No Laying Up - Golf Podcast 1078: Ryder Cup Autopsy Report with Duncan Carey and Jamie Kennedy
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Oct 1, 2025 Duncan Carey, a golf course strategist and analytics consultant, and Jamie Kennedy, Golf Digest's director of digital content, delve into the intricacies of the Ryder Cup aftermath. Carey critiques the U.S. team's setup at Bethpage and emphasizes the importance of analytics and strategic pairings. Kennedy shares insights into European team operations and mental preparation techniques, highlighting Tommy Fleetwood's pre-match routine. They explore evolving strategies for future competitions, including potential U.S. captaincy plans for 2027, while reflecting on the emotional dynamics of the matches.
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Reverse-Engineer Course And Roster
- Reverse-engineer the team before setting up the course so setup and roster align.
- Either build the course to suit likely players or pick players to suit the course, not neither.
Use Setup To Amplify Strengths
- Use course setup to magnify your team's strengths and expose the opponent's weaknesses.
- Tighten fairways, adjust rough and ropes deliberately to change match dynamics.
Don't Neutralize Your Own Strengths
- Neutralizing opponent strengths wastes your own advantages and increases variance.
- Turning Bethpage into a putting contest weakened US iron/approach advantages.