Ryder Cup 2004 / The 35th Ryder Cup Matches will be played this week. I’m really not as interested as I once was. The match has lost some appeal to me because it has become far more a commercial entity than it was in its first 30+ incarnations. Marketing the matches themselves seems a bit out of character with the concept.
I did get to see Hal Sutton’s press conference. He was, as I would expect, very direct. He was asked about the chance of his team “misbehaving” this year, and was quick to shut that down. “We’ve been apologizing for five years. We won’t do it any more. It’s time for you in the press to take some responsibility, yourselves.” Not exact quotes, but to the point.
I enjoy the Ryder Cup matches because they are match play format, four-ball, foursome, and individual. It is something we seldom get to see, and the strategy of play is different from that normally played on tour.
I’ll pull for Team USA, but I always get wrapped up in watching someone play really well, regardless of team.