A week or two ago, Johnny Miller said that, “on paper,” the
United States had “its weakest Ryder Cup team in years.” Given the
presence on the team of four rookies, that may be true — and the
show ponies haven’t performed all that well in recent Ryder Cups
either.
I got a look at the four rookies’ press conferences yesterday.
Here are my impressions.
J.J. Henry will be fine.
Zach Johnson’s tight swing will probably stand up, with some of
the usual rookie jitters.
Vaughn Taylor’s syrupy smooth swing may break down in the rainy
conditions predicted for the tie, and he does not look
confident.
Brett Wetterich will end up sitting down a fair amount. He’s
scared to death.