RealClearSports: War and Sports at Ryder Cup

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Art Spander in Phil Mickelson, Ryder Cup, articles, golf, sports and society

By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

NEWPORT, Wales -- The question brought a laugh. And some serious thought. Could Phil Mickelson, in response to the United States Ryder Cup team being addressed by an F-16 fighter pilot, who happens also to be a golf pro, "explain America's apparent fondness for associating sport with war?''

Mickelson, more concerned about his driving, said only, "I haven't noticed that to be the case, but I do feel proud to be part of a country that cares about the civil rights of people throughout the world and not just in our country.''

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