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 […]
Would a ‘general manager’ help the U.S. in the Ryder Cup?
December 20, 2014 by
One of the biggest knocks on how the PGA of America handles the Ryder Cup is the lack of continuity from one captain to the next. Ben Hogan was the last man to lead the U.S. into consecutive matches, back in 1947 and ’49. While there’s some discussion from one administration to the next, the […]
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 […]
A reason to believe: Why the U.S. could win the Ryder Cup
September 26, 2014 by
I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win. No, I’m not excitedly resurrecting the soccer chant that had Americans believing our 11 were better than the best teams in the world in Rio this past summer at the World Cup. I’m calmly trying to convince […]
Never any doubt as Martin Kaymer goes wire-to-wire at the U.S. Open
July 6, 2014 by
Your browser does not support iframes. PINEHURST, NC – Before the U.S. Open began, the USGA predicted that Pinehurst’s wispy sands and turtleback greens would wrestle the world’s greatest golfers to the ground. Golf pundits predicted that Phil Mickelson or Rory McIlroy, or at the very least Matt Kuchar, would win the year’s second major. […]
11-year-old Lucy Li continues to steal the show at the U.S. Women’s Open
June 24, 2014 by
The best part about the U.S. Open is the early round stories from unknowns you wouldn’t otherwise follow. Much like NCAA’s March Madness, the first couple of days are reserved for the no-names making a charge at this title, even if winning isn’t legitimately in the plan. The “open” format of this championship allows just […]
Winners and losers from the Women’s U.S. Open and the Travelers Championship
June 23, 2014 by
This past weekend saw a lot of great storylines and we are here to give you the good and the bad of it. Here are our winners and losers from the past week in golf. Winners Michelle Wie — A first major win for Wie was highlighted by an incredible bounce-back birdie on the 17th […]
Winners and losers from the U.S. Open
June 17, 2014 by
This past weekend saw a lot of great storylines and we are here to give you the good and the bad of it. Here are our winners and losers from the past week in golf. Winners Martin Kaymer — What more can we say about that performance from Kaymer all week at Pinehurst? The guy […]
Martin Kaymer putted his ball completely off the sixth green on Saturday at the U.S. Open
June 14, 2014 by
Your browser does not support iframes. No matter how hard Pinehurst has played, Martin Kaymer hasn’t seemed to notice. A few bogeys early in his round were probably as much nerves as the toughness of the golf course, but an eagle on the par-5 5th hole got him back to even for the day and […]
Tom Watson disparaged U.S. players, gift, leading to Mickelson comments
Whether he realized it or not, what Tom Watson said and did the night before the final day of the Ryder Cup may have been why Phil Mickelson skewered him after a third-straight American defeat at Gleneagles. According to an ESPN.com report, Watson’s behavior at a Saturday night team meeting soured the dozen-man American team […]