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Originally Posted by KSig RC
Uh, Europe fields a better team (as opposed to the US team simply having the two best players)?
Europe doesn't waste its captain's picks on worthless bottom-of-the-standings "character guys"?
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I think the Europeans were deeper 1 through 12, but don't think it hinged on the US captain's picks or their "character." Those picks, (Verplank and Cink) along with Tiger were the only US players to capture full points on Sunday, with both Verplank and Cink scoring lopsided 4 &3 wins.
Saturday Cink was 0-1-1 and Verplank got a half pt.
I think several of the American "stars," Mickelson, Toms, Furyk needed to play better. Tiger found his stride in the Saturday afternoon alternate shot, and played better on Sunday, but he, too, needed to do more than he did.
Maybe the US side will "trick-up" Valhalla for 2008 and fare beter.