Yeah man, this shit is Off The Hook.
If anyone is contemplating betting the Stenson/Spieth matchup remember that Stenson had a tear in his meniscus (knee) just over a month ago, slight tear it was called but he'd had that knee operated on in the past. I don't know what the state of his knee is right now, 15 things going on over here at once but if thats a match you have targeted maybe research see if you can find any info...
Published Thursday 29/09/2016
Open champion Henrik Stenson insists he is ready to play in all five sessions of the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine if necessary having recovered from a knee injury.
The 40-year-old Swede withdrew from The Barclays at the end of August with a recurrence of a small tear in the meniscus of his right knee and, although he played the following week, he skipped the BMW Championship and, as a result, missed qualification for the end-of-season Tour Championship.
Stenson, the Olympic silver medallist, will be a key figure in Darren Clarke's Europe side and is prepared to play a full part.
"I'd say yes at this stage," he replied when asked whether he could play in every session. "Nothing is for certain at any point, but as of now I feel like I'm up for a lot of golf and unless the knee tells me otherwise, that's the way I'll approach it."
Stenson's best year has been one of his busiest as he was determined to play at the Olympics, so having some time off has helped to refresh him.
"It's been a fantastic summer so I needed a bit of a breather. I hope to be ready on Friday when we kick off again," he added.
Meanwhile, rookie Matt Fitzpatrick has gone from hunting down the autographs of golf's top stars to being a team-mate in the space of a few short years.
The 22-year-old from Sheffield is the youngest player on either side in this year's Ryder Cup.
Fitzpatrick is ranked 44th in the world but shows a degree of reverence to the stellar names, twice saying he was "lucky" to spend time in Rory McIlroy's company.
"I've watched all the guys playing the Ryder Cup," said the player who only turned professional two years ago. "These are the guys that I've looked up to, looking for autographs when I've been to tournaments as a fan.
"I was lucky enough to have a drink with Rory on Sunday night after he won (the Tour Championship) just at the hotel here. That was pretty cool for me.
"I was lucky enough to play with Rory at the Masters in 2014 and he signed my yardage book, so that's a pretty special one."
(Belfast Telegraph)
Interestingly enough the Americans are dogs in the first 6 matches and favorites in the last 6 matches. Darren Clarke went with his strongest players at the front and his weakest at the end. Seems like Love divided his up a bit more. If it comes to the last match Fitzpatrick looks so young and seemed nervous what little I saw of him versus a grinder like Zach. Might make for an interesting Sunday.
I was on 17th green yesterday and this women is inside the ropes blocking the view. The crowd asked her to get down. She did for the first golfer (she was Sergio girlfriend). Then this guy in the crowd yells "Sergio putt it like its a major!!". She turned around and said "Just for that I am going to stand". Kuchar went next and missed, Sergio made his putt and Phil made his to close out the match. My son is a senior caddie at Hazeltine and he said that par 3 is one of the hardest holes on the course. The green is very fast sloping to the water and if you go in the bunkers on the left it is nearly impossible to stop. Also very hard to read. Very few down hill putts made there yesterday partly because of the read. He caddied in Loves group early this summer and from a straight strategy standpoint I am asking the senior caddies what greens are slower than you think, which are faster, which break more than the players read and less. He didnt ask the caddies. This is a green where a little home course knowledge could have helped. Watch this hole if the matches get there.
We also sat on the signature hole in the afternoon along the lake. A bald eagle kept flying over the hole....almost like an omen from Arnie. Of the 8 Americans 3 went into the creek long. Some how we still didnt get killed on the hole.
This is funny the first group was had Rory. He went long but just missed the creek. Hit a bad shot and went left about 30 feet away. USA had Dustin and Koepka (in tight) and Pieters was fairly close. Rory gets onto the green and some in the crowd starts singing Sweet Caroline. Rory was away and has Pieters go first. He sailed the first by and misses the come back....so three putt from about 20 feet. Rory proceeds to drain his long tough downhill breaking putt. DJ misses and Keopka makes about a 10 foot uphill putt to tie the hole. I think Rory was a little mad. Some fan I guess said something to him on the way to the next tee box and got tossed out.
Glad the weather has been ideal to showcase Halezeltine, Chaska and the state of Minnesota.
I was on 17th green yesterday and this women is inside the ropes blocking the view. The crowd asked her to get down. She did for the first golfer (she was Sergio girlfriend). Then this guy in the crowd yells "Sergio putt it like its a major!!". She turned around and said "Just for that I am going to stand". Kuchar went next and missed, Sergio made his putt and Phil made his to close out the match. My son is a senior caddie at Hazeltine and he said that par 3 is one of the hardest holes on the course. The green is very fast sloping to the water and if you go in the bunkers on the left it is nearly impossible to stop. Also very hard to read. Very few down hill putts made there yesterday partly because of the read. He caddied in Loves group early this summer and from a straight strategy standpoint I am asking the senior caddies what greens are slower than you think, which are faster, which break more than the players read and less. He didnt ask the caddies. This is a green where a little home course knowledge could have helped. Watch this hole if the matches get there.
We also sat on the signature hole in the afternoon along the lake. A bald eagle kept flying over the hole....almost like an omen from Arnie. Of the 8 Americans 3 went into the creek long. Some how we still didnt get killed on the hole.
This is funny the first group was had Rory. He went long but just missed the creek. Hit a bad shot and went left about 30 feet away. USA had Dustin and Koepka (in tight) and Pieters was fairly close. Rory gets onto the green and some in the crowd starts singing Sweet Caroline. Rory was away and has Pieters go first. He sailed the first by and misses the come back....so three putt from about 20 feet. Rory proceeds to drain his long tough downhill breaking putt. DJ misses and Keopka makes about a 10 foot uphill putt to tie the hole. I think Rory was a little mad. Some fan I guess said something to him on the way to the next tee box and got tossed out.
Glad the weather has been ideal to showcase Halezeltine, Chaska and the state of Minnesota.
One other quick thing. I used to not like Sergio for his antics. Now I kind of root for him. At the PGA at Hazeltine we were right next to him and he was funny and fun....even when he was in jail in the middle of the trees. Sent a ball under the first tree, up over the second tree, over the scoreboard with a fade to the middle of the green. A great shot. He stayed at a house at my bosses neighborhood and went out and played soccer with the kids.
This year at the practice rounds he was just great to the kids out on the course which is how I judge the players. David Duval was a prick to the kids. A friend was out there for the practice round with about 5 kids and he said Garcia was the nicest to all the kids. The Euro in general would come and sign for the kids and were great. The americans not so much. Surprisingly he said Fowler wouldnt sign for the kids. After the practice round he said I almost feel like rooting for the Euros.
This year at the practice rounds he was just great to the kids out on the course which is how I judge the players. David Duval was a prick to the kids. A friend was out there for the practice round with about 5 kids and he said Garcia was the nicest to all the kids. The Euro in general would come and sign for the kids and were great. The americans not so much. Surprisingly he said Fowler wouldnt sign for the kids. After the practice round he said I almost feel like rooting for the Euros.
