Corey picks Tiger, Fowler, Cink, Zach

       Corey Pavin's captains picks: Tiger Wooods, Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson and Rickie Fowler. The latter might be the only surprise, inasmuch as he's 21. But overall, it looks like a solid back of the lineup for a solid team.

          Pavin had the unusual opportunity to tell Woods he had made the team. “I told him I’d like to have him on the team and he said, `Absolutely. Whatever you’d like me to do, I will do. Just tell me what you would like.’ Which is exactly what a captain likes to hear from any player on the team. Obviously I was happy that he is very excited about playing. He wants to be on a winning team,” Pavin said.

       Woods said, “I’ve always loved playing in the Ryder Cup, I’ve always enjoyed being part of the team. I don’t know where the perception of indifference is because I’ve always loved it. The team bonding that occurs, getting to know the guys, are experiences you never forget. I’ve created some great friendships because of it.

“I feel like my game is not very far away. I feel it’s a lot easier going into a pressure packed environment like that, knowing that my game is coming around,” the world’s No. 1 player said.

       The one pick that might be considered a surprise was Fowler, who is only 21. “It just came down to feelings. I have a gut feeling about Rickie,” Pavin said.