DID JIM FURYK ROLL some putts across the presidential seal? Did Boo Weekley tell the president any colorful jokes? Did Phil Mickelson slap one of his patented flop shots from behind the president’s desk?(Actually, Lefty and four other Ryder Cup teamm…

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The Tampa Bay Rays announced that Paul AzInger will throw out the first pitch for Game 2 of the Rays-White Sox series. Zinger lives very close to Tropicana Field and, apparently, is a pretty big Rays fan. He said in…

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(ABC Sports)LAST NIGHT I TALKED TO BOB ROSBURG, or “Rossi,” a former PGA Tour player and ABC broadcaster. Rosburg won six times on tour, including the 1959 PGA Championship, but he’s probably best known for his 33 years as an on-course commentato…

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The Americans brought home the Ryder Cup after 9 years of frustration. Anthony Kim set the pace for today’s determining singles matches with a 5 and 4 drubbing of Euro standout Sergio Garcia. Jim Furyk ended it on the 17th hole closing out Miguel Angel Jiminez 2 and 1 for the Cup clinching points….

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var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,351,118176,”http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}()The Cup remains the same, the faces change. An injection of new blood from both squads has staged a drama to be decided tomorrow in singles play at the 37th Ryder…

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THE EUROPEAN RYDER CUP TEAM, playing without Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood, made up a point on the United States in Saturday’s morning foursomes matches. The score after the third session was United States 7, Europe 5. It takes 14 1/2 points to win …

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J.B. HolmesJ.B. HOLMES IS THE CROWD FAVORITE at Valhalla this week. At least that’s my snap judgment after attending a Ryder Cup practice session on Wednesday. Chants of “J.B.!” filled the air from the time the Kentucky bomber stepped onto the pr…

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Paul Azinger told the media at his press conference earlier today that Nick Faldo’s “assistant captain” quote from Scotland on Sunday was not true…Did he say that? I question whether he said it, and if he did say it, it…

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Even though it seems that Tiger Woods will not be on site for this week’s Ryder Cup, he will be talking to Paul Azinger via cellular device. Kevin Manahan of The Star-Ledger writes:Azinger doesn’t seem to worry about which button…

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SOMEWHERE U.S. RYDER CUP CAPTAIN Paul Azinger must have a checklist. Four captain’s picks. Check. Favorable Valhalla setup. Check. Lucky coin (or some other good luck charm). Check.And at least one more thing: order of play. Zinger has changed it. In…

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IF THE AMERICANS DON’T WIN the 2008 Ryder Cup, it won’t be because U.S. Captain Paul Azinger didn’t do everything within his power to give his side every possible advantage. That includes the setup of Valhalla Golf Club, the Ryder Cup venue in Lo…

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SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? About a week has passed since Paul Azinger announced his four captain’s picks for the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team. They are Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan, J.B. Holmes and Chad Campbell.All Ryder Cup rookies, I think Stricker, Mahan …

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Choosing from a sea of mediocrity, American captain Paul Azinger made public his 2008 Ryder Cup captain’s picks today. Cleverly changing the selection format from two to four captain’s picks, Azinger had hoped to be able to ride the coattails of four recently hot golfers. He had to settle for…

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I THOUGHT DANIEL WEXLER would be a great source to turn to for commentary on the 2008 Ryder Cup and a couple of other topics. This from his bio:“Daniel Wexler is one of America’s leading golf historians and writers, having authored five prominent boo…

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Count Steve Stricker among those that love the FedExCup. Hearkening back to his performance of last year, Stricker fired a nifty 64 to overtake 1st round leader Hunter Mahan at The Barclays. Stricker punched out after his day’s work at -10, while Mahan slipped precipitously with a 2nd round 73 that…

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“And from what I’ve heard, the whole week is extremely long,” Mahan said in the interview. “You’ve got dinners every night – not little dinners, but huge, massive dinners. I know as players, that’s the last thing we want to do. We want to prepare ourselves. That’s part of the whole thing: You’re…

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OK, I ADMIT TO BEING FACETIOUS in my headline, but there are many ways Paul Azinger could go with his four captain’s picks for the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team. It’s been widely reported that Zinger is willing to think outside the tee box when it comes…

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How about Paul Azinger’s conundrum, huh? Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to escape from a 5 out of 6 losing streak, including 18 1/2 to 9 1/2 thrashings in the last two. Once at home, once on the road. Oh, did I mention that you have to do it without your best player?

From that…

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With the first 8 spots of his team secure–Paul Azinger, never one to hold anything back, told the media in the press room earlier today: This time I think it’s clear that we are the underdogs going into these matches….

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WHILE THE 2008 RYDER CUP BUZZ has been growing, I’ve been burning up the keyboard to bring you something new from ARMCHAIR GOLF: a free 27-page report on the 2008 Ryder Cup.This is the first of what I hope will be many special reports. Just sign up a…

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FORTY-PLUS HOURS OF TV COVERAGE are on tap for the British Open this week at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England. It’s TNT on Thursday and Friday, and a combination of TNT and ABC on the weekend. All times are U.S. Eastern Time (ET).Thursday, July 1…

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Paul Azinger and Nick Faldo put to rest any debate over a recent Daily Mail article when they spoke out earlier today about their reported feud in two separate interviews. Azinger, with a grin, told Peter Kostis before he teed…

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There has always been some tension between Ryder Cup captains Paul Azinger and Nick Faldo (pictured right). It dates back to when they competed on the course nearly twenty years ago, and has continued to build ever since. Well, Zinger…

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Paul Azinger (Fortsonre/Flickr)I saw this over at the Local Knowledge Blog at GolfDigest.com. The topic is captain’s picks for the U.S. Ryder Cup team.“I think if some guy wins three tournaments in a row on the Nationwide Tour and his last tourname…

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Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger was on the first page of the leaderboard earlier today at the Sony Open after 9 holes at 4-under-par. Azinger showed some rust though, and bogeyed four of his next seven holes, and was in…

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