Reuters: Sports News: U.S. reduces 2014 Ryder Cup captain's picks to three

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U.S. reduces 2014 Ryder Cup captain's picks to three Mar 20th 2013, 12:57 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Alpine skiing: Ligety rounds off season with another win Sat, Mar 16 2013 Ryder Cup duties take a back seat, McGinley tees off in Thailand Thu, Mar 14 2013 Ryder Cup signs up first worldwide sponsor Mon, Feb 25 2013 Golfer Tom Watson speaks to the press after being introduced as Ryder Cup captain in New York, December 13, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid MIAMI | Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:57am EDT MIAMI (Reuters) - The United States is trimming its captain's selections for the 2014 team to face holders Europe from four to three players, Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson said on Wednesday. "Giving our players one more opportunity to earn a spot on merit, I believe, is the right thing to do," Watson was quoted as saying on the official Ryder Cup website (www.rydercup.com). Watson will take the top nine players from the Ryder Cup standings and make his three picks ahead of the 40th Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in Scotland which runs from September 26-28. "I will use all possible resources in choosing these three captain's choices to complete the best possible team in order to win the Cup back for the United States," Watson added. The U.S. switched to four captain's picks for the biennial golf match against Europe in 2008. The points system to determine the 2014 U.S. team begins on April 14, after the 2013 Masters. Eight-times major winner Watson will lead his players into the match against a Europe team captained by Ireland's Paul McGinley. (Writing by Ken Ferris; Editing by Clare Fallon) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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