Is Jack Nicklaus serious? U.S. should
win Ryder Cup EASILY, he says

Is he whistling in the dark with his tongue in cheek (not easy to do!) - or does he really mean it?
Jack Nicklaus says he is confident that the United States will beat Europe and reclaim the Ryder Cup in Kentucky later this month.
The Europeans are aiming for the fourth straight win at Valhalla, but Nicklaus says:
"Even without Tiger Woods, the United States should win easily".
The 18-time major winner, twice a Ryder Cup captain, told Golf Digest: "I just believe we have better players. I think American golf is better than perceptions based on recent Ryder Cup results."
While Europe can boast 12 players in the world's top 50, the US team includes wild cards Chad Campbell and JB Holmes - ranked 53rd and 55th - and is missing injured world number one Woods.
Europe won by nine points in the last two matches.
But Nicklaus said: "Europe has a lot of good players and a host of very promising young guys. But who among them has a really great record?
"It isn't like the 1987 European team that had Ballesteros, Faldo, Sandy Lyle, Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam and Jose Maria Olazabal in it.
"We probably didn't give them enough credit at the time, but history has proved those guys were great players. It was no accident they won. But there's no reason the US team should lose this year."
Nicklaus added: "I'm tired of hearing about the European dominance in the Ryder Cup."