Has Matt Kuchar Simply Gone Stark, Raving Mad??

Would someone please give Matt Kuchar a blood alcohol test?

Have him walk a straight line.

Better yet, let’s make sure he is emotionally stable.

Yes, please because after listening to what he threw out there this week, you have to wonder if he is mentally competent to play on this U.S. Ryder Cup team.

Why?

Well, his Koochness threw this at us:

“I heard even possibly Tiger Woods….”

Yes, that rolled out of his mouth, really, truly it did.  Good thing it was on camera because no one in their right mind would believe it.

“That would be legendary.  That’s just heresay.  Imagine Tiger Woods being a playing captain, just imagine that.”

Then Kooch went on to tell us: “That last pick is gonna be quite amazing.”

Amazing?  First things first, Davis Love’s first three picks on Monday were simply business as usual — three guys just outside the automatic spots.

Don’t you dare go out off that four-foot thick limb, Davis.

Now Kooch threw this out?

At least Kooch managed to throw in a disclaimer:  “It could strickly be rumor.”

So who in the hell would start a “Tiger Woods as the fourth captain’s pick rumor?”

Well, Tiger’s leading lap-dog and No. 1 apologist, Notay Begay, couldn’t have. Even Notay isn’t that stupid.

How about Stiney?   Well, there’s nothing in it for Stiney so scratch him off the list.

Tiger’s kids?  Too young to care.

Tiger himself?  That would make more sense.

“I heard he was playing in the Safeway,” Kooch blurted as he babbled on about the possibility of Woods being the fourth pick.

Perhaps Kooch has forgotten that the last time Tiger played, dinosaurs roamed the earth, or so it seems.

Fact is, Tiger hasn’t been under the gun in so long and the gun is pretty big for this Ryder Cup team.  The pressure will be huge because on paper, the United States is expected to win.  If it doesn’t, the fans may ban Love III from Minnesota for life.

Maybe Kooch forgot that Woods is in no shape to play two matches in one day.

Let’s face it, chipping and putting at Tiger’s Jupiter Island mansion then playing with the Saturday Stiffs at The Medalist isn’t really proper preparation to compete in the Ryder Cup matches.

Maybe, just maybe Kooch will take a look at that video and figure he shouldn’t have had that seventh beer.

Because when you think about it, the longer you think about it, the sillier it all sounds.

Let’s just see how Eldrick does at the Safeway, an event void of serious stars.  That’s about his speed right now.

Tiger Woods at the Ryder Cup?

Sure, yes, all day long — riding around Hazeline National in a golf cart with an earpiece, asking Davis Love what they’re serving for lunch.

Yeah, that’s the Tiger Ticket.