Faldo still fears the roar of a cheerleading Tiger

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The knee surgery that kept Woods out of the season's last two majors also means he will be unable to play for Paul Azinger's American side at Valhalla, in Kentucky, on 19-21 September.

But Faldo, captain of the European team, believes the world No1 is being lined up as a secret weapon.

He said: "I'm sure Tiger will appear at some stage, as a rallying call. That's something else we have to prepare for. There could be a lot of razzmatazz attached to that."

Faldo also believes Azinger may have made a crucial error by setting up Valhalla's fairways for America's big hitters and having the greens run fast.

"Perfect," said Faldo. "That plays right into our hands. We like quick greens.

"Look how well we putted at Muirfield Village (in 1987, Faldo was a member of Tony Jacklin's victorious European team in Ohio) when they had the greens running at 15 on the stimpmeter.

"We've got guys like Robert Karlsson and Lee Westwood who will welcome the opening up of the fairways."

Faldo, speaking to Golf World magazine, also took a dig at the US team's fashion sense, saying: "Apparently, they have some sort of red shirt to die for on Sunday. I'll make sure I take my brown paper bag with me, just in case."