Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson Join PGA of America’s Ryder Cup Task Force

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Published: October 14, 2014

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The PGA of America has created an 11-member task force, which includes star players Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, in hopes of finding a way to end the United States' Ryder Cup woes. Europe has won six of the past seven meetings.

Its formation was confirmed on the PGA's official site. The group includes Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk and Rickie Fowler. Former captains Raymond Floyd, Tom Lehman and Davis Love III, as well as three officials from the American golf organization, are also involved.

PGA of America president Ted Bishop shared some insight into the objectives of the task force:

The Ryder Cup Task Force, co-chaired by Derek Sprague and Pete Bevacqua, is an exciting and comprehensive initiative that will guide the PGA in developing the right strategy and building ongoing processes and infrastructure for future generations of U.S Teams.

The release included a statement from Woods about his decision to join.

"I think this is a great step by the PGA to accomplish what we all want—to win the Ryder Cup," he said. "The Ryder Cup is very important to every player who has the honor to represent his country. I'm excited to be part of this group."



Woods missed this year's clash due to injury as the United States fell, 16 ½ to 11 ½.

One name notably absent from the list is Paul Azinger. The outspoken former Ryder Cup captain, who guided the U.S. to its only win since the turn of the millennium, is viewed as somebody who could help create a more productive process.

Alas, ESPN passed along comments from him about why he decided against joining the task force, at least for now.

"I'm just not ready to sit down and jump on a task force," Azinger said. "I have a scheduled meeting with the PGA of America in early November and I just think it's too soon for me to commit to jumping on a task force."

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