I'm a little disappointed in the decision to overlook Larry Nelson as Ryder Cup captain for 2014. Not a knock on Tom Watson, who'll be great, but it's not often in life you make a mistake that shattered a man of Nelson's quality and have a golden opportunity to right the wrong. To pass it up is very sad.
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Mike Thomas (sunmart)
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There must be a reason. Makes no sense.
drewyallop
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Yeah. To pick up the cheque.
Decorated war veteran, PGA Champion twice, one other major, dropped Seve to the canvas in the Ryder Cup, multiple other wins, well-respected and liked across the board, enough experience to fill ten knap-sacks and a Hall of Famer. With that resume he could be the President, the Prime Minister or the bloody Czar of Russia, BUT not the US Ryder Cup captain. Just who did he piss off?
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Lindsey Newman
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"I don't care if he's Muhammad Imahd Ali"
"...Ya cahn't change captains....You fackin' prat"
The 131 he shot on the weekend at Oakmont in 1983 is so freakin good, you gotta play Oakmont to know just how good. And he picks the game up at 21 after Nam, hello....he said once pressure is not a 4 footer-if you've been in a firefight in the Jungle, and you don't who or where the enemy is...I'd pick him just for saying that!
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What a golden opportunity passed up by the PGA of America to show that winning should ALWAYS be a secondary concern to ethics, decency and common human courtesy. I couldn't care less if the US lost 28-0 at the Ryder Cup - it means nothing in the grand scheme of golf, other than to keep an army of tedious talking heads on the Golf Channel mithering on for a couple of months.
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Olli, this is a brilliant opportunity for the European team to right a wrong and make Larry their next captain. What duya say?
Sounds like fun..A fifth columnist approach...OK, Larry Nelson for Europe, and I get to captain America...
You're gonna love my captain's picks...
"On the tee, representing the United States of America, Wulsy and Burner..."
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Kevin Shields
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I heard the PGA didn't want Nelson because he had too much reverse tumble in his swing. My sources aren't too strong though...
Billy McKinney
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..and not enough lag either.
rogerdodger
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It is about money and Larry Nelson does not sell tickets. Even though he won more majors than the last four ryder cup captains and had an unbelievable record in the cup, he is not going to give a good soundbite or do anything that brings people in for tickets. The cup is spectacle, Watson has more star power, especially in Scotland. Nelson was robbed and has been deserving at least since 1995. The Ryder Cup is no longer about winning or recognition, it is about the buck.
Jared Willerson
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Nelson would bring a lot to the competition. His story as a captain would be compelling and would sell plenty of tickets. Besides, he doesn't hit a shot. People go for the matches and the players, not the captain.
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