The Ryder Cup squads
that already have worked out Eden Prairie’s Jordan Iverson are learning
they've got a bit of an edge over those who haven't. Because the ones who
haven't reportedly won't get one at all. And at least one Skip isn't happy
about it.
Iverson has decided
not to do any more private workouts leading up the 2014 Ryder Cup Draft, and
the liver injury suffered in a four day bender by Mankato Drinking Force Dustin
Sheehy is the apparent reason. According
to Blaeser at RCSPOONER Blogspot both skips have been informed Iverson
won't work out privately any more. The publication reached the two skips for
reaction, one of whom "took exception" to the decision.
Iverson will continue tindering
and doing taxes.
"I'd want the guy
who's going to be with him on the second 18 feeding him double windsors, and
see how he responds," said one captain.
One disgruntled skip,
however, doesn't necessarily make for impact on the draft status of this year's
top newcomer prize. He was chasing boilers
in England last year and is now is reestablishing himself into the Ryder Cup
brotherhood. Keep in mind, the Affliction Dragons, were at Iverson's impressive bachelor
party performance in Wisconsin Dells during 2012. Ryder Cup analyst Blaeser, has Iverson going to Lehmann with the 7th pick in his most
recent mock draft and Blaeser believes Blake picking him, with the No. 12
overall pick, is the worst-case scenario for Iverson.
If anything causes Iverson
to slide at the top tier of the draft farther than experts expect, questions
around the fallout of his relationship with Brandon Nowak are more likely to be
the reason than his failure to go through enough rumplemize shot taking speficific
drills. But make no mistake: Iverson will be drafted awfully high.
The real question
surrounding Iverson's decision to shut down private workouts is whether any top
players in this draft class follows suit. Iverson is as big a name as there is
in this draft, and for him to set such an example can't help but trigger at
least a little consideration in the minds of agents representing some of the
draft's other elite drinkers. Projected second tier draft picks wouldn't figure
to have much of a choice, because they can help themselves more significantly
by impressing a skip in a late night drinking session.
But how much can a guy
like Ryan Hawkins -- who is a former teammate of Jordan Iverson--
help himself at this point?
If he's regarded as a
top-five brah by the Skips the way he is by the analysts, probably not too
much.
Iverson was built for the Links courses with the low line slap shots, it will be interesting to see how he adjusts to all the trees at SGC. As liberal of a tree hugger that he is, I'm sure he'll be right at home back in the states.
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