Hunter Mahan In Position For Ryder Cup Pick. Paul McGinley Secretly Delighted?
With his "out of the blue" win at The Barclays Hunter Mahan has put himself in pole position for a Ryder Cup Captain's pick.
It is difficult to know who would happier at that news, US Captain Tom Watson or his counterpart Paul McGinley who watched on at Celtic Manor in 2010 as Mahan crumbled in the pressure cooker of the final singles match?
That was heartbreaking to watch, even for European fans and is sure to have left some scar tissue. Even at The Barclays Mahan struggled to get over the line which wont have engendered confidence.
I wonder if anyone has even asked Hunter if he wants another crack at the Ryder Cup?
It's four years ago now but I can still remember it clearly, the entire weight of the American team was placed on Mahan's shoulders in Wales, and when he fluffed his lines against GMac it left him crushed and broken.
Even the press conference after was a car crash with Mahan, red eyes and a runny nose, thrust out in front of the world's media with Phil Mickelson doing his best to console him. He tried to speak but nothing came out.
It will be interesting to see what happens. Lets hope Hunter does get his pick, has a great Ryder Cup and drives away the demons.
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It is difficult to know who would happier at that news, US Captain Tom Watson or his counterpart Paul McGinley who watched on at Celtic Manor in 2010 as Mahan crumbled in the pressure cooker of the final singles match?
That was heartbreaking to watch, even for European fans and is sure to have left some scar tissue. Even at The Barclays Mahan struggled to get over the line which wont have engendered confidence.
I wonder if anyone has even asked Hunter if he wants another crack at the Ryder Cup?
It's four years ago now but I can still remember it clearly, the entire weight of the American team was placed on Mahan's shoulders in Wales, and when he fluffed his lines against GMac it left him crushed and broken.
Even the press conference after was a car crash with Mahan, red eyes and a runny nose, thrust out in front of the world's media with Phil Mickelson doing his best to console him. He tried to speak but nothing came out.
It will be interesting to see what happens. Lets hope Hunter does get his pick, has a great Ryder Cup and drives away the demons.
Join the GolfCentralDaily community on Twitter for loads more comment on and off the course. Follow @golfcentraldoc
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