2010 Ryder Cup Preview: Can Tiger Woods Answer the Critics?

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Published: October 1, 2010

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The Ryder Cup has never been a big deal for Tiger Woods. He went every time because he had qualified by finishing well in the tournaments he actually cared about. He always looked disinterested during the tournament and relieved as soon as it ended.

These aren't just some assumptions based on his intensity or demeanor on the course. Look at what he has said in the past about not only the Ryder Cup, but what matters most to him.

He has always been a major championship guy. That's just how he was made. He wants to be the best there ever was and that means winning the biggest tournaments, no shame in that. Woods always referred to the Ryder Cup as a cherry on the top of his year. Yes, it would be nice to have, but he's not going to lose sleep over not getting it.

And, as Woods went, so did the rest of the U.S. squad. If the best player on the team isn't performing to the best of his abilities, it's going to be very tough to win. They didn't. They lost three straight Ryder Cups with Woods on the team, that has only happened one other time.

What was astonishing more than anything, was how badly they were getting beaten. The Euro squad nearly doubled the U.S. point total in both the 2004 and 2006 Cups, winning 18.5 to 9.5 in each. 

Then in 2008, Woods needed to take some time off because of his knee surgery and guess what happened?

The U.S. celebrated their first Ryder Cup win in nearly 10 years with Ryder Cup rookie Anthony Kim burying Sergio Garcia on the final day and Captain's Picks Chad Campbell and J.B. Holmes both winning their matches to seal the victory for the States, winning 16.5 to 11.5.

Woods now must see the Ryder Cup as a chance to prove, once again that he can be the world's best golfer, because he certainly was anything but that this past tour season.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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