Saturday, September
28, 2002
Ryder
Cup at a Glance
SUTTON COLDFIELD,
England (AP) - A brief look at Friday's opening round matches
in the Ryder Cup:
Leading:@ Europe,
which parlayed a quick start in the morning best-ball matches
(3-1) to build a 4 1/2-3 1/2 advantage.
Venue:@ The Belfry
(Brabazon course)
Length:@ 7,118.
Par:@ 36-36-72.
Defending champion:@
United States.
Series:@ U.S. leads
24-7-2.
Stars:@ Sergio Garcia
of Spain and Lee Westwood of England, who combined to beat the
power-hitting duo of David Duval and Davis Love III in best ball,
then turned around and finessed Tiger Woods and Mark Calcavecchia
in alternate-shot play.
Understudies:@ Americans
Phil Mickelson and David Toms, who swung the momentum back toward
the U.S. team with a late-charging tie against Colin Montgomerie
of Scotland and Bernhard Langer of Germany, Europe's most experienced
twosome.
How did Woods do?:@
Tiger Woods lost both his matches, dropping his record in Ryder
Cup play to 3-8-1.
Key shot:@ Woods
missed a 4-foot putt at No. 11 that let the European team of Garcia-Westwood
back into a pivotal match they eventually won.
Notable:@ Playing
with Woods cost Calcavecchia his unblemished mark (4-0) in alternate-shot
matches.
Quotable:@ "Wonderful.
The crowds were just amazing. I didn't see one drunk yet. Yet.
But I might be one of them after today," European captain
Sam Torrance.
Saturday's TV:@ 8
a.m. to 6 p.m., NBC, tape-delayed.
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