Viktor Hovland withdrew prior to his Sunday singles match due to a neck injury. This led to both teams getting a half-point due to the Ryder Cup’s envelope rule, which American captain Keegan Bradley thinks “has to change” in the future. #GolfChannel #Golf #RyderCup #KeeganBradley #EnvelopeRule
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Keegan Bradley: Ryder Cup’s envelope rule ‘has to change’ | Live From the Ryder Cup | Golf Channel
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TEAM? >> THERE IS NO QUIT IN THIS TEAM. WITH OUR BACKS AGAINST THE WALL, WE CAME OUT SWINGING. THEY WOULD NOT LIKE TO PLAY US TOMORROW, I WILL TELL YOU THAT MUCH. >> BEFORE THE SINGLES MATCHES EVEN STARTED, THERE WAS AN INJURY ON THE EUROPEAN SIDE. VIKTOR HOVLAND PULLED OUT BECAUSE OF A NECK INJURY. HE WAS FORCED TO PULL OUT YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF THAT SAME INJURY DURING FOUR-BALL COMPETITION. THERE HAS BEEN AN AGREEMENT AMONG THE CAPTAINS AT THE RIDERS CUP — RYDER CUP THAT THE ENVELOPE WILL HAVE THE NAME OF A PLAYER ON THEIR SQUAD. IF THERE IS AN INJURY, THERE YOU SEE THAT RULE AND I AM PARAPHRASING HERE, IF THERE IS AN INJURY, THEN THE OTHER TEAM WILL USE THE ENVELOPE AND TAKE OUT A PLAYER FROM THEIR TEAM. BOTH SQUADS WOULD GET HALF FOR THAT MATCH. HARRIS ENGLISH HAD TO SIT OUT BECAUSE OF VIKTOR HOVLAND’S INJURY. THAT ELIMINATED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE UNITED STATES TO GET A FULL POINT, WHICH WAS IMPORTANT CONSIDERING THE HOLE THEY WERE IN ADDING INTO SUNDAY’S COMPETITION. I CAUGHT UP WITH HARRIS AND ASKED HIM TO DESCRIBE THE EMOTIONS OF HAVING TO SIT OUT AND WATCH HIS TEAM MAKE THAT PUSH ON THE FINAL DAY. I ASKED KEEGAN BRADLEY IF THIS ENVELOPE RULE WAS ANTIQUATED. >> IT SUCKS. I KNOW THAT VIKTOR IS HURT. THE RULE IS WHAT IT IS. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL LOOK AT IT AT SOME POINT. IT SUCKS NOT GOING OUT THERE AND PLAYING TODAY. IT IS WHAT IT IS. I WAS PART OF THE CROWD TODAY, CHEERING THEM ON AS MUCH AS I COULD. >> IT WAS 25% OF THE POINTS THEY NEEDED TO WIN. NOTHING AGAINST VIKTOR . I AM SURE HE WAS HURT AND EVERYTHING. THE RULE HAS TO CHANGE. I THINK IT IS OBVIOUS NOW. THEY DID EVERYTHING BY THE BOOK. >> Reporter: WHY DO YOU THINK IT HAS TO CHANGE? >> WE ARE PLAYING THIS AMAZING, IF A PERSON GETS HURT ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD, YOU DON’T GIVE THEM SEVEN POINTS IF TOM BRADY GETS HURT TOO THIS IS PART OF WHAT THE RYDER CUP IS. WE HAVE DIFFERENT RULES. IT IS A BUMMER THAT THAT HAD TO HAPPEN. >> WE WILL SEE IF THERE IS A PUSHED BY PGA OF AMERICA TO GET THIS ENVELOPE RULE CHANGE MOVING FORWARD IN THE RYDER CUP. >> THANK YOU. IT DID HAPPEN IN 1993 SAM TORRANCE HAD A BAD TOE. LANNY WADKINS HAD TO SIT. THAT WAS THE U.S. WIN AT THE BELFRY. KEEGAN WAS PRETTY OUTSPOKEN ABOUT THAT. PAULY, SHOULD THEY CHANGE THE RULE? >> IT IS NOT A GREAT PLACE FOR A CAPTAIN TO BE, TO PUT THE NAME OF ONE OF YOUR PLAYERS IN AN ENVELOPE. IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT THING FOR A CAPTAIN TO DO. THE RULE IS THE RULE. WE HAD A SEVEN POINT ADVANTAGE WHEN THIS HAPPENED THIS MORNING. IT IS NOT LIKE WE WERE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY IN TERMS OF THE SCORE LINE AND WE WERE TRYING TO GET AN EDGE. THE NARRATIVE IS THAT THE AMERICANS SAY THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD WIN. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THEY WERE SO FAR BEHIND. THEIR CHANCE OF WINNING WAS PROBABLY 15 TO 1, MAYBE 20 TO 1. TODAY’S PERFORMANCE WAS EXTRAORDINARY. A RECORD, AS BRANDEL SAID. THERE IS THAT. DOES THE RULE HAVE TO BE CHANGED? I LIKE HISTORY. I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY. IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF A DOUBT ABOUT THE MOTIVES BEHIND EITHER TEAM, IT SHOULD BE CHANGED. IT IS CLEAR THE AMERICANS ARE NOT HAPPY. THE AMERICANS BENEFITED HUGELY FROM THE SITUATION IN 1991. >> STEVE PATE. >> WHEN YOU WON BY HALF A POINT. THE EUROPEANS WERE UPSET BY WHAT HAPPENED THERE. