Woods Struggling at Ryder Cup

For the better part of his Ryder Cup career, Tiger Woods was the clear No.

Woods, a 14-time major winner who makes his seventh Ryder Cup appearance for the United States this week at Medinah Country Club, has played on just one winning team, in 1999 — when the U.S.

“I certainly am responsible for that because I didn’t earn the points that I was put out there for,” Woods said Tuesday during a Ryder Cup news conference.

Woods never has missed a Ryder Cup session for the events he has played dating to his first in 1997.

“As dominant as he was through most of those years, I think anyone would be a little surprised to see .500,” said Furyk of Woods’ Ryder Cup record.

Former European Ryder Cup player and 2010 winning captain Colin Montgomerie said it typically gave his side a boost to knock off Woods, hence some extra motivation and yet a feeling of nothing to lose.

Graeme McDowell, who clinched the Ryder Cup for Europe at Celtic Manor two years ago when he defeated Hunter Mahan in the final singles match, believes his teammates have raised their games to take on Woods.

A guy who plays Tiger Woods, or a player of that caliber, doesn’t expect to win, so he lets it all go and he plays out of his skin and gets the upset.” For all the talk of Woods’ record in the Ryder Cup, he has not lost a singles match since his first appearance in 1997.