The story

He's the best golfer in the world today, and arguably one of the greatest players of all time. He's raised the profile of the sport across the world, attracting legions of fans whenever he plays. And he is injured.

In April, Tiger Woods had surgery on his left knee, which put him out of action until the U.S. Open in June. Since then, he's been out of competitions altogether.

It was clear then that the Ryder Cup would be affected by Tiger's absence, and it would be up to U.S. team captain, Paul Azinger to pick a team to compensate for the sizeable hole the world number one would leave.

Now the competition is finally here and the teams have been picked, leaving people to wonder whether the United States has enough strength in depth without the talismanic Tiger.

On paper, the U.S. team looks a little flimsy, with just six of the 12-man team making it into the top 20 in the world, and two of the team -- Chad Campbell and J.B. Holmes -- failing to hit the top 50. In the European camp, although they only have seven players in the top 20, all of the team feature in the top 50. Read full article »

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