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Article: Europe can win if we target the Tiger; The 34th Ryder Cup The Belfry, 27-29 September.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 23, 2002
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Byline: BERNARD GALLACHER
TWO TEAMS, 24 players, yet the outcome of the 34th Ryder Cup will depend on just one man, Tiger Woods. Why?
Because Tiger is by far the best golfer in the world.
If I was Curtis Strange, the United States captain, I'd be looking to get the maximum of five points out of Tiger. Curtis would do that by playing him in the two sets of fourballs and foursomes on Friday and Saturday plus, of course, the singles on Sunday.
Should Tiger get those five points then the rest of his team need just nine between them to retain the Ryder Cup. Don't forget, the defending team needs 14 out of the available 28 points to keep the ...