Ryder Cup Leftovers
Tiger Woods made some post-match analysis and comments of the Ryder Cup debacle his observations were similar, if not identical, to what most people feel as well. The European Tour actually owns the World Golf rankings now as these numbers indicate:
- There are 10 Europeans in the top 25, and six are under 30 years old.
- There are 8 American in the top 25, and none are under 30 years old.
- The remainder of the top 25 is comprised of Austrailian, New Zealand, and Canadian golfers.
So the statistics bear out that Europe comprises 40% of the top 25. And 25% of the top-25 are European and 30 years old or younger. Those are unbelievable numbers and it’s not surprising at all that they’ve dominated the Ryder Cup. They’re clearly the better team based on world rankings.
The PGA Tour desperately needs some young American talent to rise to the top 25 in the next 5 years if we’re going to have any chance of competing with the Europeans. I’m not sure that the “team bonding” issue is an issue at all at this point. Our guys simply don’t put as much importance on the Ryder Cup as the Europeans do and it shows in spades.
It would be interesting if the PGA Tour required that up and coming players play at least 3 tournaments on the European and/or Asian tours. As much for the experience of gaining knowledge of true links-style golf, as it would be for understanding what drives and motivates the European and Asian tour players. It could argued that the PGA Tour, with all its comforts and available money, actually makes our younger players “soft”.
If you can make three-quarters of a million dollars without breaking a sweat, what’s the motivation to spend hours trying to hone your game even further?
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