Posted by Intuition at 10:18am September 24th, 20102010 Ryder Cup
With the wildcard picks announced, Team Europe 8/13 and Team USA 13/8 can now look ahead to golf’s greatest competition – The Ryder Cup, which takes place next month at Celtic Manor.
It was never in doubt that American Corey Pavin would give Tiger Woods one of his captain’s picks but surprisingly the ‘bulldog’ also selected 21-year-old Rickie Fowler, who has yet to win a PGA Tour event. Pavin should be more concerned about Woods though, who is currently remodelling his swing and yet to win on the PGA Tour this season. It remains to be seen whether the controversy surrounding the world’s number one golfer will have a negative impact on the USA Ryder Cup team.
The captain also handed wildcard spots to the experienced duo of Zach Johnson and Stewart Cink. Pavin’s picks join eight players who earned an automatic place in the 2010 Ryder Cup team at the end of the PGA Championship. They are Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk, Hunter Mahan, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Matt Kuchar and Jeff Overton, who is winless during his five years on the PGA Tour
Team Europe’s captain, Colin Montgomerie, has six rookies involved in the 2010 Ryder Cup – Italian brothers Francesco & Edoardo Molinari, Martin Kaymer, Peter Hanson, Ross Fisher and Rory McIlroy. They are joined by Englishmen Ian Poulter, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood, three-time major winner Padraig Harrington, U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell and the magical Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez.
