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Goofy
09-27-2012, 09:41 PM
Deserves a thread of its own :D

Watching the introductory speeches atm, Olly getting a bit emotional when the PGA chairman paid tribute to Seve :) Gonna be a long weekend for me, staying up till daft o'clock :lol:

Goofy
09-27-2012, 09:52 PM
Lovely words from Davis Love :)

Goofy
09-27-2012, 09:56 PM
Bubba Watson's from Baghdad.......... would never have guessed that :-k

Teh One Who Knocks
09-27-2012, 10:02 PM
Bubba Watson's from Baghdad.......... would never have guessed that :-k

:slap:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagdad,_Florida

Goofy
09-27-2012, 10:10 PM
Friday's foursomes!

G-Mac and Rory vs Furyk and Snedeker
Luuuuuuuuuke and Sergio vs Lefty and Bradley
Lee and Francesco vs Dufner and Zach
Poulter and Rose vs Tiger and Stricker

Goofy
09-27-2012, 10:11 PM
Predictions.....

G-Mac and Rory vs Furyk and Snedeker - Europe win
Luuuuuuuuuke and Sergio vs Lefty and Bradley - Draw
Lee and Francesco vs Dufner and Zach - US win
Poulter and Rose vs Tiger and Stricker - US win

:sad2:

Jezter
09-28-2012, 09:12 AM
Is there any Finns in there?

Goofy
09-28-2012, 09:53 AM
Is there any Finns in there?

Do any Finns play golf? :-k

Teh One Who Knocks
09-28-2012, 04:59 PM
http://i.imgur.com/Fq0TN.png

Goofy
09-28-2012, 05:12 PM
2-2, Poults and Rosey! :woot:

Surprised Poults has been dropped for the afternoon........... very surprised that Westwood is in, he's playing crap atm :wha: Lefty and Bradley apparently played awesome!

Godfather
09-28-2012, 05:26 PM
:usa:

Goofy
09-28-2012, 05:36 PM
:usa:

A Canadian supporting the US? :shock: I'm gonna tell Hal [-(

Goofy
09-28-2012, 08:24 PM
We're getting pumped!!

http://i.imgur.com/PLskv.gif

Goofy
09-28-2012, 11:07 PM
Thank fuck for Colsaerts! He's 10 under par through 17 himself :lol:

Jezter
09-29-2012, 10:12 AM
Do any Finns play golf? :-k

I don't think we have invented that yet. :lol: Hockey and footie for us. :D

PorkChopSandwiches
09-30-2012, 05:09 PM
USA ...USA...USA...

Goofy
09-30-2012, 06:05 PM
USA ...USA...USA...

Squeaky bum time :tup:

Goofy
09-30-2012, 06:07 PM
The fightback's on!

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/2923/easycapture1fr.png (http://img29.imageshack.us/i/easycapture1fr.png/)

Looking like a crackin' nights golf! Already seen Lawrie chip one in from 30 yards :scotland:

Goofy
09-30-2012, 06:17 PM
:euro:

Leefro
09-30-2012, 06:26 PM
Golf is shit

Goofy
09-30-2012, 06:36 PM
Golf is shit

Your input in this thread shall not be required then :)

PorkChopSandwiches
09-30-2012, 06:37 PM
The fightback's on!

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/2923/easycapture1fr.png (http://img29.imageshack.us/i/easycapture1fr.png/)

Looking like a crackin' nights golf! Already seen Lawrie chip one in from 30 yards :scotland:

That was unbelievable after that shitty second shot

Goofy
09-30-2012, 06:39 PM
That was unbelievable after that shitty second shot

He's playing great now, 3 up :tup: Molinari pumpin Tiger up the ass too :mrgreen:

PorkChopSandwiches
09-30-2012, 06:41 PM
I'm watching the NFL red zone I need to check back. I caught the first hour until NFL started

Goofy
09-30-2012, 06:55 PM
The NFL will be back next week, Ryder Cup only comes along once every two years :nono:

PorkChopSandwiches
09-30-2012, 06:59 PM
NFL is pissing me off anyway. Back to golf

Goofy
09-30-2012, 07:03 PM
NFL is pissing me off anyway.

