Grave New World.

The article reports that by the 12 American golfers were undressed in front of God, country and 127 million television viewers worldwide at last fall's Ryder Cup, the Stars and Stripes had already begun to fray. Only one major team trophy, the Curtis Cup, was in U.S. custody— the Presidents Cup was in joint custody after being declared a draw— but it wasn't just that we couldn't play well with others. As for young guns, it's hard to throw your chips in with much-hyped Gen-Next'ers Casey Wittenberg, Spencer Levin and Ryan Moore while recent U.S. Amateur champions Ricky Barnes, Bubba Dickerson, Matt Kuchar and Jeff Quinney fire blanks as pros. INSET: FIVE YOUNG AMERICANS TO WATCH.