Green Posse

Tom Lehman finalized his 2006 Ryder Cup team by selecting Stewart Cink and Scott Verplank for his Captain’s picks. Cink has been playing the most consistent of all the potential Captain’s picks, but quite frankly, that’s not saying much. There was absolutely no movement on the Ryder Cup team from last week’s event, which means all those guys that could have made moves into the top 10, went the other way and disappeared altogether.

On paper, this American team reminds me of the Bad News Bears, but much older. However, like the Bad News Bears, this team may suprise us all and make this year’s Ryder Cup very competitive. It sounds good at least. Of course, Lehman could do what the Europeans did a few years back when Torrance (I believe) sat all of his b-list players until the Sunday singles. That approach could work, but it puts a tremendous amount of pressure on just a handful of players who couldn’t afford to lose any matches.

If I’m Lehman, throw caution to the wind and let the young guys get some experience and have fun at the same time. This is the Ryder Cup, an event that is supposed to be akin to two local clubs going at it for bragging rights. What would be even more entertaining would be to have a blind draw everyday for every match. Why not?

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