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1. Ryder Cup talkThere was a time when a U.S. Ryder Cup team was decided only on points, with no captains picks. As recently as two years ago, the core of the team was determined following the PGA Championship, with the picks coming a few weeks later.Now, with the help of a task force, the United States has pushed back the eight who automatically qualify to following this weeks Barclays -- or two weeks after the PGA Championship is played. And then captain Davis Love III has another two weeks to pick three players after the BMW Championship. Two weeks after that, following the Tour Championship, he will make the last selection.What does it all mean?Not much.Certainly pushing back the selection of the team and the captains picks closer to the actual playing of the Ryder Cup is a good idea. It was always silly to have the entire team decided six weeks prior to the competition, when form has much time to change.Love can only hope that some of the players on the bubble such as Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler and Matt Kuchar at least show some spark during the first three playoff events to make the selections an easy call.Kuchar won the bronze medal at the Olympic golf tournament and played some solid golf to even make the field, but he hasnt won this year. Watson and Fowler have done little in the past six months.Neither has Zach Johnson, who is in good shape to make the team on his own, based mostly on last year, including winning The Open.And then there is Jim Furyk, who has played well recently, but has the most losses in U.S. Ryder Cup history.Furyk is really the only player outside of the top 8 automatics who has distinguished himself of late, shooting 58 at the Travelers Championship and posting some high finishes.2. Why does last year count?When the U.S. Ryder Cup Task Force was formed following the 2014 disaster at Gleneagles, it came up with Love as the captain and instituted change in the points structure. It eliminated points for the fall PGA Tour events that start the new season -- a move that caught PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem by surprise -- but still gave them for the major championships.Zach Johnson is basically on the team because of his Open win at St. Andrews more than a year ago. Justin Thomas is not because his win at the CIMB Classic didnt count.The PGA of America prefers points be given out to keep the Ryder Cup out front as much as possible. But wouldnt it make more sense to start the process six months out? Or even at the beginning of the year? If the idea is to get players who are most in form, counting anything from the previous year makes little sense.3. The case for FurykFuryk, 46, the newly-crowned Mr. 58, will be a polarizing decision. Hes already a vice captain, so hes part of the team regardless. That makes the decision even tougher for Love, who knows Furyk will be there anyway. He has played in nine Ryder Cups and hes in good form, so those are positives. But he is 10-20-4 and has lost the most matches in U.S. Ryder Cup history, including his past three in singles.One of those losses was the blown 1-up lead with two holes to go against Sergio Garcia in 2012 -- losing to two pars for a point that was crucial. Some of Furyks poor record can be attributed to multiple partners during the years. And hes had a nearly reverse record in the Presidents Cup. You can argue for or against him and not be wrong.4. And the European team is set ... save for the picksWith one week to go, the European Ryder Cup team is set: Rory McIlroy, Danny Willett, Henrik Stenson, Chris Wood, Sergio Garcia, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Justin Rose, Andy Sullivan and Matthew Fitzpatrick. With five rookies, it is understood that captain Darren Clarke is leaning toward veterans in his three remaining picks, which will be made Tuesday. Conventional wisdom has him taking Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer.But then things get interesting. Does he take Scotlands Russell Knox, who would have made the team on points had he been a member of the European Tour when he won last year in China? What about long-hitting Thomas Pieters, who nearly defended his title last week at the Czech Open? Clarkes decisions wont be easy.5. Padraigs Olympic sojournNot only did Padraig Harrington play for Ireland in the mens Olympic tournament, he stuck around with his family for the second week, never touched his clubs and seemingly enjoyed the experience immensely.6. A year without TigerTuesday marked the one-year anniversary of Tiger Woods last competitive round. He shot 70 at the Wyndham Championship to tie for 10th after contending for most of the event. At the time, it was seen as a positive step after what had been his worst year as a pro.Of course, it turned out to be nothing to build on. A few weeks later he had the first of two back surgeries. His agent, Mark Steinberg, said he continues to make progress but there is no timetable for a return. In retrospect, this story from a year ago had a lot more meaning.7. Making his first Ryder Cup teamFitzpatrick did it Sunday with a top-5 finish at the Czech Masters.8. No excusesOne of the benefits to the Olympic golf tournament standing between the PGA Championship and the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs is it offered a three-week break to those who did not go to Rio. The likes of Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Rory Mcilroy and Jordan Spieth have had far more time off at this point in the season than has ever been the case in the FedEx Cup era.It should cut down a good bit of the malaise that typically affects the playoffs, as the long