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   Jeff

   Feb 24, 2015 at 4:42 pm

   Not being a PGA kind of guy is the reason I love Freddy but get more and more disillusioned with the PGA. I’m so tired of watching or reading about how great Ted Bishop was, minus the arrogance. I’m so tired of watching that Sprague guy pat himself on the back about the state of golf. Whaley was a feel good story for about the week she was out in public. Where’s she at now, all I hear anymore is Derek Sprague talking about how great it is he helped elect a woman as a Secretary. As if making a woman a secretary is some kind of leap forward.

   They could give Freddy the Captaincy now. But then what will they have left for excuses after we lose the cup? Couples in 2018. By then They’ll probably have Ted Bishop back. Paul Azinger will sell more books, and Fred Couples will be just fine.

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   Travis

   Feb 24, 2015 at 9:30 am

   Didn’t even have to read the article, from the headline I knew this was stupid. Couples captained 3 winning President’s Cup teams in a row. He’s an amazing captain for these sorts of events. Do I think Love will do a great job? Yes. I would love to see him get a redemption win, whether he deserves another try is another question. However, I think Couples needs to be a Vice Captain and then be main Captain next go-around because he is an amazing leader and it’ll be long overdue at that point.

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   snowman0157

   Feb 23, 2015 at 10:28 pm

   I hate to be a grumpy old man, but here goes: The Americans are all basically (Talented), Selfish, Spoiled, Millionaires that don’t really burn to beat the Euros. The Euros share the same attributes but they really dig deep to show up the big,bad Americans.. Winning means lot more to them and although it isn’t reality at this point they thrive on the ‘underdog’ mentality. Lastly, The U.S. sucks at Alternate-shot and seems to have some choke in them when in comes to singles. I’m really not convinced the Captain makes a big difference unless the players just flat don’t like him or revolt against his decisions.

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   Ocglide

   Feb 23, 2015 at 4:58 pm

   I don’t think it even matters who the captain is, the bottom line is the Americans need to perform what happened after last years cup was a joke. Phil and the other guys talking about a winning formula when their play is what cost the US the cup in the end. Watson did exactly what the PGA wanted him to do, but you can’t play old school with all these rich young guys these days. The captain really does nothing to affect their play or decide the outcome with the exception of deciding who sits, which in my opinion needs to be changed anyway. Let all 12 play every day like the Presidents cup. These guys play for themselves, they understand what it takes to win and they shouldn’t need a Captain to support them or build them up for them to play well bottom line.

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   Fred

   Feb 23, 2015 at 4:38 pm

   Couples is a proven winner in these kinds of events; Davis Love isn’t – yet. Again, politics, instead of common sense, rules the PGA’s decision-making process. The PGA has never liked Couples because, as they put it, “he’s not a PGA kind of guy.” Despite Lee Trevino’s recent comments that Phil Mickelson should have kept his mouth shut, I think Phil’s comments are making more sense as each day passes. The PGA seems to think that the revenge factor will come into play, and that the players will try harder to get Love a win this time around. Really? Representing they’re country should be all the motivation they need to play well and win. Face it – if the U.S. doesn’t win the 2016 Ryder Cup, then they need to clean house at the PGA HQs. As for Couples, he always seems to have the last laugh.

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