10 Things the US Needs to Do to Fix Ryder Cup in the Future

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Published: September 30, 2014

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No matter what you think of the Phil Mickelson/Tom Watson difference of opinion, the statements made it clear that the U.S. team is in need of a fix for Ryder Cup losses that have plagued teams since 1995. Where to start? That's the question. What are the issues to be solved for 2016? Here are 10 ideas for the PGA of America to consider.  

One answer, as Tom Watson said, was that the players needed to perform better on the golf course. Performance at that level is—they tell us—more mental than physical, so paying attention to what's going on inside a guy's head is important. If we can believe Mickelson, and he has no reason to make it up, there were decisions from the top made with a lack of consensus from the troops. The head and the heart of players are immeasurables, and they are vital to building team chemistry. If players aren't consulted about partnerships and schedules for play, their heads and hearts are ignored.  Granted, some of this always happens on the fly because of the overlap of the morning and afternoon sessions, but it can be planned to reduce that.

Mickelson, after being asked for his opinion, gave it. Maybe he should have said he preferred not to answer, but for some reason he wanted to. We don't know why. Some would call it Phil being Phil. Most of the time when he does this stuff, he has a point, but he doesn't always say what it is. In passing, he even offered up two captains that had inclusive styles at the Ryder Cup and at the Presidents Cup. He mentioned Paul Azinger by name and Fred Couples by inference. 

If Watson did not have a sharing style and if Azinger and Couples did, and if players prefer the latter, perhaps management style needs to be the No. 1 item reviewed by the PGA of America when selecting captains in the future. You almost have to be a palm reader or the Long Island Medium to get this one right.

Second, Europeans don't just have one captain. The...
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