1. Like the other competitions of this type, it was stroke play, three ball match with Bill Hamilton winning the day and Jim Hopkins, second. 2. This time stroke play was used with first place going to Eddie, second to Andy White and third to Ian McCulloch. 3. But to those folks who moan that stroke play delivers a truer champion, there are entries in the record book that prove otherwise. 4. For casual golf fans who are used to seeing stroke play events week after week on television, the Presidents Cup will be a dramatic departure from the norm. 5. In addition to a team championship there will be a match-play title, one for stroke play and an invitational. 6. In stroke play, a conservative approach is often the best, particularly early in a tournament. 7. In stroke play, you can start looking ahead. 8. Strategy and tactics, of course, are radically different playing stroke play for individual gain vs. the match play for team glory of the Ryder Cup. 9. The fact that each won a pair of US Opens tells you that they adapted their games quite well for stroke play, too. 10. Courville was the medalist in two days of qualifying stroke play for the U.S. Amateur this week and reached the third round of match play. |