Question of the week [Sept. 22-28]: Who should be the 2027 Ryder Cup captains for Europe and the United States?
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Sorry to say, but it doesn’t make a hoot who is captain, especially the Europeans. None of the captains hit a shot.
The European team can put all the players’ names in a bucket and then empty the names on the ground and can put whoever with whoever and it won’t make a difference … they will kick our butt.
I don’t know why, it doesn’t make sense to me, other than they have “it,” whatever “it” is. The U.S. seems to overthink things and forget how to play and especially putt. Our boys want to win just as much as they do, Captain Keegan Bradley is as passionate as anyone on the planet, but they can’t seem to find ‘it.” First day was disappointing, not only in how the U.S. has played, but can’t say much for the home field advantage. And Bethpage is overrated, at least for this event so far.
Personally, I think too much is made about courses and setup. These 24 guys play all over the world and can play anywhere.
Wayne Smith
Georgetown, Texas
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United States: Fred Couples.
Europe: Darren Clarke
JL Edmund
Champaign Illinois
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USA: Tiger Woods. His close connection to J.P. McManus and Adare Manor [site of the 2027 Ryder Cup] make this an easy pick.
Europe: Justin Rose. He is young enough to connect to the team and the players love him. A no brainer.
Reid Farrill
Toronto, Ontario
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Front: Tiger Woods with, from left, Matt Kuchar, U.S. captain Davis Love III and Keegan Bradley at the United States’ team photo shoot at the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club in Chicago, Illinois.
Photo: Eoin Clarke / Golffile
