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Let the mind games begin: Name placards misspelled for Spieth, Walker

The Ryder Cup is as much a mental battle as it is a physical one, and the European hosts know this as well as anyone.

Let it not be considered a coincidence, then, that the names of two Ryder Cup rookies were misspelled on practice range placards on Tuesday at Gleneagles. A few eagle-eyed Americans noted Jordan Spieth's last name had the vowels transposed, with Jimmy Walker's first name printed with an extra "i."

It's so on, Yourope.


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