NSC Ryder Cup Day 1 Foursomes - The Thread!

[The Great Cornholio]

Here is the course you will be tackling, Oakland Hills Country Club

1	2  	3	4  	5	6  	7	8  	9	OUT
435	523 	198	430 	465	360 	411	482 	220	3589
4	5 	3	4 	4	4 	4	5 	3	36


10	11 	12	13 	14	15 	16	17 	18	IN
453	423 	561	171 	473	401 	406	201 	492	3545
4	4 	5	3 	4	4 	4	3 	5	36

And a reminder of the draw :-

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert


I will start off with 4 holes for Match 1, 3 holes for Match 2, 2 holes for Match 3 and 1 hole for Match 4 and then post results after playing 1 hole for each match.

Please be aware, a man is coming to fix my Sky+ sometime between 10 and 11 so there may be long pauses between updates.

May the best team win

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Hole 1 - Halved in birdie 3's
Hole 2 - Halved in par 5's
Hole 3 - Halved in birdie 2's
Hole 4 - Halved in par 4's

ALL SQUARE AFTER 4 HOLES

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

Hole 1 - Halved in Par 4's
Hole 2 - Europe win with a birdie 4 compared to a bogey 6.
Hole 3 - Halved in Par 3's

EUROPE 1 UP AFTER 3 HOLES

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 1 - Europe win with a birdie 3 compared with a par 4.
Hole 2 - Europe win with a par 5 compared with a bogey 6.

EUROPE 2 UP AFTER 2 HOLES

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 1 - Halved in birdie 3's

ALL SQUARE AFTER 1 HOLE

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Hole 5 - Europe win with a birdie 3 against a par 4.


EUROPE 1 UP AFTER 5 HOLES

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

Hole 4 - Europe win with a birdie 3 against a bogey 5.

EUROPE 2 UP AFTER 4 HOLES

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 3 - Halved in par 3's.

EUROPE 2 UP AFTER 3 HOLES

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 2 - Hole halved in par 5's

ALL SQUARE AFTER 2 HOLES

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Hole 6 - Hole halved in Par 4's

EUROPE 1 UP AFTER 6 HOLES

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

Hole 5 - US win the hole with a birdie 3 compared to a Par 4

EUROPE 1 UP AFTER 5 HOLES

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 4 - US win the hole with a par 4 compared to a bogey 5.

EUROPE 1 UP AFTER 4 HOLES

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 3 - US win the hole with a birdie 2 compared to a bogey 4.

USA 1 UP AFTER 3 HOLES

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Hole 7 - Hole halved in Par 4's

EUROPE 1 UP AFTER 7 HOLES

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

Hole 6 - Europe win the hole with a birdie 3 compared to a bogey 5.

EUROPE 2 UP AFTER 6 HOLES

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 5 - US win the hole with a par 4 compared to a bogey 5

ALL SQUARE AFTER 5 HOLES

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 4 - Hole halved in Par 4's.

USA 1 UP AFTER 4 HOLES

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Hole 8 - Europe win the hole with a birdie 4 compared to a par 5.

EUROPE 2 UP AFTER 8 HOLES

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

Hole 7 - US win the hole with a birdie 3.

EUROPE 1 UP AFTER 7 HOLES

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 6 - Hole halved in par 4's

ALL SQUARE AFTER 6 HOLES

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 5 - Hole halved in Par 4's

USA 1 UP AFTER 5 HOLES

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Hole 9 - Europe win the hole with a par 3 compared to a bogey 4.

EUROPE 3 UP AFTER 9 HOLES

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

Hole 8 - Europe win with a birdie 4 compared to a par 5.

EUROPE 2 UP AFTER 8 HOLES

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 7 - US win the hole with a birdie 3 compared to a bogey 4.

USA 1 UP AFTER 7 HOLES

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 6 - Hole haved in birdie 3's

USA 1 UP AFTER 6 HOLES

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Hole 10 - Holve halved in Par 4's

EUROPE 3 UP AFTER 10 HOLES

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

Hole 9 - Europe win the hole with a birdie 2 compared to a par 3.

