Tiger Plays in the Ryder Cup but not The PGA TOUR Championship

 Tiger will be playing in the Ryder Cup - not because he earned it, but because he was a Captain's Pick. Corey Pavin elected to ask Tiger to play, but he also has the right to limit how much he plays, depending on how well he's doing. Today, he has just lost the opportunity to play in the PGA Tour Championship for the first time since 1995, although he finished strong. He just hasn't been consistent. Come on Tiger, we're still rooting for you!
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Pavin not scared of limiting Woods at Ryder Cup
Newsvine LONDON — Tiger Woods is not guaranteed to play in the maximum five matches against Europe in next month's Ryder Cup.

The top-ranked Woods, chosen as one of U.S. captain Corey Pavin's four wild-card picks last week, will be playing in his sixth Ryder Cup but has only been on the winning side once, in 1999.

'I am going to treat every player the same. The objective is to try to win the Ryder Cup and if in my judgment I think Tiger is to play five matches, or should play four or three, then that is what I will do — that's my call as captain,' Pavin told BBC Radio on Sunday.

"For me, it's how he's playing golf. That's my concern as far as the Ryder Cup goes."

Woods, a 14-time major winner but without a tournament victory this year, has picked up 11 points from a possible 25 in the Ryder Cup. He has won three of his five singles matches but only seven of 20 matches in foursomes and fourballs, which are played in pairs on the opening two days. He also has two halves.

Woods was missing when the U.S. won back the trophy from Europe at Valhalla, N.Y., in 2008.

"Tiger told me he will do whatever is necessary to help the team win, and that is going to be my call, and I will probably be making that decision a little bit on the fly. But I'm not afraid to not play him every match, that's for sure," Pavin said.

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Tiger Woods a Captain's Pick to Ryder Cup Team

 In this case I think Tiger Woods was lucky to be a Captain's pick for the Ryder Cup team. At least this past weekend he played well enough to show that he still has the ability, but I think it was touch and go. Do you think that having Tiger play will guarantee greater attendance had anything to do with it?
   . . . June


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Tiger Woods named to Ryder Cup team
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Orange County Register updated 9/7/2010 1:49:25 PM ET

Tiger Woods is going to the Ryder Cup as a captain's pick with his 71 victories and 14 majors. So is 21-year-old Rickie Fowler, who has never won anything at all.

Corey Pavin made an obvious choice and a surprising one Tuesday morning at the New York Stock Exchange when he added Woods and Fowler, along with former major champions Zach Johnson and Stewart Cink, to an American team that will try to retain the cup.

The Ryder Cup is Oct. 1-3 at the Celtic Manor in Wales. The United States won two years ago at Valhalla, and will try to win for the first time overseas since 1993 at The Belfry.

This will be the sixth Ryder Cup team for Woods, but the first in which he needed to be picked. Woods had finished first in the standings every time, including in 2008 when he spent the second half of the year recovering from knee surgery.

'It's great to be a part of this team,' Woods said. 'I'm honored to be selected ... and looking forward to going back and having a great time with the team and hopefully, bring the Cup back'

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