Opinion & Analysis
Bubba Watson deserves to be on the 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup team
With only a few days remaining until Davis Love III makes his final captain’s pick for the 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup team, speculation is rife as to who the lucky man will be. The surprising omission from Love’s first three captains picks was Bubba Watson, who now faces a long sweat until Sunday after the conclusion of the Tour Championship to find out his fate.
Surprised as many golf fans were with Bubba’s exclusion from the original three captains picks, I would be stunned if Love decides to look elsewhere for his final U.S. team member. For starters, Bubba Watson is the No. 7-ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Rankings, and there are only two higher-ranked players on the U.S. team: Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth. Watson is also a two-time major champion and a consistent winner on the PGA Tour, with at least one victory in 6 of his last 7 seasons.
To leave a player of Bubba Watson’s caliber off the team you would need a better alternative, but a better alternative just isn’t there. Among the names being touted as possible choices for Love’s final pick are Jim Furyk, Justin Thomas, Ryan Moore and Daniel Berger. Watson is not only more decorated than them all, but he ranked higher in Ryder Cup points, missing automatic qualifying for the team by just one spot.
The bookmakers currently have Watson as the favorite to get the call from Captain Love, with Furyk as the second choice. If it is to come down to a choice between the two, then it’s Bubba who holds all the aces.
Earlier this month Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee championed Furyk for a spot on the U.S. team while stating he hopes Bubba is left out, but there is simply far more upside in doing the opposite. The fact of the matter is Furyk has an excessive amount of mental baggage if he were to tee it up in this year’s Ryder Cup. Along with having one of the all-time worst Ryder Cup records of 10-20-4 (W-L-H), he suffered an incredulous collapse the last time the Ryder Cup was staged in the U.S., blowing a one-shot lead with two holes to go on Sunday when the American side needed him most.
While Bubba Watson’s Ryder Cup record is very poor in itself (3-8-0), he doesn’t have the mental scars Furyk possesses. It’s also worth noting that Hazeltine is a long course, measuring more than 7,600 yards. To put that into perspective, Hazeltine will be playing 200 yards longer than Augusta National did this year for the Masters, and I don’t think I need to remind you that Bubba has won there twice. Furyk is known as one of the shortest hitters on Tour, while Watson is ranked 4th in driving distance for the season, averaging 310 yards off the tee.
Any worries about Bubba missing the cut at Hazeltine by a stroke when the 2009 PGA Championship was held there can be quashed. His year-end ranking in 2009 was 97th. He possesses so many more weapons to attack Hazeltine this time around.
Bubba also plays his best golf on home soil. The British Open is the only major in which the American has never even managed a top-20 finish, and his only official victory outside the U.S. to date came at the WGC-HSBC in China two years ago. He plays on enthusiasm and momentum, and a raucous American Ryder Cup crowd is just the ticket Bubba needs in order to play his best golf. He performed well at his only previous Ryder Cup appearance on home soil, posting a 2-2 record in 2012 where he famously demanded the crowd to turn up the volume on his opening tee shot on Saturday morning at Medinah.
The rumor mill has been spinning that it is Watson’s incompatible personality that prevented Love from choosing him among his initial three captains picks, but this week Brandt Snedeker, who qualified automatically for the U.S. team, said that these rumors were “false narrative” and that he is “probably one of the best teammates you could possibly have.”
If picked, Bubba will bring the heat, and with his length on this massive golf course — combined with a boisterous U.S. crowd baying for long awaited revenge — don’t be surprised if it’s the man with the pink driver who puts the charge into this American side.
Opinion & Analysis
Brandel Chamblee PGA Championship Q&A: Rose’s huge McLaren risk, distracted LIV pros and why Aronimink suits the bombers
PGA Championship week is here, and Brandel Chamblee did not hold back in our latest discussion ahead of the season’s second major.
In our 2026 PGA Championship Q&A, golf’s leading analyst made the case that PIF pulling LIV’s funding has left its players competing in a state of confusion, called Justin Rose’s mid-season equipment switch a huge risk at 45, and explained why Aronimink will be a bombers’ delight this week.
Check out the full Q&A below.
Gianni: With the PIF confirming that they’re pulling funding from LIV at the end of the season, what impact do you expect that to have on the LIV players competing at the PGA Championship?
