Southern Hospitality Welcome to Players

"Second Tour" event rolls out the red carpet for players

The Ryder Cup was quite the disappointment for fans in the U.S. as Team U.S.A. were outplayed and outsmarted. The European Team made more shots, especially putts, and it was all over after the first day of matches built up an insurmountable lead for Team Europe.

That doesn’t mean that there wasn’t a bit of spice to the proceedings with the Patrick Cantlay hat controversy, the bug that went around the American team causing stuffy noses, and the Joe LaCava versus Rory McIlroy brouhaha on the 18th green on Saturday.

The biggest star for Team U.S.A. was Max Homa who went 3-1-1 and overcame a brutal break on the last hole of his singles match against Matt Fitzpatrick. His clutch putt extended the matches.