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Some quick last day Ryder Cup thoughts

Yazan: mulligan | 24 September 2006 | Comments Off on Some quick last day Ryder Cup thoughts
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With the US going into the Ryder Cup singles trailing 10-6, I have these three quick thoughts: 1. A quick glance at the singles pairings should suggest anything is possible; were this not to Ryder Cup, the US player might be favored in most of the matches. And yet, I fear that Europeans might have […]

Ryder Cup: US team in serious trouble, down 7 1/2 to 4 1/2

Yazan: mulligan | 23 September 2006 | Comments Off on Ryder Cup: US team in serious trouble, down 7 1/2 to 4 1/2
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The European team continued to outplay the U.S. team at the Ryder Cup. In the marquee matchups in the morning, the U.S. team was routed. (Full recap here). Sergio Garcia, paired with Jose Maria Olazabal, beat the power team of Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco, 3-2. There is no question that Sergio Garcia is the […]

Ryder Cup: Is Sergio Garcia the best Ryder Cup player ever?

Yazan: mulligan | 22 September 2006 | Comments Off on Ryder Cup: Is Sergio Garcia the best Ryder Cup player ever?
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After soundly beating Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk in foursomes, Sergio Garcia commented with satisfaction: “It’s always nice beating Tiger.” USA Network flashed the highest winning point percentage for the Ryder Cup, all time. Sergio Garcia is ranked No.1, all time, with a percentage somewhere over 70%. In the morning today, Garcia hit 6 birdies […]

Ryder Cup match of the day: Tiger/Jim Furyk v. Sergio Garcia/Luke Donald

Yazan: mulligan | 22 September 2006 | Comments Off on Ryder Cup match of the day: Tiger/Jim Furyk v. Sergio Garcia/Luke Donald
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Alternate shot. Any predictions? UPDATE: Here’s how the first hole went down: “Furyk’s drive sailed right and left Woods under a tree. Donald also put Garcia into the rough on the right. Woods was forced to swing left-handed to try and punch out, but left it in the rough. Furyk squirted the ball across the […]

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