Sutton&#39;s strategy helps US dig hole Woods-Mickelson loses twice ...
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - Hal Sutton, the United States captain, started the day wearing a big, black cowboy hat. He ended it being fitted for a dunce cap.
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Phil Mickelson, battling to stay in U.S. Open contention despite an injured wrist, revived briefly before falling victim to toughening conditions at Oakmont in the second round on Friday.
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U.S. captain Hal Sutton made sure this Ryder Cup gets off to a dynamic start by pairing Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson for the first time in the opening match.
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Tiger Woods had more trouble on the practice tee yesterday than he did in his 3-and-2 singles victory over Europe&#39;s Paul Casey.
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The first two days of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were a showcase for the PGA Tour Playoffs. This time figures to be far more meaningful.
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Europe's grip on the Ryder Cup tightened fractionally as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson again failed to fire for the United States.
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MORE than any of the rest of the world&#39;s best golfers, Phil Mickelson has often tried to do the spectacular because he thinks he will hit a magical shot.
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Europe&#39;s golfers made it look easy to win on American soil when they carried home the Ryder Cup last month. Our racehorses may find the going rather more difficult on the dirt and turf of Lone Star Park in
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MALELANE - The story of yesterday&#39;s second round at the Dunhill golf Championship was more about the losers than the winners. After shooting a five- under-par 67 on Thursday to lie one shot off leader Bruce
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Tiger Woods has not  won a major in two years and lost his world number one ranking  but U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton says reports of his  demise will prove badly exaggerated this week.
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Tiger Woods insisted defeat in the Ryder Cup hurt following questions over his commitment to the event. The American won just two points in the 18Â½-9Â½ loss to Europe.
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The reputations of Ryder Cup captains are made on decisions like these. Hal Sutton found that out two years ago when his ill-advised pairing of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson imploded and took the U.S. team down with it.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Heavyweight United  States duo Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson lost twice on the  opening day of the 35th Ryder Cup Friday as Europe opened up a  record-equalling lead of 6-1/2 points to 1-1/2.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - As simple as it sounds, US captain Hal Sutton might have come up with the best explanation yet of why the underdog Europeans have dominated the Ryder Cup over the past 20 years.
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Hal Sutton had a good idea what kind of U.S. team he would take to the Ryder Cup. All that changed in the final round of the PGA Championship.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Tiger Woods and Phil  Mickelson had been dubbed by their Ryder Cup captain as the  dream pairing but the American duo gave Hal Sutton nothing but  a king-sized headache Friday.
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Phil Mickelson spent a sleepless night, not that it really mattered since he had plenty of time to rest up Saturday at the Ryder Cup. The best player in the majors this year, a chastised Mickelson sat out the morning four-ball matches mostly because U.S. captain Hal Sutton dared not risk giving away any more points.