This smug image of past Ryder Cup Captain, Paul Azinger aka "Zinger", gently buffing the handsome Ryder Cup in his Florida kitchen is sure to inflame the embittered Euros. You see the Euros lost two years ago and they want that Cup back on the other side of the pond come this October. Wishful thinking? Possibly.
The biennial Ryder Cup media madness officially started today with the USA Captain, Corey Pavin's, four remaining captain's picks that rounded out the team to 12. Captain Corey's counterpart, the choleric fussbudget Captain of the Europeans, Colin Montgomerie aka "Monty", chose his remaining picks a couple of weeks ago.
The obvious contrasts of these two teams are compelling. Starting with the Captains. Pavin is cerebral, calm and humble. While Monty is emotional, angry and quite frankly, a tortured soul amidst all his bluster...a golf "Hamlet" if you will.
The personality contrast of the two teams is equally compelling. The Euros are a loose fraternal bunch of partiers (ie.,McDowell after The US Open at Brophy's in Carmel). The Euros 13th man may be the hangover doctor from the Mash unit. CHEERS! While the Americans (less one grievous sinner) appear to be the brethern from the "God Squad". Their 13th man may surely be Joel Osteen. HEAL THEE!
But what both teams share equally is incredible golfing talent. Arguably, the finest players ever assembled in a Ryder Cup. There isn't a piker in the 24 player field.
So the teams have been finalized, the players are renewing their stomach acid prescriptions, the course at Celtic Manor in Wales is ready and the fans can't wait for the various meltdown dramas and stirring victories to unfold. All the while ex-capitan "Zinger" sits in his kitchen admiring his own reflection from the trophy past.
And in Scotland, Captain Monty was heard fuming, "...f*** everything."
More on the Ryder Cup in future blogs...this is only the beginning of astounding theatre. Stay tuned.
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