Golf Update: Reasons Why Corey Pavin chose the rookie Rickie Fowler in the Ryder Cup Team
Corey Pavin announced his four picks for the much anticipated Ryder Cup 2010. Where Colin Montgomerie’s picks are rated as sensible and has been able to gather a sizable amount of approval by many critics, Pavin’s picks had been albeit hammered continuously by the media and hence highly criticized by the columnists. Considering the situation, the topic of Tiger Woods has been swarming the media for quite some time now, but many have been talking about the Wild Card Pick- Rickie Fowler as well.
Many had been keeping Tiger Woods selection under their own radars since a sizeable majority was all eager to see Woods regain his dominant side in golf but this hadn’t worked much for Pavin, since the hounding is continuous. Ignoring the fact that Woods hadn’t managed to attain T-12 or T-11 in his last two weeks of game, Woods was a guaranteed pick.
Pavin is probably cursing his fate by now for making him agree to such a job but his picks were obviously the much predicted Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson and Rickie Fowler, as the wild card pick. The next step after selection is for the players to travel to Wales so that they could join the rest of the team. The teams will be competing on October 1st till the 3rd.
Most critics keep on repeating that the American Ryder Cup team, since 1993, has not been able to win this esteemed event but a sizeable majority adds further, this can change this time. According to critics, Pavin has managed to bring together a team that has youth and experience which can handle itself even under tremendous pressure.
Talking about the youth, Flower is a 21 year old individual who is most famous for wearing the most obnoxious attire on the golf course. His bright clothing may lead you to loathing but pay attention to his game and you’ll be surprised. The 150 pound kid in no way can be under appreciated, overlooked or under estimated if you aren’t distracted by his extremely vibrant clothing.
The five nine is considered as a great investment in the future of America’s RC Team. Currently however the media only discusses Fowler as the rookie of the year. Rickie Fowler is a golfer who has been able to achieve second place in two events. The young player knows how to play and how to flaunt it. The twenty one year old rookie is said to achieve second place at the most competitive fields. Other than that, the game at Memphis is also known to have the most demanding courses the players have seen this season. Considering the difficulty level and the zing factor, picking Fowler seems much sensible for the Ryder Team.
Fowler has his last year’s basket filled with 2 top ten finishes out of the three he played. This year however, the, now much feared, rookie, has been able to collect 5 top ten finishes. He at the British Open for Fowler was, in plain words, terrible. Fowler still kept his mind about and gave all his effort to make up for the first disastrous round of the British Open. His unshakable determination led him to attain a round of 3 under par with a remarkable T-14 at the end.
According to critics who support Pavin’s decision, Fowler is known as a golfer who has a rather straightforward approach towards his ball. He is known to be a person who doesn’t like to make his relationship with the ball complicated. Since he is considered an investment worth the win for the Ryder Cup Team, Flower has the approach of a no-mercy go-for-it and hit the ball at the back of the cup type of player. His pre-shot routine is mostly resolute with a guy holding a steady gaze, now all it needs is to observe form the top crème he will be surrounded soon.
The batch Fowler will be joining has a variety of players like Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Woods, Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson. Other than these exceptional players, Flower will be joining winners of the PGA Tour like Steve Stricker as well as Hunter Mahan. Some upcoming stars will also surround the young rookie such as Dustin Johnson, Matt Kuchar, Buba Watson and Jeff Overton. Flower is hence not only surrounded with experience, he is surrounded by a variety that can teach him knowledge manifolds, hence representing a highly talented bunch.
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