Rave Reviews For Tiger's Ryder Cup WD

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Tiger wins! Of course, not at the thing he wanted to win at, but it's hard to knock his decision to put an end to any speculation and withdraw from Ryder Cup consideration even though he could have kept his name in the news for two more weeks. Even better, from keeping his old Stanford buddy Tom Watson uncomfortable trying to deal with a tricky situation.

Jason Sobel says Tiger Woods and Tom Watson played a game of chicken over the possibility of a Ryder Cup appearance and mercifully, "Woods flinched first."

Alex Miceli calls Woods' move a "magnanimous gesture" and says Tiger saved Watson "from making a terrible mistake."

And Bob Harig notes that Woods has made a wise move for long term well-being but shutting it down. He also quotes agent Mark Steinberg who says this announcement was sign of Tiger's devotion to country.

"It was a big decision for him to place a call to Tom and take himself out of consideration," Woods' agent, Mark Steinberg, said. "Often times people have questioned Tiger's commitment to the Ryder Cup, to team events. Nobody should question his integrity when it comes to play for his country. I think this says a lot about his feelings toward the event and team competition."