London : Tiger Woods will go out with all guns blazing at next month's Ryder Cup to try to make amends for a mediocre season, triple major champion Padraig Harrington said last week.
The world number one has had a troubled year on and off the course and is still waiting for his first tournament victory of 2010.
"The Ryder Cup could be the pinnacle of his year, like it could be for me," said Harrington of his fellow wildcard pick. "He will be in a fighting mood for the week, in a mood to perform.
"At the last one in 2008 I was a bit burned out ... but going into this one Tiger's not going to be that way and I'm not going to be that way," said the Irishman in a conference call with reporters.
"He's not coming into this Ryder Cup having achieved a lot of his goals this year and he's probably thinking, ‘I want to play well to make it a successful year'."
Neither player qualified automatically for the October 1-3 match at Celtic Manor in Wales. Harrington relied on a wildcard selection from European captain Colin Montgomerie and Woods was chosen by US skipper Corey Pavin.
Asked whether he would have picked Woods, the Irishman replied: "Yes, 100 per cent, absolutely — he is the number one golfer in the world and he's been showing good form of late.
