Following the terrible events of 9/11 , the Ryder Cup is postponed for twelve months , and it is agreed that the event would continue to be played in even years from that point forward . The terrorist attacks force several leading American players to revise plans to compete in the World Matchplay Championship in England in October . 43-year-old former champion Ian Woosnam , who had suffered such an unusual fate at the Open , is brought in as a replacement , and beats Goosen , Colin Montgomerie and Pádraig Harrington to win the event for a third time
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