by David Howell and Paul Casey strolled up the hill on the 11th on the 11th on the southern course in Oakland Hills, the Europeans about their American colleagues, Jim Furyk and Chad Campbell. But then they heard a buzz in the distance.
Luke Donald’s troops will experience something similar at Bethpage Black this week if you try to win on the US floor for the first time since “The Miracle of Medinah” in 2012. This harmless sound should not be underestimated. It builds, buzzing and blue and yellow go straight into the boiler. An exuberant group of New York with up to 50,000 spectators a day is ready to leave a deafening noise that will probably rings in its ears to this familiar and disgusting melody, the USA.
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“You hear that Chant, USA, USA,” Reminds Howell, now an expert for Sky Sports, from a match that Team Europe is storming to victory by 18.5 to 9.5. “You don’t know what it is, it builds up in the distance, it is like a whisper, then a cacophony of noise when you get down there. It is amazing, hair on the back of your neck, it is a big swing layer.
With Bethpage Black (Getty Images) there will be a wall of American fans
The disturbing presence of drunken American fans, which appeared from a splitting Bryson Decimbeau in hysteria, who rattled the cage of Rory Mcilroy again, or maybe captain Keegan Bradley’s TRUE Wildcard: President Donald J. Trump, ready to fix the fuse on Friday morning.
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However, this is Donald’s meticulous approach (Luke, not Trump) that the players seem to be wrapped in Europe and are ready to react to the noise and perhaps send uncomfortable barren. A pairing, Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm, should come back on Friday, whereby New York is ready to test the emotional state of the “Angry team”. However, the preparation of Europe is that you have probably heard everything before.
“We all know that it will be very, very difficult, they don’t just play 12 American golfers,” emphasized Mcilroy. “They also try to come past the crowd, and that’s the same thing you feel when we come here and play in Europe. Only there is definitely a built -in advantage to start the week, and that’s definitely something that we have to overcome.
“It [the VR headsets] must be simulated the sights and noises. These are the stuff we have to deal with. It is better to desensitize yourself as far as possible before you get there.
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“You can make you say what you want to say. You can go as close to the bones as you want. We do everything we can to do what we can feel, but nothing can really prepare until you are actually there.”
The USA chants ring around the stands (Getty Images)
Rory McIlroy dealt with rough American crowds on many occasions (Getty Images)
Former European captain Paul McGinley indicated that the 13th person, and how the dozen Europe deals with it, could decide the fate of this year’s Ryder Cup.
“You are the most passionate fans in the world in New York. We see that at the US Open Tennis,” the Irish notes. “We see it in their sports events and want to see it in the Ryder Cup.
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“You can have the entire mood, you can have the entire diet, you can have the entire gym, the preparation, you can go anywhere with all the details. The players can occur in an enemy environment? That is the question.
“It’s not easy. It is not the same dynamic in which you play in a PGA tour and is friendly fire and you miss a putt, and it’s polite applause. But if it gets a lot of screaming, you scream a lot to do your own. Maybe you can divide yourself.
Paul McGinley believes that New York has the most passionate fans in the world (Getty Images)
While McIlroy, after completing the career Grand Slam this year, Tommy Fleetwood, fresh from triumphant in the Fedex Cup and Jon Rahm, who was already able to grab the best player in the world, go to Scottie Scheffler, and go away with half a point into the single, remain an unlikely protagonist that can ignite.
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Andrew Coltart was thrown into the fire against Tiger Woods in 1999. After sitting on Friday and Saturday, Donald is very unlikely this year that he does not bring any of his teams with him. Be it in Foursomes, four balls or in direct fight in Sundays -singles must be ready to face one of Bradleys 12.
“The atmosphere is intimidating,” recalls Coltart, after holding himself against Woods before finally slipping on a defeat of 3 and 2. “It’s almost like you’re not playing this player, you play the crowd, the 13th person is very important, but that’s something against which this team is preparing for it.
“We were all square through five, the sixth was mobile for him, but not me, I still had the honor and went down on the fairway to take the driver who missed the green, but was wearing the back of the green.
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“I set up to 20 feet, he was eight foot, I lured it and went crazy. I remember the captain [Mark James] Tell me not trying to go crazy, but I shaken it on the next tee and still dipped my T -Ship. It’s all part of the keeping of your emotions. “
Star -Spang Banner flying back into Bethpage Black (Getty Images)
This is the latest run for Europe with eight wins in 11 that good memories of both Donald and this year’s group will also encourage US floor.
“In a way, you have a little less pressure [on away soil]«, Donald claims.“ The home team should win. So it doesn’t matter to me. As long as they prepare to get a little stick from the fans, I think that’s okay.
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“It was quite motivating for me and worried me to play well. These are things that we have already spoken to some players and will continue to speak to them. But it is important that we have a good experience in this team room in this team room with people who have previously dealt with.”
Luke Donald will hope to lead Europe to fame again (Getty Images)
Donald and his team could no longer do it. On Friday, with balls in the air, Bradley and Co. will hope that the domestic amount will turn out to be seismic. But if Europe can suppress the noise, the cup may be again.
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