The killer was the short birdie miss for Korda on 16. If she had made that to halve the hole, she would have been one down playing 18 instead of done after 17.Damn. Serious short game shanks for Lexi
Alternate shot except the tee shots.Dumb question, but in alternate shot, is it truly alternate shot? As in, A tees off, B hits the approach, A takes the lag putt, B putts it in the hole? OR is it A tees off, B hits the approach, and A takes all the putts, no matter how many it takes? Because that chart above makes it look like the latter.
There's an interesting sidenote to this issue. The "one ball rule" is not in effect for this tournament. For those not familiar, this is the rule that requires players/teams to play one ball (manufacturer, specs) for the entire round. Without this rule in play, players can now switch the ball each hole. Johnson has discussed and said he will let each pairing work this out but would typically use the ball of the player likely to be hitting approach shots. I suspect this could actually make a big difference.Alternate shot except the tee shots.
The same player always tees off on the odd numbered holes, and the other on the even numbered holes. So even if a guy holes out on the previous hole, if the next hole is even and he's the even hole tee guy, he still tees off on the next hole.
This has come up in the Ryder Cup before. In 2004 Phil and Tiger were paired together for foursomes. As Phil tells it, they found out about the pairing 2-days before the event. Tiger and Phil played completely different golf balls (Tiger high spin; Phil low spin) and obviously 2004 Tiger wasn't using somebody elses ball. So, Phil says he had 2 days to try and learn Tiger's ball and it basically consumed his entire prep for the week. They lost 2 & 1 to Monty and Padraig.There's an interesting sidenote to this issue. The "one ball rule" is not in effect for this tournament. For those not familiar, this is the rule that requires players/teams to play one ball (manufacturer, specs) for the entire round. Without this rule in play, players can now switch the ball each hole. Johnson has discussed and said he will let each pairing work this out but would typically use the ball of the player likely to be hitting approach shots. I suspect this could actually make a big difference.
For those who aren't familiar with the rule, there was an interesting situation on the Korn Ferry Tour where a player accidentally used and older version of a Titleist ball and didn't have any others of that particular ball in his bag. Here's a link to some interesting reading.
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/ryan-mccormick-korn-ferry-tour-pro-v1-one-ball-rule-near-dq-rules
Similar story with Fitzpatrick and Westwood. You would think it cancels out but who knows?This has come up in the Ryder Cup before. In 2004 Phil and Tiger were paired together for foursomes. As Phil tells it, they found out about the pairing 2-days before the event. Tiger and Phil played completely different golf balls (Tiger high spin; Phil low spin) and obviously 2004 Tiger wasn't using somebody elses ball. So, Phil says he had 2 days to try and learn Tiger's ball and it basically consumed his entire prep for the week. They lost 2 & 1 to Monty and Padraig.
https://golf.com/news/phil-mickelson-on-why-2004-ryder-cup-pairing-with-tiger-woods-was-such-a-disaster/
We had our Ryder Cup at our club last weekend (annual member/member, 36 holes on Saturday, best ball and then alternate shot and then singles the 2nd day). We've never used the "one ball rule" for the entire round, whoever teed off a hole, that's the ball that was used on the hole. But because the course was so wet, we were playing lift/clean/place in the fairways, and the pro shop told us we could switch out balls during that process in the fairway which was really good (I play AVX's, while my partner likes PV1X's).This has come up in the Ryder Cup before. In 2004 Phil and Tiger were paired together for foursomes. As Phil tells it, they found out about the pairing 2-days before the event. Tiger and Phil played completely different golf balls (Tiger high spin; Phil low spin) and obviously 2004 Tiger wasn't using somebody elses ball. So, Phil says he had 2 days to try and learn Tiger's ball and it basically consumed his entire prep for the week. They lost 2 & 1 to Monty and Padraig.
https://golf.com/news/phil-mickelson-on-why-2004-ryder-cup-pairing-with-tiger-woods-was-such-a-disaster/
Maybe they're sitting so they can play in the 3 remaining matches. I would have sent Koepka out first.Koepka feels like a weird one to pair up in foursomes. I think he gets along with the guys just fine but he's also kind of just beats to his own drum a bit and being on LIV isn't around them all that much. I think he's probably best used playing his own ball in fourball.
JT/Spieth sitting does surprise me. I would've bet a lot on them playing foursomes together. If they are worried about JT, conventional wisdom is that it is easier to hide an out of form player in foursomes. They are also what we thought was an anchor pair so you'd think they'd be out there together for the first session. Maybe ZJ is trying to keep Donald guessing here. They think X will happen so we'll do Y...
For a 3The Europe shit has already started. Vik acing a par 4 today:
https://twitter.com/RyderCupEurope/status/1707358471589400710?s=20
Not even a 3.For a 3
I think it was at The Open the broadcast put a counter on him and it was double digits... it's unbearable.I just watched Harman waggle at least 30 times in a bunker. That is brutal.
It was The Open and they did put a counter. And it's looking like it's worse at the Ryder Cup.I think it was at The Open the broadcast put a counter on him and it was double digits... it's unbearable.
It's awful. So you're right to be confused.I don’t understand the score bug on the bottom right. Maybe top left too.
Ok - I feel a little better. I’ve watched the Ryder Cup in earnest for about 30 years so I feel like I know how it works. Ugh.It's awful. So you're right to be confused.
The matches are listed in order, that is the 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the left. Then the number on the right is the hole they are on. In the middle, it shows who is winning.
But it looked like Scheffler and Burns were down 4 holes after the 4th hole, etc It is confusing.