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Ryder Cup 2025: Will Bethpage be a breaking point for fan behaviour?
Add it up, and the week at Bethpage sets up to be a potential powder keg. So what can be done to keep it from exploding?
Ryder Cup 2025: The one way Scottie Scheffler does not want to be compared to Tiger Woods
The comparisons between Scottie Scheffler and Tiger Woods, much as some people hate to admit it or cringe at the exercise, are inescapable. From his dominance atop the Official World Golf Ranking (123 straight weeks and counting) to various performance markers, Scheffler in a short time has assembled a record that is often reminiscent of Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: The 15 most inconsequential moments in Ryder Cup history
Thanks to the adrenaline that comes with playing for your country—or contintent in Europe’s case—the Ryder Cup has become one of golf’s most electric competitions in recent decades. Having the 1991 installment garner the nickname “The WAR by the Shore” only added to the drama. Same with “The BRAWL by the Mall (of America)” in Read more…
The U.S. Ryder Cup uniforms that have aged the best (and worst) over the years
The only constant in fashion is change. By the decade, by the year, by the season. Trends come and go (and come back and go again), leaving the non-nudists of earth scrambling to catch up. That includes the U.S. Ryder Cup team, who face off against Team Europe every other year in a showdown of Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: This TV cardinal sin Johnny Miller used to commit will make you miss him even more
Unfortunately, Johnny Miller is not making a surprise return to the television booth for the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. A shame, since he’d apparently fit right in with the “partisan” style NBC is employing during the biennial match-play event between Europe and the U.S. As NBC’s lead golf producer Tommy Roy announced on Wednesday, Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay hopes the captains will ‘buck tradition’ and do this at Bethpage Black
The Ryder Cup is one of golf’s most storied competitions, with the 2025 version arguably the most highly anticipated event in the game’s history. But one longtime caddie turned broadcaster thinks there’s a way to “buck tradition” to make it even better. Jim “Bones” Mackay is as familiar with the biennial event as anyone, having Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: Nick Faldo returning to TV as part of ‘partisan booth’ at Bethpage Black
Six-time major champion Nick Faldo will return to the broadcasting booth for the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, NBC Sports announced on Wednesday. Faldo, 68, was the lead analyst on CBS alongside play-by-play man Jim Nantz for 16 years before officially retiring from the seat in the summer of 2022. He hasn’t stayed completely away, Read more…
The time the Ryder Cup almost died
Recently, my colleague Jamie Kennedy sent me a newspaper article from 1973, The Evening Post, about that year’s Ryder Cup. In bold letters, after the first paragraph, a proclamation: THE PROFIT COULD REACH £100,000 At today’s Ryder Cup, of course, £100,000 wouldn’t pay for three rows of a grandstand build, and it’s an indication of Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: This strange stat explains how the home keeps winning…but does it explain why?
If you wanted to divide the Ryder Cup into eras, you could come up with four pretty easy distinctions: U.S. Dominance, 1927-1981—America goes 20-3-1, The Golden Age of Parity, 1983-1999—Team Europe emerges, almost every Cup decided by a point or less European Dominance, 2002-2014—They win six of seven, often humiliating the Americans The Home Blowout, Read more…
The 7 most iconic Ryder Cup moments
The Ryder Cup hasn’t always had the high stature that it does today, sitting alongside the major championships among golf’s biggest events. Indeed, the biennial match has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 1927 at Worcester Country Club, when the Americans, led by captain Walter Hagen handily defeated Ted Ray’s Great Britain Read more…
3 sneaky (but legal) tactics pros use to annoy their Ryder Cup opponents
There is a dark side to golf strategy and every two years at the Ryder Cup, we see it. These are subtle tactics that spark controversy. They fuel resentment. And sometimes, they can even be enough to win you a point. This is gamesmanship: a series of strategies pro golfers use that are designed not Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: Answering the most frequently asked questions about the year’s match at Bethpage Black
We live in a “hot take” world, where hyperbole seems to know no end. Yet, objectively speaking, the following statement is not a stretch: The 2025 Ryder Cup is the most anticipated golf event in history. Indeed, ever since Bethpage Black was selected to host the match, originally for 2024 but delayed a year after Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: Seven mistakes the Americans need to avoid repeating
The Ryder Cup is often known as the “Hindsight Cup,” a wry acknowledgment of the inevitable scrutiny and second-guessing that follows each result. This is understandable given that the biennial match has evolved from a three-day competition held every two years into an entity consumed and analyzed around the clock by media and fans alike. Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: Was $US750 for a ticket greedy or smart?
The PGA of America is hoping to break all sorts of attendance and viewership records with the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, but one shattered early was the ticket price.
The 11 chippiest moments in Ryder Cup history
The Ryder Cup exhibition is a celebration of the sport of golf, a shining example of team camaraderie in an individual game, and a testament to the integrity and honor of this most rarefied and elevated … Oh, who am I kidding? The Ryder Cup is a lowdown, bare-knuckle fight, and like any good fight, Read more…
Miraculous shot by 30-handicapper wins buddies Ryder Cup, sets off all-time celebration
As the golf world eagerly awaits next week’s actual Ryder Cup, we got a little taste of how exciting team golf can be thanks to a buddies trip version of the biennial competition. The details are scarce on this one, but apparently one dude drained a putt from off the green to win the whole Read more…
Ryder Cup 2025: An early look at tee times for every session at Bethpage Black
The venue is ready, the teams are set and now the tee times are confirmed. The PGA of America released a preliminary schedule of events for next week’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. Along with practice round tee times and press conference schedules, officials announced the opening foursomes session will begin on Friday, Sept. 26 Read more…
15 moments that made the Ryder Cup golf’s most compelling duel
Chances are Samuel Ryder, the man who helped inspire the competition that bears his name, would struggle to recognize the modern match played between the United States and Europe. Even if you accept the premise that the English seed merchant was a man of vision, to think that he knew one day this test between Read more…
Guess what happened when Scottie Scheffler went to California to prepare for the Ryder Cup? He won another golf tournament
Scheffler’s first win in America’s Golden State constitutes the 19th official PGA Tour title of his career, all of them coming since he broke through at the 2022 WM Phoenix Open. He also won the Olympic gold medal in 2024.
European Ryder Cup vice-captain outshines his own team to win BMW PGA at wet Wentworth
From Rory McIlroy to Jon Rahm, 11 members of the European Ryder Cup team were at the DP World Tour’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. But they were all upstaged by Alex Noren, who will be one of their five vice-captains at Bethpage next week.
