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Ryder Cup 2025: 12 secrets (and potential loopholes) in the rarely examined captains’ agreement
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The Ryder Cup has a long and strange and wonderful history, but today we’re not focused on that. Today we’re focused on things that could happen, under the rules, that are unlikely but not impossible, as dictated by the captains’ agreement. A deep study of that document, signed in August by Keegan Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: This Ryder Cup has forgotten what the Ryder Cup is all about
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The Black Course normally explodes beneath your feet as you emerge from the Bethpage clubhouse, its rolling terrain a blitzkrieg to the senses no matter its familiarity, and no matter the pain you know the course will extract. This week, temporary coliseums rise from what were once open golf fields, a nod Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: Viktor Hovland’s golf swing upgrade, explained
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The most frustrating thing about improving your golf swing isn’t getting it right in the first place—it’s stopping it from changing when it does land in a good spot. That’s what Viktor Hovland has spoken so candidly about over the past few seasons. But he’s finally on the right side of it Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: Justin Rose’s strong form makes him more than Europe’s sage mentor
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — It’s often the case with professional athletes that in the moments immediately after a victory it’s hard to put words to the emotion or summarize a sense of meaning. Yet, less than an hour after Europe’s Ryder Cup victory two years ago in Rome, Justin Rose put words to what being a Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: Rory McIlroy just made an all-time chess move
Despite the fact that not a single shot has been hit yet, much has been made about what the American crowd might do or could say at this weekend’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
Ryder Cup 2025: Luke Donald is wrong, players deserve to be paid
I suspect this will be one of the least popular posts about golf I ever write, because it’s so easy for the other side – the wrong side – to appeal to emotions, but there is a simple principle that applies here and is the bedrock of every argument I’m about to make.
Ryder Cup 2025: The specifics behind every intricate, important detail on the Americans’ bags
When the U.S. Ryder Cup team strolls to the first tee on Friday morning, the style story won’t just be about their apparel. The team’s boldest statement will be slung over the shoulders of their caddies in the form of limited-edition team bags designed and crafted by SWAG Golf. Sure, the crowd noise will be Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: Viktor Hovland had the best answer for how to deal with rowdy American fans
The crowds at a golf tournament have never been talked about as much as they have been – and will continue to be – for the 2025 Ryder Cup
Ryder Cup 2025: What cameras caught Viktor Hovland telling his teammates that should really worry Americans
It’s hard to imagine a world in which Scottie Scheffler isn’t the best golfer on the planet, but you could certainly make that case two years ago. Viktor Hovland beat Scheffler at that year’s BMW Championship by shooting a back-nine 28, won the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup the following week and then led Europe Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: Scottie Scheffler and US teammates come to Bryson DeChambeau’s defence after harsh criticism
In the build-up to the 2025 Ryder Cup, no one has had a bigger target on their back than Bryson DeChambeau. Part of that is DeChambeau’s own doing—he’s done his fair share of trash talking too—but as we wrote yesterday, the chatter directed at the two-time US Open winner has gotten personal.
Ryder Cup 2025: The vibes-only guide for all 24 players at Bethpage
People are buzzing about the vibes-only guides of 2025, which remained perfect at picking the eventual winner of all three majors (not really, and we forgot to do one at the U.S. Open). It was capped by a brilliant prediction at the Open, where I had the near-impossible task of identifying the outright winner with Read more…
Ryder Cup picks 2025: Our experts’ favorite bets at Bethpage Black
At long last, the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black has finally arrived. Well, actually, we still have one more rainy day standing between us and Friday’s opening tee shot. The longest week in golf is feeling extra long right now. The good news? That gives us more time to continue to scour the odds boards, Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: Overheard in the gallery at Bethpage Black on Wednesday
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — There were no international incidents on Wednesday at Bethpage Black as the world got one step closer to the most hyped event in golf history. And the only chorus of boos didn’t cascade down on any European player, but rather New York governor Kathy Hochul at the opening ceremony. To be sure, Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: Former European Ryder Cup hero says he wants to taser American golf fans in the face
You can take Ian Poulter out of the Ryder Cup (and just about every other meaningful golf competition on earth), but you can’t take the Ryder Cup out of Ian Poulter. This week, the former Ryder Cup agitator joined fellow Euro Tyrrell Hatton in front of the SPORTBible cameras to settle a few of golf’s Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: The golf balls played by every member of each team—and why they matter
As if playing in front of rowdy fans with intense allegiances wasn’t pressure enough, Harris English has been prepping for an equipment change that’s bound to add an extra layer of intrigue to the biennial matches. Along with pairing players based on their personalities and playing styles, Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald will be considering Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: Collin Morikawa says Bethpage crowds have been tame, wants “absolute chaos” come Friday
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Collin Morikawa would like the New York sports crowd to live up to its reputation. The behavior from fans is expected to be a storyline this weekend at Bethpage Black, a fusion of what has happened at this course in the past and the Ryder Cup’s penchant for turning golf galleries very Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: How Rory McIlroy, golf’s most popular player, will be Bethpage’s No.1 target
How Rory McIlroy, golf’s most popular player, will be Bethpage’s No. 1 target during the 2025 Ryder Cup in New York.
Ryder Cup 2025: Rory McIlory helping Euro newbie Rasmus Hojgaard tie a tie is the most charming Ryder Cup moment so far
Rory McIlroy won’t be a popular fella at Bethpage Black this week. He’s the elder statesman of Team Europe. He’s spent much of the build-up talking trash. He’s skipped tournaments, turned down interviews and refused to back down from his claims that, essentially, he’s earned the right to do those things. But for all the Read more…
Undercover Caddie: Revisiting the heated Ryder Cup exchange between Rory McIlroy and Joe LaCava
Joe LaCava was in the wrong for his celebration at the 2023 Ryder Cup but for the right reasons.
Ryder Cup 2025: Rory McIlroy gets an early taste of the rowdy New York fans after missing green during practice round
We’re still days away from the official start of the Ryder Cup, but it appears that no one told that to the Team USA faithful at Bethpage Black. Braving the Long Island Rail Road and/or Farmingdale parking, U.S. zealots have already locked in on their rooting interests … which mostly appear to be yelling fore Read more…
