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Ryder Cup Prediction Comp

Post by SoulCircus »

It's Ryder Cup time again, from Le Golf National in Paris. The Yanks must be favourites, with a formidable line-up. Bjorn has gone with experience to beef up the European charge. Can the old-stagers make their mark? Full teams are in so punt away...

Europe:

Francesco Molinari
Justin Rose
Tyrrell Hatton
Tommy Fleetwood
Jon Rahm
Rory McIlroy
Alex Norén
Thorbjørn Olesen
Paul Casey
Sergio García
Ian Poulter
Henrik Stenson

USA

Brooks Koepka
Dustin Johnson
Justin Thomas
Patrick Reed
Bubba Watson
Jordan Spieth
Rickie Fowler
Webb Simpson
Bryson DeChambeau
Phil Mickelson
Tiger Woods
Tony Finau

Comp Rules:

Pick 10 players for your team. No more than 7 players from one side, so you can go 7 Europe 3 USA, 6 USA 4 Europe etc.

Pick a CAPTAIN for your side who will score double points throughout.

And pick the final score.

Points are as follows:

Fourballs and foursomes appearance - 2 pts.

Fourballs and foursomes half - 2 pts

Fourballs and foursomes win - 5 pts

Singles half - 5 pts

Singles win - 10 pts

Correct score - 10 pts.

Comp closes promptly once play commences. Choose wisely - last time around 5 points separated the top 6 predictors!

Good luck to all.
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Post by Row X »

Thanks SC :thup:

I'll get in early as not to forget.

EUR:

Rose (C)
Fleetwood
Rahm
McIlroy
Garcia (risky, but think he'll play every game with Rahm)
Poulter

USA:

Koepka
Thomas
Reed
Fowler

EUR 16 - 12 USA (please god)

And once again, thanks SC for running.
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Post by mumbles87 »

Cheers soul

My team

Europe

Poulter
Rose
McIlroy
Molinari
Noren

USA

Spieth
Fowler
Woods
Koepka
Finau

Captain Koepka

Score USA 13.5 Europe 14.5
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Post by Clacton-ammer »

How do you pick a winner out of this lot????? As you say Souly America must be go into this as favourites. Will look at the odds and come back, thanks for sorting :thup:
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Post by Aberdeen Hammerite »

Thanks for setting this up, hope the old guard can steady the ship if required but we have some very talented young players in the European team. It will be a great event as always (apart from the one at Brookline..)

Europe
1) Francesco Molinari
2) Alex Noren
3) Justin Rose (C)
4) Tommy Fleetwood
5) Jon Rahm
6) Tyrell Hatton

USA
7) Dustin Johnson
8) Patrick Reed
9) Jordan Spieth
10) Brooks Koepka

Score Europe 15 / USA 13
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Europe

Francesco Molinari
Justin Rose
Tommy Fleetwood
Jon Rahm
Rory McIlroy

USA

Dustin Johnson
Justin Thomas
Patrick Reed (C)
Jordan Spieth
Rickie Fowler

Europe 13 - USA 15

Thanks Souly :thup:
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You know that bit where the BBC cut away to the engraver who is putting the winners name on the Open Championship trophy.....

Well, he's already started engraving my name on this trophy.......and I haven't even made my picks yet...

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Post by westham,eggyandchips »

davids cross wrote:You know that bit where the BBC cut away to the engraver who is putting the winners name on the Open Championship trophy.....

Well, he's already started engraving my name on this trophy.......and I haven't even made my picks yet...

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Having got my first Major this year, I feel this is mine! :wink:
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Post by Clacton-ammer »

Well I have helped you both to claim your winners prize by me going first you can stay way from my picks as I have been poxy useless on guessing the golf.
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I've already cleared a space on the table next to the TV where my trophy will sit....... 8-)
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Post by Johnny Byrne's Boots »

Thanks for organising it yet again Mr. C.

Europe

Rose (C)
Fleetwood
Rahm
Stenson


USA

Johnson
Koepka
Spieth
Fowler
Mickelson
DeChambeau


Sadly I can't see anything but a win for the USA

USA 15.5 Europe 12.5

edited due to complete idiocy. Thanks mumbles.
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Post by Polaroid »

davids cross wrote:I've already cleared a space on the table next to the TV where my trophy will sit....... 8-)
Fair play DC, I hate dusting anyway :wink:

Europe
Jon Rahm  (Capt)
Justin Rose  
Henrik Stenson
Ian Poulter  
Francesco Molinari

USA
Dustin Johnson
Tony Finau
Justin Thomas
Rickie Fowler
Jordan Spieth

EUR 14.5
USA 13.5

Cheers for the graft SC.
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Post by westham,eggyandchips »

EUR

J. Rose
R. McIlroy
F. Molinari
T. Fleetwood

12pts


USA

J. Spieth (c)
P. Reed
D. Johnson
B. Koepka
R. Fowler
T. Woods

16pts
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Johnny Byrne's Boots wrote:Thanks for organising it yet again Mr. C.

Europe

Rose (C)
Fleetwood
Rahm
Stenson


USA

Johnson (C)
Koepka
Spieth
Fowler
Mickelson
DeChambeau


Sadly I can't see anything but a win for the USA

USA 15.5 Europe 12.5
I believe its just one captain not one from each lol
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Senior moment :wink:
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Post by Cockneyboy311 »

The US haven't won the Ryder Cup on European soil since 1993. However i think that 25 year wait will be over. It will be close though.

Europe

Poulter
Molinari
Rose (C)
Mcllroy

USA

Speith
Johnson
Koepka
Fowler
Mikelson
Simpson


Europe 13.5
USA 14.5
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Europe

Poulter
Rose
Fleetwood

USA

DeChambeau
Koepka (C)
Watson
Woods
Spieth
Fowler
Thomas

USA 15 - EUR 13
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Europe:

Justin Rose
Tommy Fleetwood
Rory McIlroy
Paul Casey
Ian Poulter (C)
Henrik Stenson

USA

Brooks Koepka
Jordan Spieth
Webb Simpson
Tiger Woods

Europe 15.5
USA 12.5
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EUROPE
J Rose
R McIlroy
T Fleetwood
A Noren
I Poulter

USA
P Reed (C)
J Speith
J Thomas
B Koepka
T Woods

Europe 13 - USA 15
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Post by Chicken Run Supreme »

Thanks Souly for doing this again. I really hope I'm wrong and I will be cheering Europe all the way, but I rather fear that the septics will have too much in the tank (no pun intended!) and will get their first away win since 1993. I don't think the choice of venue will inspire the European team as much as previous venues and this is a very strong USA team with 11 of their 12 inside the World Top 20 compared to 6 out of European team in the Top 20. I know, rankings don't mean everything and historically, the Europeans have punched above their weight and pull together as a team better, but something just tells me this could end up a spanking. As said, I do hope I am completely wrong.

EUROPE 11 USA 17

EUROPE
Rose
Poulter
McIlroy
Fleetwood

USA
Reed
Woods (C)
DeChambeau
Koepka
Fowler
Finau
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