EUROPE 3 UP AFTER 9 HOLES

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 8 - US win the hole with a birdie 4 compared to a bogey 6.

USA 2 UP AFTER 8 HOLES

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 7 - Hole halved in birdie 3's

USA 1 UP AFTER 7 HOLES

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Hole 11 - halved in Par 4's

EUROPE 3 UP AFTER 11 HOLES

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

Hole 10 - hole halved in par 4's

EUROPE 3 UP AFTER 10 HOLES

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 9 - Europe win the hole with a birdie 2 compared to a par 3.

USA 1 UP AFTER 9 HOLES

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 8 - Europe win the hole with a birdie 4 compared with a par 5.

ALL SQUARE AFTER 8 HOLES

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Hole 12 - Hole halved in par 5's

EUROPE 3 UP AFTER 12 HOLES

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

Hole 11 - Hole halved in birdie 3's

EUROPE 3 UP AFTER 11 HOLES

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 10 - US win the hole with a birdie 3 compared with a par 4.

USA 2 UP AFTER 10 HOLES

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 9 - US win the hole with a birdie 2 compared with a par 3.

USA 1 UP AFTER 9 HOLES

 

[Trigger]

Surely we can't let those first two slip away!

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Hole 13 - US win with a birdie 2 compared to a par 3.

EUROPE 2 UP AFTER 13 HOLES

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

Hole 12 - Europe win the hole with a birdie 4 compared with a par 5

EUROPE 4 UP AFTER 12 HOLES

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 11 - US win the hole with a birdie 3 compared with a par 4

USA 3 UP AFTER 11 HOLES

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 10 - US win with a birdie 3 compared with a par 4


USA 2 UP AFTER 10 HOLES

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Hole 14 - The hole is halved in par 4's

EUROPE 2 UP AFTER 14 HOLES

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

Hole 13 - The hole is halved in Par 3's.

EUROPE 4 UP AFTER 13 HOLES

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 12 - US win with a par 5 compared with a bogey 6.

USA 4 UP AFTER 12 HOLES

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 11 - US win the hole with a par 4 compared with a bogey 5.

USA 3 UP AFTER 11 HOLES

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Hole 15 - Europe win the hole with a par 4 compared with a bogey 5.

EUROPE DORMIE 3

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

Hole 14 - Europe win with a birdie 3 compared with a par 4.

EUROPE WIN 5 & 4

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 13 - Euope win the hole with a birdie 2 compared with a par 3.

USA 3 UP AFTER 13 HOLES

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 12 - US win with a par 5 compared with a bogey 6.

USA 4 UP AFTER 12 HOLES

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

USA USA USA

come on

 

[Trigger]

Looking like 2 points each from the first event!

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

Hole 16 - Hole halved in Par 4's.

EUROPE WIN 3 & 2

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

EUROPE WIN 5 & 4

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 14 - Hole halved in Par 4's.

USA 3 UP AFTER 14 HOLES

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 13 - US win the hole with a birdie 2 compared with a par 3.

USA DORMIE 5

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

they have improved since trial run yesterday, what have you been feeding them? tuna maybe

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington v Tiger Woods & Davis Love III

EUROPE WIN 3 & 2

Sergio Garcia & Miguel Angel Jimenez v Phil Mickelson and Fred Funk

EUROPE WIN 5 & 4

Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood v Fred Couples & Kenny Perry

Hole 15 - Hole halved in birdie 3's.

USA DORMIE 3

Ian Poulter & Justin Rose v Todd Hamilton & Jeff Maggert

Hole 14 - Europe win the hole with a birdie 3 compared with a par 4.

USA DORMIE 4

 

[Trigger]

they have improved since trial run yesterday, what have you been feeding them? tuna maybe

Yes...

I'd have taken 2-2 after the first set of games!