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Prediction: U.S. in a rout in September

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The key to winning the Ryder Cup is to not have Tiger Woods on your team. I’m kidding…sort of.

But think about it: one of the Americans’ major obstacles has been overcoming their own perceived surplus of talent in comparison to the relatively unimpressive Europeans. This, of course, to paraphrase the Brits, is complete rubbish. The Europeans are not just some second-class band of misfits who are more willing to embrace the intricacies of alternate shot. They are all world-class players, some of whom just happen to be lesser known because they play their golf somewhere other than Orlando, Fla., and Columbus, Ohio.

But back to my point. For all of the Americans’ efforts in building up their opponent before the matches, they could never get past the fact that they had the world’s most dominant player on their side. But now Woods is out for the rest of the year, and yesterday he said “he wouldn’t even serve in any sort of ceremonial role”:http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news;_ylt=Ah8ssTilq4mmg1lE4sAqJLwogsUF?slug=afp-golfuspgawoods&prov=afp&type=lgns (what’d you expect, him to sing the national anthem?) and my bet is it’s only going to help the Americans.

Or so I’m guessing. Who really knows? For all the theories about why the U.S. has faltered so clumsily in the Ryder Cup of late—they don’t like each other, they’re too self-interested, their uniforms have been hideous—it’s really been a matter of not making enough putts. That’s not a very sexy reason. But it’s probably the best place to start.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 at 9:42 am by Sam Weinman. Print | Email

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One Response to “Prediction: U.S. in a rout in September”

  1. Psychic Advice

    Thanks for the great info. I hope you’ll follow this with some more great content.

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Kevin DevaneyKevin Devaney
Kevin Devaney Jr. came to The Journal News in 1998 and worked on the sports staff through college. A Fordham University graduate, Kevin primarily reports on high school football and basketball but has experience covering college and professional events. He is married, and enjoys playing golf, video games and fantasy sports.
Mike DoughertyMike Dougherty
is the lead golf writer for The Journal News and LoHud.com and has been covering the sport locally for nearly 20 years. HeÕs chased Tiger Woods aro und Congressional C.C. followed Annika Sorenstam at DuPont C.C., and stalked the dedicated golfers that sleep in their cars at Mohansic every spring in hopes of landing a weekend tee time. Dougherty also spent a decade on the Knicks beat, which left plenty of time for golf every April.
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