Keegan Bradley wants change. Luke Donald says the rules are rules.
like Ryder cup ended on Sunday at Bethpage BlackA debate of Ryder Cup may have started. Whose opinion wins in the ‘envelope rule’ should make an interesting watch over the coming months. Or at least give the lovers of Ryder Cup something to calm a hangover that begins on Monday – and will not fully end until September 2027, when the next cup begins.
Envelope rule? it Ryder Cup movement If one is unable to play Sunday bachelors due to damage. Instead of a team that cost the point, the parties agreed in 1979 that each captain, before the event, would choose a player to sit – and the name of this player would be placed in an envelope only to be discovered in the emergency case. And Sunday, it Was. European team Victor Hovland I couldn’t go because of a neck injury, Harris English He was discovered as a player of the American envelope, and each team was given half a point, making the score 12-5 in favor of Europe with 11 single matches.
The discovery of the English name is only obvious, as there is a noticeable curiosity on which the captains would choose for such a place. But then single people play suddenly approached Sunday. Sh.ba began to break into the great European superiority. And maybe you have begun to ask yourself: What if Hovland was not hurt? What if English played? They would actually be scheduled to play each other in the last Sunday match. Would the absence of half the points given in the procedures and the afternoon unfolded as it happened? With half the point, the Europeans then only needed two points to reach the total 14 points needed to hold the cup that won two years ago-and this denied the Americans a chance at a full point needed. But Hovland could probably have defeated English as well. Or maybe you thought: What if Americans were given a full point when Europe announced that Hovland could not go? Their player was not the injured, right?
Of course, they were given half a point, and the Europeans won, 15-13. But when asked at his post -match press conference if the rule is something to be reviewed, Bradley said five words.
“Yes, it has to change,” he said.
Did he have any ideas on how?
“I have some ideas, but I won’t tell you now,” Bradley said. “I mean, the rule must change. I think it’s clear to everyone in the world of sports, in this room. Nothing against Victor. But that rule must change from the other Ryder Cup.”
Shortly afterwards, Bradley left the press center, Donald entered – and he was told that Bradley disagreed with the rule, who created some laughter. He was then asked about his thoughts how the rule influenced the game and the rule in general.
Donald spoke twice that he had been approved earlier. He also said he had confidence in the hovland to play and that he was “gutted” to not. In that comment, European players cheered.
“The rule is the rule,” Donald said, “and has been in place for a long time.”
While he noted that the ‘envelope’ has been in the game twice.
In 1991, American Steve suffered ribs in a car accident a few days before the incident. He sat down on Saturday afternoon, but regenerated the damage and the call was made he could not go to a match against the European legend Seve Ballesteros – and David Gilford’s name withdrew from the envelope. The US continued to earn 14.5-13.5. Was there controversy? At that time, Colin Montgomerie said this: “We thought it was fish. Injuries do not deteriorate overnight.”
Two years later, a European was injured. Sam Torrance was dealing with an infected toe, and he had to sit on Sunday – but this time, American Lanny Wadkins volunteer, and the envelope never opened. The US continued to win 15-13.
Wadkins said at the time: “I was a captain’s choice. Other boys have won their track on the team with two years of great game. I’ve played in eight Ryder cups now and don’t know how many matches, and would hate to deprive someone of experience.”
How about how other team events handle injuries for single game?
After playing at the President’s Cup last year and in 2013, Bradley can know their procedure: there is an envelope. But he may be interested in how the women’s Solheim Cup continues.
Teams seize a full point if a player is damaged.
Editor’s note: For more on the ‘envelope’ and the story behind him, click here For this story written by Golf’s Dylan Dothier.
;)
