Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are part of an 11-strong 'task force' created to examine all aspects of the US Ryder Cup process in the wake of last month's defeat at Gleneagles. But the man praised by Mickelson as creating a winning formula, 2008 captain Paul Azinger, has turned down the chance to formally take part. In a statement on their website, the PGA of America said the task force would examine the selection of Ryder Cup captains and vice-captains, the qualifying system, the dates by which the team is determined and the timing of wild card selections. Tiger Woods attended a football game at Stanford, his alma mater - against Washington State on Monday
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US have created Ryder Cup task force after defeat by Europe at Gleneagles
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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are leading names in new group
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Mickelson heavily criticised captain Tom Watson for defeat in Scotland
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Woods says he is 'excited' to be part of group
Woods, who was not part of the team in Gleneagles, said: 'I think this is a great step by the @placeholder to accomplish what we all want - to win the Ryder Cup.