| Article ID: | iaor20031042 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 74 |
| End Page Number: | 77 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2002 |
| Journal: | Interfaces |
| Authors: | Hurley W.J. |
| Keywords: | game theory, recreation & tourism |
I used game theory to examine how team captains should select their slates for the final day of the Ryder Cup matches. Under the assumption that golfers have different abilities and are not influenced by pressure or momentum, I found that drawing names from a hat will do no worse than any other strategy.