Davis Love III will get a chance to avenge the “Meltdown at Medinah.” According to a report by Golfworld’s Tim Rosaforte and a tweet from former PGA of America president Ted Bishop, Love will be named 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup captain on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Sources say Davis Love next US Ryder Cup Captain. #DoOver […]
Montgomerie: Phil Mickelson should step up and be ’16 Ryder Cup captain
January 24, 2015 by
Colin Montgomerie has a bright idea: Phil Mickelson should be the 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup captain. Monty, speaking with Kicca.com, a new sports-geared social media site in the U.K., laid the gauntlet to the left-hander. “Phil Mickelson’s comments were heard and read around the world,” Montgomerie said. “A lot of people were thinking ‘Stand up […]
Devil Ball Golf 18 for ’15 (Part 8): Who will be U.S. Ryder Cup captain?
December 31, 2014 by
Welcome into Part 8 of the 18-part Devil Ball Golf 2015 golf preview, in which we get ready for the year to come in the sport. The U.S. Ryder Cup team hasn’t won since 2008, when Paul Azinger lead a rather eclectic dozen into Valhalla and stomped all over a European team haplessly captained by […]
Former Ryder Cup captain Torrance calls Nick Faldo an ‘a**hole’
December 17, 2014 by
With a single poor choice of words at the 2014 Ryder Cup, Nick Faldo polarized the European golf community. While serving as on-air analyst with Golf Channel, Faldo called Sergio Garcia “useless” during the ’08 Ryder Cup, where Faldo was losing captain on American soil. Faldo explained Garcia was listless after his breakup with Greg […]
The danger in Paul Azinger becoming Ryder Cup captain again
October 7, 2014 by
Five weeks into the NFL season, in many cities around the country, the most popular man in town is the backup quarterback. Why? Because he could be the key to turning this whole season around…if only he got the chance to play. Odds are, though, that single player, unless he’s the next Tom Brady, will […]
Handicapping the contenders to be 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup captain
September 30, 2014 by
Tom Watson didn’t get the job done. The Americans lost their third-consecutive Ryder Cup on Sunday in Scotland, and the defeat had many fans, including PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner and FedEx Cup champion Billy Horschel, demanding 2008 captain Paul Azinger get the job again. Azinger was the last man to guide the U.S. to […]
Captain Watson: Make no mistake, this Ryder Cup is a redemption mission
September 23, 2014 by
There’s been some turnover from 2012 to 2014, but seven of the players from the American team at Medinah two years ago are in Scotland for the Ryder Cup. Seven players on this Ryder Cup team lived the meltdown that saw Europe overcome a record four-point Saturday night deficit. Captain Tom Watson didn’t lead that […]
Paul McGinley will be the 2014 European Ryder Cup captain
January 16, 2013 by
In news that may only be shocking to family members of Colin Montgomerie, Paul McGinley has been named the 2014 European Ryder Cup captain. McGinley was named the captain over Montgomerie on Tuesday after numerous European Ryder Cuppers dropped tweets with support for the Irishman. The most supportive probably was Rory McIlroy, who dropped this […]
Report: Tom Watson to be named 2014 U.S. Ryder Cup captain
December 12, 2012 by
The PGA of America won’t officially announce the captain of the 2014 U.S. Ryder Cup team until Thursday morning on the Today Show, but according to a report from Golf Digest’s Tim Rosaforte, it looks like the PGA already has its man. Until last weekend, when Watson expressed interest in the captaining the 2014 team, […]
