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 (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.
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