President's Cup - Royal Melbourne

mjba · Post #1 » by **mjba** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:30 am

United States Team

1 1 Matt Kuchar 14,530,850
2 2 Steve Stricker 13,956,355
3 3 Dustin Johnson 13,444,489
4 4 Webb Simpson 12,716,373
5 5 Nick Watney 12,402,129
6 6 Phil Mickelson 12,358,553
7 7 Bubba Watson 10,040,726
8 8 David Toms 9,370,295
9 9 Hunter Mahan 9,206,692
10 10 Jim Furyk 9,122,803

Captains Picks
12 Bill Haas
58 Tiger Woods

International team

1 1 Jason Day AUST
2 2 Adam Scott AUST
3 3 Charl Schwartzel RSA
4 4 K.J. Choi KOR
5 5 Kyung-tae Kim KOR
6 6 Retief Goosen RSA
7 7 Geoff Ogilvy AUST
8 8 Ernie Els RSA
9 9 Y.E. Yang CHI
10 10 Ryo Ishikawa JAP

Captian Picks

Robert Allenby 13
Aaron Baddeley 14

Feel like this is thread worthy as it is a HUGE international sporting event.

Predictions?

Post #2 » by **kingkirk** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:43 am

Ill see how it goes.

I may merge this with the Gold thread however.

Keep you posted.

Prince12 · Post #3 » by **Prince12** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:23 am

I like a separate thread for this. Massive lineup and stars.

Tiger obviously is the controversial pick. He looked good last weekend though they will be hoping he continues his decent form.

Post #4 » by **TheLowlySquire** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:12 am

Is this really a huge international event? Never seemed that big to me in the US.

I'll be rooting for Tiger just like I always have. He did pretty well last week, so maybe it's a sign of good things to come. Maybe he likes Aussie courses? :dontknow:

Prince12 · Post #5 » by **Prince12** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:59 am

It wouldn't be ahead of any of the majors for mine but from all reports the players would give their left nut to play.

mjba · Post #6 » by **mjba** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:52 am

TheLowlySquire wrote:Is this really a huge international event? Never seemed that big to me in the US.

I'll be rooting for Tiger just like I always have. He did pretty well last week, so maybe it's a sign of good things to come. Maybe he likes Aussie courses?

It certainly a huge international event in terms of Golf. Do you watch or follow golf? If so, I'm not sure how you could not consider it to be a huge event on the calendar. Every USPGA event this year has had a fairly in-depth analysis of the make up of teams, captains and participants. Perhaps it is less of a big deal than the Ryder cup (due mainly to the quality of competition) but it is still a pretty big deal in a sport that is (currently) void of any rivalries &/or team competition.

Post #7 » by **TheLowlySquire** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:36 pm

I used to follow closely up to about three or four years ago. It's definitely big, but it never got a great deal of coverage in the US. Certainly not enough to warrant being called a huge international sporting event. Then again, in America it's: football, baseball, basketball, football, hockey, football, then everything else in terms of media coverage. Golf doesn't get a great amount of attention, and when Tiger's not playing or in the news, it's almost ignored.

ocker · Post #8 » by **ocker** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 1:13 pm

My mates Dad put a bet on the start of the year that Tiger Woods wouldnt win a tournament. Im pretty sure he has won like 14 grand now, unless presidents cup counts.

BC_ · Post #9 » by **BC_** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 1:55 pm

Nice. How much did he put on? $300?

Jugs · Post #10 » by **Jugs** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:13 pm

it shouldnt count because it isnt an individual tournament yeah?

Prince12 · Post #11 » by **Prince12** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:52 pm

It wouldn't. Therefore he'd be a happy man and a nervous man last Friday night.

mjba · Post #12 » by **mjba** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:39 am

Anyone watching? Greens are ridiculous. Seems like everyone should using a club less on the par 3/short irons.

mjba · Post #13 » by **mjba** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:41 am

Woods/Stricker just lost 7&6 to Choi/Scott. Equal biggest loss ever in President's Cup history.

Prince12 · Post #14 » by **Prince12** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:20 am

Easy to say now but I thought when they announced it they were going super hard with Choi and Scott together. Probably didn't need that strong a pairing. The Woods name forced it unnessecarily..