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Get it out of the way. Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker will face Adam Scott and KJ Choi in the first round of foursomes matches in the 2011 Presidents Cup. Much ado about nothing this Average Golfer says as the firestorm created by caddy Williams' comments last week have largely died out, save perhaps for the Brit and Aussie tabloid rags. Let's examine the pairings on their own merit...
Woods/Stricker v Scott/Choi - Hard to argue with the US combo's success in the past. Should be a US win.
Watson/Simpson v Ishikawa/Els - Interesting International squad pairing of young and old. Els may be the determining factor with his experience. Watson the birdie maker here. Should be close, Pick - Draw.
Haas/Watney v Ogilvy/Schwartzel - Watney's tough as nails, but so are both International players. Rookie Simpson should decide. International win.
D. Johnson/Kuchar v Baddeley/Day - Go with the hottest sticks, which would be the International squad.
Mickelson/Furyk v Goosen/Allenby - Allenby forgot how to putt and Goosen's not having a career year. Phil's not a great team player and Furyk hasn't been his best. US win, but close.
Mahan/Toms v KT Kim/YE Yang - Toss up in my opinion. Mahan might be the difference. He's probably the best player here. Kim could surprise. Internationals in a mild upset.
By my reckoning Day 1 should end Internationals 3.5 - US 2.5.
*Bet early and often.
Much ado about nothing? I don't know. Maybe for you but, in my mind, this makes it all the more compelling.
ReplyDeleteThis is an exciting match. The most great players of golf come together for this event.
ReplyDelete@Golf Towels... Clarification. I meant that though Williams' comments were despicable, it seems that Woods had dealt with them and I don't see the match affected as a result.
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