How will Woods absence affect the Ryder Cup?
A. Not even a clairvoyant would be able to predict whether the Americans can wrest back the cup for the first time since 1999. No one knows how the U.S. will respond to losing the man many believe is the best player in the history of the game. Woods mathematically sewed up a spot on Paul Azinger’s team with his U.S. Open victory. Now, though, the automatic qualifiers will be the players who rank Nos. 2-9 in the standings and Azinger will still have four Captain’s Picks.
