Tiger upset

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Tiger Woods is upset at the rumours that he and his fiancee have broken up. The news is "completely false," he said and insisted that he and his fiancée, Elin Nordegren, don't even argue.

"Nothing's happened to us. We're still very happy," Woods said, adding that "It's unbelievable how the media can say that and get away."

Now that Tiger is not splitting with his Swedish blonde girlfriend, he will have at least one European rooting for him at Detroit during the Ryder Cup match this weekend.

The other Harrington

Padraig is Europe's No.1 golfer but in the US, the 'other' Harrington is more famous in Detroit. Joey Harrington is Padraig's cousin and a Detroit Lions NFL quarterback.

While Joey walked with Padraig for a few holes during a practice round at Oakland Hills, they will not meet much over the weekend. Padraig will be busy at the Ryder Cup and Joey's team will play Houston Texans in NFL. Joey Harrington was born in America and was the third overall pick in 2001 NFL draft.

Winning talks

The US Ryder Cup team on Monday invited basketball legend Michael Jordan to dinner to give them a boost talk. The Americans had a meal at the Big Rock restaurant in suburban Detroit.

Jordan is known to be a golf fan and a friend of Tiger Woods, and is often seen playing at celebrity events.

While Jordan pepped up the team, for Woods it was a normal thing. "It's weird for me to see people react to him that way because he's just Mike. He's MJ to me. He's one of my best friends."

Ryder rules

Ryder Cup organisers are hoping to put a stop to the insults and heckling from the crowd by limiting admission to a maximum of 40,000 people each day.

There will be 1,600 marshals, 100 uniformed police and an undisclosed number of plainclothes police and FBI Officers mingling with the crowd to safeguard players. Strict alcohol rules will limit fans from drinking everywhere.

Organisers have gone to great lengths to educate spectators in proper fan behaviour and tell them what is improper and what constitutes poor sportsmanship in the Ryder Cup.

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