season takes its toll. Not even a huge pot of money can shake some guys out of a funk if their golf game is off. A three-week run of playoff events begins Thursday at the Barclays before another week off prior to the Tour Championship. It will be interesting to see the level of play.9. The ageless Gary PlayerAt age 80, Gary Player was everywhere in Rio. Watching other sports. Serving as team leader for both the men and women golfers from South Africa. Even hitting balls on the range one day to keep his game in shape. Its hard to think of anyone who served as a more positive influence on golf in the Olympics. Air Max Günstig Bestellen . -- Whether Jeremy Hill deserves a prominent role in LSUs offence this early in the season is a matter for debate. Air Max Günstig Online Kaufen . Isner, ranked No. 14, won his eighth career singles title and took the title in New Zealand for the second time after his victory in 2010. 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Denmarks fast bowlers, led by stand-in captain Amjad Khan, produced an inspired display in the final overs to contain USA to 261 for 9 to set up a four-wicket victory at Severn Cricket Field in Los Angeles. Amjad dedicated the victory to captain Michael Pedersen, who missed the match after flying home on Tuesday night to attend to a family emergency.USA were 244 for 6 at the end of the 46th over, after being put in, with Timroy Allen on 41 and Elmore Hutchinson - who had just hit two sixes off Aftab Ahmed - on 13. They appeared set for a total of at least 280, especially with the 48th and 50th due to be bowled from the end that produced 10 of their 11 sixes, thanks to the strong wind blowing south down the ground.However, USA scored a mere 16 off the next three overs, and the big-hitting Allen, who was on 52, only managed a single off the first two balls of the last over. He couldnt regain the strike after that as Aftab strung four successive yorkers, picked up three wickets, and left USA with a below-par total on a flat pitch.Aftab came out to open the batting as well, and smashed Hutchinson for four and six, either side of being dropped in the first over. Denmarks momentum was briefly halted by Aftabs dismissal in the third over, and the temporary retirement of fellow opener Saif Ahmad, who had injured himself attempting a sharp single. Then Hamid Shah was dismissed for 6 and the score slipped to 54 for 2.But Zameer Khan and Freddie Klokker put on a 166-run third wicket stand and dominated USA. While seamer Ali Khan and legspinner Timil Patel kept things relatively tight bowling from the North end, the rest struggled, bowling into the wind at the other end.Denmark also seized on USA captain Steven Taylors decision to use part-time offspinner Alex Amsterdam for seven overs and restrict specialist left-arm spinner Danial Ahmed to one. It was only a day ago that Danial had tied Oman down admirably, giving away only 29 runs in his 10 overs. He had two catches dropped off him as well.The partnership was broken in the 40th over - Klokker was bowled for 86, and three more more wickets fell after that - but Zameer saw Denmark through with his unbeaten 97. Bermuda continued their remarkable turnaround with an 85-run win over Jersey via the Duckworth-Lewis method. They have become outside contenders for promotion despite a poor start to the tournament.Kamau Leverock and the captain Oliver Pitcher (63) shared aa 211-run stand for the first wicket after Bermuda had opted to bat.dddddddddddd Leverock struck 137 off 111 balls with 10 fours and eight sixes, including three off three balls off Rhys Palmers offspin in the 32nd over. The match was reduced to 45 overs after heavy winds blew away the sightscreens in the 15th. Nevertheless, Bermuda recorded the highest total of the tournament, finishing on on 312 for 8.Then, left-arm seamer Cejay Outerbridge took two wickets at the start of Jerseys chase, and Janeiro Tucker mankaded Will Harris in the 16th over, to reduce the score to 82 for 4. The only resistance came from Corey Bisson, but his 23-ball 48 could not have as much bearing on the match as Outerbridges 5 for 25.Oman defeated Italy by five wickets at Wong Cricket Field, chasing down a target of 206 with 9.3 overs to spare.Italys top order was wrecked by Rajeshkumar Ranpura and Oman captain Ajay Lalcheta, as they stumbled to 2 for 3 in the sixth over after electing to bat. A 74-run fifth-wicket stand between Italys captain, Damian Crowley (54), and Carl Sandri (40) steadied them, and an unbeaten 51 from Fida Hussain helped them up to 205.Sandri then took the new ball, bowling offspin, and removed Zeeshan Maqsood for 0 in the second ball of the chase. It was the Oman openers second duck in as many days. But Italy couldnt capitalise on the early breakthrough as Arun Poulose (42) and Khawar Ali (30) put on 68 for the second wicket, before Zeeshan Siddiqui hit 54 not out and put on a 63-run stand with Jatinder Singh (29) for the fifth wicket to steer Oman to victory.The promotion situationOman increased their net run-rate during the win, but still trail USA and Denmark on the tiebreak. The loss confirmed Italy as the first team to be relegated to Division Five.The final day of round-robin play begins on Friday. Oman plays Denmark in Severn, with the winner set to take one of the two promotion berths available. The losing team can still take the second promotion spot but would need USA to also lose to Jersey by a big margin. A win for USA over Jersey would see them promoted.Bermuda hold a slim chance at claiming the second promotion spot on net run-rate if they beat Italy. But they would be dependent on USA losing, and the Oman-Denmark fixture producing a result by a sizeable margin. ' ' '