Charley Hoffman, or Hoff, may make it tough for U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin to leave him off the team. Then again, Steve Elling says Hoff's late arrival at the party probably makes him a long shot to face

victory came in the PGA's second playoff event and propelled him to number two in the FedEx Cup standings. 'Just got it going this week,' said Hoffman who collected 1.35 million dollars in first-place prize money. He won for the first time since 2007,

of the season when he claimed the European Masters title on Sunday. The 46-year-old Spaniard held off his Ryder Cup team mate Edoardo Molinari to head the Italian by three shots with a closing four-under-par 67. 195829 Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain

Reuters) - Padraig Harrington plans to add a European Tour event to his schedule before next month's Ryder Cup after missing the cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship Saturday. 195748 Padraig Harrington of Ireland tees off on the 16th hole during the

'Win and make the Ryder Cup,' he replied in the interview that appeared on HappyHourMagazine.com. On Monday afternoon, a man who typically doesn't do anything halfway probably got it half right. Hoffman won

LOS ANGELES, Sept 6 (Reuters) - While Tiger Woods seems a near-certainty to make the U.S. Ryder Cup team when captain Corey Pavin announces his four wildcard picks, the identities of the other three were open to wide debate on Monday

Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin’s four wildcard picks on Tuesday. Will he prove a Warren Buffet or a Nick Leeson? No need to discuss Tiger Woods. Anyone who was at

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the window of opportunity of those who could have pried away his No. 1 spot in the World Golf Ranking, and Charley Hoffman stunned the leaders with an 11-birdie finish to muscle his way to victory and into the No. 2 spot in the PGA Tour Playoffs for the

shut the window of opportunity of those who could pry away his No. 1 spot in the World Golf Ranking, and Charley Hoffman stunned the leaders with an 11-birdie finish to muscle his way to victory and into the No. 2 spot in the PGA Tour Playoffs for the

Charley Hoffman had been joking with Paul Godyos earlier in the week, and he asked the assistant Ryder Cup captain if he had any input into the four picks Corey Pavin was to make on Tuesday. "Put in a good word for me," Hoffman remembers saying. "Well

62. NORTON, Mass. – Paul Azinger was always adamant that winning breeds confidence. Azinger, the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup captain, believed that winning an event in the weeks before Ryder Cup selections put a player in great position to make the team as a

Monday but it remains to be seen whether it was enough to earn a spot on the American Ryder Cup team

Deutsche Bank Championship. The question is whether it was enough to make him a last-minute pick for the Ryder Cup. "Hopefully, I'm on the real short list," he said. Hoffman ran off four straight birdies early to erase a four-shot deficit, seized control

fine 64 - Zach Johnson, a favourite for one of the wild card places on the United States Ryder Cup team - and Australia's Jason Day head proceedings on eight-under-par. The other players who managed to go around in 65 were Americans Ryan Moore, Hunter

Forgive my golf obsession, but American men are fading from the forefront in golf the way they faded in tennis about six or seven years ago. And with today being the last day

and it would be nice to be on the team," Woods said. "I enjoy playing in the Ryder Cup and going out there against those guys with my team-mates." The US holders take on Europe at the Celtic Manor resort in Wales from October 1-3. "On the

Tiger Woods did not make the Ryder Cup team, will he be the wild card pick? He didn't earn it. Photo: Tiger Woods did not qualify for the Ryder Cup and he has one chance left

Scott Verplank was 70th after the Deutsche Bank, but is out for the year with a wrist injury. Golf Channel will have coverage of the first two rounds of the BMW Championship, while NBC will broadcast the final two rounds. Mickelson will defend his title

months have you heard Tiger Woods' 10 wins, 13 losses and two halves in 25 matches at five Ryder Cups dismissed as modest or poor or disappointing? Barren spell: Padraig Harringtons statistics dont tell the full story of his faltering game, which has