Brandel: I would imagine that they have all been thrown into a state of confusion, and will be distracted, not knowing where they are going to play next year and not knowing exactly their road back to either the DP World Tour or the PGA Tour. Or in Rahm’s case, being tied to a sinking ship for the next few years, likely playing for pennies on the dollar in events that no one cares about or watches.
I doubt this would put him in the best frame of mind to compete at his highest level. Keeping in mind, however, that majors are the only time that LIV disciples get to play in events that matter, so never disregard the motivation they have to prove to the world they are still relevant.
Gianni: Justin Rose switched to McLaren Golf equipment mid-season while playing some of the best golf of his career. What do you make of the change?
Brandel: I don’t really know what to make of Rose switching equipment. It seems a huge risk on his part, even though it is likely, in my opinion, that the clubs he’s playing are similar, if not the exact grinds, to what he was playing previously, with a McLaren stamp on them.
Having said that, at best, it is a distraction when he seemed to be as dialed in with his game as any 45-year-old could be and trending in the majors to perhaps do something that would definitely put him in the Hall of Fame. At worst, given the possibility that these clubs aren’t just duplicates of his old set stamped with McLaren on them, he’s made an equipment change that would take time, and 45-year-old athletes don’t have the time to do such things.
Gianni: Aronimink has only hosted a handful of professional events since it hosted the 1962 PGA Championship. What kind of test does it present, and does a course with less recent major championship history tend to level the playing field?
Brandel: Even though Aronimink has only hosted a handful of meaningful professional events, it has been fairly discerning in who can win there. When Keegan Bradley won the BMW Championship on the Donald Ross masterpiece in 2018, he was the 2nd best iron player on tour coming into that week. When Nick Watney won the AT&T at Aronimink in 2011, he was 2nd in strokes gained total coming into the week.
In 2020, Aronimink hosted the KPMG Championship, and Sei Young Kim won. On the LPGA that year, she was first in greens in regulation, putts per green in regulation, and scoring average on the way to being the LPGA player of the year. And then there is the 1962 PGA Championship won by Gary Player, who eventually became just one of a few players to win the career grand slam on the way to winning 9 majors. It is a formidable test, and if it’s not softened by rain, it will bring out the best in the upper echelons of the game.
Gianni: Is there a specific hole at Aronimink that you think will do the most to decide the winner?
Brandel: The hardest hole at Aronimink in each of the three tour events that have been played there since 2010 has been the long par-3 8th hole, with the par-4 10th being the second hardest, so most of the carnage will happen around the turn, but with the par-5 16th offering opportunities for bold plays and the tough closing holes at 17 and 18, the finish is likely to be frenetic.
Gianni: The PGA Championship has always sat in the shadow of the other majors. What does the ideal PGA Championship look like in your eyes, and what would it take for it to carve out its own identity?
Brandel: The PGA Championship, to whatever degree it suffers from the comparison to the other three majors, is still counted just as much when adding them up at the end of one’s career. Almost 1/3 of Nicklaus’ major wins were the five PGA Championships he won. Walter Hagen won 11 majors, five of which were PGA Championships.
Tiger Woods twice in his career won back-to-back PGA Championships, and those four majors count just as much as the other 11 he won. The PGA may not have the prestige of the other three, but it carries the same weight. Having said that, I preferred the identity that it had as the last major of the year.
Gianni: You nailed your Masters picks. Rory won, Scottie finished solo second, and Morikawa surged to a tie for seventh. Who are your top 3 picks for the PGA Championship and why?
Brandel: I am not a huge fan of majors played on golf courses that have been shorn of most of the trees, although I understand some of the agronomic reasons for doing so and of course the ease with which it allows members to play after errant drives. However, at the highest level, it all but eliminates any strategy off the tee and turns professional golf into an even bigger slugfest. That means that it will likely be a bomber’s delight this week, but fortunately, Scottie Scheffler is long enough to play that game and straight enough to play it better than anyone else.
The major championships give us very few surprises anymore, going back to the beginning of 2012, so the last 57 majors played, the average world rank of the winners has been better than 15th in the world. So look at the highest ranked and longest drivers who are on form coming into the PGA Championship who also have great short games as the surrounds at Aronimink are very challenging. That’s Scottie Scheffler by a mile and then McIlroy and Cameron Young with a far bigger nod towards DeChambeau than I gave him at the Masters.
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This year my 50th birthday. Gosh, where has the time gone?