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THE AMERICANS ARE UNHAPPY NOW. THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTION MARKS ABOUT PIN POSITIONS AND WHO WAS CONTROLLING WHAT. WE DID THE FIVE PIN POSITIONS AND SAID, THERE YOU GO. THAT DEALT WITH THAT PROBLEM. WHEN THIS IS A PROBLEM, MAYBE THEY NEED TO DO THAT. HERE IS THE DEAL, EVERYBODY HAS TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE A POINT. IF AMERICA IS NOT HAPPY AT THE MOMENT, EUROPE HASN’T BEEN HAPPY IN THE PAST, MAYBE WE DON’T CHANGE IT AND LEAVE IT AS IT IS. >> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO KEEGAN, IT IS NOT ANALOGOUS TO A FOOTBALL GAME BECAUSE YOU HAVE A BACKUP QUARTERBACK. YOU DON’T HAVE BACKUP GOLFERS. I AM SURE A GREAT BIT OF THOUGHT WENT INTO THIS AGREEMENT. WE ARE IN A PICKLE HERE. IF WE GET INJURED, IF THE SHOE WERE ON THE OTHER FOOT OR THE INJURY WERE ON THE OTHER TEAM, SO TO SPEAK, YOU WOULD LIKE THIS KIND OF CONCESSION. IT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR 50 YEARS. MAYBE THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT CONTROVERSY. IN THE END, EVEN IF YOU GAVE EUROPE OR THE UNITED STATES THE HOLE POINT, IT IS STILL A WIN FOR EUROPE. THE TIME TO TAKE ISSUE WITH THE AGREEMENT OR ANY RULE THAT YOU DISAGREE WITH IS IN THE TWO- YEAR RUN UP TO THE RYDER CUP. THAT IS THE KIND OF PREPARATION THAT ONE NEEDS TO BE PREPARED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. KEEGAN WAS COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THE ROLL AND UNPREPARED FOR IT. IT SOUNDED A LITTLE BIT LIKE SOUR GRAPES. >> FOR WHAT
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Here come the excuses.
WANKERS
The result would/could only have differed by half a point. Europe won it fair and square. Why not have a substitute rule, like every other team sport?
The greens were too soft, the rough was too short and the rules are unfair. Really? LOL
The reality is that the US team was outplayed on Friday and Saturday and
The lead was always almost impossible to overcome. The US team showed
It's greatness on Sunday and lost. Maybe the best Ryder Cup ever …
No , he’s right. Dumb rule. Needs to change. Who cares if it’s been around for a long time. People were complaining about the idea of a pitch clock and it turned out to be the best thing that happened to baseball
Clear bullshit from Donald, rooted in fear. Which makes me laugh
Victor had a bulging disc, but I do agree it needs to change. You get hurt, and you forfeit the match !
just allow one reserve player to travel with the squad.Its simple.
It's a Ryder Cup rule used by both teams . Losing Captain has zero power to change Ryder Cup rules.
Paul has a great point about 1991 plus Europe 🇪🇺 got to 15 so it's really not relevant. KB was a wussy captain who admitted he blew the course setup & pairings in the press conference
Typical sour grapes comments here. Team Europe won under very trying conditions from a hostile, ignorant, scumbag crowd. Americans can't accept defeat, they are bad losers. TEAM EUROPE WON THE RYDER CUP. Get over it …… 55555
It’s a shame that DeChambeau and his caddie had such poor golf etiquette on day 2, hole 15. So glad for Euro team WIN!!! Every one on the Euro team are gracious, humble, and truly world class!!!
Also it was completely unacceptable, embarrassing and disrespectful what was said by USA fans to Rory and his wife!!! Shame on you!!! Don’t come to any golf tournaments if you don’t know how to behave.
Sore losers- there's a surprise!
The voice of calm Brandel. Well said sir!
Loosing Captain showing looser mentality, deflecting the poor play and decisions of the 1st few days, rather than fessing up to his poor judgement.
"Lets change the rules after the fact, cuz it might have effected the outcome in our favour…." Pathetic!!!
Having a reserve that 99% of the time has to sit out the entire tournament…… doesnt make sense!
They keep saying it didn’t matter it ended up 15-13. But leave out that once Lowry got to 14 which it wouldn’t have been they retained it. So who knows with it being 13.5 how Hatton and the last 3 play under actual pressure to win. Heck burns gave mcantire a putt on 17 he wouldn’t have if it was still a match which could’ve ended it at 14.5 and then it’s a debate
Agree with Brandel 100%!!! Everything he said was SPOT ON!
If you SINCERELY had this opinion on the issue then you had TWO BLOODY YEARS to address it!! Not the day that it happens on the final day of the tournament when your team is negatively affected – and that by HALF A POINT! 🤦♂️ Screw off Keegan you suck
It was only 25% of the points because you were out of your depth.
I think it is a little harsh to punish a player and a team by making them lose a whole point due to being injured. There are alternatives though: the visiting team gets a non-participating replacement, or a Captains Showdown…
comparing tennis to team golf is silly. in tournament golf, if you get injured you retire hurt and your out. but team golf is exactly that. and since both sides have to some degree benefitted from the times they have had to use it shows its probably the fairest way to deal with the issue. Bradley is only grippjng because europ only needed 4 points at the time hovland pulled out. if it was closer I doubt he would have complained.