London - United States captain Corey Pavin says Tiger Woods is not guaranteed to play in a maximum five matches against Europe in next month's Ryder Cup.
The number one-ranked Woods, who was chosen as one of Pavin's four wild-card picks last week, will be playing in his sixth Ryder Cup but has only been on the winning side once, in 1999.
Pavin tells BBC Radio “I am going to treat every player the same. The objective is to try to win the Ryder Cup and if in my judgment I think Tiger is to play five matches, or should play four or three, then that is what I will do.”
Pavin added Sunday that he was “not afraid to not play him every match, that's for sure.”
Woods, a 14-time major winner, has not won a tournament this year. - Sapa-AP