Jack Nicklaus Thinks the Americans Will Win The Ryder Cup 'Easily'

Just in case you thought the Europeans needed another advantage in the upcoming Ryder Cup, good news, they got it. Thanks to trusty Jack Nicklaus, they can hang this article above their lockers in Valhalla for a little extra motivation.

The President Cup captain said that he thinks the Americans will win the Ryder Cup easily, even without Tiger Woods.

"Even without Tiger, (the Americans) should win easily".
The 18-time major winner, twice a Ryder Cup captain, told Golf Digest: "I just believe we have better players.
"I think American golf is better than perceptions based on recent Ryder Cup results."

You know, all this is true. The American golfers are better than most of the world probably thinks and just because we choke like Pierce Brosnan in "Mrs. Doubtfire" when the Ryder Cup rolls around doesn't mean they can't play. It just means they aren't good Ryder Cupers. Big difference.Nicklaus went on to say that he isn't discarding the European team, he just isn't impressed by their record in the matches.

"Europe has a lot of good players and a host of very promising young guys. But who among them has a great record? It isn't like the 1987 European team that had Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Sandy Lyle, Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam and Jose Maria Olazabal.
"We probably didn't give them enough credit at the time, but history has proved those guys were great players. It was no accident they won. But there's no reason the US team should lose."

This is actually another solid point if you look at it from just one side. Yes, the Europeans only have two players, Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia, with winning records at the Ryder Cup, but the Americans have a total of zero with more wins than losses. I guess it works both ways.

Either way, here is just another thing the Europeans can discuss on the putting green before they go out and fist pump their way to another victory. Saying the Americans can win this "easily" is like bringing up Heidi Montag when discussing the Grammys. It's too crazy to even make sense.