Sutton pairs Woods, Mickelson in first Ryder Cup match
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US captain Hal Sutton pairs Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the first Ryder Cup match. As teammates in three Ryder Cups and three Presidents Cups, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have never been paired together in a doubles match.
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Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk will launch   proceedings at the 36th Ryder Cup in a mouth-watering clash   with Europe's Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington in   Friday's opening fourball matches.
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Unlike US captain Hal Sutton, who kept his pairings for the opening matches of the 35th Ryder Cup guarded like a state secret, it was easy to read into Bernhard Langer's mind-set. All you had to do was track the way the final practice groups were organized by the European captain.
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Tiger Woods, with a new partner after losing twice on Friday with Phil Mickelson, won his first match of the Ryder Cup this morning to help the US cut into Europe&#39;s lead at golf&#39;s premier team event.
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World number one Tiger Woods has been paired with good friend Charles Howell III for Thursday's opening foursomes at the seventh Presidents Cup.
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Phil Mickelson&#39;s notable move was to take a pass on playing a practice round Wednesday. The reason: Team captain Hal Sutton told his players to prepare for Friday&#39;s first day however each sees fit.
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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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BLOOMINGTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. -- Both teams are determined to make a strong first impression in the opening matches today of the 35th Ryder Cup.
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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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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- When he was named US Ryder Cup captain almost two years ago, Hal Sutton considered one of his biggest missions to get Tiger Woods fired up for the matches.
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The U.S. team, under a new captain, Tom Lehman, begins play in the 36th Ryder Cup on Friday at the K Club in Straffan, Ireland.
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An excited Colin Montgomerie admitted his victory with Padraig Harrington over the US super pairing of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson was vital to kick start Europe.
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The 35th Ryder Cup matches will get started with a gigantic bang this morning. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will be paired up for the American team against Europe&#39;s Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington.
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Europe made a storming start to the defence of the Ryder Cup at the K-Club as Tiger Woods once again struggled early on.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - A U.S. Ryder Cup  fight-back against holders Europe on Saturday was inspired by  angry captain Hal Sutton.
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The 35th Ryder Cup begins Friday, when the United States faces Europe at Oakland Hills Country Club.
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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.