FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Scottie Scheffler made the wrong history on Saturday at the Ryder Cup. The World No. 1 could not right the ship during the morning or afternoon sessions at Bethpage Black. Scheffler and Russell Henley lost 1 up in foursomes to Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland in Session 3, and a superstar team-up Read more…
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The backstroke was aborted as a “F*** YOU RORY” arose from the right side of the fourth green. Shane Lowry came over to comfort Rory McIlroy, who had walked away from his ball after the shout, shaking his head in dazed resignation that the Ryder Cup had come to this. Lowry whispered Read more…
The U.S. Ryder Cup aren’t the only ones getting dog-walked at Bethpage on Saturday. Amid an increasingly chippy Saturday fourball session, Justin Rose added a little sizzle to the European’s steak (and a little salt in the USA’s wound) with an early-walk birdie that Brad Faxon called the greatest he’s ever seen. Grab that leash Read more…
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — With a clutch 12-foot par putt on Bethpage Black’s 17th hole Saturday morning, Viktor Hovland took a big step toward having the Ryder Cup wind up in Europe’s hands again. But that could also turn out to be the final highlight of the Norwegian’s week. Shortly after, Hovland was a late scratch Read more…
Team USA is in dire straits. Keegan Bradley’s squad trails 8.5 to 3.5 heading into Saturday afternoon, and even the fans are embarrassing themselves at Bethpage Black. Luckily, Manhattan’s Headquarters Gentleman’s Club has stepped in and made an offer to (hopefully) entice every American on the course to get their game together and figure things Read more…
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Consider this your “silver linings America” post as we approach the afternoon fourball session on Saturday with the home team trailing 8½ to 3½ and seemingly on the verge of a historic and very embarrassing home loss. Nevertheless, although the news is dire, it’s not universally dire, and that’s thanks to New Read more…
If U.S. Ryder Cup fans woke up on Saturday hoping for a change in the wind, they didn’t get it. Team Europe won three of four morning foursomes matches to extend their lead, and a big reason for that was the play of Jon Rahm. The Spaniard played like a man en fuego, holing a Read more…
Although the mallet putter has been around almost since the birth of the game, its presence has almost always been met with the same type of reaction from golfers. “Sure, they’re probably easier to putt with, but the look … “ The voices trailing off need to go no further. The large backsides of mallets Read more…
One universal thing all good putters do is finish their stroke. Cameron Smith, considered one of the best putters in the game today, doesn’t lift or move his putterhead from its finish position until the ball is in the cup. It’s a consistent rhythm back and through and a crisp, stable finish. Why am I Read more…
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Most golfers have at least one thing in their pre-round routine that I’d classify as quirky. Something they do because they think it works and makes them comfortable—even though it looks a little strange. In the darkness on Friday morning, before his foursomes match, I found Ludvig Aberg’s. It came on the Read more…
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — As Tyrrell Hatton studied a birdie putt on the 12th green, the natives at Bethpage Black began to get restless. “Let’s go already!” someone shouted. “Delay of game!” bellowed another fan. Then Hatton waved his putter over the golf ball to swat away a bug and stepped away, causing a chorus of Read more…
Michael Jordan is, in addition to being the GOAT of sports, a die-hard Ryder Cup superfan. He’s been a seemingly permanent fixture inside the ropes for as long as anyone can remember. He’s seen it all—from inspiring victories to gut-wrenching losses. He’s seen what it takes to win a Ryder Cup and what it takes Read more…
Fairway woods often spook the higher-handicap players I teach, especially when they have to hit shots off tightly mown grass. The tension starts at address, and things get worse when they swing. Often it’s an all-arms move on a steep path that usually produces a low line drive if contact is solid. That’s no way Read more…
On Thursday, I took the 7:58 a.m. Long Island Rail Road train from Grand Central to Farmingdale to wander around Bethpage Black, check out the golfers warming up and spend (way too much) money at the merch store. It was around 8:15 when I saw the first beer cracked open, and then everywhere I looked Read more…
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