Deal with it.

The 2011 Presidents Cup came and went without much fanfare, mainly because the U.S. rules while the rest of the world drools. To be fair, that’s the rest of the world without Europe, because the motherland’s best golfers save their efforts for the Ryder Cup, at which the U.S. does the bulk of the sucking. But this weekend’s win improved the American team’s record at the Presidents Cup to 7-1-1, and the hubbub surrounding this year’s W is all about Tiger Woods.

First off, U.S. captain Fred Couples received a lot criticism for choosing Woods over PGA champion Keegan Bradley. Couples, though, reminded everyone that Woods will always be the best golfer in the world to him, so he was banking on that guy showing up. And though Woods accounted for just 2 of America’s 19 points, he did give the best performance of the event in his singles match on Sunday, so of course Couples is doing a little air humping.

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After a photo of Michael Jordan smoking a cigar during a practice round at the Harding Park Golf Course appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, an official for the city of San Francisco took the time to remind the PGA to inform Michael Jordan that smoking is not allowed in or at public facilities in their fair city. Jordan is serving as an honorary assistant to captain Fred Couples for the upcoming President’s Cup, which officially kicks off Thursday when the first round of competition takes place at Harding Park, a public course.

Jordan, always the rebel, appeared to be at least partially aware of the ban, but maintained he planned on smoking anyway. When asked how many cigars he intended to smoke, Jordan replied:

“Well,” Jordan replied, “that depends, because I heard this is a public place, so they limit what you can smoke. I’m not even supposed to be smoking, but this was a practice round and no one said anything.”

If he is permitted to smoke, Jordan said, “I would say (it’s) a three-cigar round. I would try to keep it at a minimum of three.” via.

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