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Cup captains are just along for the ride

By Bob Harig
ESPN.com

Monday, October 5, 2009

In the aftermath of an impressive United States victory over Europe last year at the Ryder Cup, captain Paul Azinger was heaped with praise for his strategy, especially how it related to pairing the players in groups of four during the practice rounds, and drawing his pairings from those groups. And in the aftermath of another solid U.S. victory at the Presidents Cup, captain Fred Couples was also lauded, this time for basically letting them play. Chris Condon/Getty Images When you're the c ...

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