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Article: Tiger Woods put to the Ryder Cup challenge: Golf
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- September 15, 2004
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Tiger Woods has been chasing Jack
Nicklaus in golf record books since he was a kid. When it comes to
the Ryder Cup, though, Tiger doesn't mean Jack.
Woods has won more PGA Tour events than Nicklaus at this stage in
his career, and his eight majors put him on pace to break Nicklaus'
all-time record.
Now, U.S. captain Hal Sutton wants him to bring that same purpose
to the Ryder Cup.
"Nobody has to give Tiger Woods a pep talk," Sutton said Tuesday
after the first day of practice at Oakland Hills.
"All we have to do is just say, 'Hey, Tiger, it's time you felt
this is important. I want you to realize that this is going to be an
area that guys are going to judge you ...