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From Reuters:

Match 1 1200 local (1600 GMT)

Tiger Woods (United States) v Paul Casey (Europe)

Match 2 1211 (1611)

Phil Mickelson (United States) v Sergio Garcia (Europe)

Match 3 1222 (1622)

Davis Love III (United States) v Darren Clarke (Europe)

Match 4 1233 (1633)

Jim Furyk (United States) v David Howell (Europe)

Match 5 1244 (1644)

Kenny Perry (United States) v Lee Westwood (Europe)

Match 6 1255 (1655)

David Toms (United States) v Colin Montgomerie (Europe)

Match 7 1306 (1706)

Chad Campbell (United States) v Luke Donald (Europe)

Match 8 1317 (1717)

Chris DiMarco (United States) v Miguel Angel Jimenez (Europe)

Match 9 1328 (1728)

Fred Funk (United States) v Thomas Levet (Europe)

Match 10 1339 (1739)

Chris Riley (United States) v Ian Poulter (Europe)

Match 11 1350 (1750)

Jay Haas (United States) v Padraig Harrington (Europe)

Match 12 1401 (1801)

Stewart Cink (United States) v Paul McGinley (Europe)


Sutton is obviously taking a leaf out of Sam Torrance's book and sending his big guns out first. I don't think it will make much of a difference anyway, it's too late for a comeback. Mickelson vs. Garcia should be an interesting match, and I think Casey can give Tiger a run for his money. It all seems pretty evenly matched to me, I predict 6,5 -5,5 for Europe.

That's pretty much the only strategy Hal could take. This gives the U.S. the best chances of not losing before half the matches are even completed.

Which match will be the Cup winning match? If my boys have to go down...my vote goes to Monty, as the most deserving, to be the clincher.

Victory...since I have no chance in the Ryder Cup Pick'em Contest, do I win anything if I get this right?

Did you notice that he sent them out in the order they qualified for the team?? Heard that on the ESPNews interview with one of the writers. No other strategy has worked, so they may as well try that one. My question is: if the matches are clinched early, will the rest of the guys finish out their matches or will they pack it in? That's the only interesting story to be played out tomorrow in my mind.

There was a suggestion (a few years back) that once a team had clinched the Cup, the remaining matches on the course be halved. The players nixed that idea (and rightly so) because the original intent of the Ryder Cup was to promote golf between the countries involved. That, and nobody wanted to taint their playing records.

Every player out there has enough pride in themselves to compete to the very end, even if the winning team has already been determined.

I would have to say the matches should be done by the 5-6th group in.

Will the US want to finish??? Good question and cant wait to find out.

Maybe, in a Nicklaus-like show of RC sportsmanship, as soon as the Euro's get what they need, all Euro's still on the course will concede their remaining matches to their opponents. Not that we deserve it!

You ask a good question, Card. Who'da thunk we'd be considering such a question on the eve of Day 3?

I actually think the US will drag it out a bit longer than that. I think that Clarke and Monty will win their matches but the US will win the rest of them down to the Dimarco-Jimenez match. Just long enough to give we US supporters some hope, then it will end, probably on a 50 foot putt, since the Euros seem to have a 50% conversion ratio from that length this week

The Euros putted lights out the first day but haven't really putted all that much better than the Americans since then. These matches have been won by teams that put the ball in the fairway the most often and hit the most greens. I still want to see the driving accuracy and GIR stats. That's where I think the Euros outplayed us.

Hmmm... Interesting
Phil vs. Sergio looks like a good one!
Now to find out what time I'll have to get up tomorrow morning(im in new zealand you see)
Go the euro's

I caught a clip of the press conference with Hal after Friday's matches and someone actually asked him if the players would be sent on Sunday if the Cup was clinched Saturday.

lol!
The US aren't looking too bad at the moment,
especially tiger!
Gosh the greens are BIG!!!

I had to get up at 4am this morning....
too sleepy *yawn*