41.  Great enough that European captain Mark James resorted to gallows humor to try and paper over the hurt.

42.  He said one of his first priorities will be to talk with the European captain about the intensity that has been building in the biennial matches.

43.  It is a problem he shares with European captain Seve Ballesteros.

44.  Kite was also criticized for trying to play his team a balanced amount instead of going with the strongest matchups, as European captain Seve Ballesteros did.

45.  Kite was one of the best competitors ever in his seven Ryder Cup appearances, as was European captain Seve Ballesteros in his eight.

46.  Sorenstam stunned European captain Dale Reid when she rose to speak at a Thursday night dinner.

47.  Still, he said one of his first priorities will be to talk with the European captain about the intensity that has been building in the biennial matches.

48.  The gallery was especially notorious, hurling vicious insults at Colin Montgomerie and reportedly spitting on the wife of European captain Mark James.

49.  The pain felt by the Americans was matched by the exhilaration of European captain Seve Ballesteros.

50.  The way he played, does European captain Mark James even want him?