Sergio and Tiger on course to be Ryders of the storm

IT will be far from a contest between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia but clearly the outcome of this week’s Ryder Cup at The Belfry could well be decided on how these two magnificent young golfers fare.

They are the strong men, the keymen, in either side and while Woods is the runaway world number one, and Garcia is fifth, both have the kind of inspirational qualities that can prove crucial once the gun goes at 8am Friday morning.

The propaganda war is now well underway and Jesper Parnevik yesterday entered the fray to compare Garcia with his fellow Spaniard, and one of the great Ryder Cup exponents, Seve Ballesteros.