Your browser does not support iframes. The thing about the Ryder Cup is, they let just about anyone inside the ropes: team captains, co-captains, media, masseuses, dog walkers, even parents. Brooks Koepka found one of those on the par-4 fifth. At 314 yards, it’s easily driveable for the big hitters. Koepka’s tee shot veered slightly […]
American Ryder Cup fan behavior proves Willett's point
October 1, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. CHASKA, Minn. — Danny Willett’s brother was right. The 2016 Masters champion got to come off the bench for the four-ball session after sitting in the morning session of the Ryder Cup, for reasons that European captain Darren Clarke swears had absolutely nothing to do with P.J. Willett’s pre-matches […]
Morning foursomes matches announced for Ryder Cup
September 30, 2016 by
The first four matches were announced for the Ryder Cuo during Thursday’s opening ceremony. The four matches will be played in the foursomes format, also known as alternate shot. Let’s take a look at each match. Match 1: Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed (USA) vs. Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose (EUR) at 7:35 a.m. local […]
U.S. Ryder Cup hopes rest on Tiger's and Phil's master plan
September 29, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. CHASKA, Minn. — Twelve years ago, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton had an idea to get his side’s engine revving at Oakland Hills outside of Detroit. Sutton would pair Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, the two best American players of the last 30 years, as a team in […]
Love: U.S. Ryder Cup team 'maybe best ever assembled'
September 24, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III raised the bar of expectations on his 11-man (soon to be 12-man) team on Friday morning. “We don’t have to do anything superhuman, we’re a great golf team,” Love said on “Fairways of Life” on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio. “This is the […]
Jordan Spieth gunning for Ryder Cup over FedEx Cup defense
September 23, 2016 by
We all tend to want what we don’t have, not more of what we’ve already got – including Jordan Spieth. Spieth enters this week’s PGA Tour season- and playoff-ending Tour Championship with a chance to become the first player to successfully defend the FedEx Cup title. He can’t guarantee a second $ 10 million haul […]
Lee Westwood says Woods could have 'adverse effect' on U.S. Ryder Cup team
September 22, 2016 by
Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood will be on opposite sides at the Ryder Cup. (Getty Images) This one might go up on the U.S. Ryder Cup team bulletin board — if they still have such things — at Hazeltine National next week. Lee Westwood, who will be making his 10th consecutive Ryder Cup appearance for […]
Report: Bubba Watson invited to Ryder Cup team practice at Hazeltine
September 17, 2016 by
Bubba Watson is hoping to represent the U.S. in the Ryder Cup. (Getty Images) Bubba Watson isn’t part of the U.S. Ryder Cup team yet, but he will be practicing this week alongside members of the team at host venue Hazeltine National. Golf Channel reports Watson will join a half-dozen American team members at an […]
Nicklaus: Winning isn't the point of the Ryder Cup
September 17, 2016 by
Jack Nicklaus speaks to Dustin Johnson at the U.S. Open trophy presentation in June. (Getty Images) Jack Nicklaus thinks the United States is going to win the Ryder Cup in a few weeks in Minnesota, but the 18-time major winner doesn’t believe that’s the point of the biennial competition “To me the competition is incidental,” […]
