The American had to finish in the top 15 at Whistling Straits to qualify automatically for Corey Pavin’s team. His below par performance meant that he finished 12th in the Ryder Cup standings, four places below the automatic selections.

He will now face an anxious wait to find out whether he will be representing USA at Celtic Manor later this year. Pavin will make his four wildcard selections on 7th September.

Anthony Kim and Lucas Glover also missed out on a place because of their disappointing positions in the USPGA and they will be waiting by the phone along with Woods next month.

Most would suggest that the World No.1 is likely to be picked by Pavin, but a select few are unsure. He has been in horrific form after all and his Ryder Cup record isn’t exactly superb.

Pavin will just have to ask himself – are USA more likely to win the Ryder Cup with or without Tiger Woods? – you would think the former, but we will just have to wait and see.

Europe are overwhelming favourites with those who judge US PGA odds to be victorious, so perhaps Pavin needs every superstar he can get. Could he even justify picking four players ahead of Woods?

Whatever decision he makes will create headlines so it is a massive decision for the new USA captain as the Ryder Cup moves closer and closer.

Whilst Tiger has endured his most difficult season since he turned professional, there can be no doubt that despite persistent injury worries, putter problems, and personal pressures, he can still pull out all the stops and regain his form according to Ryder Cup golf betting punters.

With golf’s most high profile event looming on the horizon, Tiger must first make sure that he is able to improve his form sufficiently to ensure he qualifies automatically as part of Team USA. Currently sitting 8th in the rankings, Tiger is just inside the automatic qualification places, despite his year to forget. Having seen US rival Phil Mickelson almost overtake him as world number one earlier in the year, Tiger knows the importance of a strong performance at the Ryder Cup if he is to boost his confidence.

After missing the opportunity to be part of Team USA’s convincing victory over Europe in front of US fans back in 2008 as a result of injury problems, Tiger has even more motivation to do whatever it takes to ensure that European captain Colin Montgomerie’s confidence is misplaced come October 3rd.

With Golf PGA Tour Betting pundits expecting the Ryder Cup to be watched on television by over a billion people, with some viewers in the UK enjoying the event in 3D for the first time, Tiger knows that this could be the place to restart his stuttering career.

Should Tiger fail to tame Europe, or worse still fail to make Team USA, Phil Mickelson will know that there has never been a better chance to overtake Tiger and end his run as world number one.

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