Week in Review

We are big enough people to admit when we were wrong and in regard to the final outcome of the President's Cup, we were wrong. The American squad overcame the home-field advantage and lead after every day of play. Here are a few highlights and things we would like to discuss more in depth:



1. Adam Scott: What a gem. Played like a leader all week and we were of course impressed with how well he carried his playing partners, KJ Choi and KT Kim, we also enjoyed when he beat the lovable Phil Mickelson in singles play. The only bad part of his week was when he was paired with Ernie Els who played like a dog during their match which they eventually lost.







2. Tiger Woods: Let's be honest. He has to play more than 2 weeks in a row to be considered "back to form" in our book. He still has a lot of work to do. See you in January.





3. Royal Melbourne: This course looked tough, it played defense all week. Designed by famed Augusta architect Alister Mackenzie, Royal Melbourne really flexed its muscles around the greens. David Feherity tweeted the truth earlier in the week "This course is so hard I think they've been watering it with Cialis. And I just saw Webb Simpson and Billy Haas in separate bathtubs."

4. Cup Rookies: Both sides got incredible play out of their rookies (minus Jason Day ALL WEEK). The Watson-Simpson duo looked unstoppable in during the first few days of play for the Americans. And on the final day in singles matches, Charl Schwartzel and KT Kim won the first two points for the Internationals. This tournament has a bright future when looking at these great young players.

And that should wrap up our thoughts on this past week of play from this exciting event. We will have a review of the President's Cup fashion in a day or two. Be patient, the more fashion-minded half of G&B has a job now, so she is real busy.

You are gonna wanna read this

As faithful readers would notice, we hinted in a post last week that we would profile a certain President's Cup participant prior to the opening matches. And anyone who knows us can probably guess who it is that we were going to dedicate an entire post to; that player is Mr. Adam Scott.

Despite recent news we discovered yesterday, (Adam brought his old flame, Serbian tennis star Ana Ivanovic as his date to the President's Cup gala...) we still love him.

(photo editing courtesy of Bagger)

Adam has had a breakout year, or rather he has been the "comeback" player of the year to some but we have always known the game was there. We are firm believers in the "look good, play good" mentality and he sure does that well. He made 14 of 18 cuts, finished in the top 25 in 10 of those cuts made and won once at the WGC-Bridgestone in Akron, Ohio and came oh-so-close to his first major at Augusta earlier in the year. 

In 2009, Adam ditched his Burberry duds for the iconic British clothier Aquascutum. And we think it was an excellent change, because not only does he rep their clothes on the course, he also has a hand in designing them. He loves the brand so much that he even invested in the company when they signed him. Who does that? Answer: Adam Scott. He is just that great. 

And if you that bonehead who is still thinking to yourself "I am just not sure about this Adam Scott character..."he plays Titleist clubs including a Scotty Cameron putter, he is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz, was born in Australia (which means his accent is pretty much awesome) and has a house in Switzerland. Need we say more? Get with the program and jump on the Adam Scott Bandwagon. Nevermind all this silliness about Tiger vs. Steve Williams either. Adam snagged a top-notch caddy when Tiger ditched him and has risen above any and all controversy surrounding him. We wish Adam and the rest of the Internationals good luck this week in the President's Cup! We will be rooting for you!

We will now leave you with your thoughts and this final picture of his hotness, complete with elbow patches. Happy Hump Day!

President's Cup Preview & Prediction

Finally, the President's Cup is here. This years event being contested at Royal Melbourne in Australia, the site of the ONLY American loss in the history of the tournament. So naturally we had to make a prediction based on the following criteria:

Natural Talent: USA, the big hitters (Bubba, DJ, Kuchar, Webb, Watney) all have had success great success this year on the PGA Tour and the creative shotmakers (Phil, Stricker, Furyk, TW) bring a lot of experience to this young team.

Skill (Major finishes): Internationals, they have the Masters champ on their team. And 4 other players that finished in the top 10 this year. US had one, Tiger Woods (who, may we remind you, folded like a cheap tent on the back 9). And maybe we are still a little upset that Keegan Bradley was left off the roster, a POOR CHOICE BY MR. COUPLES, he won 3 times including a major this year. WTF. How could he have been left off the roster?

World Rankings: USA, strictly by the numbers, the US has more players in the top 25 than the Internationals.

Course Knowledge: Internationals, in case you still don't know, its being played IN Australia and there are 5 Australians on their team. They will clearly have the upper hand when it comes to knowing the course. Geoff Ogilvy even worked there as a kid and owns a house less than a wedge shot away. The US can't make up for this in any way.

So, tied after our even number of categories. Weird? Okay we have some biases to address which will lead us to the final prediction:

Tiger Woods: Good finish last week, but squandered a lead and lost. Kudos to us on predicting that implosion.

Adam Scott: Words cannot express our love for this beautiful man and his golf game that really came around this year. Voted in Golf Magazine the Comeback Player of the Year, he played well and looked EXCELLENT while doing so.

Keegan Bradley: Left of the team. Yep, we are still bitter. Good luck TW. We'll see what you can do.

Fred Couples: Looking for a little redemption at Royal Melbourne, he was part of the American squad that lost last time here.

Greg Norman: he is Australian. Need we say more?

Our nationality: we feel like we should support the American team

FINAL PREDICTION: Internationals. Sorry, not to be unpatriotic but we think the teams are both pretty stacked. The Internationals have the intangibles that Americans do not. It was a hard decision and we contemplated flipping a coin because we don't think it will be a runaway victory for either side.

Stay tuned to see how well our prediction holds up!

PS. We love that the Americans wore the Australian colors in their practice round and are auctioning off the shirts for charity. Good going, Freddie.