Which team did Tiger Woods represent in the winning 1999 Ryder Cup?

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Tiger Woods represented the United States in the winning 1999 Ryder Cup.

The 1999 Ryder Cup was played September 24–26 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. The American team, captained by Ben Crenshaw, overcame a four-point deficit entering the final day and won 14½–13½ in one of the competition’s most dramatic finishes, commonly called the “Battle of Brookline.”

Woods was one of the United States’ leading young players. He defeated Scotland’s Andrew Coltart 3 and 2 in the Sunday singles matches, helping the United States complete its comeback. The opposing team was officially Europe, not “International”: the Ryder Cup has traditionally been contested between the United States and Europe. “Great Britain” is also a tempting but outdated choice, because the event expanded from Great Britain and Ireland to Europe in 1979.

Woods later made several more Ryder Cup appearances, but the 1999 victory was his first winning Ryder Cup team.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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