Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
Haha! Wet blankets... we are.

But I see Europe wiped the floor with the U.S. to win the Ryder Cup. What does that mean exactly? And exactly what role did the coach play in this victory? How could the U.S. "team" have performed differently or what different strategy could it have used to avoid being defeated by the Europe "team"? And why do I keep putting the word "team" in quote marks? All good questions.

The coaches get to pick who goes up against who. I'd have thought that putting out the Mickleson partnership out in the foursomes was a mistake from Tom Watson, considering there was a much fresher partnership who'd already won on Friday morning available. That could have changed the momentum going into day 2. Couple of the US matchups could have been better.
The home coach also gets to choose how the golf course is laid out, which was designed to suit the strengths of the Europeans as opposed to the US team.
As for your use of quote marks - you're probably best positioned to provide the answer to this question.