Re: If the Ryder Cup started today
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-- and, finally, the Europeans prepare much better, as if it were a major event, while the US more just kind of shows up.
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The top U.S. players have to deal with this type of tournament every year (RC then PC then RC then PC, etc.). This has become an issue in that it is difficult for the U.S. to get hyped every year for a team competition. The PC started in 1994 and the U.S. record in the RC since the inception of the PC is 1 win, 4 losses. The recent European success has less to do with anything European players are doing and more to do with the U.S. being stretched thin by having to "get up" every year for a team competition instead of every two years. It is not any more complicated than this. The top players still are Americans / non-Euros.
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