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Europe captain Bjorn excited to see Tiger Woods in Ryder Cup

15 of September 2018

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 file photo, Thomas Bjorn, of Denmark, captain of the 2018 European Ryder Cup team, speaks during a news conference at the PGA Championship golf tournament, at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis. Bjorn, has welcomed the inclusion of Tiger Woods in the United States team, saying it will be good for the event which takes place outside Paris Sept. 28-30. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File),FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 file photo, Thomas Bjorn, of Denmark, captain of the 2018 European Ryder Cup team, speaks during a news conference at the PGA Championship golf tournament, at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis. Bjorn, has welcomed the inclusion of Tiger Woods in the United States team, saying it will be good for the event which takes place outside Paris Sept. 28-30. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn says Tiger Woods returning to the United States team after a six-year absence will make golf’s best event even better.

Bjorn tells The Associated Press in an interview Saturday, two weeks before the action in France, that Woods “brings so much greatness to the game of golf.”

A runner-up finish at the US PGA Championship last month ensured a resurgent Woods won selection from Bjorn’s counterpart Jim Furyk.

It’s an eighth Ryder Cup appearance, and first since 2012, for Woods whose only win was in 1999.

Bjorn says: “For such a big event you want big personalities, big profiles. I’m excited about seeing that American team. I’m excited about seeing Tiger back in the fold.”

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