captain's pick

Example Sentences

• "Czech No.1 Tomas Berdych is the first captain’s pick named for Team Europe in the inaugural Laver Cup. Berdych will line up alongside top 10 stars Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Marin Cilic and Dominic Thiem at the O₂ arena in Prague, Czech Republic from September 22-24, 2017. […] Team Europe captain Björn Borg is thrilled Berdych has accepted his invitation."
• "It would not be until a decade later, in 1989, that a U.S. captain would join his European counterpart in having the luxury of captain’s selections. The historic first two captain's picks from captain Raymond Floyd ahead of a 14-14 draw at The Belfry in England were Lanny Wadkins and Tom Watson."
• "Ms Gillard said on Tuesday she had made a "captain's pick" and asked Ms Peris to join the Labor Party and run as a Northern Territory Senate candidate later this year."
• "At the time he acknowledged that the decision to knight Prince Philip was a “captain’s pick” and made clear that the Queen had accepted his recommendation."
• "Abbott asked O’Dwyer after the 2010 election to write a supportive op-ed on his captain’s pick paid paternity-leave scheme. Inside the party it was well known that she opposed the policy in the form he had announced it, after he had consulted only a few people, including Credlin and his friend Christopher Pearson. It was designed to counter his problem with women, but it only made things worse."
• "The eye watering splurge, adding to a record budget deficit, is headlined by two captain's picks for Joyce: a $5 billion rail line from Toowoomba to Gladstone for coal and farm exports and a $5 billion dam near Townsville, plus a $1.5 billion for a new port in Darwin for minerals and gas exports and $7.1 billion for infrastructure in the Pilbara, North Queensland, Darwin and the Hunter Valley."