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Mentors can be key at Ryder Cup

Originally Published: September 24, 2012
By Farrell Evans | ESPN.com

Life on the PGA Tour is more cliquish than in most sports. It's an individualistic game, where players don't have the luxury of an offense or defense to orient them to the company they keep on tour. Bonds are often formed through agents, sponsors, swing coaches, nationalities, faith, friendships formed through junior and amateur events, and where players live and practice off the tour.

It's usually through one of these pathways that a player finds a mentor, a veteran player with some unique ...

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2012 RYDER CUP

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A multitude of things needed to fall perfectly into place for Europe to match the greatest Ryder Cup comeback in history. With a little American help, that's exactly what transpired. Gene Wojciechowski
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Date: Sept. 28-30, 2012
2012 champion: Europe, 14½-13½
Course: Medinah Country Club
Where: Medinah, Ill.
Rosters: U.S. | Europe
Topics: The Ryder Cup
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