As a teenager in rural Missouri, some of my junior high and high school years felt interminable. Graduation seemed light years away. But the older I get, the faster life seems to fly by.
I’m also increasingly aware of my mortality. My dad died recently. Earlier this year, a friend and fellow PGA of America professional and I were texting about our next catch-up. The next message I received was news of his unexpected passing at 48. Shortly after, a woman I dated in college succumbed to cancer at 51.
Certainly, one can share perspective at any age. Seniors help freshmen, veterans guide rookies. But reaching this milestone feels like as good a time as any to do one of those “what would I tell my younger self?” articles.
I’ve had a uniquely varied career in golf. I started as a 27-year-old, average-length-hitting, 14-handicap computer engineer and somehow managed to turn pro before running out of money, constantly bootstrapping my way forward. I’ve won qualifiers and set venue records in the World Long Drive Championships, finished fifth at the Speedgolf World Championships, coached all skill levels as a PGA of America professional, built industry-leading swing speed training programs for Swing Man Golf, helped advance the single-length iron market with Sterling Irons®, caddied on the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions, and played about 300 courses across 32 countries.
It’s been a ride, and I’ve gone both deep and wide.
So while I can consult and advise from a lot of angles, let me keep it to a few things I’d tell the average golfer who wants to improve.
1. Think About What You Want
Everyone has their own reason for picking up a golf club.
Oddly, as a professional athlete, I’m not internally driven by competition. That can be challenging, as the industry currently prioritizes and incentivizes competition over the love of the game.
For me, I love walking and being outdoors. Nature helps balance my energy. I prefer courses that are integrated into the natural beauty of their surroundings. I’m comfortable practicing alone. I’m a deep thinker, and I genuinely enjoy investigating the game, using data and intuition to unearth unique, often innovative insights. I’m fortunate to be strong and athletic, so I appreciate the chance to engage with my abilities. Traveling feels adventurous. I could go on.
You don’t have to overthink it like I do. For you, it might be as simple as hitting balls to escape work, hanging out with friends, and playing loosely with the rules and the score.
The point is to give yourself permission to play for your own reasons, and let that be enough.
But if improvement is your goal, thinking about your destination—and when you want to get there—is important, because it dictates the steps you need to take. When I set out to go from a 14-handicap to the PGA TOUR as quickly as possible, the steps I needed were very different from those of a working golfer trying to break 90 in six months. That’s also different from someone who just wants a few peaceful hours outside each week, away from work or family.
None of these goals are better than the others, but each requires a different plan that you can work backward from.
2. There Are Lots of Things That Can Work
One of the challenges of golf is that, although there are rules for playing, there aren’t clear, industry-wide standards for how to best play the game. There’s a lot of gray area.
You might hear a top coach or trainer insist that a certain move is the best way to swing or train. Then you dig a bit deeper and, much to your confusion and frustration, another respected coach or trainer says something completely different. I don’t think anyone is trying to confuse you—at least I hope not. It’s just where the industry is right now.
You have to be careful with advice from tournament pros, too. They might be great at scoring, but they’re also human and sometimes just as susceptible as amateurs to believing things that don’t really move the needle. Tour players might describe what they feel, but that’s not always what they’re actually doing when assessed with technology.
I recently ran a test on my YouTube channel (which connects to my GolfWRX article “How to use your hands in the golf swing for power and accuracy”), and, interestingly, two of the most commonly taught hand actions produced the worst results in the test.
Coaches can certainly help. If you find someone you connect with to help navigate, that’s great. But there are many ways to get the ball in the hole. In the current landscape, you may need to seek multiple opinions, think critically, and use your own intuition to discern what seems true and whose advice resonates with you.
I’d recommend seeking someone who is open-minded and always learning, because things constantly change. Absolutes like “correct” or “proper” should raise a red flag. AI can be useful, but it tends to confidently repeat popular advice, so proceed with caution.
3. Get Custom Fit
If you’re serious about becoming a better player, getting custom fit is hugely important. There’s no sense fighting your equipment if you don’t have to. Most better players get fit these days and, if they don’t, they’re usually skilled enough to work around clubs that aren’t ideal.
If you plan to play for a long time, it’s worth spending a little more upfront to get something that truly fits you and your game, rather than continually buying and discarding equipment.
Equipment rules haven’t really changed significantly since the early 2000s. To stay in business, manufacturers keep pushing those limits. If you pull a bunch of clubs and balls off the rack and test them, you’ll find differences. I’ve tested two new drivers and seen a 30-yard total distance gap. Usually, the issue isn’t bad equipment; it’s that the combination of components simply isn’t the best fit.
