Who would you choose to win a singles match to win the Ryder Cup?

[JohnnyCashForever]

Poll closes September 23. 

[Hawkeye77]

Finau took down Fleetwood in the last Ryder Cup and gutted out a critical half against Matsuyama at Royal Melbourne - he’s saltier than he gets credit for and got tough asks in critical spots for the team - tells the tale. 

Edited September 14, 2021 by Hawkeye77

[3whacker]

None of the above... I want someone who can putt...I want someone who has closed out a major

[stinger_gc]

3 minutes ago, 3whacker said:

None of the above... I want someone who can putt...I want someone who has closed out a major

LOL.

 

[Ferguson]

 

 

Reed

 

 

[Blonde Line Lizard]

Since my original choice has been taken (see above), I would pick Bryson DeChambeau.

 

1.  He has closed out a major.

2. It would get so many haters (both players and golf fans) upset that he did it.  

[MattyO1984]

Peak Reed is a better player than the other 3 but if we are to believe him and his statement that he nearly died a couple of weeks ago, there is no way that he is near his peak. Add in all the baggage that he brings with him and the juice is not worth the squeeze.

[ChrisL52188]

Jack Nicklaus or Larry Nelson.

 

As for as current players... Jordan Spieth. 

Edited September 14, 2021 by ChrisL52188

[KennyP]

4 minutes ago, ChrisL52188 said:

Jack Nicklaus or Larry Nelson.

 

As for as current players... Jordan Spieth. 

 

Spieth has lost all his singles, hasn't he?

[Naptime]

A healthy Tiger for one match.

[NJBigFish22]

From the list above Reed.  But if I had a choice of anyone on the squad, Patrick Cantlay.  Maybe I’m a prisoner of the moment, but he just closed out BDC and the world #1 in back to back weeks. 

[Llefty]

Lanny Wadkins

[bscinstnct]

The guy who shut them up

 

In they own house!!

 

🤣

 

 

[golfandfishing]

Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia or just about anyone else from Europe would be my choice above anyone else. 

[bscinstnct]

2 minutes ago, golfandfishing said:

Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia or just about anyone else from Europe would be my choice above anyone else. 

 

Singles? Yeah, Poulter 😡

[ShowMe]

Colin Montgomerie (6-0-2), in his prime.  The dude choked in the majors, but he was stone cold at the Cup.

[RightHandRough]

Poults, then probably Sergio out of those who are playing. 

 

1 hour ago, MattyO1984 said:

 Add in all the baggage that he brings with him and the juice is not worth the squeeze.

 

This sums up all of Reed to me.

[golfandfishing]

1 hour ago, ShowMe said:

Colin Montgomerie (6-0-2), in his prime.  The dude choked in the majors, but he was stone cold at the Cup.

In Detroit in 2004 he stiffed it on #1 in the first match out on Friday morning and the rest of the week was just a formality. 

[DFS PFD]

3 hours ago, KennyP said:

 

Spieth has lost all his singles, hasn't he?

Something like that, but YJS walks on water here at WRX, he can do no wrong. Just like Jack

[ShowMe]

2 minutes ago, DFS PFD said:

Something like that, but YJS walks on water here at WRX, he can do no wrong. Just like Jack

 

Well, Jack did win 18 majors and finished second 19 times, so there's that...

[DFS PFD]

1 minute ago, ShowMe said:

 

Well, Jack did win 18 majors and finished second 19 times, so there's that...

Point proven, there's absolutely zero context in this discussion related to Jack's ability as a golfer. And you are here to make sure no one disparages him. So there's that...

[KennyP]

On 9/14/2021 at 3:57 PM, ShowMe said:

Colin Montgomerie (6-0-2), in his prime.  The dude choked in the majors, but he was stone cold at the Cup.

 Could have been very different though; In his first singles at Kiawah in '91 Calcavecchia was 4 up with 4 to play and crumbled, hitting two tee shots into the water on the par 3 17th after Monty had rinsed his tee shot. One was a complete duff/shank.

 

[iBanesto]

 

Colin Montgomerie.

[dalehead]

On 9/14/2021 at 1:11 PM, DFS PFD said:

Something like that, but YJS walks on water here at WRX, he can do no wrong. Just like Jack

Nobody is perfect of course. But what we know about Jack as a player, family man and businessman doesn’t leave much room for criticism.

[grm24]

On 9/14/2021 at 10:52 AM, bscinstnct said:

The guy who shut them up

 

In they own house!!

 

🤣

 

 

In a match the USA team got mud stomped. What a zero.

[grm24]

On 9/14/2021 at 9:38 AM, ChrisL52188 said:

Jack Nicklaus or Larry Nelson.

Really? Jack holds a RC record that will never be broken. Losing twice in singles to the same guy in the same day (Brian Barnes in 1975) that he was light years more accomplished than? Back in those days the RC had two rounds of singles matches the same day. Jack played in 6 RC however he played 10 singles matches. Should have played on more RC teams. His first RC was in 1969 despite being a pro since 1961. The PGA of America had some restrictive rules back then who was eligible for the RC team.

 

https://irishgolfer.ie/latest-golf-news/2020/04/17/ryder-cup-legends-jack-nicklaus/

 

In those days, American players had to serve a five-year PGA Tour apprenticeship before being eligible for Ryder Cup selection. Jack – whose solid frame and bright blonde locks had earned the nickname “The Golden Bear” – wasn’t granted full PGA Tour membership until June 1966, leaving him a limited time frame in which to accumulate points for the 1967 Ryder Cup. When qualification ended after the 1967 Masters Tournament, six months and change before the Ryder Cup would take place, Nicklaus found himself in 13th place in the rankings, despite winning three tournaments including an Open Championship in the previous nine months.

 

When Jack played in his first RC he had already won 7 majors. 

 

While this post is mostly in jest, Jack was only 4-4-2 in singles in his RC play. Crazy good 13-4-1 in fourball/foursomes. 

[KennyP]

2 hours ago, grm24 said:

Really? Jack holds a RC record that will never be broken. Losing twice in singles to the same guy in the same day (Brian Barnes in 1975) that he was light years more accomplished than? 

 

How many times did Jack win Pipe Smoker of the Year then? (Brian was in 1977 BTW)

 

 

 

[bladehunter]

Lol. Obvious choice. 

Edited September 17, 2021 by bladehunter

[grm24]

13 hours ago, KennyP said:

 

How many times did Jack win Pipe Smoker of the Year then? (Brian was in 1977 BTW)

 

 

 

It was in 1975. There was only 1 singles session in the 1977 Ryder Cup. Nicklaus lost to Bernard Gallacher in singles. In '77 Barnes beat Hale Irwin.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Ryder_Cup#Sunday's_matches

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Ryder_Cup#Saturday's_singles_matches

[TwistedSister]

None of the above.  BAD  so all the naysayers will SHUT UP!

Edited September 17, 2021 by dhacker56