Bradley the one who can redeem Big Phil

In this miserable stretch of Ryder Cups for America, there has been a threesome of common denominators: Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk.

They have been fixtures on Team USA, the nucleus, as they say.

The thing is, since Mickelson has been a part of just two winning teams in eight tries, Furyk has won twice in seven trips, and Woods is 1-5, it’s been a fair question to wonder what sort of leadership they have provided. You can only excuse the pathetic record so many times; eventually you have to wonder if these guys do have a feel for this team competition.