As the PGA Championship prepares to tee off this week at Whistling Straits, most of the discussion doesn’t center around who will win, but will and should Tiger Woods be on this year’s Ryder Cup squad.
Based on his 18 over par performance at the Firestone Country Club last week even Woods said he wouldn’t be a good candidate to help the team. But the world’s number one ranked player also said there’s still time between now and the Ryder Cup for his game to turn around.
I’m in agreement with former 2-Time U.S. Open champ Curtis Strange when he said yesterday, there was little chance in that happening. Even if you’re Tiger Woods, you don’t turn around your game enough to compete for the PGA Championship a week after playing like a duffer. And with all of his personal problems still dangling over his head, it’s unlikely he’ll have the focus needed to return to good golf in the next two months.
Corey Pavin is in a tough situation as Ryder Cup captain. How do you say no to having the number one ranked player in the world on your team? Just looking at the way Woods carried himself last week is enough for me. He looked like a man lost in a crowd.
Tiger needs to do what’s best for him and for the team and tell Pavin he doesn’t want to play this year. There are more important things in his life. I won’t hold it against him and no one else should either.
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