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The Ryder Cup runneth over with easily earned tears

09.22.2008 by David Murray // 3 Comments

I love golf, and I love America, so I should love the Ryder Cup above all things.

Then why does it strike me as alternately scary (do we need to be accentuating the "USA vs. the world" notion?) … sentimental (these guys are either pumping their fists in a victorious rage or crying their eyes out) … and pointless (our country club brats have more character than your country club brats).

No, I don't like the Ryder Cup. I think it's a platform for otherwise selfish, self-seeking professional golfers to feel they're doing something important for their "country."

Sorry, boys. I don't buy it.

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  1. k bosch says

    September 22, 2008 at 12:54 pm

    finally, a rational comment about the sport of golf.
    i was a ride-along observer in a round of golf yesterday. i was content being the cart driver and having a couple beers with friends who were playing. on one hole they convinced me to take a tee shot and i hit the ball farther than all three of them.
    really, what’s the big deal about golf?!

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  2. David Murray says

    September 22, 2008 at 12:57 pm

    Putting.

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  3. Bruce says

    September 23, 2008 at 8:12 am

    Well, I’d take it a step further and say pretty much everything after the drive. Your long irons are a bitch to hit at all, your short game takes the hands of a surgeon, and putting will turn your hair gray in one season. Play a full round. You’ll either be hooked or swear it was invented by the devil…. or both.

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