Golf-Cantlay uses gin analogy to explain Europe's Ryder Cup dominance


  • Golf
  • Thursday, 23 Sep 2021

September 22, 2021; Haven, Wisconsin, USA; Team USA player Patrick Cantlay poses for a photo during a practice round for the 43rd Ryder Cup golf competition at Whistling Straits. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Patrick Cantlay has earned a reputation as being a deep thinker and the American flexed those credentials on Wednesday when he used the card game gin, roulette and mathematics in his bid to explain why Europe dominates the Ryder Cup.

The reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year was not the only member of the American team asked to explain why Europe has won nine of the last 12 editions of the biennial event but easily delivered the most broad and thorough answer.

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