Comments on: America Needs Jack Nicklaus http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2007/10/13/america-needs-jack-nicklaus/ The Latest Golf News From Around The World Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:03:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Alan Rutherford http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2007/10/13/america-needs-jack-nicklaus/#comment-4426 Alan Rutherford Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:20:47 +0000 http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2007/10/13/america-needs-jack-nicklaus/#comment-4426 This is the biggest load of rubish that I have read in a long time. This really is short term thinking and could only have been written by an American. However good Jack is, he is only going to be around for a relatively short time. Tiger has achieved his record by being totally single minded and has proved beyond doubt that, at the moment, he is not a team player, a great golfer yes, but someone who can change his, me first mentality, to a team first mentality, has yet to be proved. There may be a case for widening the Ryder Cup to include the Rest of the World. But what happens if one team keeps winning, this would create huge problems with venues as these are at present planned some years ahead and courses prepared accordingly. Also from a revenue point of view the losing team would play every four years with the winning team every two with millions riding on the result, creating even greater pressure on the players. The conclusion must be that the Americans can do whatever they want - continue with the Presidents Cup with Jack as permanent Captain if that is what they and he want - make Jack permanent Captain of the Ryder Cup, again if that satisfies both parties - on maintain the status quo; my view is - it all works pretty well now - if it ain't broke don't fix it! This is the biggest load of rubish that I have read in a long time. This really is short term thinking and could only have been written by an American. However good Jack is, he is only going to be around for a relatively short time. Tiger has achieved his record by being totally single minded and has proved beyond doubt that, at the moment, he is not a team player, a great golfer yes, but someone who can change his, me first mentality, to a team first mentality, has yet to be proved.

There may be a case for widening the Ryder Cup to include the Rest of the World. But what happens if one team keeps winning, this would create huge problems with venues as these are at present planned some years ahead and courses prepared accordingly. Also from a revenue point of view the losing team would play every four years with the winning team every two with millions riding on the result, creating even greater pressure on the players.

The conclusion must be that the Americans can do whatever they want - continue with the Presidents Cup with Jack as permanent Captain if that is what they and he want - make Jack permanent Captain of the Ryder Cup, again if that satisfies both parties - on maintain the status quo; my view is - it all works pretty well now - if it ain’t broke don’t fix it!

]]> By: Eric Sanders http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2007/10/13/america-needs-jack-nicklaus/#comment-4427 Eric Sanders Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:51:11 +0000 http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2007/10/13/america-needs-jack-nicklaus/#comment-4427 Very interesting thought. Sport psychology made easy. Thnx George (but aren't you a Scot like Andy?) Very interesting thought. Sport psychology made easy. Thnx George (but aren’t you a Scot like Andy?)

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