Poulter wins Singapore Open by 1 stroke

I forgot to note that I have a BS and MS in engineering from Cornell and I know that other countries are our equals in everything, just about. But not the US golf tour.

#11..... We're talking golf, dude. The US tour is the only tour when it really comes down to it outside of the British Open.

BIg Deal, he beat a bunch of 2 handicaps. The US tour is where it's at and Poulter sucks.

I am an American... let me get that out there first. I live abroad (2nd time in my life I have done so) but will move back stateside in a few years (probably). When I read comments such as those by bp (post 8) I am amazed by how blindly nationalistic my countrymen are. Americans as a group still have this incredible superiority complex. We think that EVERYTHING revolves around us, that every positive development or achievement, originated from the US. It is totally ridiculous.

My advice to bp... travel outside of your walls (literally and figuratively)... go to London, or Singapore, or Sydney, or Hong Kong, or Rome. You will find scientists, business men and women, universities, and athletes. You will find wealth and sophistication and a level of humanity that you have never been exposed to. Everything in our large world does NOT revolve around the US.

When I commented previously, I was really trying to get some reaction to the world rankings...First, let me say I think they are out dated, and useless...Isn't No. 1 who won this week?? To bp#8...you don't really believe that European golf is SECONDARY do you??? there are more people who play golf in the UK and the continent than the US...You can check that fact out...Equipment mfg. go where the dollar is...There are excellant club mfg. in the UK, and how about Japan???...Please don't post your opinions as facts, just say they are opinions...It's alright really, we all have them...JMthomas #9..there is a large contingent of foreign players with homes in the US...why?? they have to live somewhere, and most have 2 and even 3 homes around the world...remember, they have to play 15 events to maintain their tour card here, plus so many events for the Euro tour, and so many for the Asian tour...also it's a tax thing...I still THINK (opinion) that for a true world ranking, you have to factor in world wide play...STUB

thinker, post 6--
Don't most of the playrs who play worldwide own residences in the USA?

Playing a certain number of events on each tour is a ggod idea. If that wasn't the case you would have a player that's dominant in the PGA probably being dominant in the European tour, etc. Personally, I don't think that would be good for golf.

Of course rankings are based on the PGA tour. It has been where major champions have played for at least a generation. It is where golf developed anew after its beginnings in europe. can you imagine world golf without America? Who would be putting up money to watch this sport, or developing equipment if it wasn't for American golf.
If Asian golf in its infancy or european golf in its secondary quality want to get more major titles, then they will have to prove themselves capable in doing more to bring it recognition deserving more. If european golf or south african golf wants more prestige then they will have to do what they are attempting, paying gtreat US golfers to come there and play. But until then, they can have their secondary tours and secondary players.
tennis is not an American creation, it never has been. For a while americans were supreme, but they have always played all over the world.
Pro golf was developed here (versus amateur golf) so pro rankings are still based on where skill is still supreme. get over it world. Ernie could have come here for a year and proved he was deserving, like VJ, but that is still a rare occurance in a US dominated sport with established titles and rankings.

Players who play all over the world should be rewarded in the World Rankings, not penalized like they are with the current system. Although major strides have been made over the last 10 years, golf is still a highly US-centric sport. 3 of the 4 major championships are hosted in the United States, and significant priority in the qualification for those events are given to players who play in the U.S. It is a tremendous advantage to play in a major championship in one's home country. Compare golf to tennis, which has a much more fair system that spreads it's grand slam events all over the globe, including the first grand slam event of the year in Australia. Far too often do we see an international player's career described in terms of their PGA Tour success. What if every American's career was valued based solely on their performance in international events held outside of the U.S.? Ernie Els has never had the fortune of playing a major championship in his home state, but his career should be held in the highest regard because of his prodigious success all over the world. Of course, come this weekend in the PGA Tour Play-offs, Ernie's biography will be put on display in a fancy NBC graphic that only records his PGA Tour wins. Talk about being ethnocentric . . .

I have never considered this before, but let me toss it out for comments. Should playing all over the world like Els and Paddy are going to do make them higher rated in the rankings? Yes, TIGAR does play overseas also, just not as much, and he picks his events carefully. .Next, to be world ranked, should it be a requirement that you play so many events on each tour?..Gary Player played all over the world, Jack and Arnie didn't. Jet lag has to have an effect on your system with that much travel. And remember, this was all in the era before private jets...Should these types of schedules be factored into POY? All make interesting thoughts eh?...STUB

I have never considered this before, but let me toss it out for comments. Should playing all over the world like Els and Paddy are going to do make them higher rated in the rankings? Yes, TIGAR does play overseas also, just not as much, and he picks his events carefully. .Next, to be world ranked, should it be a requirement that you play so many events on each tour?..Gary Player played all over the world, Jack and Arnie didn't. Jet lag has to have an effect on your system with that much travel. And remember, this was all in the era before private jets...Should these types of schedules be factored into POY? All make interesting thoughts eh?...STUB

Welcome to Singapore guys. Time for some charity work!!??

Mr. OK you're a racist bastard. You're everything that is wrong in the world. Why don't you crawl back from the @#$% hole you were pushed out of, and shut up. Stay stinky; you un-educated, moronic fool!

They have their own way of running their own lives, we can't say our system is better for everyone. What are we ? the super race that can enforce our rule to the world? Singapore is one of the safest place to live in this planet , you can't buy crack cocaine in every little corner , like we do here in any big cities in america. Let paddy and Els play and enjoy the place and appearance fee that they can collect. it's a simple capitalism in play , making good money and having a good time at the same time is not bad.