SI Golf Plus' Ryder Cup Capsules
Posted: Tuesday September 21, 1999 04:29 PM
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Ready to roar: Tiger Woods will look to improve on his 1-3-1 record in Ryder Cup competition. AP |
PLAYERS
Tiger
Woods
Ryder Cup record:
1-3-1
The skinny: We read that he really cares, but that's just prose on
parade.
Colin
Montgomerie
Ryder Cup record:
9-6-3
The skinny: Let's hear it (you know he'll be listening) for the pride of
Europe.
David
Duval
Ryder Cup record:
0-0
The skinny: Double D's still on the defensive after double-talk about
charity.
Lee
Westwood
Ryder Cup record:
2-3
The skinny: He played every session in '97 and will have to be a he-man
again.
Payne
Stewart
Ryder Cup record:
8-7-1
The skinny: A man who values tradition, he still wants a piece of Tony
Jacklin.
Darren
Clarke
Ryder Cup record:
1-1
The skinny: Always powerful but often streaky, Clarke needs to play like
Superman.
Davis Love
III
Ryder Cup record:
5-8-0
The skinny: He's hurt and still living off the Putt in '93. Warm up Bob
Estes.
Paul
Lawrie
Ryder Cup record:
0-0
The skinny: He lucked out at Carnoustie but will be hittin' bricks in
Brookline.
Mark
O'Meara
Ryder Cup record:
4-7-1
The skinny: Hey, bud, if he doesn't win a match, he'll still have had a
great
career.
Miguel Angel
Jimenez
Ryder Cup record:
0-0
The skinny: Seve's assistant, 35, isn't really a rookie, and dig the
skanky
swing.
Hal
Sutton
Ryder Cup record:
3-3-3
The skinny: Good field, no chip. His pitiful short game is a major
liability.
José María
Olazábal
Ryder Cup record:
14-8-3
The skinny: Beware the injured golfer. Ollie + Sergio = Spanish Armada
II.
Justin
Leonard
Ryder Cup record:
0-2-2
The skinny: Face the facts: He's 1-8-3 when you add his Presidents Cup
record.
British Open champion Paul Lawrie prepares for his first ever Ryder Cup event. AP |
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Sergio
Garcia
Ryder Cup record:
0-0
The skinny: No rough will help the boy wonder, who could steal this show,
too.
Jim
Furyk
Ryder Cup record:
1-2
The skinny: He peaked in '98, but that goofy swing's an asset in match
play.
Jarmo
Sandelin
Ryder Cup record:
0-0
The skinny: Talks tough, plays soft. He's way too erratic to be taken
seriously.
Phil
Mickelson
Ryder Cup record:
4-1-2
The skinny: Rips Gentle Ben? Threatens writers? We're in Phightin' Phil's
corner.
Jean Van de
Velde
Ryder Cup record:
0-0
The skinny: The U.S. strategy: Get him to 18. His putting, though, is no
joke.
Jeff
Maggert
Ryder Cup record:
4-3
The skinny: The Invisible Man was one of only three U.S. winners in
Spain.
Padraig
Harrington
Ryder Cup record:
0-0
The skinny: He thinks the Dunhill and World cups have prepared him for
this.
Tom
Lehman
Ryder Cup record:
3-2-2
The skinny: He has never been on a winner, and this could be his last
chance.
Andrew
Coltart
Ryder Cup record:
0-0
The skinny: A basket case during qualifying, he's a nice guy who'll
finish
last.
Steve
Pate
Ryder Cup record:
0-1-1
The skinny: Excellent choice, Ben. Pate's fearless, funny and a clutch
putter.
Jesper
Parnevik
Ryder Cup record:
1-1-2
The skinny: Forget the gamesmanship. You don't want to get in his
head.
COACHES
Ben
Crenshaw
Ryder Cup record:
3-8-1
The skinny: Will his young studs forgive him for ratting them out at
Medinah?
Mark
James
Ryder Cup record:
8-15-1
The skinny: The team liked the way he stood up to Faldo . . . but seven
rookies?
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