Tiger Woods isn’t taking on the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black this year, but he will likely be keeping a close eye on proceedings.
Woods is a 15-time major champion and 82-time winner on the PGA Tour, although he surprisingly has a poor record at the Ryder Cup.
The legend has made eight appearances for the United States, posting 14.5 points from his 37 matches played.
Woods has just 13 wins from those 37 matches, with 21 losses suffered along with three matches halved.
But one impressive win was secured at the 2006 Ryder Cup, with his Sunday singles success at The K Club arriving in bizarre and humorous circumstances.
When Tiger Woods won his 2006 Ryder Cup singles match despite his 9-iron being dropped into a lake
Woods took on Robert Karlsson in Ireland almost two decades ago, with the American defeating the Swede 3&2.
The victory came despite Woods watching his caddie Steve Williams drop his 9-iron into a lake near the seventh green.
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The world number one had asked his usually trustworthy confidante to clean the club, only for his caddie to stumble on a rock and drop it into the lake.
Williams was likely mortified at the time, but Woods did manage to see the funny side of the now iconic incident.
The club itself was incidentally rescued by an unknown hero, with Woods having been eager to use it at another tournament after the Ryder Cup.
What did Tiger Woods say about Steve Williams dropping his club into a lake at the 2006 Ryder Cup?
As mentioned, Woods perhaps unsurprisingly saw the funny side of the incident, with the United States having trailed Europe going into the final day.
The hosts led the visitors 10-6 after the foursomes and four-balls on Friday and Saturday, and managed to hold on for a comfortable win.
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Four-balls |
| Chad Campbell | 1 | 0–1–2 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–2 | 0–0–0 |
| Stewart Cink | 2.5 | 1–1–3 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–1 | 0–0–2 |
| Chris DiMarco | 0.5 | 0–3–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 | 0–2–0 |
| Jim Furyk | 2 | 2–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| J. J. Henry | 1.5 | 0–0–3 | 0–0–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–2 |
| Zach Johnson | 1.5 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–1 | 1–0–0 |
| Phil Mickelson | 0.5 | 0–4–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–1 | 0–2–0 |
| Vaughn Taylor | 0.5 | 0–1–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 | 0–0–0 |
| David Toms | 0.5 | 0–3–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–1 | 0–1–0 |
| Scott Verplank | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Brett Wetterich | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Tiger Woods | 3 | 3–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
Captained by Ian Woosnam, Europe clinched the trophy with an 18½-9½ victory over Tom Lehman’s men.
Woods did, however, have a week to remember, with his three points won more than any other American player.
And discussing his 9-iron drama afterwards, he said: “The ball got muddy. I handed it to Stevie and he was going to rinse the 9-iron as well.
“He was dipping the towel and slipped on a rock. It was either him or the 9-iron – he chose the 9-iron!”
Woods then revealed: “We got the club back on 15 so I figured it must have been a European who dived for it.”