Woods denied the chance to be a hero
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October 2, 2012, Tuesday
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TIGER Woods exited Medinah Country Club the forgotten man on Sunday, denied the chance to become the US Ryder Cup hero then handing Europe the outright victory to cap a dismal weekend.
As the afternoon wore on and the Americans' advantage slowly slipped away, it appeared the Ryder Cup could come down to the final match between Italy's Francesco Molinari and Woods.
But Woods would never get the chance to pull the trigger, as Germany's Martin Kaymer dropped a nerve-jangling five-foot putt to beat Steve Stricker and make sure Europe would retain the coveted golden trophy.
On the 18th green, a disinterested Woods slid a three-footer past the cup to surrender a half-point and gift the Europeans the out-right win 14 1/2 to 13 1/2.
"To be honest I didn't really pay that much attention," a gloomy Woods said. "I was trying to get my point.
"I went one up at 17, and I asked what was going on down at 18 because my responsibility was to be able to get my point.
"Then they said that Europe has a chance to win on this hole, or retain the Cup.
"Then after that all went down, my putt was useless. It was inconsequential."
The biennial US-Europe showdown has never brought out the best in Woods, but he slumped to new lows at Medinah losing all three of his team matches while being benched for the first time in his Ryder Cup career.
As the afternoon wore on and the Americans' advantage slowly slipped away, it appeared the Ryder Cup could come down to the final match between Italy's Francesco Molinari and Woods.
But Woods would never get the chance to pull the trigger, as Germany's Martin Kaymer dropped a nerve-jangling five-foot putt to beat Steve Stricker and make sure Europe would retain the coveted golden trophy.
On the 18th green, a disinterested Woods slid a three-footer past the cup to surrender a half-point and gift the Europeans the out-right win 14 1/2 to 13 1/2.
"To be honest I didn't really pay that much attention," a gloomy Woods said. "I was trying to get my point.
"I went one up at 17, and I asked what was going on down at 18 because my responsibility was to be able to get my point.
"Then they said that Europe has a chance to win on this hole, or retain the Cup.
"Then after that all went down, my putt was useless. It was inconsequential."
The biennial US-Europe showdown has never brought out the best in Woods, but he slumped to new lows at Medinah losing all three of his team matches while being benched for the first time in his Ryder Cup career.
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