The Europeans put a pretty sound whipping on the Americans this year at the Ryder Cup. Their 6th win in the last 7 Ryder cups. The Americans are often higher ranked but seem to underperform the Europeans in this team competition and this year was no exception. That being said, I thought Tom Watson made some absolutely atrocious decisions. At the post-match conference, Phil Mickelson called out Watson's leadership and was roundly criticized for his disloyalty. As more news comes out, it seems that Watson not only made horrible decisions as captain, he is as terrible leader.
Four sources who witnessed the proceedings in the U.S. team room at the Gleneagles Hotel said that Watson took no responsibility for any shortcomings, scoffed at a gift that the U.S. team members gave him, ridiculed several European team players and started the proceedings by denigrating the Americans' play that afternoon. According to all of the sources, he said: "You stink at foursomes.''
It is true that the players play and ultimately are responsible for pointing up points on the board. But Watson has revealed himself to be a very mean-spirited person with zero leadership skills.
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