Kenny Perry to Skip Another Major to Focus on Making Ryder Cup Team

I give Kenny Perry credit for formulating a game plan and sticking to it. The 47-year-old won the Memorial Tournament on the first day of this month, and promptly announced he would be forgoing the U.S. Open to concentrate on making the Ryder Cup team.

Kinda weird since you get twice the Ryder Cup points in the majors (just like Scrabble!), but historically, Perry had struggled at Torrey Pines, and instead of traipsing off to Southern California for what would likely be a frustrating two days of golf before heading back to Kentucky, Perry opted to play Memphis, Hartford and Detroit.

In those three tournaments, Perry finished T24, T6, and 1. As in, he won the whole damned thing in Detroit (shockingly, John Daly -- and Bob -- missed the cut). So, to recap: a 24th, sixth, and first are worth a helluva lot more points than a MC at the U.S. Open.

Which is why it makes perfect sense that Perry's skipping the British Open, too.

Perry ... confirmed that he will skip the British Open to play in the Greater Milwaukee Open in his attempt to make this year's Ryder Cup in his home state of Kentucky.

"I've won Milwaukee, and I've top-10ed it there the last 12 years in a row and love that tournament," said Perry, No. 6 in the U.S. Ryder Cup standings. "I'll play the British next year.

Hey, if Perry's goals are to make the Ryder Cup team at the expense of missing majors, I'm not going to begrudge the guy. In fact, I wish him luck, because he, along with his teammates, are going to need it (if recent Ryder Cup history is any guide, anyway).