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Date: 25 Sep 2006 14:54:33
From: multi
Subject: Who picks the US Ryder Cup Captain?
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Just wondering. My impression is that in the old days, the captain
was picked by his teammates, like in high school football. Listening
to the Larry Nelson interview, it seems that it is now a smoke-filled
room kind of thing. Do the players have any input at all?
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Date: 25 Sep 2006 15:36:44
From: Cal Golfer
Subject: Re: Who picks the US Ryder Cup Captain?
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That was a very interesting piece they did...and although they did not
go into details, the story did not seem to reflect well on Lanny
Wadkins, who was chosen over Larry Nelson in 1995? Maybe the editing
was NBC's little shot at CBS...
multi wrote:
> Just wondering. My impression is that in the old days, the captain
> was picked by his teammates, like in high school football. Listening
> to the Larry Nelson interview, it seems that it is now a smoke-filled
> room kind of thing. Do the players have any input at all?
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Date: 25 Sep 2006 18:27:25
From: sfb
Subject: Re: Who picks the US Ryder Cup Captain?
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The PGA of America. Recent captains have been successful tour players in
their forties who might be too old for the regular tour and not yet old
enough for the senior tour.
"multi" <multi@asm.org > wrote in message
news:orjgh2lt2icemdh06i744nfcnn69e977tp@4ax.com...
> Just wondering. My impression is that in the old days, the captain
> was picked by his teammates, like in high school football. Listening
> to the Larry Nelson interview, it seems that it is now a smoke-filled
> room kind of thing. Do the players have any input at all?
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