NEW YORK - Those who believe in cause and effect will find a connection between the New York Stock Exchange serving as the site for the announcement of the U.S. Ryder Cup wild cards on Tuesday and the Dow Jones average subsequently falling 107 points.
Tiger Woods futures? Sell short.
That team captain Corey Pavin made Woods one of his four selections was a given, Jim Gray or no Jim Gray. The American squad literally wasn't going anywhere, meaning to Wales to play the Europe/Great Britain team in the beginning of October, without Tiger.
He means too much to U.S. golf. Too much to NBC, which will be televising the matches. Too much to people who believe in contrition and forgiveness.
Whether the team figuratively can go somewhere, upsetting a much stronger Euro...
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