Jamie Donaldson came on the back of Thomas Björn in ridden to the press conference. The compact Welsh piggyback on the Danes, a bear of a man. Both were noted not only because of this work of previous alcohol consumption. Still took hardly any of the 400 journalists present really note of this scene.
Especially the American colleagues were downright shocked at the press conference of the U.S. team, which took place shortly before. “Is this just really happen?” Asked one of which is already for decades in virtually all tournaments here.
Donaldson, Björn and their European teammates floated after their Ryder Cup victory in heaven, they praised each other. Lee Westwood held champagne ready, he uncorked the bottle for bottle and distributed to his team. Most the twelve players raved about their captain Paul McGinley. An “incredible job” was the Irishman made Superstar Rory McIlroy said. In this they agreed, the English, Northern Irish, Scots, Welsh, Spanish, French, Swedes, Danes and Germans who took their winner drinks there on the podium.
And while the united Europe celebrated, showed the United States of America a bizarre appearance with two greats in the lead roles: Captain Tom Watson and Phil Mickelson.
Watson made clear early on who he blamed for the defeat. “We have good players, but Europe has at the moment the better,” he said. Six places beside it sat Mickelson, 44 years old, 22 years pro, five-time major winner and ten appearances a Ryder Cup veteran. Mickelson and Jim Furyk are also the only ones in the two-team of 2014, who were the last U.S. victory in the Ryder Cup, 2008 at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, with it.What is the difference between then and now, Mickelson was asked. “I think Paul Azinger ( US-captain of 2008 -.. D Red ). Has it then managed to include every player in his decisions Who will play in what position, who with whom together a team forms. And Paul had a great plan for how he would react to any situation. ”
A clear, for golf ratios almost scandalously nice jab at Watson. Such a thing has never been in the Ryder Cup.
“Unfortunately, we have turned away from this successful plan by then,” Mickelson put by. “Perhaps we should return to it again.” No one had been involved in decisions during the week in Scotland by the captain.Watson had his two perhaps best American players in Gleneagles, the rookies Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed, not always used, but Mickelson first twice in a row, although the veteran was tired. On Saturday, but he played no more then. “In retrospect, I regret the decision one way or another,” said Watson. And yet, his tactics had been correct in itself, Mickelson and he were simply different views on what regards the role of the captain.
In advance of the first games of the 65-year-old had worked masterfully with its particular type. But this self-awareness can become stubbornness, if one does not see his mistakes and acts quickly. To tell the players behind closed doors. Watson makes the announcements, the team has to implement. Is not on the plan, the players are to blame.
In the minutes on the press podium Watson had a eminence of the sport, almost helpless. He was visibly taken by Mickelson’s affront and pulled himself through his sentences. By then it became clear: This US-selection had gone as a group of very good individual players to duel against Europe. Not as a team.
Now, the press conference had to serve on and pronounce that were previously left unsaid internal things. Whether this was the best way? There is no doubt that the grievances had to be addressed at some point. Not much time left. In two years, the next Ryder Cup is on. In Hazeltine, Minnesota. USA.
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