Thursday, September 16, 2004
Poulter on putting on the Oakland greens
Ummh
Not much better today with Ryder Cup reports in the media
The Scotsman dishes up these three headlines
Focused Tiger has fireworks up his sleeve
Schofield says it is time to forget about Brookline
Mickelson warns home fans not to goad Montgomerie
And this headline Sutton hails great putters from the BBC brings back bad memories from my early tears (now there's a Freudian slip - I meant years) watching the Brits lose time and time again
Thankfully asapsports.com/ dished up something meatier in the interview with Ian Poulter
Q. You mentioned the slopes of the greens and all that, and that's been interpreted as a big advantage for the American team. Do you think it's going to be, and are you concerned that it could work out that way?
IAN POULTER: I'm not sure whether the greens solely make it more difficult for Europeans. I mean, we are the underdogs. And distance control is going to be key this week. You do need to put it in the fairway, and guys are really, really going to have to be on their yardages this week; hit it in the right spots. That might be 30 feet away. 30 feet away on some of these greens with some of these pin positions is going to be a great shot. It will leave you a tricky 2-putt, but on some of these holes, par is going to be plenty good enough to win some of these holes.
On a lighter note which assumes you like me are a sceptical Scot when it comes to superstitions
Superstitious Spaniard Sergio Garcia has persuaded some of his team-mates to wear the lucky charm bracelets he has been sporting since The Masters.
Please note toasting the lads wi' a wee dram and wishing them "Slainte Mhath" is not considered superstitious
And on a final Slainte Mhath note
Here's an interesting Slainte Mhath golf web site
Not much better today with Ryder Cup reports in the media
The Scotsman dishes up these three headlines
Focused Tiger has fireworks up his sleeve
Schofield says it is time to forget about Brookline
Mickelson warns home fans not to goad Montgomerie
And this headline Sutton hails great putters from the BBC brings back bad memories from my early tears (now there's a Freudian slip - I meant years) watching the Brits lose time and time again
Thankfully asapsports.com/ dished up something meatier in the interview with Ian Poulter
Q. You mentioned the slopes of the greens and all that, and that's been interpreted as a big advantage for the American team. Do you think it's going to be, and are you concerned that it could work out that way?
IAN POULTER: I'm not sure whether the greens solely make it more difficult for Europeans. I mean, we are the underdogs. And distance control is going to be key this week. You do need to put it in the fairway, and guys are really, really going to have to be on their yardages this week; hit it in the right spots. That might be 30 feet away. 30 feet away on some of these greens with some of these pin positions is going to be a great shot. It will leave you a tricky 2-putt, but on some of these holes, par is going to be plenty good enough to win some of these holes.
On a lighter note which assumes you like me are a sceptical Scot when it comes to superstitions
Superstitious Spaniard Sergio Garcia has persuaded some of his team-mates to wear the lucky charm bracelets he has been sporting since The Masters.
Please note toasting the lads wi' a wee dram and wishing them "Slainte Mhath" is not considered superstitious
And on a final Slainte Mhath note
Here's an interesting Slainte Mhath golf web site
