📏 107 yards shorter than the 2019 PGA Championship…
Europe built Rome for long irons.
Bethpage is built for wedges + birdies. 🇺🇸
Keith Stewart explains why course design is the blueprint for Team USA’s Ryder Cup success — and how bettors can use it.
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Did you know the official scorecard for the RDER Cup at Beth Paige Black is 107 yards shorter than it was for the 2019 PGA Championship? What does the United States team have cooked up? Well, it’s time for Read the Line’s next RDER Cup reaction. One of the most significant issues the United States faced in Rome was the number of high leverage long iron shots at Marco Simone. Should it be any surprise because look who Luke Donald rolled out for team Europe. You’ve got Victor Havland, Levig Oberg, John Rom, Shane Lowry, Robert McIntyre, and Rory Maroy. These are six of the best long iron players in the world. Did you notice that the United States was not able to use its scoring strength from close range? Europe designed the course to favor its strength and take away ours. And that’s what I expect Keegan Bradley and Carrie Heg to do at Beth Paige Black. The US excels with a scoring iron in their hand. Take the top 10 wedge players on both teams and seven of them are American. Reverse the approach range and six of the 10 best long iron players are European. Our side lives in a world of subpar scores. They play on a TPC tour where birdies are rewarded. Our blueprint for success is to let our boys go ballistic with the flat stick. Now, most matches don’t last 18 holes. And by scoring early and often, you give the United States the best opportunity to bring the RDER Cup back to America. Now, if you love real RDER Cup insights like this, keep tuning in to read the line as we all become a better better at Beth Page.
