Ryder Cup - Sunday preview

Fergus and Neil try to predict Azinger and Faldo's order for the Sunday singles.

Ian Poulter
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Fergus Bisset
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After witnessing the most exciting afternoon’s golf we’ve ever been a party to, Neil and I are on a bit of a high. But that’s all in the past now and we’re looking towards more of the same tomorrow. Sorry I can't resist, I’m going to have to reflect briefly – Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell were ten under better ball to win one up. Karlsson and Stenson played the back nine in 30 to half with Mickelson and Mahan, Karlsson made four birdies in a row between the 12th and 15th. The European fourball pairings finished -19 combined - Incredible.

Anyway back to the future, we thought we would try and imagine the inside of Azinger and Faldo's minds at this crucial stage of competition and attempt to predict their line up for the Sunday singles. Here we go:

Fergus Faldo’s European 12 Vs Neil Azinger’s US 12

Ian Poulter vs Kenny Perry Sergio Garcia vs Jim Furyk Soren Hansen vs Justin Leonard Graeme McDowell vs Anthony Kim Oliver Wilson vs Boo Weekley Paul Casey vs JB Holmes Miguel Angel Jimenez vs Ben Curtis Lee Westwood vs Chad Campbell Henrik Stenson vs Steve Stricker Justin Rose vs Hunter Mahan Padraig Harrington vs Stewart Cink Robert Karlsson vs Phil Mickelson

Envelope (that is the player you have to nominate to pull out should a player on the other side be forced to withdraw because of injury).

Oliver Wilson & JB Holmes

Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
Contributing Editor

Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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