When he was asked why Team U.S. lost the Ryder Cup, Keegan Bradley took all the blame on himself, saying he shouldn’t have set up the course the way he did. Cutting the rough short was a mistake, as the team didn’t have long hitters like it did a few years ago, who took advantage of the course. Instead, it was the Europeans who drove longer and made life difficult for their rivals, scoring record points in the first two days. As per vice captain Jim Furyk, that is not the only course setup error that led to the downfall of the American side.
Furyk sat down for a press conference preceding the Constellation Furyk & Friends event when he was asked about the slow greens of Bethpage. That’s when Jim told the reporters, “We were told that they were 12 and a half on the stimp. I think that was