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Mickelson-Johnson will lead off for U.S. Ryder Cup

By Mike James
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U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin selected Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson as the first pair to play against Europe when the Cup gets underway Friday, and European captain Colin Montgomerie countered with Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer in that first group.

The other matchups in the better-ball, or foursomes, format:

--Stewart Cink and Matt Kuchar of the U.S. against Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell.

--Steve Stricker and Tiger Woods against Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher.

--Bubba Watson and Jeff Overton against Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington.

Pavin decided not to play Jim Furyk, Hunter Mahan, Zach Johnson and Rickie Fowler in the morning matches.

--Mike James

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Mike James

Mike James is a former Sports editor of the Los Angeles Times. A native of suburban Washington, D.C., James came to The Times from the Hartford Courant in 1985, took a hiatus from the print world in 2000 to work as coordinating producer at FoxSports.com and managing editor of the nightly news report on Fox Sports Net. He returned to The Times in 2002 and, after three years as deputy Sports editor, became Sports editor in 2009.

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