Tiger Woods’ Ryder Cup Record May Be Better Than You Think

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Published: August 29, 2010

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Tiger Woods, who will without a doubt be Corey Pavin's first captain's pick on September 7 for the American Ryder Cup team, is thought of by some to have a less than stellar record in match play. Specifically, the Ryder Cup and the President's Cup.

Let's dispel those notions right now. Tiger Woods has had quite a proficient record in match play when playing for his country.

In fact, one would be hard pressed to find another current American player already on the 2010 team, or vying for a spot on the team, who has done any better.

Don't buy it? Well, let's look at some numbers.

Tiger's Ryder Cup record is 10-13-2. Not impressed? How about this: His singles match play record in Ryder Cups is 3-1-1. A little more impressive, eh? The match play record that has been less than Tiger-like is when he is paired with someone.

If you were to go back and look at those matches over the years, it is usually Tiger who is playing well and his partner who is struggling. Tiger has been the victim of some poor pairing choices by different captains over the years. Some of the pairings that have not worked well have been Tiger with Stewart Cink, Tiger with Jim Furyk, and certainly Tiger with Phil Mickelson.

One player Tiger has done well playing with in recent years, especially at the President's Cup, is Steve Stricker. Stricker recently said how much he would like to play with Tiger again at this year's Ryder Cup.



"I would love to play with him again," Stricker said at the PGA Championship. "The reason it works is I think we get along with each other very well. I think we complement each others games nicely."

Tiger's President's Cup record is 13-11-1, including a 5-0 record less than a year ago in leading the U.S. to a win over the international team.

Here is a quick breakdown of some of the other veteran players on the U.S. side, and how they hav...
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