After ending his own winless streak in unforgettable fashion in the Tour Championship, Tiger Woods has
his sights set on improving his personal Ryder Cup record.
Woods completed one of the greatest comebacks in sport after holding his nerve to win the 80th PGA Tour
title of his career on Sunday in Atlanta. It was Wood’s first victory since 2013.
“I’ve played a lot of the matches. Of those seven previous Ryder Cups, I’ve sat out one session, and
that was at Medinah. Otherwise, I’ve played every single match.
“We haven’t done well. You know, the year that we won in 2008, I had reconstruction knee surgery after
the US Open and I didn’t play. And I was a vice captain in 2016, but it’s different being a player.
“It was neat to be part of the team, to be a part of helping the guys in any way I possibly could to
make them feel comfortable, to get them into the right circumstances to allow them to play their best
golf.
“But my overall Ryder Cup record – not having won as a player since 1999 – is something that hopefully
we can change. We haven’t won as a US squad in 25 years on foreign soil, so hopefully that will change
this week, as well,” he told newsmen.
Just five hours later, the 42-year-old was on a plane to Paris with his team-mates ahead of this week’s
Ryder Cup, an event in which he has been on the winning side just once in seven attempts.