Thursday, July 03, 2008

Perry Realizes Dream? II

Hello. Congrats to Kenny Perry for winning Sunday at the Buick. It was his second win in June, and guarantees him a place on the Ryder Cup team. This is a big deal for Perry because it's being played at Valhalla in his home state of Kentucky.
Earlier I'd written that Perry could be left off the team by Paul Azinger, the US captain and a bit of a loose cannon. My main reason was Perry had opted out of the US Open. Now there's no way Perry will not make the team, especially since a place reserved for Tiger Woods is also open. In fact there would be a huge spin needed if Perry were left off now.
So will Perry, who now is tied with Phil Mickelson for most wins this season by active players, be heading onto even bigger and better things now that his Ryder Cup goal has been met? History would say no. Perry is a very streaky player, with many of his wins coming in May and June. He has time to cool off now, and I think he will.
Will anyone get hot enough now to take the Player of the Year award away from Tiger (an almost unthinkable thought considering Woods only played in 6 events)? Someone else will have to end up with 4 wins and a major for the year. Difficult indeed!

Regards,
Steve

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home

Google