Tiger honored at being Presidents Cup pick

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VERONA, N.Y. (AP) — Tiger Woods is honored to be a captain’s pick

for the Presidents Cup and believes he merited the

selection.

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The former No. 1 player was at a charity event hosted by his

college roommate Wednesday when he nodded yes after being asked if

he thought he deserved the selection a week ago by U.S. captain

Fred Couples.

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“I haven’t played. Fred iterated that he wanted me on the

Presidents Cup team and he wanted me to play,” Woods said before

teeing off at Notay Begay III’s tournament. “He’s the captain. It’s

his prerogative of who he picks. They wanted me on the team and I’m

honored to be a part of the team. It’s a wonderful mix of younger

guys and older veterans. I also wanted to play and go ahead and

test what I’ve been working on.”

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Woods has been out of golf for much of the summer, missing two

majors. He has played only eight PGA Tour events this year because

of injuries to his left knee and Achilles tendon.

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Couples said he wanted Woods to play more before the Australian

Open in November, a week before the Presidents Cup in Melbourne,

and he’s scheduled to play the Frys.com Open in California the

first week of October. It will be his first time competing in the

PGA Tour’s Fall Series as he tries to get his game ready for the

Presidents Cup.

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The Frys.com Open is Oct. 6-9 at CordeValle Golf Club, about 45

minutes south of his alma mater, Stanford.

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Woods went four months without completing a tournament – from the

Masters in April to the Bridgestone Invitational in August – so he

could make sure his injuries were fully healed.

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He played at Firestone and said that his leg felt as good as it had

in a long time, but his results have raised questions about his

game. He tied for 37th at Firestone, then missed the cut at the PGA

Championship, the first time he finished outside the top 100 at a

major.

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When he plays the Frys.com Open, it will be his first event in six

weeks.

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“I’ve been hurt the majority of the year and haven’t quite gotten

to be able to (get) the reps that I need to do what (swing coach)

Sean (Foley) wants me to do,” Woods said. “We were right on track

at Augusta, but unfortunately I got hurt there and then it was a

huge setback. We’re just trying to get back to where I was at

Augusta, and it’s coming around. I just need more reps.”

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