No Strange Ryder pairings

PLAYING well, hitting the fairways and making a lot of birdies.

That's Curtis Strange's recipe for a winning Ryder Cup team and yesterday, that's what he promised his team would have to do to retain their grip on the trophy they reclaimed so controversially three years ago at Brookline.

For his part, Sam Torrance was chuffed to find the press had noted he had chosen two "Tiger killers" in Darren Clarke and Thomas Bjorn to take on Woods this morning. He hopes a good start and a Tiger's scalp will ignite his team's effort.