Athlete of the Week
Europe always has been able to count on unity, along with timely putting, in winning nine of the last 12 times in the Ryder Cup.
"There's a lot of continuity in our team, and
I think that's been part of the reason for our success," McIlroy said.
The U.S. team is relying on new energy with six rookies and its youngest team ever, with an average age of
29. Spieth, Koepka and
Dustin Johnson are the only Americans who have played in more than one Ryder Cup.
Still, so much focus in on one player — DeChambeau.
Fans flock to him because they marvel at how he has beefed up his body to swing faster and hit it farther, and that has led to heckling at recent tournaments, the favorite nickname being "Brooksie" because of his spat with
Koepka.
"There are times where it's not comfortable, but there's also times where it fuels me," DeChambeau said. "I think this week is going to be an amazing example of it, and it's going to be fun to be able to have the crowd behind us and pump them up and show them what I can hopefully do — and what we can do as a team more importantly."
"I'm not going to make this about me again. This is about a team event," he said. "I've got a brass chest. I've taken a lot of heat. But I'm OK with it, and I understand I'm in the place where I'm at, and it's going to be that way moving forward."
Boomer Mendenhall is the Athlete of the Week. He’s won three cross country meets so far. Which is every meet he’s ran this year. He won Goodwell, Hooker , and Guymon meets. He is a 8th grade student in Texhoma. He is also the Junior high Quarterback and corner. They’ve won both of their games so far against Booker and Guymon. He’s the best athlete I’ve witnessed in Junior High. You can look at him and see the fire in his eyes. He’s an amazing basketball player as well. He’s on travel teams and does school ball too. He’s such a hard worker and he loves everything he does. He puts his 100% into everything. He’s very competitive, and man he has a big heart of gold.