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United States Ryder Cup team captain Tom Kite, front center, holds the Ryder Cup trophy while posing with his team at the Valderrama golf course in southern Spain Wednesday Sept. 24, 1997. From left, front row, are Jim Furyk, Davis Love III, Kite, Lee Janzen, Phil Mickelson; back row, Justin Leonard, Jeff Maggert, Tiger Woods, Brad Faxon, Tom Lehman, Scott Hoch, Fred Couples, Mark O'Meara. The United States will meet Europe in the Ryder Cup which is scheduled to start Friday Sept. 26. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)