Forget Rankings and Missing Champions, This Is Passion That Endures

Scotland on Sunday › September 20, 2004

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THE magnitude of the Ryder Cup cannot be overestimated. Watched in the flesh by 38,000 fans every day, and on television by viewers in 218 different countries, it is a match that has grown out of all proportion to its roots. Those of us who were lucky enough to be gathered around the first tee on Friday morning will bear testimony to its intimidating atmosphere.

This, after all, is a tournament that showcases the planet's outstanding players in three spectacular days of intense competition.

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Forget Rankings and Missing Champions, This Is Passion That Endures

What do you mean Vijay Singh isn't here? The world No.1 from Fiji, fresh from his USPGA triumph at Whistling Straits, probably is glad of the week off. Anyway, isn't he just another plucky foreigner passing through a game that, in truth, belongs to Europe an...

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