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That said, here are 10 pithy reasons why viewers should tune in to see whether the Americans can whip the Internationals in the biennial Presidents Cup matches this week at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in suburban Virginia.
1. Unlike the Ryder Cup, where the U.S. team mostly looks like blindfolded men playing billiards on the deck of the S.S. Minnow, the Americans actually win this competition on occasion. The Americans are 3-1-1 since the event started in 1994.
2. If the International teams wins, its fans won't be chanting that obnoxious European soccer song with one lilting, infuriating lyric, "Ole, ole, ole, ole." More like, "oy, vey." Said American Chris DiMarco after the last Ryder loss: "I hate that song."
3. See Tiger Woods actually enjoy himself, play well and win some points. Woods is 8-7 in this event and 7-11-2 at the Ryder Cup. The likely secret? The Presidents Cup has fewer off-the-course formalities, fewer hands to shake, rings to kiss and black-tie dinners to endure.
4. Great chance to see DiMarco -- the animated Florida alum -- grind, grunt and gesticulate his way around the course, playing off the crowd in the closest he'll ever come to playing at The Swamp in terms of atmosphere. The host course this week technically is located in Gainesville, Va., no less.
1. Unlike the Ryder Cup, where the U.S. team mostly looks like blindfolded men playing billiards on the deck of the S.S. Minnow, the Americans actually win this competition on occasion. The Americans are 3-1-1 since the event started in 1994.
2. If the International teams wins, its fans won't be chanting that obnoxious European soccer song with one lilting, infuriating lyric, "Ole, ole, ole, ole." More like, "oy, vey." Said American Chris DiMarco after the last Ryder loss: "I hate that song."
3. See Tiger Woods actually enjoy himself, play well and win some points. Woods is 8-7 in this event and 7-11-2 at the Ryder Cup. The likely secret? The Presidents Cup has fewer off-the-course formalities, fewer hands to shake, rings to kiss and black-tie dinners to endure.
4. Great chance to see DiMarco -- the animated Florida alum -- grind, grunt and gesticulate his way around the course, playing off the crowd in the closest he'll ever come to playing at The Swamp in terms of atmosphere. The host course this week technically is located in Gainesville, Va., no less.