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When has Tiger demonstrated an ability to do anything for anyone other than himself?

Yeah, cuz his foundation isn't helping anyone, and he probably gives away a few million bucks a year because he's totally selfish.

The guy cheated on his wife (A LOT). Doesn't make him the anti-christ.

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I'm sick of all the Tiger bashing! He hasn't played that bad in any of the Majors this year! If this infidelity crap wouldn't have come out, most of the bashers would still be on the Tiger BandWagon. Not that I'm condoning cheating, but give the guy a break.

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I'm sick of all the Tiger bashing! He hasn't played that bad in any of the Majors this year! If this infidelity crap wouldn't have come out, most of the bashers would still be on the Tiger BandWagon. Not that I'm condoning cheating, but give the guy a break.

Tiger bashing??? This thread is for debating whether Tiger's playing well enough to warrant a Ryder Cup appearance or not.Little to no Tiger bashing here.
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I'm sick of all the Tiger bashing! He hasn't played that bad in any of the Majors this year! If this infidelity crap wouldn't have come out, most of the bashers would still be on the Tiger BandWagon. Not that I'm condoning cheating, but give the guy a break.

Who is bashing?

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Now Pavin is telling us that Tiger is "high on his list for the Ryder Cup" team. Such a crock. If the PGA and all the sponsors weren't worried about their TV ratings without Tiger, there would be absolutely no question that he would not be on the team. Between the Ryder stuff and the PGA fiasco, I am getting very turned off by golf organizations.

I gotta agree with you. IMO he won't add anything to the Ryder team. He doesn't play well with others, his Ryder Cup record to point isn't that great, but he will make the ratings climb, lol, even if he has a hard time breaking par.

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Tiger bashing???

I could be wrong, but this thread could have been worded differently. It's not specifically a Tiger question. The real question is, "of the players sitting in the 9 to 12 spots in the final Ryder Cup points standings, are there any whould should be bumped, and if so, by whom?"

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I just don't see how you don't pick Tiger. There probably isn't a better match player on the list of choices than Tiger. Just don't pair him with Phil.

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He's won three US Amateurs and he knows how to be a great player. As I'm writing this he just shot a 65 @ Barclays... If you're Pavin, you've got to put a Tiger in your tank. But just like ghalfaire says... "keep him away from Mickelson!"

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Five reasons why Tiger should not be on the Ryder Cup team:
5. He's going through another swing change. His new coach, Sean Foley, seems to be suggesting changes that Tiger needs to make, but when you change your swing, you lose your bearings for a while. This is a bad time to be relying on someone who is retooling.

4. The symbolism of it all. How can we leave the Number One player in the world off the team? Anyone who thinks he still ranks that high has had their eyes closed all summer. He's the Number One player in the world because that's the way the formula works and because Phil refuses to step up.

3. He would be a distraction who would drain energy from the rest of the team. The whole focus of the Cup would be how well Tiger is playing, or how well he is not playing. This is a team event, and the last thing a team needs is a player whose sad story is bigger than the team effort.

2. There's no fire in his game right now. This is the week that Tiger laid up (!) on a 273-yard par 4, pitched on, missed the birdie putt, and missed the one-foot tap-in.

1. Tiger is a broken man who needs time to heal himself. In 2008, he had a broken leg and needed time to mend it. Now, he has a broken head, a broken psyche, and he needs time to mend that, too.
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Five reasons why Tiger should not be on the Ryder Cup team:

Sorry, but I cannot agree with the claim that there's no fire in his game. He had 17 birdies this week. He had a 18-hole stretch of +8, but he shot -15 on the other 54 holes. In match play, you can do very well as long as you're making a lot of birdies.
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4. The symbolism of it all. How can we leave the Number One player in the world off the team? Anyone who thinks he still ranks that high has had their eyes closed all summer. He's the Number One player in the world because that's the way the formula works and because Phil refuses to step up.

Yeah, his season has been terrible...

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2. There's no fire in his game right now. This is the week that Tiger laid up (!) on a 273-yard par 4, pitched on, missed the birdie putt, and missed the one-foot tap-in.

So anyone with some sort of course management and making a three-putt should not be picked for the team?

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Tiger showed he is on the right track this weekend at the Barclays. Of course he should be on the Ryder Cup team. I am not sure how he will be as a partner, but he should be in the singles and have at em. Remember his exwife was European so there will be an edge to the Tiger's claws.

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Tiger showed he is on the right track this weekend at the Barclays. Of course he should be on the Ryder Cup team. I am not sure how he will be as a partner, but he should be in the singles and have at em. Remember his exwife was European so there will be an edge to the Tiger's claws.

Yes, he has many reasons to be bloody FURIOUS with his wife's behavior.

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