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RYDER CUPPREVIEW

SEPTEMBER 19--21,2008 • VALHALLA GOLF CLUB • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

DEPARTMENTS

Ryder CupRanking

32 The last (ChadCampbell) shall come first

42 Padraig?Sergio? Nope. Lee Westwood is No. 1
BY SAL JOHNSON AND GARY VAN SICKLE

Lessons

34 Fact andfiction: What's wrong with the U.S.?
BY MICHAEL BAMBERGER

44 Why theEuropeans eat the Americans' lunch
BY CURT SAMPSON

46 PGA TourConfidential
The captains debate; Valhalla's critical holes

56 Teeing Off
If they build it, the U.S. team will win
BY KEVIN COOK

FEATURES

20 KentuckyTrue
You can't take the Franklin out of Kenny Perry (right), and you can't takePerry out of Franklin
BY ALAN SHIPNUCK

36 GoldenGrinder
Winning three majors has not changed Padraig Harrington's lunch-pail approachto golf
BY MICHAEL BAMBERGER

50 The Spirits of'21
The first Ryder Cup took place in 1927, but the men who played six yearsearlier tell a different story
BY JOHN GARRITY

TOURNAMENT

10 It's Over (DarnIt!)
Camilo Villegas (below) won the BMW, but Vijay Singh took the FedEx Cup threeweeks early
BY GARY VAN SICKLE

• A media roomwith a view

• LPGA backs offon English policy

• Remembering"Terrible" Tommy Bolt

• Cog Hill readyfor 2009 BMW

COVER
PHOTOGRAPH BY FRED VUICH

EDITOR James P.Herre

ART DIRECTORJoanna Farrimond

PHOTO EDITORMiriam Marseu

DEPUTY EDITOR JimGorant

SENIOR WRITERSMichael Bamberger, John Garrity, Alan Shipnuck, Gary Van Sickle

WRITER-REPORTERSFarrell Evans, Rick Lipsey

COPY EDITORSRichard McAdams, Rich Donnelly, Anthony Scheitinger

PHOTO

SCOTT HALLERAN/GETTY IMAGES (AZINGER AND FALDO)

FRIENDLY QUESTION Will Ryder Cup captains Paul Azinger (left) and Nick Faldo make a difference (page 46)?

PHOTO

ROBERT BECK (PERRY)

PHOTO

FRED VUICH (VILLEGAS)