Comments on: Reflections on team selection http://www.ryderdiary.com/reflections-on-team-selection/ All Ryder Cup, All the time! Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:41:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: JAmes http://www.ryderdiary.com/reflections-on-team-selection/comment-page-1/#comment-499 JAmes Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:26:23 +0000 http://www.ryderdiary.com/?p=340#comment-499 I heard about that story about Paddy, from what I hear it's even true I heard about that story about Paddy, from what I hear it’s even true

]]> By: Fintan http://www.ryderdiary.com/reflections-on-team-selection/comment-page-1/#comment-498 Fintan Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:54:25 +0000 http://www.ryderdiary.com/?p=340#comment-498 Darren Clarke Replaces Harrington on European Ryder Cup Team. The European Team was today in shock after Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo announced that Open and USPGA winner, Padraig Harrington was leaving the team to be replaced by Darren Clarke. Citing stress and high cholesterol as his main reasons, Harrington felt obliged to pull out of the event. In a statement to the press he said “I found myself in a position where I had to choose between my family, my career and my future”. The popular Irish man apologised to his team members and “wished Team Europe well.” Faldo had only minutes left to find a replacement with the event due to start in 48 hours. In a press conference he said “Darren was the obvious choice.” Clarke is believed to be flying stateside at present. For more, including footage from the press conference visit: http://www.europeansportsnews.com/video.php?gf=Darren&gs=Clarke&gc=The%20K%20Club&ght=Norther%20Ireland&gh=0 Darren Clarke Replaces Harrington on European Ryder Cup Team.

The European Team was today in shock after Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo announced that Open and USPGA winner, Padraig Harrington was leaving the team to be replaced by Darren Clarke.

Citing stress and high cholesterol as his main reasons, Harrington felt obliged to pull out of the event. In a statement to the press he said “I found myself in a position where I had to choose between my family, my career and my future”. The popular Irish man apologised to his team members and “wished Team Europe well.”

Faldo had only minutes left to find a replacement with the event due to start in 48 hours. In a press conference he said “Darren was the obvious choice.” Clarke is believed to be flying stateside at present.

For more, including footage from the press conference visit: http://www.europeansportsnews.com/video.php?gf=Darren&gs=Clarke&gc=The%20K%20Club&ght=Norther%20Ireland&gh=0

]]> By: Conor O'Kane http://www.ryderdiary.com/reflections-on-team-selection/comment-page-1/#comment-497 Conor O'Kane Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:38:17 +0000 http://www.ryderdiary.com/?p=340#comment-497 I reckon Faldo will do a good job this week at Valhalla, the man is a born winner and I think this week we'll see he's a born leader too. I was more annoyed than most that he backtracked on his statement that form woud be the key factor in his choices and picking Poulter over Clarke, but if Darren is willing to put it behind him and get behind the team, that's good enough for me. I've liked all that I've heard from the European camp this week and I reckon we'll do a job on them again... http://pgatourist.blogspot.com/ I reckon Faldo will do a good job this week at Valhalla, the man is a born winner and I think this week we’ll see he’s a born leader too. I was more annoyed than most that he backtracked on his statement that form woud be the key factor in his choices and picking Poulter over Clarke, but if Darren is willing to put it behind him and get behind the team, that’s good enough for me. I’ve liked all that I’ve heard from the European camp this week and I reckon we’ll do a job on them again…

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]]> By: tom http://www.ryderdiary.com/reflections-on-team-selection/comment-page-1/#comment-496 tom Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:30:19 +0000 http://www.ryderdiary.com/?p=340#comment-496 watching some of the previous ryder cups (notably 2004,2006) it is difficult to imagine this team without |Clarke and monty , the case for Clarke has been well documented , monty is just not playing well enough he was fantastice in 2002 with a convincing win at the no.1 singles posistion which helped inspire the team , but a t present he is not playing well enough, also the small press interviews i saw of Azinger and Faldo wer quite tense They obviously are not freinds, which maybe goes all the way back to the 1987 open at murfield Both want to win badly, the crowd will have a big affect as to likely matches Westood/garcia ,Harrington/Howell, Casey/rose karlson/stenson -mickelson/kim, jbholmes/Stricker.furyk/maham , just an opinion. watching some of the previous ryder cups (notably 2004,2006) it is difficult to imagine this team without |Clarke and monty , the case for Clarke has been well documented , monty is just not playing well enough he was fantastice in 2002 with a convincing win at the no.1 singles posistion which helped inspire the team , but a t present he is not playing well enough, also the small press interviews i saw of Azinger and Faldo wer quite tense They obviously are not freinds, which maybe goes all the way back to the 1987 open at murfield Both want to win badly, the crowd will have a big affect as to likely matches Westood/garcia ,Harrington/Howell, Casey/rose karlson/stenson -mickelson/kim, jbholmes/Stricker.furyk/maham , just an opinion.

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