Welcome to Taking part in Via’s every day ritual — Golf Discuss At present.
Every day, the crew will talk about varied components of the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf, and extra.
At present, I need to talk about Kevin Kisner and the way he may assist Staff USA take dwelling the Ryder Cup title at Bethpage Black in 2025.
Kisner joined the NBC broadcast workforce for a number of occasions this yr whereas enjoying on the PGA Tour. He helped out on the FedEx St. Jude Championship this previous weekend and talked about that he was an assistant captain for the President’s Cup workforce.
Presidents Cup captain for Staff USA, Jim Furyk, named Kisner as an assistant in June.
Kisner talked about that on air, giving me an ideal concept to place within the universe.
He should be one among Keegan Bradley’s vice-captains on the Ryder Cup.
Bradley already has Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker as two vice-captains.
Kisner would make an ideal addition to this group.
The previous Georgia Bulldog holds a 2-2-3 Presidents Cup file after stints on Staff USA in 2017 and 2022.
He loves match-play. Kisner gained the WGC-Dell Applied sciences Match Play in 2019 and completed runner-up in 2018 and 2022. The man is aware of what it takes to play nicely in these
“Match play is my favourite format in golf, and I’m wanting ahead to including some experience and perception to our workforce room as we lead an unimaginable contingent of gamers into Montreal,” Kisner mentioned within the assistant captain announcement press launch.
“Jim is somebody I’ve seemed as much as all through my profession and is of course an ideal chief, so it was a thrill when he referred to as and requested me to function a captain’s assistant this fall.”
Nonetheless, he has by no means made the Ryder Cup Staff. Many speculate that Kisner may have been the Captain’s decide in 2021, however Steve Stricker finally didn’t choose him.
I keep in mind Kisner calling the Ryder Cup “too political” after he bought snubbed. Nonetheless, that’s another excuse he’s excellent for the gig. He may assist Bradley’s mindset of getting the 12 greatest gamers on the workforce.
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His wit and nice humorousness would assist maintain the locker room mild. Kisner can be a PGA Tour veteran. He is aware of loads of guys, and since he’s so approachable, many individuals know him.
Furyk’s number of him to be a captain’s assistant on the Presidents Cup can even give him the management expertise, or at the least sufficient of it, to assist out Bradley.
Kisner is ideal for this place. If he continues to assist with broadcasting, the 40-year-old can have much more alternatives to speak with gamers and assist discover the most effective 12.
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