Very interesting and fun golf to watch in the 2nd day four-ball competition at the Presidents Cup. The wind was very strong, 25-40 mile per hour gusts. Wind and the extremely fast greens are making these top players hit amazing shots to get near the hole. Many pars are winning holes.
The International team had a better showing on day two, but remains two points behind. Interesting that Tiger Woods has yet to win a match, now 0-2. Once again, many (like me) think that Keegan Bradley should have been picked over Tiger. Yes I understand that Tiger is the best player of our era, but Bradley’s play this season has been far better. Still more golf to be played, so we will revisit this Sunday.
Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk were wisely paired up again and defeated Scott/Kim 2 & 1. They’re 2-0 so far. I sense a Mickelson/Furyk team in the 2012 Ryder Cup.
| USA Leads 7-5 |
| USA |
Result |
International |
| Watson/Simpson |
WIN 3 & 1 |
Els/Ishikawa |
| Johnson/Woods |
LOSE 1 down |
Baddeley/Day |
| Mickelson/Furyk |
WIN 2 & 1 |
Scott/Kim |
| Haas/Watney |
LOSE 1 down |
Ogilvy/Choi |
| Kuchar/Stricker |
WIN 4 & 3 |
Yang/Allenby |
| Mahan/Toms |
LOSE 2 & 1 |
Goosen/Schwartzel |
| USA leads 4-2 |
| USA |
Result |
International |
| Watson/Simpson |
WIN 4 & 2 |
Els/Ishikawa |
| Haas/Watney |
HALVED |
Ogilvy/Schwartzel |
| Johnson/Kuchar |
HALVED |
Baddeley/Day |
| Mickelson/Furyk |
WIN 4 & 3 |
Goosen/Allenby |
| Mahan/Toms |
WIN 6 & 5 |
Kim/Yang |
| Woods/Stricker |
LOSE 7 & 6 |
Scott/Choi |
Surprising result in the Tiger Woods/Steve Stricker vs Adam Scott and K.J. Choi match. Choi/Scott absolutely demolished Woods/Stricker. Makes me wonder if the choice by Fred Couples to pick Tiger rather than Keegan Bradley was a good one even more. This match however, was the only match the international team won.
Mickelson/Furyk was a nice pairing as well as Watson/Simpson.
On a much more important note, I can’t stop freaking out every time I see Geoff Ogilvy’s Super Mario mustache.
Weather conditions down at Royal Melbourne have prompted them to move the starting time of today’s (Friday in Australia, Thursday evening here in the USA) Presidents Cup matches up by two hours. Below is the TV schedule with the updated times in bold.
| Day |
Time |
Network |
| Thursday |
5:30PM-12:00AM ET |
Golf Channel |
| Friday |
3PM-2AM ET |
Golf Channel |
| Saturday |
8AM-4PM ET |
NBC |
|
6:30PM-12:30AM ET |
Golf Channel |
| Sunday |
12PM-6PM ET |
NBC |
Below are the pairings for round two, Friday (once again, Thursday evening here in the USA)
MATCH 1 – Bubba Watson-Webb Simpson, U.S. vs. Ernie Els-Ryo Ishikawa, International
MATCH 2 – Jason Day-Aaron Baddeley, International vs. Tiger Woods-Dustin Johnson, U.S.
MATCH 3 – Phil Mickelson-Jim Furyk, U.S. vs. Adam Scott-K.T. Kim, International
MATCH 4 – Geoff Ogilvy-K.J. Choi, International vs. Bill Haas-Nick Watney, U.S.
MATCH 5 – Steve Stricker-Matt Kuchar, U.S. vs. Y.E. Yang-Robert Allenby, International
MATCH 6 – Charl Schwartzel-Retief Goosen, International vs. Hunter Mahan-David Toms
Set your DVR or stay up late. The Presidents Cup is on TONIGHT starting on Golf Channel at 9PM ET. Tiger Woods and Adam Scott are paired up so the play should be that much more entertaining. Odds are high that Steve Williams, Tiger’s former caddie and now Scott’s current, will say something politically incorrect.
Thursday Matches
MATCH 1 – Ernie Els-Ryo Ishikawa, International vs. Bubba Watson-Webb Simpson, U.S.
MATCH 2 – Bill Haas-Nick Watney, U.S. vs. Geoff Ogilvy-Charl Schwartzel, International
MATCH 3 – Aaron Baddeley-Jason Day, International vs. Dustin Johnson-Matt Kuchar, U.S.
MATCH 4 – Phil Mickelson-Jim Furyk, U.S. vs. Retief Goosen-Robert Allenby, International
MATCH 5 – K.T. Kim-Y.E. Yang, International vs. Hunter Mahan-David Toms, U.S.
MATCH 6 – Tiger Woods-Steve Stricker, U.S. vs. Adam Scott-K.J. Choi, International
Presidents Cup Television Schedule
| Day |
Time |
Network |
| Wednesday |
9PM-2AM ET |
Golf Channel |
| Thursday |
7:30PM-2AM ET |
Golf Channel |
| Friday |
3PM-2AM ET |
Golf Channel |
| Saturday |
8AM-4PM ET |
NBC |
|
6:30PM-12:30AM ET |
Golf Channel |
| Sunday |
12PM-6PM ET |
NBC |
Next year’s Presidents Cup will be held in Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. Royal Melbourne is Australia’s oldest golf course.
Today we found out who 3/4 of the captains assistants will be.
U.S. Captain Fred Couples named Michael Jordan and Jay Haas as assistants.
International Team Captain Greg Norman (my buddy), named Frank Nobilo as one assistant and will name the 2nd assistant next year.
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