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Chip R · 08-15-2010, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MWM

Nothing about Tiger Woods has been anything like "most players."

Key word in that sentence is "has". I don't think anyone will be as dominant as Tiger was for a long time - even Tiger.

RFS62 · 08-17-2010, 10:53 AM

Any predictions on whether or not Tiger will be on the Ryder Cup team?

Chip R · 08-17-2010, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by RFS62

Any predictions on whether or not Tiger will be on the Ryder Cup team?

I think he will.

Hoosier Red · 08-17-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by RFS62

Any predictions on whether or not Tiger will be on the Ryder Cup team?

I think he will and he should. The extra leniency given the captains picks is a good thing, but if you are situated from 9-12, there should be a reason someone is getting picked instead of you.

Tiger Woods brings a lot of "intangibles" and he finished in the top 12, so I see no reason why someone should be picked over him.

Boston Red · 08-17-2010, 12:59 PM

Is Tiger still #1, or did Mickelson finally pass him this week?

I think Tiger should be out of the Ryder Cup because he is likely to be more of a distraction than an asset. But I assume he will be on the team (especially if whatever network is covering it has any say...and they probably do).

Chip R · 08-17-2010, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Boston Red

But I assume he will be on the team (especially if whatever network is covering it has any say...and they probably do).

The advantage to a network carrying the Ryder Cup - especially since it will end early Sunday afternoon instead of Sunday evening - is that unless Tiger gets hurt or Pavin chooses not to use him in singles that day people are going to tune in to watch him. It's not like a tournament where he didn't make the cut of he's hopelessly out of it come Sunday.

paintmered · 08-17-2010, 07:19 PM

I want Tiger to make the team but I don't want him playing before Sunday.

MWM · 08-17-2010, 07:31 PM

I'm probably in the minority who does not want him on the team. I love the Ryder and next to my top couple of sports teams winning a championship, the Ryder Cup is next in line of my cheering interests. I don't think Tiger helps them this year, and I think the distraction will impact the team.

Hoosier Red · 08-18-2010, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Chip R

The advantage to a network carrying the Ryder Cup - especially since it will end early Sunday afternoon instead of Sunday evening - is that unless Tiger gets hurt or Pavin chooses not to use him in singles that day people are going to tune in to watch him. It's not like a tournament where he didn't make the cut of he's hopelessly out of it come Sunday.

Everyone plays singles I think. But you're right, there is a choice of whether or not to play him in the 4 ball and alternate shot matches.

bucksfan2 · 08-19-2010, 08:34 AM

Tiger has been an enigma throughout his entire Ryder Cup career. Captains have struggled to find someone to pair him with. And Tiger really has never dominated, or even played the way you think he would have. IIRC Tiger was paired with Phil last Ryder Cup and had some success.

paintmered · 08-19-2010, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bucksfan2

Tiger has been an enigma throughout his entire Ryder Cup career. Captains have struggled to find someone to pair him with. And Tiger really has never dominated, or even played the way you think he would have. IIRC Tiger was paired with Phil last Ryder Cup and had some success.

The Tiger/Phil pairing was a disaster. They lost both of their Friday matches and had new parters for Saturday. Tiger has been pretty good in singles play, however (3-1-2 record).

Chip R · 08-19-2010, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoosier Red

Everyone plays singles I think.

Yeah, I think you're right. Unless someone gets hurt from the other team.

Redhook · 08-19-2010, 08:55 PM

Tiger and Stricker have been a great pair recently. They'll be paired together for the Ryder Cup. Bank on it.

Hoosier Red · 08-19-2010, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by paintmered

The Tiger/Phil pairing was a disaster. They lost both of their Friday matches and had new parters for Saturday. Tiger has been pretty good in singles play, however (3-1-2 record).

That was two or three Ryder Cups ago. I think it was the one where Hal Sutton was the captain.

Woods and Stricker have done well as have Woods and Furyk.

BuckeyeRed27 · 08-23-2010, 03:34 PM

TMZ reporting that Tiger is officially divorced.

08-17-2010, 10:53 AM	#887
RFS62 Hey Cubs Fans Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York Posts: 16,567	Re: The Tiger Woods Saga Thread Any predictions on whether or not Tiger will be on the Ryder Cup team? __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain

08-17-2010, 12:59 PM	#890
Boston Red Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Braintree, MA Posts: 1,945	Re: The Tiger Woods Saga Thread Is Tiger still #1, or did Mickelson finally pass him this week? I think Tiger should be out of the Ryder Cup because he is likely to be more of a distraction than an asset. But I assume he will be on the team (especially if whatever network is covering it has any say...and they probably do).

08-17-2010, 07:19 PM	#892
paintmered SERP Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,007	Re: The Tiger Woods Saga Thread I want Tiger to make the team but I don't want him playing before Sunday. __________________ What if this wasn't a rhetorical question? All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.

08-17-2010, 07:31 PM	#893
MWM Pre-tty, pre-tty good!! Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 12,171	Re: The Tiger Woods Saga Thread I'm probably in the minority who does not want him on the team. I love the Ryder and next to my top couple of sports teams winning a championship, the Ryder Cup is next in line of my cheering interests. I don't think Tiger helps them this year, and I think the distraction will impact the team. __________________ Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David

08-19-2010, 08:34 AM	#895
bucksfan2 Waitin til next year Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 9,616	Re: The Tiger Woods Saga Thread Tiger has been an enigma throughout his entire Ryder Cup career. Captains have struggled to find someone to pair him with. And Tiger really has never dominated, or even played the way you think he would have. IIRC Tiger was paired with Phil last Ryder Cup and had some success.

08-19-2010, 08:55 PM	#898
Redhook Miami Redhawks Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cincy Posts: 2,247	Re: The Tiger Woods Saga Thread Tiger and Stricker have been a great pair recently. They'll be paired together for the Ryder Cup. Bank on it. __________________ "....the two players I liked watching the most were Barry Larkin and Eric Davis. I was suitably entertained by their effortless skill that I didn't need them crashing into walls like a squirrel on a coke binge." - dsmith421 www.kylevoska.com - Golfer? Check out my blog for golf tips.

08-23-2010, 03:34 PM	#900
BuckeyeRed27 Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Culver City, CA Posts: 2,666	Re: The Tiger Woods Saga Thread TMZ reporting that Tiger is officially divorced.

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