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THE RYDER CUP
OB SPORTS GOLF & LEISURE
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FALL 2014
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DOES THE COURSE
FAVOR THE AMERICANS?
Hardly. In days of yore – like,
10 years ago – maybe a different
story. Gleneagles' PGA Cente-
nary Course is a roomy,
brawny Jack Nicklaus de-
sign. These days Europe's
best can launch it with
most U.S. players, start-
ing with Rory McIlroy,
the longest, straightest driver in
the game today under pressure.
Sure, the course is an Ameri-
can-style design, but so was
Celtic Manor, an even more
muscular layout in Wales, where
Europe won in 2010. And is
there a course more "American"
than Medinah No. 3, the mas-
sive parklander in suburban
Chicago, where the U.S. team al-
most won in 2012 – but didn't?
Some might give a huge home
course advantage to Europe be-
cause Gleneagles is the venue
for an annual PGA European
Tour event, but dismiss that
quickly. Only a couple of Eu-
rope's players ever bother to
enter, Stephen Gallacher being
a notable exception.
There aren't many memorable
holes at Gleneagles' PGA Cente-
nary Course, but they were also
in short supply at The Belfry in
England, a four-time host, yet
that course has yielded plenty of
drama over the years.
WHO GOT THE BETTER OF
THE CAPTAINS' PICKS?
Europe had the clear advan-
tage on paper. Ian Poulter was a
no-brainer, the most dynamic
Euro-stud since Seve.
Not many Americans are fa-
miliar with Stephen Gallacher,
but he was an easy pick. The
nephew of three-time European
Captain Bernard Gallacher,
Stephen has sizzled as of late,
barely missing out on an auto-
matic bid. He's a 39-year-old
rookie, but as a Scot, will be a
huge gallery favorite.
Lee Westwood? The former
World No. 1 boasts serious
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