In my last post of a few days ago (“The 2012 Ryder Cup: A Look Back“) I made the point that one’s “attitude” going into a competitive event is absolutely critical, so much so that the final outcome frequently, very frequently, depends upon it. The Europeans simply had a better attitude about Sunday’s singles matches than did the Americans. For those of you who have followed my writings, you will know that I rarely, when talking abut why some teams perform
Wow! Going into this recent Ryder Cup Matches I felt the Europeans would retain Samuel Ryder’s talisman but not in the way it unfolded. Even though the result was what I anticipated, it happened in inverse fashion. As we know, after the first two days of pairs play (two rounds of foursomes and two of four-ball) it was the American side, not the European dozen that were up in points, 10-6. Many felt as play concluded on Saturday with the
The Ryder Cup (officially the Ryder Cup Matches) is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe. The Ryder Cup is also the name of