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U.S. has shot for redemption at Ryder Cup

August 6, 2008

Mark it down. 2008 just might be the year the United States doesn’t get waxed in the Ryder Cup. The 35th incarnation of the event takes place Sept. 16-21 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. The United States hasn’t won the event since 1999 when Ben Crenshaw captained a miracle comeback in Brookline, Mass. The last three Cups? Europe has cruised, 52.5-31.5. Call it poor leadership, poor play, poor camaraderie — any and all apply. Paul Azinger can change that. In 2006 the after losing for the third-straight time, the U.S. changed up its Ryder Cup selection process. The top eight players in the Ryder Cup points standings qualify automatically and the captain, Azinger, has four at-large picks. Tiger won’t be around this year, perhaps immediately notching the advantage to the Europeans. But even with Tiger the U.S. has lost three straight. Woods is 10-13-2 in five Ryder Cups. He’s a solid 3-1-1 in singles play, but do the math — with his teammates he’s winning less than

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