Woods joins US Ryder Cup team
Friday, September 24, 2010
Steve Williams and two other caddies - Frank Williams (Stewart Cink) and Joe Skovron (Rickie Fowler) - have been bumped off the US team's plane to the Ryder Cup because the plane is not big enough for everyone.
Also on the charter, in economy-class seats, will be several fans who bought tickets through a special Ryder Cup package.
The US captain, Corey Pavin, dismissed any notion of the Americans' unity being splintered early with three caddies not on the plane. "It's funny what people make of it," Pavin said. "When we play in the United States, everyone comes in separately. Just because we're going overseas doesn't mean we all have to go together."
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