Because this week’s unofficial Ryder Cup training camps for Team USA (at the Procore) and Team Europe (at the BMW PGA) took place at actual golf tournaments, the rest of the players in each field had the opportunity to make an explanation about what they are against the best in the world.
At the Procore Team USA captain Keegan Bradley did not call it up the week scouting, notioning and dinner hosting, but we know from his victory of the travelers in June or his T7 in his most recent start at the Tour Championship that he can beat all his teammates in the right week. In Napa, Ryder Cup such as MAV McNealy had the chance to show the same thing; McNealy entered the top 20 on Sunday, for some of the choices of his captain. And while the picks of the American captain of the Americans showed why they belong to it-Ben Griffin entered the last round of Sunday with a lead of one battle-it was also easy to imagine a world where they had taken a flyer on the world’s top-ranked amateur Jackson Koivun, which is on the PG Tour.
Something else interesting happened about the pond: the Vice captain Alex Noren of Team Europe won the BMW PGA Championship, one of the most important events on the DP World Tour. It was not only a huge victory – it was also his second victory in his last three starts. Norwegians are already in great shape for the majority of two months: his last two PGA Tour -Start of the season were a T7 at the 3M open and a T3 in the Wyndham. Team Europe has no shortage of talent, because the Picks from Captain are include Viktor HOVOLAND (T5) Matt Fitzpatrick (T5), Jon Rahm (T13) and Ludvig Aberg (T20). But it is a special peculiarity of Golf, and from the Ryder Cup, that one of the assistants is in a better playing pan than some of his players. Norwegians at the start of the week was number 32 in the world (and number 25 in the datagolf ranking); He will probably arrive in the top 20 this week, just behind Bradley (no. 11).
For his part, Norwegians tried the strangeness of the situation.
‘I take my clubs this time, but take [them] The home base of Florida, “said Noren, asked if he was tempted to prepare himself as a kind of alternative.” I think the other boys have played better all year round than me. I had a great result in the past month, but it came a bit too late. I think the boys in the team will be fantastic.
“I am really looking forward to that competition, I don’t know, in a long time, yes.”
The captain of Team Europe, Luke Donald, also played the BMW, although he missed the cut; Norwegians said that the two had regular contact with the upcoming confrontation on Bethpage.
“I think my role is an extra set of eyes for Luke. He does it the most, and the other captains have done a lot of work … Knowing in a month and a half ago I would become a captain, I asked Luke:” What do you want from me? ” It is clear that I am not going to coach much or captain.
‘[Luke said] “You become an extra set of eyes over a few players and are of every service they need.” You know, I only played once, but I know it is different to play Ryder Cup than something else. I will do what they ask me to do. I am really happy to be part of the team because I think Bethpage will be an incredible location for the Ryder Cup. “
Norwegians was not the only non-Gryder cupper who shows his things in Europe. Two of the first boys remained the last Roster van Donald from Aaron Rai and Harry Hall; They finished T3 and T13 respectively. In the meantime, “Captain America” Patrick rode next to Rai T3.
What does it all mean? Usually it means nothing. They have already completed Ryder Cup teams. It’s just a memory that in Golf, more than any other sport, the line between the very best and the boys is just behind them Razor-Thin.
And if both parties suffer a last-minute injury? They will know exactly where to turn around.
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