I found that too the first time i ever watched it :lol: Too slow a game, far too many stoppages!

Goofy
09-30-2012, 07:07 PM
Fuck sake Colsaerts :facepalm:

PorkChopSandwiches
09-30-2012, 07:13 PM
I found that too the first time i ever watched it :lol: Too slow a game, far too many stoppages!

:slap: I'm only pissed cuz I'm losing to many bets

Goofy
09-30-2012, 07:24 PM
Luuuuuuuuuuuke!

First point on the board for Europe, 10-7 to USA

Goofy
09-30-2012, 08:13 PM
Paul "Fuckin'" Lawrie! :woot:

Goofy
09-30-2012, 08:22 PM
What a shot at 18 from Poults! :dance: Another point on the board courtesy of Rory! Also a fantastic bit of sportsmanship by Lefty when he applauded Rose's great putt at 16........ great stuff all round :D

Goofy
09-30-2012, 08:23 PM
10-9......... gonna be tight!

Goofy
09-30-2012, 08:28 PM
And again, what a putt Rosey! All square going down 18 now :woot:

Goofy
09-30-2012, 08:30 PM
10 all, fuckin hell :lol:

Goofy
09-30-2012, 08:31 PM
Projected score atm is 14.5 US, 13.5 Europe, tight as a gnats chuff!

Goofy
09-30-2012, 08:33 PM
US finally put a point on the board, Dustin J beats Colsaerts! 11-10 USA

Goofy
09-30-2012, 08:42 PM
Fuckin phenomenal putting from Rosey, 3 crackers in a row to beat Lefty! :woot: 11 all

Goofy
09-30-2012, 09:30 PM
12 all :lol:

Goofy
09-30-2012, 09:31 PM
Sergio! :cheers:

13-12 :euro:

Goofy
09-30-2012, 09:32 PM
1 point required to retain the cup........ could it go down to Molinari v Woods in the last match? Fuckin love it! :lol:

Goofy
09-30-2012, 09:45 PM
Duffner beats Hanson, 13 all! Last two matches on course are all square

Goofy
09-30-2012, 10:14 PM
unbefuckinlievable!

Martin Fucking Kaymer you fucking dancer! :euro: Biggest comeback since Lazarus!

Hugh_Janus
09-30-2012, 10:48 PM
haha! I bet the yanks were pissed :mrgreen:

RBP
10-01-2012, 12:51 AM
:sad2:

Goofy
10-01-2012, 06:30 AM
Still can't believe it...... we were 10-4 down at one point ffs :lol:

Jezter
10-01-2012, 02:40 PM
Still can't believe it...... we were 10-4 down at one point ffs :lol:

Euros just wanted to fuck with the USA a little...make them feel like they actually were good at something still. :razz: Or test just how big of a handicap they can afford to give. :D

Leefro
10-01-2012, 03:35 PM
Don't know if anyone noticed at all but the booing of the shots that went into the hole caused instant karma

redred
10-01-2012, 04:21 PM
Still can't believe it...... we were 10-4 down at one point ffs :lol:

didn't happen to see the odds at that point did you?

Leefro
10-02-2012, 11:21 PM
Ryder Cup all but locked up for U.S.

By Gene Wojciechowski

MEDINAH, Ill. -- For those who think this Ryder Cup is finished, think again. Team Europe can still win if the following five things happen Sunday:

-- Keegan Bradley is abducted.

-- Team USA captain Davis Love III inserts Cup spectators Michael Jordan, President George W. Bush, Amy Mickelson and the Rev. Jesse Jackson into the singles lineup.

-- Lee Westwood: U.S. citizen.

-- Marty McFly shows Team Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal how to go back in time. Last Friday morning will do.

-- Team Europe wins eight of the remaining 12 matches to retain the cup.

Never mind. It's over. Olazabal can click off the walkie-talkie and take the IFB out of his ear. Time for the Europeans to fire up the private jets and head back home to Florida.

I wish it were different -- I really do. But overcome a 10-6 deficit? Win eight of 12 singles matches?

