While many questions surround Tiger Woods and his participation in the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor, there are a few things we know as fact:
2010 Ryder Cup: What Tiger Woods Must Do To Make The U.S. Team
- Woods has one more tournament, the PGA Championship this week at Whistling Straits, to work his way in to the top eight of the Ryder Cup standings. Two players have locked up spots on the U.S. team: Phil Mickelson and Hunter Mahan, who won the Bridgestone Classic this past weekend.
If he doesn’t play his way on the team, Woods can be chosen for one of two spots by team captain Corey Pavin. (The two reportedly will meet this week at Whistling Straits.)
Woods will have to finish at least among the top 16 players at the PGA Championship in order to earn a spot.
The Orlando Sentinel, thankfully, crunched the numbers for us on that last fact. Here’s what their calculators told them:
That’s merely to catch Lucas Glover for the No. 8 position – not factoring in what Glover may do at Whistling Straits, or anyone else behind him in the Ryder Cup standings.
Not overly daunting – but not exactly a cinch, either. Not the way things have gone lately. Consider that Woods hasn’t been able to muster a top-16 finish in any of his past three outings.
So Woods has to hope for that top-16 finish, while also hoping some folks in his way play ... well, play like Woods has played over the last three tournaments. During that stretch, his average finish is 49th.
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