The inevitable search begins for a Ryder Cup fall guy

The blame game is par for the course in the Ryder Cup, writes Kevin Markham.

The inevitable search begins for a Ryder Cup fall guy

There was an element of shock and bemusement after the Ryder Cup finished at Gleneagles in 2014.

Phil Mickelson decided to use the American press conference as an opportunity to throw his captain, Tom Watson, under the proverbial bus. In thinly veiled criticism, Mickelson said: “We had a great formula in ’08. I don’t know why we strayed. I don’t know why we don’t go back. What Zinger did was great.”

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