Yet Another Reason Captain Pavin Should Thank Captain Azinger

With only one week left for Woods to automatically qualify for the Ryder Cup team on points, it's looking less and less likely that he will make the team on points, leaving Captain Corey Pavin with a tough decision to make: to select Woods with one of four Captain's picks.

Now, some of you will surely let me know that it's unfathomable to leave Tiger off the team, and the other American options aren't exactly enticing when you look at his breakdown. But the Americans did take the Cup back in 2008 without Woods and unless he shows dramatic improvement over his next ten rounds, it's hard to see him helping the team this year.

In the past, this Captain's decision would be made the Sunday night after next week's PGA, but you'll recall that part of Paul Azinger's sweeping changes for 2008 included four captain's selections to be made well after the PGA, closer to the Cup. To refresh my memory, I tweeted Azinger for confirmation:

Pavin now has until September 7th to make his selections.

In a newly posted interview, the Captain talks about how he's confident Woods will make the team on points and sounds like he'll pick him if necessary.