Monday, October 08, 2012

REPORT SAYS TIGER APOLOGISED TO RYDER CUP ROOKIES FOR LETTING THEM DOWN


FROM THE GOLFWEEK WEBSITE
The night the U.S. Ryder Cup team lost in dramatic fashion to the European squad at Medinah Country Club, Tiger Woods sat down with the U.S. rookies and apologiSed, according to a broadcast report.
GolfWorld magazine's Tim Rosaforte told The Golf Channel's "Morning Drive" program today that after the 14½-13½ European victory, Woods gathered the four U.S. Ryder Cup rookies -- Keegan Bradley, Jason Dufner, Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker -- and personally apologised for not getting the points needed to clinch a U.S. victory. 
The Europeans tied the greatest Ryder Cup comeback with a 14½-13½ victory, which was sealed by Martin Kaymer's 6ft putt.
Woods went 0-3-1 in the 39th Ryder Cup and owns a career 13-17-3 record. Despite his poor overall record at Medinah, Woods did have some impressive stretches, including a seven-birdie performance during a Friday afternoon four-ball match with Steve Stricker. 
That U.S. pairing lost one down to Lee Westwood and Nicolas Colsaerts, who had eight birdies and an eagle in the victory.
The U.S. had led the European team 10-6 before falling apart.
Woods has played on seven Ryder Cup teams, but was part of only one American victory, the come-from-behind triumph at Brookline in 1999.
As a whole, the American rookies were impressive: Bradley (3-1-0), Dufner (3-1-0), Snedeker (1-2-0) and Simpson (2-2-0) compiled a 9-6-0 combined record.

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