There were some fantastic pairings that in some ways confirmed my feelings about how to pair people, which is based more on competitive styles and personalities than whether you play the same ball,
Quotes about pairings (11 Quotes)
If a Captain makes the right or wrong pairings, he has a heck of a lot of impact on the outcome. I haven't played on a Ryder Cup Team when the Captain didn't have an impact.
It's a course that big enough and wide enough that our players can express their game, ... All I've asked of them is to give themselves a chance by hitting fairways. We have a team of high-ball hitters, which is unusual for us, but this is what is needed here -- even with the wind. We have had two solid days of observations, and I believe we have the best possible pairings we can make. I've sat down two Scotsmen in Gordon Law and Fraser Mann, and it was the most difficult decision for a Scotsman. But, I felt we had to get the rookies out there early. Both Gordon and Fraser have done this before and understand. They will be ready to play.
Most of us have been together for three years. And we've played a lot of golf together. We'll have a meeting to decide the pairings, but it probably won't take a lot of time.
That poster is a template to project so many different pairings with so many different meanings. It is an image that captures the imagination but begs to be remade.
We've been practicing at 545 in the morning since we found out the pairings. I'm from Stephen (Minn.), so those early practices are kind of in the blood.
I don't feel badly about that. There's a lot of energy on the golf course. The guys are playing great. I like the pairings in the afternoon. I'm going to take what we've got.
Last weekend was a weekend when a few results kept things very tight. I still believe that it says a lot about the conference that everybody's grouped so closely and that really winning a game at the right time, making a couple of plays at the right time, those are the things that really will determine the standings and the playoff pairings.
I have affection for these Grammy moments. One of the things we're able to do, unlike any other organization or TV show, is to conceptualize these unique pairings and deliver them.
My view is that there are just a lot of anomalies that come into play when you talk about playoff pairings, particularly in the first rounds. I think the concern this year is because we have two teams in the West that seem to be way ahead of everybody else.
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