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Baynative

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Madriver Well Established Member

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the captain will have no effect on the US team as long as the format of play stays the same. The US will lose any and all "partner format" play. The comment Azinger made about Tiger is correct. Thats why Tiger is the best player in the world. He plays to win ...unfourtunatley ...winning on the PGA Tour, Majors, and world tour is an individual quest. Azinger is as good as anyone....he will lose as well as anyone else.

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Nobody told Phil he had to be a professional athlete either. That kind of stuff just comes with the territory. It's like that in every sport. And I can't imagine someone not wanting to play for their country in either The Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup. That sends a chill down my spine just thinking about it. I'd have an entire different level of dislike for Phil if that was the case.

Amen brotha'! He doesn't have to play. Most athletes don't remember that pro sports are ENTERTAINMENT (see what ESPN stands for). Without the fans being entertained, it wouldn't exist.

It's also true that Phil was decent during his Ryder Cups up until the last two or so (as you pointed out above), so I wonder what the problem recently is? I'll bet it's the age. I watched "Tin Cup" on TV the other day and saw a young Phil walking around with Kevin Costner. Made me realize he's been around a while. Not saying you can't play well when older, but maybe that "zeal for king and country" isn't with him anymore. Maybe he's looking to bow out gracefully by playing less. Who knows.
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