In the golf world, this year's Ryder Cup is getting a lot of attention, some of it negative - not only because the American team got beaten.
The timing of the event thumbed its nose at American viewers, taking place mainly in the middle of the night. The commentary was said to be awful, and the European spectators were not particularly gracious.
Many Americans are fretting over the fact that most of the "European" players in the competition actually live in the States. Starting with a terrible first day of competition when the Europeans built up a near-insurmountable lead, the Americans simply didn't look good. One of them reputedly didn't wear a "team" baseball cap because he resented the fact that they didn't get any prize or appearance money for the event.
Ricky Fowler sliced a ball into a lake on what was probably the most important single shot of the event, then he conceded a 3-foot putt to seal the Euro victory...truly a "WTF?" moment.
The next round of Ryder Cup competition will take place on Long Island. It won't be pretty.
The timing of the event thumbed its nose at American viewers, taking place mainly in the middle of the night. The commentary was said to be awful, and the European spectators were not particularly gracious.
Many Americans are fretting over the fact that most of the "European" players in the competition actually live in the States. Starting with a terrible first day of competition when the Europeans built up a near-insurmountable lead, the Americans simply didn't look good. One of them reputedly didn't wear a "team" baseball cap because he resented the fact that they didn't get any prize or appearance money for the event.
Ricky Fowler sliced a ball into a lake on what was probably the most important single shot of the event, then he conceded a 3-foot putt to seal the Euro victory...truly a "WTF?" moment.
The next round of Ryder Cup competition will take place on Long Island. It won't be pretty.