SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Tiger Woods won't be playing in this week's Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits. Neither will Phil Mickelson, though he is here and will serve as a non-playing assistant captain for the United States team.
Six rookies are giving a face-lift to the American side, which has lost four of five and nine of the past 12 Ryder Cups to the Europeans.
The Americans, playing on U.S. soil, are a 2-1 favorite, according to Caesars Sportsbook. Captain Steve Stricker's team has eight of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, and European captain Padraig Harrington's squad has just one (No.