Woods, Mickelson to Start in Ryder Cup
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Always rivals, barely friends, finally partners. U.S. captain Hal Sutton made sure this Ryder Cup gets off to a dynamic start by pairing Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson &#151; America's best two players &#151; for the first time in the opening match at Oakland Hills.
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World number one Tiger Woods says he is   ready to take on a leadership role for the United States team   in the Ryder Cup showdown with Europe later this month.
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DUBLIN, Ohio  - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are both playing the Memorial tournament for the first time since 2002, setting up the chance of a mouth-watering showdown on Sunday
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All it took was one glance at the scoreboard to realize the Ryder Cup was over. Tiger Woods was in the lead. It required two of his best shots to get there Thursday in the American Express Championship, a drive he hammered on the 567-yard 18th hole at The Grove, followed by a 3-wood into a slight breeze that landed 20 feet away for an eagle that gave Woods an 8-under 63, and a one-shot lead over Padraig Harrington and Ian Poulter.
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Tiger Woods paired with Phil Mickelson. A dream team in golf gloves. Together, they would lead the charge at the Ryder Cup, carry the United States into an early lead, discourage the Europeans, ignite the home crowd.
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Colin Montgomerie drew first blood for holders Europe with a birdie-three at the first hole as the 35th Ryder Cup began at Oakland Hills under cloudy skies on Friday.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Colin Montgomerie quieted an American crowd and boosted holder Europe&#39;s victory hopes with a 2-and-1 triumph over US stars Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to open the 35th Ryder Cup.
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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were paired for the first time in Friday's opening match of the Ryder Cup, a dynamic twosome that hoped to get the United States rolling toward bringing the chalice back to this side of the Atlantic. But they got off to an inglorious start in their better-ball match against Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington of Europe at Oakland Hills.
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Staring down Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and the rest of the Americans, Europe got off to a stunning start Friday in the Ryder Cup.
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Holders Europe seized early control at   the 36th Ryder Cup while world number one Tiger Woods rallied   after struggling for form over the front nine in Friday's   opening fourball matches.
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Tiger Woods makes his FedEx Cup debut this weekend as he attempts to defend his crown at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Tiger Woods and Phil  Mickelson, the United States' two trump cards, have been paired  together for the opening fourballs of the Ryder Cup which  starts Friday at Oakland Hills.
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While most of the attention will be placed on Tiger Woods and other powerhouse stars at the Ryder Cup, it could be the performances of four rookies that determine the success of the United States.
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Creating a stir on the day before the 35th Ryder Cup, Hal Sutton paired Tiger Woods with Phil Mickelson for Friday's opening four-ball match.
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Tiger Woods has been chasing Jack Nicklaus in golf record books since he was a kid. When it comes to the Ryder Cup, though, Tiger doesn't mean Jack.
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Paul McGinley and Jose Maria Olazabal automatically qualified for Europe's Ryder Cup team Sunday, and Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood made the squad as captain's picks. The four joined eight others already on the defending championship team that will face the United States at Ireland's K Club on Sept. 22-24: Paul Casey, Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, David Howell, Robert Karlsson, Colin Montgomerie and Henrik Stenson.
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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.