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Fairly soon after Martin Kaymer marginalized the memory of Bernhard Langer with his Ryder Cup-clinching putt Sunday at Medinah, I tried to think of ways the United States could fix its problem with this biennial competition against Europe. Sadly, I could come up with none -- except maybe blowing up the concept of who or what the captain should be.
Losing five of the last six Ryder Cups and winning only four times in the last 14 tries pretty much makes meaningless any argument that the United States is the premier power in men's golf. And, if you use this year's competition as a window into the overall event, there are a lot of places to put the blame.
MEDINAH, Ill. -- Tiger Woods will sit out a match for the first time in his Ryder Cup history Saturday morning, while Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley will take aim at their third consecutive victory.Woods had played in every... more »
Mothers would terrify their children before bedtime with stories of sweet little boys who stumbled absent-mindedly into a Ryder Cup gallery on a Sunday evening and were torn limb from limb by a thousand-strong mob of savages.... more »
As it is, America compiled their 5-3 advantage despite Tiger Woods. The world No 2 may have suffered yet another winless opening day, but thanks largely to the heroics of rookies such as Keegan Bradley, Europe are presented with... more »
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