The European squad won the 2012 Ryder Cup by equaling the biggest comeback in the history of the matches. It was an incredible day of golf, featuring some clutch heroics by the Europeans and some painful failures by U.S. players at crucial moments. This post will highlight a few of the key figures in…
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Kaymer wins the 2012 Ryder Cup for the Europeans
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When Martin Kaymer stood over his six foot par putt on the 18th hole Sunday, it was pretty clearly an all or nothing situation. A make would mean the Europeans clinched the cup with their 14th point overall. A miss would leave the Europeans with 13.5, and a likely point for the U.S. coming up…
2012 Ryder Cup: Sunday Morning Predictions
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When Justin Leonard made the miracle putt on the 17th hole of the 1999 Ryder Cup at Brookline to effectively clinch the Cup, Jose Maria Olazabal was still waiting to putt. The U.S. danced across the green, including right over Olazabal’s line, and took a couple minutes to get out of the way. This moment…
2012 Ryder Cup: Second Day Recap
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With two dramatic wins in the last two matches, Europe kept themselves within shouting distance before Sunday’s singles matches at the 2012 Ryder Cup. As Justin Rose said on his twitter feed after the round – “So you’re saying there’s a chance”. With that said, it is still a major advantage to the Americans heading…
2012 Ryder Cup: Day Two Predictions
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Heading into the morning matches of Day Two of the 2012 Ryder Cup, the United States is in the unfamiliar position of being in the lead. Having taken five of eight first day matches, the U.S. will look to build on their success and pull away from an experienced and talented European team. While we…
2012 Ryder Cup: First Day Recap
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After an exciting first day of Ryder Cup action, the U.S. squad emerged with a 5-3 lead thanks to a strong afternoon session. The sides split the four matches in the morning alternate shot matches, but the Americans dominated the best ball play winning three of four available points. The unquestionable star of this Friday’s…
2012 Ryder Cup: Analysis of the Friday Morning Pairings
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The 2012 Ryder Cup Matches get underway Friday morning with 4 Foursomes matches (alternate-shot for you Ryder Cup newbies). To me, the most interesting part of any Ryder Cup is analyzing the pairings and match ups, looking for who might have the edge and what the captains may have been thinking. In order of play,…
2012 Ryder Cup – Clubs in the bag
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I can’t make very many definitive predictions about the upcoming Ryder Cup. The event is known for great drama and momentum shifts, so it is a fools game to make specific predictions. Pick a side maybe, but any more than that is a shot in the dark. I do know one thing for sure, the…
2012 Ryder Cup – A look at Medinah Country Club
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With any golf event, the course on which it is contested plays a major factor in the outcome of the event and the Ryder Cup is no different. The 2012 version of the Ryder Cup Matches will be contested over Medinah Country Club’s Course #3 in Medinah, Illinois just outside Chicago. Medinah is no stranger…
2012 Ryder Cup Preview – Heroes or Zeroes, does the US have the juice to take back the cup?
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The 2012 Ryder Cup will be getting underway this Friday, September 28th, at the Medinah Country Club just outside Chicago. The bi-annual event is being played on U.S. soil for the first time since 2008, when it was won by the United States team at Valhalla Country Club in Kentucky. Europe currently holds the cup,…