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American view: Tom Lehman refuses to second-guess himself, but that doesn't mean the rest of America won't. "Lehman," groused veteran Golf Digest scribe Dan Jenkins yesterday afternoon, "is a f***ing idiot. As Ryder Cup captain you can only hope to find one rookie who's playing well. He had him, so he benched him."

So where was JJ Henry yesterday afternoon when his country needed him? The rookie had done his part yesterday morning. He and partner Stewart Cink had battled their way back from three down at the turn, and in the end it was Henry's steely-nerved 10-foot putt on the final hole that halved the match.