"And you thought Colin Montgomerie had a tough decision eight days ago."

That's what Helen Ross says about Captain Corey Pavin's big Ryder Cup decision, due Tuesday from the New York Stock Exchange at 10:30 EDT (why not go to the home of American gambling for what figures to be a massive roll of the dice).

Beyond Woods, though, Pavin has some interesting decisions. With four rookies among his eight automatic qualifiers, veterans like Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson likely appear very attractive. Cink, who has tied for 18th, 15th and 18th (at the Deutsche Bank Championship) in his last three starts is bidding to play on his fifth Ryder Cup.

"I certainly have to claim experience as one of my pro-Stewart Cink factors," the 2009 British Open champion said. "... I'm leaning on experience. ... "I'm honored to be included in the mix. Hopefully, Corey will call and tell me I need to get measured."

Measured? No, no, this year's uni's are right out of the package and off the rack. Times are lean at the PGA.

Rex Hoggard imagines what Captain Pavin's voicemail is sounding like on the eve of the announcement.

John Huggan filed this column with Curtis Strange suggesting that stats and other minute details are not on Pavin's mind.

"This picking business isn't as complicated as everybody thinks, even if you can make it as complicated as you want," continues Strange, who played in five Ryder Cups, compiling a record of six wins, 12 losses and two halves. "When I was captain, (1997) Tom Kite told me he had all the statistics. And he did. He had the numbers on what happened when a guy played his first match, how he did in his second outing and how guys tend to do when they play all four times before the singles. And so on. I told him not to waste my fax paper. I didn't want any of that crap. It would have made no difference to me.

"Of course, that was the way Tom played golf. And we both ended up losing as captains. So who was right and who was wrong?"

Meanwhile, Steve Elling lays out a case against a knee-jerk pick of Charley Hoffman as Paul Azinger tells Alex Miceli that Deutsche Bank winner Hoffman is a "lock" to make the team.

Wait, has Charley been going to a lot of Tour bible study meetings lately? Did I miss a memo?