by Mats
What a crappy text!!!! Come on!
Yes, american golfers are better in single tournament play. However, Ryder Cup has proven that it is a whole different game to play as a team.
The same as in your example with icehockey. USA had the better team in that tournament but the russian players were individually better. I would not be surprised if the same goes for the baseball and the basketball. Team sport is not only about skills, it's also about teamwork and how to inspire and trust other people. Obviously this is not a strong part of the US teams at the moment!

by Tom
We'll see in September. Looking forward to some great golf.
Could year the American Ryder Cup team(?) players were asking to be paid be an indication of "uber-spoiled"?

by J Ludlow
America is a big place. It goes from Argentina up through Greenland. What was this guy smoking before geography class?

by Derek
You TALK a good game Mr. Wolfrum but it all reads as so 'needy'
just about every player out here (amateur and pro alike) knows that on the day anything can happen and that's what makes golf so riveting.
It remains to be seen whether these 'unpampered professionals' you talk about can gel into a TEAM because that's what makes the difference between winning or losing a Ryder Cup event.
look at Mickleson/Woods combo last time, undoubtably they're the best in the world (Phil is my all time favourite player) but together they seemed to cancel each other out.
But at the end of the day, let's see what golf is still famous for regardess of who wins - sportsmanship.
Derek
U.K.

by garry
I think it's swollen Egos like your own that motivates,the European team.I'll put my money on the European Professionals.I like underdogs,especially when the Big Dogs do not take them seriously.I'll watch the RYDER CUP because it's great golf,no matter who wins.

by Bill
The US is running scared, the Europeans will open a big can of whoop-ass all over you

by Barnes
Must be the sign of the times when you are looking to the US Ryder Cup team to bring back some athletic pride to US. While the 1980 US hockey team was the perfect example of team spirit, the US Ryder Cup team's quest for the Cup has generally have fallen apart due to highly paid individuals who keep looking for the "i" in team. The team spirit is already on shaky grounds as the likes of Tiger & Phil will head over to Ireland on their own private planes while leaving the rest of the team fly together wondering how can they place faith in their best players who don't even want to travel with them. I wish the US team, I use that term very loosely, the best of luck as they may need it as at the moment their record out of the last 10 Ryder Cups is 7 losses & 3 wins with the last victory on European soil dating back 13 years.

by Brian
Ryder Cup?
I thought this was the week of the Players Championship, the best field of the year.
Who's thinking about the Ryder Cup with this week and the Masters to think about?
How about some timely columns, rather than random thoughts, Jack Handy.
And your picture looks like you just rolled out of bed after a night of Milwaukee's Best.
Maybe that's what happened before this rambling mess. That rant made no sense and came out of no where.

by Hoyt Decker
I think the time pag is that the U.S. baseball team just had its butt handed to it in embarassing fashion.

by Brian
Yes, that's the time peg, but let's base the columns on timely golf issues and not around timely baseball or soccer issues.
Plenty of time to revisit this at a later date, would still be relevant.