The Gabliam: Who you think should be future Ryder Cup captains
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The Gabliam: Who you think should be future Ryder Cup captains

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Welcome into the Gabliam, a new weekly here at Golf News Net where our Ryan Ballengee poses a question on Twitter and you give us your best answer for a chance to be featured. It's like a reverse mailbag.

This week's question was an easy one:

And you had some very strong answers.

Yeah, but is he a PGA of America Guy? #PGAGuy

While I like all three of those guys, they don't have the best track record at closing the deal in the U.S. Open, golf's toughest test. Lehman was in the final group on Sunday four years running with no wins. Furyk, who did win the '03 Open on a non-Open venue at Olympia Fields (banished FOREVER from hosting the Open), duck-hooked himself out of the '12 Open because of an odd tee. And Phil? Well, you know.

I was on board until Toms. While I think the 2001 PGA champion would do a great job, I'd like to see a bigger shocker than Toms. How about Briny Baird?

I should stop here and mention "Couples, FILL IN THE BLANK, Mickelson" was a common refrain, and one I like.

This one really intrigued me. DiMarco had the misfortune of playing on the 2004 and '06 Ryder Cup teams, both which were steamrolled by 18.5-9.5 counts. The role of those two losses in the Great Recession hasn't been studied enough. However, in eight matches, DiMarco got points in four of them (2-4-2) and his putt to win the 2005 Presidents Cup is really the only in-game highlight I care to remember from those matches other than Tiger's 2009 club twirl, which is the last highlight of Tiger's long-gone invincibility.

So, you know what? I'm on board. But he's not a #PGAGuy.

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