It Would Be A Terrible Pity If This Ryder Cup Tarnished Tom Watson's Legacy

Its the players that take the field and ultimately decide the fate of the Ryder Cup, but it is the Captains who put them out there and pretty much everyone is agreed that Paul McGinley has done a better job than Tom Watson in this Ryder Cup. 

I have no doubt the professional journalists will take no time in slaughtering Captain Watson for being too old and out of touch with his players which is a little unfair to a golfing legend.

The truth is however that Watson made three critical errors; dropping Spieth and Reed on day one for the foursomes and doing the same with an irate Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley on day two.  Mickelson even appealed to his captain by text saying "give us a chance" after he refused him three times.

The third error was picking Webb Simpson, again after being bizarrely begged by text message.

But lets no forget in all of this that Watson is an eight time Major champion, almost won The Open again in 2009 and remains one of the finest gentlemen in the game.



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