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Instead of hopping on private jets and wallowing over the Atlantic, the American team stayed and helped their counterparts celebrate, singing and dancing late into the night, according to Tiger Woods.
  -- Los Angeles Times

The Americans subconsciously may harbor some animus toward the PGA of America, which governs the Ryder Cup when it's played in the States. The organization determines the Ryder Cup qualifying point system (which needs another revision by the way) and also picks the captain every two years.
  -- Washington Post

Paul Azinger is expected to be named the next U.S. captain, the announcement coming within the next two months.
   -- St. Petersburg Times

An armada of PGA of America officials accompanied the American team to the K Club last week. They were decked out in the same fancy and free duds the players got to wear, and had access to their quarters and in some cases, their team room, where they no doubt reveled in slapping backs and hobnobbing with the stars of their game. For some players, it may have been somewhat off-putting.
  -- Washington Post

Tiger Woods said the shape of each player's game on the first tee the first day is far more important than other theories as to why the U.S. has lost recent Ryder Cups. A fast start becomes magnified in match play, Woods said, especially when you are playing 18-hole matches.
  -- Los Angeles Times

Nine of the 16 Ryder Cup team matches went to the 18th hole. The U.S. won the 18th hole just once. They lost three and tied five. That means they had eight chances to improve their situation by half a point and were unable to do it.
  -- St. Petersburg Times

NBC's Johnny Miller again suggested the Europeans' camaraderie is better because they play so many events in foreign outposts, while the Americans are so singular in their pursuits on the PGA Tour.
  -- St. Petersburg Times

After suffering a back injury while losing to eventual winner Paul Casey of England in the quarterfinals of the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth two weeks ago, Mike Weir returned home for treatment. He will not be making the trip back to England this week for the WGC-American Express Championship.
  -- USA Today

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