For Tiger Woods, One Is Lonely Number at Ryder Cup

Filed under: Ryder CupNEWPORT, Wales -- The world's most famous golfer looks alone. Tiger Woods may have been surrounded by Ryder Cup teammates when the U.S. charter flight arrived for this week's competition against Europe, but they were accompanied by wives or girlfriends.

Tiger stood behind only his dark sunglasses.

Nothing in golf rivals the Ryder Cup as a social affair. Competition often seems to be scheduled around a week of banquets and public appearances, all attended by lovely couples in their fashion best.

Even on the golf course, the Ryder Cup is a chance to stand by your man. The event is the only tournament in golf where wives or girlfriends (but never both) are allowed inside the ropes. And the American women make a habit of drawing attention of their own by turning out in matching outfits -- conduct that earns snickers from their European counterparts who would never do uniforms.

It only serves to make Woods appear more of a single figure.

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