Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson will make Ryder Cup team, but several big names are on bubble
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AKRON, Ohio — Commence the bubble watch.
While the Ryder Cup is still an agonizingly two months away, it’s never too soon to try to get inside U.S. captain Jim Furyk’s brain as his 12-man squad comes into focus.
Especially after seeing the recent play of Tiger Woods, who 15 months ago had spinal fusion surgery, but now looks all but certain to be wearing the red, white and blue again after his strong play two weeks ago in the British Open.
Yes, Tiger will be wearing the U.S. stripes no matter what, seeing as he is an assistant captain, but he should pull double duty when the team travels over the pond to Le Golf National in Paris in September.
As it stands, only Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Captain America, Patrick Reed, are locks to be on the team, for they have clinched three of the eight automatic qualifying…