It’s like wearing a new pair of floppy clown shoes. Sure, they’re shoes—but you won’t sprint your best in them compared to track shoes that fit perfectly.
Be wary of what’s called custom fitting, too. Sometimes the term is used as a marketing strategy rather than an actual fitting. In some retail settings, fitters may be incentivized to steer you toward higher-priced components. That doesn’t automatically mean it’s not the best fit, but you should be aware of potential biases.
I learned a version of this lesson outside of golf. Years ago, I bought a tennis racquet at a big box store from a seemingly knowledgeable employee who thought it would suit me best. The racquet gave me tennis elbow, and I spent months recovering with rest and acupuncture. The next season, I invested more time and money to find what actually fit me, and I walked away with something amazing that I still play with years later.
So if you’re going to get fit, be smart about it.
Find someone you believe has deep knowledge—possibly with certifications, but not necessarily. Make sure there’s a wide inventory across many brands. Check recent reviews for the individual fitter if possible. Make sure you trust that the fitter has your best interests at heart. If they’re wearing a hat or shirt with a specific brand’s logo, proceed with caution. Unless you specifically want a certain brand or look, be wary of upsells, especially if two options perform nearly the same.
Also, while golf is called a sport of integrity, there’s a thread of manipulation in the industry. I once drafted an equipment article for an industry magazine, structured just like one of their previous popular stories, with matching word count and great photos. The assistant editor loved it; it was useful to readers and required little work on his part. But the editor-in-chief nixed the story. When I asked why, I was told it was because I wasn’t an advertiser. It turned out the article I’d modeled mine after was a paid ad cleverly disguised as editorial content.
I really dislike games, clickbait, and fear-based manipulation. I hope this changes, but golfers deserve to know it exists.
4. Distance and Strategy Matter
There’s a real relationship between how far you hit the ball and your scoring average, even at the PGA TOUR level.
I experienced this early in my pro career. I started as a power hitter, swinging in the high 120s and breaking 200 mph ball speed with a stock driver.
Back then, some instructors advised swinging at 80%, so I tried slowing down for more accuracy. That worked fine on shorter, tighter courses. But on longer setups, I was coming into greens with too much club, and par 5s stopped being
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Ba Ba Blome
Oct 21, 2016 at 6:54 pm
Blubba is a piece of garbage and I enjoyed not having to hear him cry about bad lies all week. The only dumb thing DL3 did was invite him to be a co-captain.
Mark
Sep 26, 2016 at 2:43 am
Ryan Moore come on down. Bubba enjoy the TV coverage.
Geno4952
Sep 24, 2016 at 2:20 pm
When was the last time Bubba shot 58??? Furyk has been hot as of late. Could be a good pick… has experience as well….
Forsbrand
Sep 25, 2016 at 12:37 pm
Why didn’t captain love pick him instead of that puppet kuchar or JB Holmes then?
JR
Sep 24, 2016 at 10:17 am
No way does Bubba “deserve” to be on the team! Look how he is playing right now!! The definition of stupid is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result!! Having Bubba on the team is just that!!
vkw143
Sep 25, 2016 at 3:28 pm
It looks to me like Bubba is ahead of everybody else ON the team at East Lake except DJ. May not end that way but that’s how I see the leaderboard. Just saying!
JThunder
Sep 24, 2016 at 6:16 am
You’re all almost as good at armchair Ryder Cup Captaincy as you are at armchair CEOship.
KK
Sep 24, 2016 at 3:56 am
People who use the word “deserve” with any serious intent are the tip of the entitlement plague upon humanity. Your parents should be ashamed.
alan
Sep 23, 2016 at 8:55 pm
dude doesnt even have a chin.
Hans
Sep 23, 2016 at 8:38 pm
I like Bubba, would be a good pick (as would others).
But only 8 guys “deserved” to get picked and those are the 8 that qualified on points.
LAbillyboy
Sep 23, 2016 at 8:30 pm
Picking players for match play based on their medal play records is like picking Rugby players by how well they play soccer….
Frank McChrystal
Sep 23, 2016 at 4:30 pm
Hey Bubba, good for you, don’t ever kiss any gluteus maximus.
