Wednesday, September 26, 2007

President's Cup Vs Ryder Cup? Watch Both!

Hello. I see some arguments (the most famous maybe being between Gary Van Sickle (Ryder)and Alan Shipnuck (President's) on golf.com) about which team format is better. Some say Ryder (US vs Europe), some say President's (US vs Rest of the World) and some say it should be a rotational thing, where the winner of this week's event plays against the Euros in 2008.
Well, I can honestly say I enjoy both the Ryder Cup and President's Cup equally. I think we as golf fans are lucky to be able to have both. After all, the top players could balk at playing them, which could kill either or both events. They're not getting paid, so it would be easy for them to say "no thanks". Certainly some Canadian hockey players have done that in the past.
Let's look at what happened at the most recent events. Chris DiMarco sealed the 2005 President's Cup victory on the 18th hole for the US in one of the tightest well-played events in history. All the matches were great.
Then last year, the 2006 Ryder Cup definitely delivered on emotion. I'm crying my eyes out thinking about Darren Clarke's performance and the crowd reaction afterwards.
So which is better? Both are great! More tomorrow.

Regards,
Steve

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