Team Shuster News - MinnesotaSportsFan https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/tag/team-shuster/ Minnesota sports, but different Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:00:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=32,height=32,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-cropped-MSF-favicon-1.jpg Team Shuster News - MinnesotaSportsFan https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/tag/team-shuster/ 32 32 Hazeltine Makes History with 2nd Ryder Cup Bid https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/uncategorized/hazeltine-makes-history-with-2nd-ryder-cup-bid/ Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:41:52 +0000 https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/?p=9012

Despite seeming like it happened yesterday, we’re almost a year-and-a-half removed from the most recent Ryder Cup. It was that Hazeltine National Golf Club (“Hazeltine“) hosted event that saw the United States dethrone the European squad for the first time in eight years.

Unlike Tiger Woods’ infamous sex scandal, the 2016 Chaska-based competition had a positive impact on the PGA of America’s public relations. Apparently, said impact was so encouraging that the biennial battle will be making a return to Minnesota:

(Sidebar: incorporating Team Shuster into the above video was genius. I never thought a combination of curling and golf would make me feel like running through a wall, but here we stand. Whoever was behind that idea, kudos to your brain.)

Anywho, per Monday’s announcement, the Ryder Cup will be making an unprecedented return to Hazeltine. That’s right. In 2028, the prestigious Minnesota golf course will become the first American venue to hold the team contest for a second time.

Personally, this news is an absolute game changer. Regardless of my best efforts to stay woke, when it came to attending the last Ryder Cup, I dozed off. Now, in less than a decade, my asleep-at-the-wheel-self will have a shot at redemption.

Let’s presume all the excitement over watching athletes hit a little white ball is making some eyes roll. To quickly address those naysayers, put this footage in your pessimistic pipe and smoke it:

As evident by the initial Hazeltine hosted Ryder Cup, the multiple day tournament isn’t filled with golf claps from rich stiffs. No, no, no. On their way to the 17-11 victory, Patrick Reed and his teammates repeatedly fed off of the energy from the goosebump-raising crowd.

Additional information surrounding the electric atmosphere’s return to Minnesota will be available on April 10th. On that Tuesday, officials from the PGA of America and Hazeltine will hold a news conference regarding the pride-filled showdown.

In the interim, here are all of the Ryder Cup’s future sites:

FYI: The official 2026 venue is yet to be determined. 

Even though it seems like an eternity from now, the history breaking 47th edition of the intense rivalry should be worth the wait. If you deem the near decade-long anticipation unbearable, the 2020 Ryder Cup will take place in Kohler, Wisconsin. Kohler, the home to Whistling Straits, is approximately a five-hour drive from the Twin Cities.

Actually, a slew of Minnesotans making a Whistling Straits appearance would be very beneficial. With the rest of the world watching, the last thing we need is a bunch of Cheeseheads tarnishing the image of Midwest golf fans. An image that the Land of 10K Lakes worked so hard to create.

Johnny Minnesota @TheJohnnyMN
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]]> Tue, 16 Apr 2024 04:00:19 +0000 Uncategorized Flight Upgrade For Olympic Curling Gold? Airline Says “No”; Good American Says “Yes” https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/uncategorized/flight-upgrade-olympic-curling-gold-airline-says-no-good-american-says-yes/ Tue, 27 Feb 2018 01:57:11 +0000 https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/?p=8424

For many Americans, one of the lasting memories from the 2018 Winter Olympics will be the U.S. Men’s curling teams first-ever gold medal performance.

With the Land of 10K lakes chomping at the bit to welcome the Duluth-based squad home, the champs flew Delta Air out of PyeongChang. Prior to departure, a request from USA Curling’s official Twitter account inquired about getting their seats upgraded.

Shooters are going to shoot. I love it. In my opinion, these boys earned a first class journey back to the United States. Plus, what’s the worst Delta can say? No? 

That’s correct:

Like the curling gold medalists did to Canada in their semi-final match, the airline shut them down. Per their spokesman, there were no seats available for upgrade. I’m not going to go after Delta on this one for two reasons. First and foremost, they can’t just magically create additional seats. Second of all, that’s the precedent that has been set forth by the world’s best curling team.

At least, as you can see from the below video, the airline did provide everyone on board with a pretty classy champagne toast:

Also, the company provided “VIP treatment” upon the Men and Women’s teams landing in the states.

While all of that is fine and dandy, the highlight of the voyage for Team Skip, John Shuster, had to have come from an individual by the name of Gary Balter.

What the 71st largest company on the Fortune 500 couldn’t get accomplished, the Florida resident could. The gentleman and scholar, that is Mr. Balter, gave up his first class seat for the Minnesota native and UMD alum:

How about the Minnesota Nice from the Florida resident? Good shit.

Thank you, Gary! You’re the real MVP.

What a storybook ending to a Cinderella story. Not even the creator of The Simpsons could have foreseen this final curveball.

Johnny Minnesota @TheJohnnyMN
Minnesota Sports Fan MinnesotaSportsFan.com

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