- Year’s second major begins at Kiawah Island on Thursday
- US captain Steve Stricker wants Woods as an assistant
Tiger Woods, in the midst of recuperation from a serious car accident, is already playing a key role in the US team’s preparations for the Ryder Cup later this year.
Steve Stricker, the US captain, has revealed Woods’s involvement and confirmed he will have the 15-times major winner at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin as one of his assistants if he possibly can.
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