Colin
Sep 23, 2016 at 3:54 pm
yea he really deserves it with his stellar 1-3-0 Record. Give me a break.
Golfer
Sep 23, 2016 at 7:59 pm
he has a better record than Rickie and they chose Rickie…
Forsbrand
Sep 25, 2016 at 12:39 pm
Rickie looks great in orange though and is more of a crowd favourite………..the ryder cup has gone too corporate in the last fifteen years.
KJ
Sep 23, 2016 at 3:16 pm
The final pick being left until 5 days before the tourney starts is a mistake. Pick your 4 players all at the same time. Give them all time to get their mental state aligned. I personally cant stand Bubba and his act. I hope the pick goes to Thomas personally. Good buddies with Fowler and Speith.
Warwick
Sep 26, 2016 at 6:10 am
Well put. The Americans need to find some of that team spirit that the Euros have. Ryan is a good choice.
Mark
Sep 23, 2016 at 2:03 pm
Oh yes….discord in the US and the match doesn’t start for a week. Flowers will spend most of his time preening, Tiger will be weighing up the PR girls and Europe will get on with the job and beat you.
Jim
Sep 23, 2016 at 1:07 pm
Hopefully he doesn’t get selected or the task force is a complete joke. They were supposed to pick players that were hot at the moment to take advantage of their good play, but both Rickie and Bubba aren’t playing well and haven’t played well in months. Bubba can’t make a putt and under pressure he’s awful with short putts too. They need to select those who are playing well, such as Ryan Moore or someone similar. Let’s hope they select someone that is playing well right now as there are several already on the team who aren’t.
Mr. Weddge
Sep 23, 2016 at 12:57 pm
It’s like in ice hockey playoffs, you play the goaltender who’s been hot, not necessarily the starter or based on all time records. Ending up with the top 12 in points just proves how pointless the whole “captain’s pick” has become
mka
Sep 23, 2016 at 12:43 pm
This Task Force has not made me a fan of Davis Love…and the process he is using isn’t fair to any player he will select. Waiting this long to select the last player is not going to win friends and instill confidence in the player! What a stupid process this Task Force came up with….or was it Love’s decision????????
Forsbrand
Sep 24, 2016 at 5:19 pm
Bubba needs to be picked for sure, JB Holmes? If kev chapell wins this week he should be playing.
Davis love worse captain ever doesn’t do you guys any justice, and now picking woods as a vice captain, Jesus it gets worse
vkw143
Sep 25, 2016 at 3:36 pm
Chappell and Moore would both be good picks to replace some who are already on the team.
Getair
Sep 23, 2016 at 12:06 pm
If the players liked him he would have already been named to the team.
Emb
Sep 23, 2016 at 11:10 am
If Davis takes bubba, which it looks like he will, that will be the top 12 players in the RC standings on the team…wow those are some crazy moves by the “task force”. Way to go out on a limb there. RC has become an old boys clubs on the American side and that’s why they lose every year, give someone else a chance to be that firecracker that ignites the team ala Anthony Kim 2008
JThunder
Sep 24, 2016 at 6:12 am
I agree, the US will definitely NOT win the Ryder Cup next year.
Of course, neither will Europe, since it’s played every TWO years.
The US didn’t win it last year – because it wasn’t played last year.
Apart from that, great comment.
Geno4952
Sep 24, 2016 at 2:16 pm
Except it is played every other year Smizzle….oops!!!
Grizz01
Sep 23, 2016 at 11:01 am
Fowler was a bad enough choice. The idea of the captain’s picks is not to pick someone popular, but someone who has gotten hot over the last 3-4 months. Before August hit I thought, this will be like times of old. Look at what is there compared to the Euro’s. It should be a cake walk for USA. But no… let’s make it as tight as possible with poor picks.
We lose this year… this is all on Loves Head.
Then bring back Azinger as Captain. He at least knew how to take a bunch of guys and know how to WIN.
david
Sep 23, 2016 at 10:29 am
He should pick Daniel Berger. Dad was a low-talent/high-success tennis player and that kind of fighter mentality has clearly been instilled in the son. Wish they had more match play events.
joro
Sep 23, 2016 at 9:55 am
What a show this is turning into and if anyone is a jerk it is Love. What is this about holding the last pick out and announcing it during the Half time on Sunday Night Foobaw. I mean come on, this is turning into something like the opining of the Sound of Music or the like, real Showbiz. Hard to believe that someone like Davis is playing this game. I feel it has been done already and they are going for the hutzpah.
