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Winners and Losers From Ryder Cup Week

By Shane BaconSep 22nd 2008 – 1:09PM

It was a pretty special week for the Americans and just because it is a team event doesn't mean we can't do a Winners and Losers about the Ryder Cup. Lets dive in and check who did some good and who did some bad.WinnersThe Americans -- From the first guy to the last, from Steve Stricker to Jim Furyk, this was a complete...

The Americans Reclaimed the Ryder Cup

By Shane BaconSep 21st 2008 – 10:47PM

No matter your nationality, watching this American Ryder Cup team has been fun. They had flash, they had confidence but the also had a good time. For some reason, Paul Azinger decided that the best way to beat the Europeans was act like the Europeans. Why not counter your opponent with their own medicine?Today, 228 years...

AP Columnist Thinks American Team Better Off Without Tiger, Logic Disagrees

By Shane BaconSep 18th 2008 – 11:21AM

I have a simple rule in team sports, and I think most anyone that likes having their best chance of winning would agree, and that is you don't go on the field without your best group of players. You just don't. That is why bringing up the outrageous point that the American Ryder Cup team is better off without Tiger Woods...

Handicapping the American Ryder Cup Team

By Shane BaconSep 15th 2008 – 12:31PM

We're all honest people here, so we'd be lying if we thought the Americans were the favorites. They are not. The good news is the Europeans, who have won the last three Cups, have been the underdogs for most of them and snagged the trophy right under our noses (or by winning 18.5 to 9.5, like the last two years).On that...

Critiquing The U.S. Ryder Cup Captain's Picks

By Shane BaconSep 8th 2008 – 12:53PM

It was the last chance to see the Ryder Cup teams play before the battle at Valhalla, and some positive came out of the BMW Championship, as our captain's picks look to be in top form.Last week American captain Paul Azinger picked four golfers to join the American squad and three of the four had impressive weekends. J.B....

BenCurtis News From the Web

  • 05/27/12 Eagle start satisfaction for Curtis Source: icLiverpool - Liverpool - Merseyside - UK Former Open champion Ben Curtis took his revenge on Wentworth's last two holes on the final day of the BMW PGA Championship.
  • 05/26/12 Not such a happy birthday for Curtis after 81 Source: moneycontrol.com Former British Open champion Ben Curtis's 35th birthday celebrations on Saturday were somewhat muted after ending his PGA Championship third round with two triple-bogey eights to slump to an 81.
  • 05/24/12 Reading FC pair tee off with Ben Curtis at Wentworth Source: Get Bracknell - Berkshire - UK Jay Tabb and Alex McCarthy saw their dreams come true as they played a round at Wentworth yesterday alongside Kenny Dalglish and 2003 Open champion Ben Curtis.
  • 05/23/12 Former Kent State standout Ben Curtis doesn't back out... Source: Record-Courier - Ravenna OH Two weeks after the best Europeans came over to Florida for the PGA Tour's premier tournament, the favor is not being returned at the European Tour's flagship event.
  • 05/21/12 Fifth Major now on a minor scale Source: Express.co.uk Twelve months ago it was even billed as the fifth Major by Lee Westwood.

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