tied for 12th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Only two Europeans made the final 30 for the Tour Championship final, they were Paul ( not European any more) Casey and Russell Knox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 25 minutes ago, peasy23 said: Only two Europeans made the final 30 for the Tour Championship final, they were Paul ( not European any more) Casey and Russell Knox. Rory McIlroy still European AFIK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Rory McIlroy still European AFIK Oops, missed him on the list. Slightly worrying that the likes of Garcia and Stenson dropped out but on the other hand it gives them a weekend of rest right before it starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Ricky Fowler, JB Holmes and Matt Kuchar named as the first three American captain's picks. Surprised at Fowler being picked ahead of Bubba just now, his form has been very erratic lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanny paddery Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 7 hours ago, peasy23 said: Ricky Fowler, JB Holmes and Matt Kuchar named as the first three American captain's picks. Surprised at Fowler being picked ahead of Bubba just now, his form has been very erratic lately. So has Bubba's. Mind you, fowler has played the ryder cup twice now and never won a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 1 minute ago, fanny paddery said: So has Bubba's. Mind you, fowler has played the ryder cup twice now and never won a point. Yep, was surprised when I saw that he has only 5 halves from his 8 matches, I know Fowler was 9th on their qualifying list but that came off the back of bottling it on the Sunday again at the Barclays when he could have claimed a spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 The Yanks had a practice session at Hazeltine over the weekend, 9 players were there but only 6 of them are already on the team. The three that were there that aren't picked were Bubba, Justin Thomas and Daniel Berger, so you can put your money on one of those three being the final pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 19 hours ago, peasy23 said: The Yanks had a practice session at Hazeltine over the weekend, 9 players were there but only 6 of them are already on the team. The three that were there that aren't picked were Bubba, Justin Thomas and Daniel Berger, so you can put your money on one of those three being the final pick. Bubba is apparently not the preferred choice of the rest of the team because is he's not particularly popular with the rest of the pros. If it is one of those three I can imagine it might be Thomas. Partly because he's best mates with Jordan Spieth and partly because I've no idea who Berger is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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