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Despite early hiccups, Americans rebound to take early lead at Ryder Cup

By Bob Harig
ESPN.com

Friday, September 19, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Stewart Cink figured it was best to get the awkwardness out of the way early. The flag waving and "U-S-A!" chanting had already begun Friday morning at Valhalla Golf Club with the start of the 37th Ryder Cup when Cink took a few minutes on the putting green and had a quick chat with his partner, Chad Campbell. "I told him before [we] teed off that I want to go ahead and apologize for all the crappy shots I'm going to hit," Cink said. "I don't want to waste time out there say ...

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