![]() High-profile failure + Kardashian-level melodrama = enduring interest. It seemed inexplicable that so many decorated Americans could play so pitifully all at the same time, and then the leaks about the palace intrigue began, offering some insight (but nothing definitive) about the dysfunction that sabotaged the team. team didn’t simply lose, it crashed and burned in spectacular fashion. #Color commentator fullWhy is it so hard for Americans to simply accept a champion team is better than a team of champions? It’s been a fortnight since the Ryder Cup flogging & my timeline is still full of “what went wrong?” the U.S. #Color commentator how toI don’t really know how to quantify the size of the audience but I am positive there is a lunatic-fringe of golf fans who are going to watch. Phil? -Ian prevailing sentiment is that this made-for-TV spectacle is going to be a turkey but, again, what else are you gonna watch on Black Friday? I think sheer boredom and desperation will compel people to watch, to say nothing of FOMO, what remains the most powerful force in the universe. Over/under on number of viewers for Tiger v. It’s bizarre that golf’s Hall of Fame so consistently overlooks the men and women who preside over the swings of the game’s greatest players. ![]() In every other sport the managers and coaches are revered figures. I’m gonna burn my second choice on Butch Harmon. Throw in his larger-than-life persona and he would be a credit to the Hall. No doubt he would have piled up a bunch more victories. (From 1963-66 he finished in the top-10 in eight of the 15 majors he played.) Lema won 11 other Tour events before dying in a plane accident in 1966 at the age of 32, just as he was entering his prime. You gotta start with (Champagne) Tony Lema, who in 1964 won an Open at the Old Course by a whopping five strokes. Who to put in is much tougher, if I only get two choices. With a mere 15 wins and only one major, he lowered the bar so much that just about every really-good-but-not-quite-great player now can’t be kept out of the Hall. And while I love his swag as much as everyone else does, I’m evicting Fred Couples, too. #AskAlan If you could swap out two Hall of Famers for two better ones – which four would it be? -Oskar Schofield is outta there - sorry, I don’t think being a competent bureaucrat is enough to warrant a spot in the Hall. ![]() Are we really ready for a new season ? #AskAlan know it’s trendy to bag on the short off-season but what are we supposed to watch on the weekend…football? Gross. ![]()
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