Last Friday on tv after the foursomes , Bjorn said that they discussed pairings on the Thursday night with each other, then again in the morning. He then discussed it again with his various lieutenants after/ during the four-balls and made the decision.
So, he did discuss it with the players...
To turn pro, standard pro player not Woods or the like, would need to be around +5. So with a 4 handicap player they would be 9 shots different. Woods etc. would be even bigger difference.
A 9hc player won the comp yesterday, beat me by one shot the bxxxxxd, and shot 76 on a par 72 course. If...
I was thinking the same and checked and the albatross course (Ryder cup course) is 7331yds. I suspect only east Sussex national would get close to that in this here parts. At around 700yds longer than the course I play, the Dyke, which is fairly long compared to others around here, it would be a...