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Ryder Cup 2012: Day 1
José M. Osorio, Chicago Tribune
European Ryder Cup Team members Rory McIlroy, left, and teammate Graeme McDowell look at a ball buried in the grass on the eleventh fairway on the first day of competition at the 2012 Ryder Cup. 
