A text arrived on Tuesday morning from a friend with a simple message:
“Make the Ryder Cup more about golf and less about spectacle.”
Amen, brother.
There is a reason why the Ryder Cup takes on a rare place in the game and, fascinating as it was Sunday afternoon when the Americans tried to make it impossible, it feels like the whole thing goes too far, if it hasn’t done that yet.
It’s about the Golf and that was brilliant at Bethpage Black. What the Europeans did the first two days and what the Americans did on Sunday was beautiful.
Tommy Fleetwood finds another empire in the Ryder Cup. Justin Rose is timeless. Rory Mcilroy and Jon Rahm are Bravehearts.
The Americans missed a superhero last week, but their collective refusal to surrender was inspiring. It is hard not to wonder what the outcome could have been if Russell Henley had made his putt on the 18th hole against Shane Lowry and turned a half point into a complete point for the Americans in what had the feeling of a late afternoon avaline.
The last hours of Sunday games, the focus brought back to golf and away from the other things that make their way in the Ryder Cup experience. The difference between organic emotion and unpleasant behavior was completely shown.
The Ryder Cup should not feel as Bourbon Street on New Year’s Eve, but in an attempt to accentuate how different the event is every other week, it has reached an annoying turning point. It’s time to tap the brakes.
It is true that the majority of the spectators at Bethpage Black were respectful, but there is a growing feeling that everything is when it comes to the Ryder Cup. The atmosphere was cultivated by organizers who urged the idea to create a commotion that, at least theoretically, would inspire the Americans and opposed Europeans.
Unfortunately, the Golf was often overshadowed last week by the train wreck outside the ropes.
It turned out that it embarrassed the Americans and further soften Europeans. So far the idea that $ 750 daily tickets would get the lead of the New York crowd. And if you have paid so much for a ticket, no one will stop per beer.
Much of the attraction of the Ryder Cup is based on emotion and exuberance. It is nice to see how much it means for the players, many of whom do not crack a smile after they have been cheered for making birdies during regular events.
The breast humps and bear hugs are at the Ryder Cup. It is Bryson Deschambeau who waves and stamps his arms like John Cena. It speaks an ear to the crowd at the right time.
Unfortunately, the Golf was often overshadowed last week by the train wreck outside the ropes.
To hear what some fans screamed against Europeans, especially McIlroy and Fleetwood, was disgusting. It is hard to believe that someone who would say things privately, let alone screaming for thousands, but it speaks to the bigger Reay of where we are like a society, which improves ugly American image.
Court feature is lost of coarseness. Wellgriaterce is 4 on benevolence.
Who throws a beer at Rory Mcilroy’s wife?
“I don’t think we’ll ever accept that in Golf,” said McIlroy. “I think golf should be kept on a higher standard than what has been seen [last] week. Golf has the opportunity to unite people. Golf teaches you very good life lessons. It teaches you etiquette. It teaches you how to play according to the rules. It teaches you how to respect people.
“Sometimes [last] Week that we have not seen. So no, this should not be what is acceptable in the Ryder Cup. “
It can apply a broad brush to a small group, but the famous difficulty of Bethpage Black was not the only thing that became a hit last week. It is one thing to have low expectations. It is something else to meet them, but it happened last week.
It’s hard enough to play in the Ryder Cup. By feeling the need to apologize to your opponents, it doesn’t help.
It doesn’t have to be the case and it is a safe gamble that the European Ryder Cup officials will increase their efforts to manage the turbulence in Adare Manor in two years.
It can be done. It happens every April at the Masters. That should be the standard that strives to reach the Ryder Cup.
‘I think everyone who was out of it could tell you pretty flagrant that some things were said … Cam [Young] And I told Shane [Lowry] and Rory [on Saturday] That we felt for them. It was a shame, “said Justin Thomas, who gestured to the Bethpage -to weaken it when the Europeans played.
It’s hard enough to play in the Ryder Cup. By feeling the need to apologize to your opponents, it doesn’t help.
Golf likes to talk about his values and his life lessons. The time has come to apply it to the Ryder Cup.
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