Miller states “the Americans are hungry, they’re at home and they may just have a secret weapon, native Kentuckian Kenny Perry. He’s motivated and the players can fed off that.”
Along with Perry, JB Holmes is also from Kentucky and will surely have a massive following of his own hometown fans next week.
Like many golf analysts, Bleacher Report’s Michael Devivero has some concerns when it comes to Paul Azinger’s captain’s picks.
“The U.S. cannot depend on players like J.B. Holmes, Chad Campbell, and Hunter Mahan. All of them have at least seven missed cuts this year. You won't find those kind of stats on the European side,” says Devivero.
Many believe that a Ryder Cup captain’s legacy is very much dependent on the success of his captain’s picks. This will hold particularly true of Paul Azinger after he single-handedly modified the US Ryder Cup team’s selection format.
Azinger gave himself four captain's picks rather than the two picks awarded to team captains in previous years. He will likely have a lot to answer for if his picks perform poorly next week.
Andrew McNair takes a similar stance to Devivero by stating “I'm going with the European side. I feel the American side is just too inexperienced.”
Thomas Leemon, a Bleacher Report Golf contributor, also has a similar view to Devivero and McNair. Leemon believes that the outcome does not look good for the American team.
“They’re bringing in a lot of inexperienced rookies to face a European team full of veterans who have won this already. Things do not bode well, my fellow Americans,” says Leemon.
The US Team is indeed at a disadvantage when it comes to Ryder Cup experience and past Ryder Cup performance.
But, the American team is also playing on their home turf in a year where many Americans actually seem to be taking a real interest in the event.
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