Ben Curtis takes some shots as being a one-hit wonder, since he won the 2003 British Open but little else.
He did win twice in 2006, but hasn’t come close in a major until the great showing at the PGA Championship last week, which puts him on the Ryder Cup team.
But, he brings something to the U.S. team it hasn’t always had: He’s a quiet fighter, a grunt, a grinder.
He’s also slow. Maybe that will get on the Europeans’ nerves.
“Ben has got that kind of demeanor we need on the Ryder Cup team,” Captain Paul Azinger told Reuters. “He’s a little more stoic, a little more subdued, but I like his personality. He’s the type of guy that’s just going to put his head down and barrel on.”
The U.S. doesn’t need any rah-rah guys, or coddled superstars. They need players who want to win.
Azinger is due to announce his four picks Sept 2.
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§ kent Ramsay
said on : 08/13/08 @ 21:36
You say Ben Curtis won the 2003 British Open but little else. Then you mention he won two tournaments in 2006. How many players win multiple tournaments in a single year? This is a very big accomplishment and yet you treat it as nothing. Of course you give him no credit whatsoever for having won the British Open in his very first major. How long did it take Phil Mickelson to win a major? Finally, you say he hasn't come close in a major till the just completed PGA. Did you not watch this years British Open, where he had a Top 10, finishing tied for 7th? This is typical of the media which gives Ben very little credit for his real accomplishments for reasons that are unknown (laziness on the reporters part, don't like that he's not flashy) then act surprised when he comes in 2nd at the PGA on one of the hardest courses ever. Start using your eyes and your brain. Ben Curtis has talent. Don't act surprised again.
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