It’s a shame Woods won’t be at Valhalla since it is the site of one of his most thrilling major championship wins, the 2000 PGA Championship. He defeated another Orange County resident, Bob May, in a three-hole playoff.
There could be more drama on the legendary course this year even without Woods.
Dwayne Morrison certainly believes so. He and his 16-year-old son, Michael were hitting range balls at Costa Mesa Golf & Country Club Tuesday evening, and were excited about the event.
“The Ryder Cup is something I look forward to,” Morrison said. “It has a lot of drama. It’s like another major.”
The event began in 1921 with an American team competing against a British team. The British team was expanded in 1979 to include all Europeans after the United States won all but one of the previous competitions.
The Europeans though have had a stranglehold on the Ryder Cup recently, winning five of the last six competitions.
Morrison plans on rooting on the American team and enjoys the drama of the three-day tournament.
“This is big for golf,” Morrison said. “The history of the tournament and the international flavor to it are the reasons I enjoy it.”
Another reason why Morrison and other golf fans enjoy the tournament is because of the match play structure of the three formats used. Match play, where golfers can win a hole with the best score and earn a point, can win the match when they have more points than holes remaining. It is far more exciting than stroke play and builds in the drama from the first hole.
