The US Team was hanging on by a thread going into todays singles matches. Halfway through it looked even bleaker for the team. The big boys came through but it appeared that it would not be enough. Even Ricky Bieber, I mean Justin Fowler, I mean... forget it.
Suddenly the tides changed and the remaining players, most who were behind, rebounded and started to make it interesting. The whole Ryder Cup came to to the last match with the score tied at 13.5 to 13.5. Mahan down 1 to McDowell with 3 to play.
Woulda Coulda Shoulda... Monday morning quarterback (literally)... I would of...
We can second guess this all we want but the US fought back hard and almost pulled it off. They put themselves in this position with poor play yesterday.
Forget it!!! Enough Mr. Nice Guy!!! What in the fuck was Corey Pavin thinking. This guy will get my vote for one of the worst US Ryder Cup captains in the history of the event.
From the rain suits and bags problem to letting his wife design this uniforms, Pavin shit the bed and embarrassed our country this week.
And why in the hell would you put Hunter Mahan as your anchor in the singles matches? It came down to him and well... it didn't workout. I don't mind losing because we were lucky to fight back and tie the thing.
Mahan was 1 down with 3 to play. 16th hole drops his tee shot in rough and low runs one out of the rough just short of the green. Makes par and McDowell drops birdie on his head to go 2 up with 2 to play.
17th whole McDowell pushes his tee shot right on the par 3. Trickles into the rough, pin high. Not a easy second shot. Mahan botches his shot and leaves it 5 yards short of the green. Oh fuck! Very easy up hill chip shot though. Would be nice to make it but par puts a lot of pressure on McDowell to get up and down for par. Could be 1 down with one to go after this hole.
Mahan strikes his chip shot fat and it goes about 3 feet and doesn't even make the green. Oh fuck fuck fuck!!! McDowell douche bags his chip shot and leaves a 6 footer for par. Mahan misses chip in and game over.
Hunter Mahan is not the guy I want taking the pressure shot(s) when the title is on the line. I want Mickelson or Woods or Stricker or Furyk.... Not Mahan. A guy with experience, a guy with the spirit to win. They may not have beat McDowell, but I guarantee Phil, Tiger, Steve, or Jim don't land there ball 5 yards short then chubby blast it 3 feet.
I don't blame Hunter Mahan or his sunglasses. I blame Captain Pavin. From the beginning to the end, his actions set the team up for failure.
Thanks Captain Pavin. Now you can go back to being irrelevant.
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