How will Nick Faldo compare with other captains in the past?
He’s under pressure, no doubt. If he wins he will be a great captain, if he doesn’t they will pounce on any mistakes he made. It was a bit deflating really when he announced the wild cards. There had been such a build up, and such a chat about it, then he just named his team and then said: “My wild cards are Ian Poulter and Paul Casey”, as quick as that, it was a bit deflating really. He has his reasons, I suppose but it makes you wonder. What did you make of the Ian Poulter saga? Nick made his mind up and he had two choices, and he can pick who he likes. But if it had been me I would have chosen Darren Clarke. Wild cards are for players who are in form and haven’t been able to make the team, in my view, and I would have had Darren Clarke and Carl Peterson. Why Carl? There’s only one bloke who’s won more than him in America which is Nick Faldo, and none of our side have won anywhere near as much as him. He’s also used to playing with all the players over there, so there would have been
