I can't recall who it was, but on a thread on this board asking if Tiger Woods should be a pick if fit Someone commented (in response to the fact that I thought he would make the US team weaker because he isn't a team player) that they couldn't understand what difference it made as golf is an individual sport.
I still maintain that the European team are just that, a team whereas the US are a group of individuals and that includes the captain & vice captains.
And whilst a lot is being made of the fact that Azinger won the cup as US captain, don't forget it was against Faldo who was possibly the most unpopular captain in European history. He didn't buy into the team ethic, he was after all the archetypal loner on the golf course.
I for one hope that the US do learn from it, for whilst the Ryder Cup is always a great spectacle matches are much better when the result is in doubt right to the end (as long as Europe win obviously
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