Couples To Tiger: Tee It Up! Soon.

Bill Fields reports Presidents Cup Captain Fred Couples' no-gray-area comments regarding Tiger Woods prior to the Senior Players Championship at Westchester CC.

"I really want him on the team based on my opinion that he's been the best player for 10 straight years," Couples said. "I don't think you can push him down because he's not playing maybe as well as 20 other guys that could be picked. A couple of times I've been picked for a Presidents Cup or a Ryder Cup, and sometimes that's just the way it falls. I've talked to [agent] Mark Steinberg about him playing [additional tournaments]. We're going to figure out a way that we can get this done. He can't just show up the week before in Australia. I have made it clear that whoever I picked will be playing the Australian tournament the week before. But I need him to play more than just there. There's quite a few tournaments after the Tour Championship."

And on that same point later on:

As for Woods' slim playing schedule, Couples compared it to the busier calendar of other stars. "How about Luke Donald and Dustin Johnson and Steve Stricker?" Couples said. "They're playing 25 a year, almost three three times as many. They're going to be better. I just don't know how he can sit there and think his game is going to improve [without playing more]."