[QUOTE=BerntR;75692]He is good, but not that good. His majors record is excellent, but there are a lot of european players who have done better outside the majors than Harrington.[/quote]
Such as?
Westwood? Monty? Casey?
All good players but the truth is that Monty would swap all of his order of merit titles for just one major, Padraig has three, you don't get three by accident. It is majors that define a players career. The bashing that Padraig is getting from european media beggars belief and I think could cause serious disunity amongst the team. If we remember the last contentious captain's pick, it was when Woosie went with Clarke and Westwood and left out Thomas Bjorn. We all know how that ended up at the K-Club!
No-one is saying that Rose and Casey weren't worthy of being in the mix, but Harrington got the pick and it is time for the media to drop the issue and start getting behind the team.
__________________ The student senses his teacher’s steadfast belief and quiet resolve: “This is doable. It is doable by you. The pathway is there. All you need is determination and time.” And together, they make it happen.
Well, it's a wrap, and what a great victory for Europe, its team and its Captain. The USA team battled hard down the stretch, but the deficit at day's beginning proved too much.
. Year Site USA Eur/GB/GBI W
2008 Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky 16 ½ 11 ½ USA
2006 The K Club, Straffan
Co. Kildare, Ireland 9 ½ 18 ½ E
2004 Oakland Hills CC
Bloomfield Township, MI 9 ½ 18 ½ E
2002 The Belfry
Sutton Coldfield, England 12 ½ 15 ½ E
1999 The Country Club
Brookline, MA 14 ½ 13 ½ USA
1997 Valderrama GC
Sotogrande Spain 13 ½ 14 ½ E
1995 Oak Hill CC
Rochester, NY 13 ½ 14 ½ E
Thank you AirAir, that news really cheered me up...
News?
You have to be better updated.
Maybe this will cheer you up:
1983 PGA National GC
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 14 ½ 13 ½ USA
1981 Walton Health GC
Surrey, England 18 ½ 9 ½ USA
1979 The Greenbrier
White Sulfer Springs, W. Va. 17 11 USA
1977 Royal Lytham & St. Annes
St. Annes, England 12 ½ 7 ½ USA
1975 Laurel Valley GC
Ligonier, Pa. 21 11 USA
1973 Muirfield
Edinburgh, Scotland 19 13 USA
1971 Old Warson CC
St. Louis, Mo. 18 ½ 13 ½ USA
1969 Royal Birkdale GC
Southport, England 16 16 A TIE
1967 Champions GC
Houston, Texas 23 ½ 8 ½ USA
1965 Royal Birkdale GC
Southport, England 19 ½ 12 ½ USA
1963 East Lake CC
Atlanta, Ga. 23 9 USA
1961 Royal Lytham & St. Annes
St, Annes, England 14 ½ 9 ½ USA
1959 Eldorado CC
Palm Desert, Calif. 8 ½ 3 ½ USA
1957 Lindrick GC
Yorkshire, England 4 ½ 7 ½ UK
1955 Thunderbird CC
Palm Springs, Calif. 8 4 USA
1953 Wentworth GC
Wentworth, England 6 ½ 5 ½ USA
1951 Pinehurst CC
Pinehurst, N.C. 9 ½ 2 ½ USA
1949 Ganton GC
Scarborough, England 7 5 USA
1947 Portland Golf Club
Portland, Ore. 11 1 USA
Hybrid Mode
