Big Three Take Blame for U.S. Ryder Cup Debacle
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - The worst U.S. defeat  in Ryder Cup history was dumped at the feet of the team's  leading three players, who buckled under the weight of  expectation and the force of a European juggernaut.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Phil Mickelson was  relegated to the Ryder Cup sidelines by U.S. captain Hal Sutton  on Friday after the Masters champion and partner Tiger Woods  slumped to two defeats at Oakland Hills.
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STRAFFAN, Ireland -- Favorites or underdogs in the Ryder Cup, it doesn't matter to the Europeans. They boasted of having their best team ever, then backed it up in dominant fashion by turning the Ryder Cup into another rout Sunday to win for an unprecedented third straight time.
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If, as reported, Tom Lehman will be named today as captain of the 36th US Ryder Cup team by the PGA of America, one thing is likely for the 2006 Cup matches in Ireland: The recent move toward civility will come to an abrupt end.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Unless golf history  is made, Europe will comfortably retain the Ryder Cup on Sunday  against a U.S. team which has been in disarray for the first  two days.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The pressure is on  the United States to improve their poor Ryder Cup record over  the first two days, says U.S. captain Hal Sutton.
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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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STRAFFAN, Ireland -- There was a lot written and said about Tom Lehman's Ryder Cup rookies the past two months, and not much of it was good.
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Favorites or underdogs in the Ryder Cup, it doesn't matter to the Europeans. They boasted of having their best team ever, then backed it up in dominant fashion by turning the Ryder Cup into another rout Sunday to win for an unprecedented third straight time.
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Bloomfield Township, Mich.- Nobody plays the underdog card better than European Ryder Cup players. It explains why Padraig Harrington and Colin Montgomerie practically tripped over people to get to the first tee Friday morning.
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Colin Montgomerie can be stuffy at times. Not at this Ryder Cup.
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WHEN Europe came away from the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, Detroit, in September with a record 18Â½-9Â½ win over the United States, they left behind a nation questioning what had gone wrong
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The U.S. Ryder Cup qualifying system has  been revamped for 2006 after heavy criticism following the  American team's thrashing by Europe in this year's event.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Hal Sutton has pretty much told the Europeans to &quot;get over it.&quot;. The US Ryder Cup captain is tired of hearing about the ugly American celebration that took place five years ago
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Backed by the clutch performance from its English rookies and reliable play from Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood, Europe put the United States in another huge hole Saturday by taking an 11-5 lead at the Ryder Cup and making victory Sunday seem like a mere formality...
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If the European Ryder Cup team had not been so cordial, so professional, so dominant, the scene might have been impossible for an American to take.
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When U.S. captain Hal Sutton sent Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson out as his lead pair in the Ryder Cup, he didn't even want to think about what would happen if they got beat.