Each Tuesday for the remainder of the golf season we will be rolling out a mailbag, with any and all questions invited from readers and fans around the world. Have a good question you want answered? Hit me up on Twitter at @shanebacon and we will try to get to it in the coming weeks. […]
Tom Watson doesn’t want any captain’s picks for the 2014 Ryder Cup
September 25, 2013 by
The Ryder Cup format has changed many times over the years, with the number of captain’s picks varying depending on captain and team, but the 2014 American captain wishes he had zero picks and it was all based on qualification numbers. Tom Watson, who will be trying to bring the Cup back to the United […]
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 […]
Martin Kaymer said Ryder Cup putt could have wrecked his career
December 22, 2012 by
There are plenty of high points in Martin Kaymer’s career. His 59 in the 2006 Hasburg Classic comes to mind (with a bogey!). You could talk about his 10 European Tour wins over his career, and especially that PGA Championship he won in a playoff over Bubba Watson at Whistling Straits back in 2010. But […]
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, […]
Ryder Cup afternoon recap: Time grows short for the Europeans
November 20, 2012 by
As the sun dropped low over Medinah, so too did the birdies of the Americans. As the temperature cooled, so too did the chances of the Europeans. All right, you get the idea: despite the late charge from Europe, the USA is putting on a clinic at this Ryder Cup, and it’s going to take […]
Ian Poulter comes up big with a Ryder Cup performance for the ages
November 19, 2012 by
MEDINAH, Ill. — Europe’s Ryder Cup hopes were on life support. Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson had just put the finishing touches on a 5&4 romp to extend the U.S. lead to 9-4, and with the exception of Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald, who held a 2-up lead over Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker, there wasn’t […]
Ryder Cup Sunday singles pairings are set: Keegan Bradley faces Rory McIlroy
November 17, 2012 by
The United States holds a 10-6 lead after Day 2 of the Ryder Cup and only needs 4.5 points to wrest the Cup away from Europe. But before Davis Love III even thinks about putting the champagne on ice, his squad has a little bit of business to attend to on Sunday. On Saturday evening, […]
Europe wins Ryder Cup in dramatic comeback fashion
November 10, 2012 by
This didn’t quite go like anyone expected, but then, when it comes to the Ryder Cup, you shouldn’t expect anything but chaos. And when it was over, Europe had pulled off one of the great comebacks in golf history, defeating the United States. Coming into the Sunday singles matches, Europe faced a four-point deficit, the […]
Martin Kaymer goes from Ryder Cup castoff to hero
November 10, 2012 by
MEDINAH, Ill. — Nothing will ever wipe away the memory of Bernhard Langer’s big miss at the 1991 Ryder Cup that lost the competition for Europe, but on Sunday afternoon at the 39th Ryder Cup, fellow countryman Martin Kaymer did his best to ensure Germany has a positive memory in the annals of Ryder Cup […]
