Azinger – A Different Type Of Ryder Cup Captain
10/08/2008 05:09
Bloomfield Hills Township, MI (Sports Network) - Paul Azinger was always going to be a different Ryder Cup captain than most.
In his Ryder Cup career, which only spanned four Ryder Cups, Azinger got into legendary confrontations with the famed "Spanish Armada" of Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal, and refused to back down to the man leading the other side against him in a month, Nick Faldo.
So it shouldn't come as a surprise that Azinger is imposing his will as the leader of the American Ryder Cup team.
When he took the job, Azinger got the PGA of America to totally revamp the selection process for the U.S. team. The Europeans always have a one-year qualifying window, thus, got the hottest players.
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SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Good for Paul Azinger. It’s about time somebody changed some of the “stodgy” old traditions of golf that make absolutely no sense at all.