"It's been done in the past," said Ian Poulter, the only European with a winning record (3-0) this week. "It's going to be done again. That's all we can ask."

It has been done in the past. Once.

It happened in 1999, when American captain Ben Crenshaw wagged his finger at the media and said, "I've got a good feeling about tomorrow. That's all I'm gonna say."

That Sunday, the USA scored 8½ points and won 14½-13½.

"You know," said Sergio Garcia, who was playing in his first Ryder Cup that year, "it would be nice to kind of give it back the way they did it to us in '99."

If you're Garcia, it would be nice. But like Crenshaw, I've got a feeling too.

I've got a feeling Team Europe is doomed. I've got a feeling that Tiger Woods isn't going to go 0-for-Medinah. I've got a feeling that the eight veterans in that USA team room are reminding the four rookies it's time to step on a few throats.

"It puts us in a nice spot," said Steve Stricker, who is 0-3 with Woods this week.

Stricker was being polite. Team USA has the kind of two-day lead that Cup captains pray for. It is as close to insurmountable as trying to climb Mt. Everest wearing a T-shirt, cargo shorts and flip-flops.

"If you would have told me we'd have a 4-point lead going into Sunday, I'd take it," said Stricker.

You think?

Team USA needs to win 4½ points. That's not a gimme putt, but it's almost within the circle of friendship.

Meanwhile, Team Europe has to play near flawless golf. And it has to do it with four guys who haven't won a match (Martin Kaymer, Peter Hanson, Francesco Molinari, Paul Lawrie), two of whom didn't play at all on Saturday (Hanson and Kaymer).

Yes, I picked the Europeans to win. I'm also the guy who picked Samsung over Apple, the Wicked Witch of the West over Dorothy and Savannah State over Florida State. I miscalculated.

For instance, I thought Westwood was the No. 4-ranked player in the world. Silly me. Here at Medinah Country Club, Westwood, one of my faves, has played like he was issued plastic clubs.

He lost one match Friday, another one Saturday morning and then was asked by Olazabal to go to the mall and not come back until he found a left-handed ax. Meanwhile, Team Europe played the afternoon four-ball matches.

Team Europe didn't give up. Those guys never give up, especially Poulter.

He won his morning foursomes match with Justin Rose and then teamed with Rory McIlroy to win the afternoon four-ball match. Each time Saturday, Poulter's pairing overcame a USA lead.

"Match play, I love the fight of it," said Poulter. "You get to stare your opponent straight in the face and sometimes that's what you need to do."

If Mrs. Poulter had had quintuplets and they all played golf, then Team Europe might have won this thing. But there's only one Poulter and he can win only once on Sunday -- that is, if he beats Webb Simpson in the second match.

The Europeans have to do too much with too little. They won't phone it in. That's why Olazabal front-loaded his Sunday lineup with Team Europe's heavy hitters (Luke Donald, Poulter, McIlroy, Justin Rose).

But eventually you get to Lawrie (0-2) and, in something of a surprise, Graeme McDowell (1-2) and later, Hanson, Westwood, Kaymer and Molinari.

"Individually, I wouldn't want to play anybody on our side," said a confident Love.

"Massive task, but there's a chance," said a hopeful Rose.

"Yeah, of course, there's a chance," said McIlroy.

A chance, nothing more. A minuscule, "Do-you-believe-in-miracles?" chance.

If it happens -- if Team Europe leaves with the cup for the seventh time in the past nine competitions -- then you'll hear a roar all the way from Spain, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Germany, Sweden, Italy and Belgium. Fathers will name their newborns Ian. Olazabal won't have to take a flight back; he can float there.

Love and Team USA would like a rout. Olazabal and Team Europe would like drama. They'd like to see sweat stains on the Americans' golf shirts.

"This has given us a heartbeat," said Poulter of a tiny European surge in the Saturday dusk that cut the USA lead to those 4 points.

Heartbeats count for something. But a 10-6 advantage for Team USA counts for more. More than the Europeans can make up.

Hugh_Janus
10-02-2012, 11:28 PM
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