There are too many negatives about this to have not been done already, the pick that is. Travel, Hotel arrangements, uniforms, family and friends, there is a lot that makes it hard to believe this is coming down to Sunday before the pick is made.
And Bubba, 7th in the World would be a great pick. To those who put him down PPPHHHHTTTTTT.
Bill
Sep 23, 2016 at 11:56 am
Not sure that was Love’s idea. Sounds like a PGA/TV network set up to me.
JB
Sep 23, 2016 at 12:09 pm
Wow – 7th in the world but still cant qualify on points?? What was his highest ranking when he was accumulating his stellar RC record of 3-8???
Somehow all of that doesn’t sound very “deserving”
Scooter McGavin
Sep 23, 2016 at 9:50 am
So you use Furyk’s Ryder Cup record as an argument against him, while Bubba’s record is even worse? Also, Ryan Moore has 8 top 10 finishes over the last year to Bubba’s 3. It’s not about who has the most career wins or majors, it’s about who’s playing well right now and Bubba also missed the cut at the Deutsche Bank which doesn’t look good. Oh yeah, and as already mentioned by others, he’s a giant baby with a lousy attitude. I couldn’t blame anyone for not wanting to spend a week or more with him.
Dolph Lundgrenade
Sep 23, 2016 at 9:45 am
To the author of this article, c’mon dude. Sensationalist nonsense. Stick to your poetry.
Bubba is disliked by almost all players on tour. Voted least liked to play with and least likely to even help in a parking lot mugging. That’s practically hate.
Besides, he cries. Here’s a crier. Top button user. Sinister or goofy footed to the layman. He’s got a pink driver… Still. Match play record stinks. I’m pretty sure I hate him as well.
Get a gritty match play player. Tour stats and standings shouldn’t be the deciding factor. That’s why they are captain’s picks. If Watson or Furyk are picked, it was there PGA of America going for publicity and bullpucky.
Flip
Sep 23, 2016 at 9:34 am
He is a jerk and out of touch with reality…… do not let him on the team…… and that no personality fury? Please no
pooch
Sep 23, 2016 at 9:08 am
Bubba has already been picked based on the fact he is the cover boy for Golf Magazine wearing a USA shirt. It is a fix.
overlaper
Sep 23, 2016 at 8:52 am
I agree with ” ooffa ” — we don’t need another ” entitled brat ” — give me someone who’s excited and appreciates the chance to represent their country.
overlaper
Sep 23, 2016 at 8:48 am
I agree with ” ooffa ” — who needs another entitled brat — give me someone who’s excited and appreciates an opportunity to represent and participate their country ! ! !
Scott
Sep 23, 2016 at 8:42 am
ANYONE other than Jim Furyk.
Jim
Sep 23, 2016 at 6:16 pm
….or Wood’s record – for that matter –
wuss
Sep 23, 2016 at 8:38 am
Gee, i’d leave him off the team too if he buttons his shirt to the top…..much more important than golf skills.
Jack Nash
Sep 23, 2016 at 9:58 am
The buttons are there for a reason. When he starts to choke he undoes them one at a time until he’s comfortable.
vkw143
Sep 23, 2016 at 8:35 am
I’m somewhat amazed with some of the comments about Bubba. He is a bit of an introvert but he is fun to play golf with. He does become disappointed like all of us when he doesn’t play his best. I have had the opportunity to play several rounds with him this year (fourball format) and you want this guy on your team. He may not always say what is politically correct but he plays with heart, talent and loves representing his country – he IS one of the top 7 players in the world. Come on, Davis, be smart.
Terryd
Sep 23, 2016 at 6:27 pm
Introvert? I think you need to look up the meaning of that word.
Clay
Sep 23, 2016 at 8:33 am
The Ryder cup is about winning. Stats are on watson’s side and to falsely label him as a “distraction”? Come on!, JWTF does that mean??
ooffa
Sep 23, 2016 at 7:40 am
He needs to be left off the team. He is a distraction to all he is around. He has a poor record of Ryder cup play. He is a self centered, egotist that is unable to understand the concept of team. Plus he treats everybody he comes in contact with, players, fans, sponsors, and the media like crap. Who needs him around? Certainly not the US team given the huge selection of players available to us. And worst of all, he buttons his shirt up to the very top. OMG who does that? He needs to watch the Ryder cup from home.