While all eyes were elsewhere on welcoming the latest young gun to the sport, Sam Burns quietly and confidently captured the Sanderson Farms Championship.
The Americans’ performance so far at the the 43rd Ryder Cup has been so commanding, it begs the question if this event’s tide has been turned for the foreseeable future.
A 90-second sequence Saturday morning produced bruised egos, indignant stares and affronts to manhood, and while it generated some savoury social-media clips, it was no surprise. Like poor fashion choices and awkward celebrations, this sort of matter is ingrained in the Ryder Cup.
Padraig Harrington and the Europeans need to turn the tide, and do so quickly Saturday at Whistling Straits. They will look to a pair of Spaniards to move Big Mo in their direction.
Steve Stricker and Padraig Harrington announced their lineups for Friday’s morning session of foursomes (alternate shot) at the 43rd Ryder Cup. And both captains are leaning on their stallions to draw first blood.
American and European players were greeted with a friendly reminder prior to arriving in Haven, Wisconsin, that the bunkers – all 1,012 of them – at Whistling Straits will, indeed, be played as bunkers:
Team chemistry feels like an abstract concept, and defining what it is at the Ryder Cup is a bit of a paradox, for there’s not a universal explanation for what it is and how it’s achieved.
Steve Stricker, who helms this year’s US team, said the entire American team will meet for practice rounds at Whistling Straits prior to Ryder Cup week, something he believes will be a first for the red, white and blue.
The PGA of America uses a year-long points formula to determine its winner, with tournament victories, official money standings, and scoring averages featured in its equation.
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