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‘The Badge and The Boys’: Europe’s Ryder Cup inspiration comes from within
Although hailing from different countries, the European’s commitment to one another sets them apart.
Ryder Cup 2025: The US team broke itself with the Keegan Bradley debacle, but the fix is easier than it seems
There is a reason Europe held a seven-point lead going into singles, just as there’s a reason that when the captains’ influence waned on Sunday, the tide reversed to such a shocking degree that it almost bailed out Keegan Bradley.
The Ryder Cup-like team event involving Australian golfers that was held once and never again
This week’s Ryder Cup is a good time for non-Americans and non-Europeans to pause and remember the Ryder Cup-like events that have shamelessly copied the concept.
With Europe in top form, 2025 is the year the Ryder Cup must prove that it’s still competitive
If the visiting Ryder Cup team is ever going to be competitive, it’s this European team.
Opinion: The Ryder Cup Seve won by losing
Thirty years ago, Seve Ballesteros inspired his fellow Europeans to a rare away Ryder Cup victory despite barely being able to find a fairway.
Ryder Cup 2025: Is Keegan Bradley as playing captain a nightmare scenario or a big deal about nothing?
Golf Digest writers Shane Ryan and Joel Beall examine whether Bradley’s latest win has created the US team’s biggest headache – or handed them their secret weapon.
In 20 years, the Presidents Cup will be better than the Ryder Cup (trust us)
Jaime Diaz wrote 20 years ago that the Presidents Cup was already better than the Ryder Cup, and while that take was a bit premature, he was onto something – it’s happening, and though I fully expect the headline-mongers to throw heaps of derision my way for this take, I can only urge you to mark your calendars for 2044. Hear me now, believe me later.
The Ryder Cup underscores golf’s biggest problem
Money and emotion both resonate with golfers. The problem is they’re not the same thing.
Ryder Cup 2023: I was there for Rickie Fowler’s concession – here’s what people are missing
The concession was a little surprising from the ground, but not notably so—at least not based on my read on the situation.
Should Brooks Koepka make the US Ryder Cup team? A Ryder Cup junkie debates himself
In a Ryder Cup year, it’s never too early to ask the big questions about what’s coming in the northern autumn. And this year, after Brooks Koepka’s win at the PGA Championship, we have a really big question: should he make the US Ryder Cup team?
OPINION: Does the Ryder Cup matter anymore?
To say they wasted no time would be an understatement: Ryder Cup Europe executives removed Henrik Stenson as their captain for next year’s event even before he was announced as a new LIV Golf recruit.
Ryder Cup 2021: This Ryder Cup is over. But for the USA, it might only be the beginning
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.
Ryder Cup 2021: Why Europe will win the Ryder Cup
What if I were to tell you that the underdog European side could absolutely win this week? Would that blow your mind?
Ryder Cup 2021: Why America will win the Ryder Cup
Some ideas just have to be blurted out in a thoughtless torrent of courage and faith, so here goes nothing.
Ryder Cup 2021: Why Rory McIlroy needs this Ryder Cup as much as it needs him
It’s no coincidence that the Ryder Cup has become bigger as McIlroy’s relationship with it – and appreciation for it – has deepened.
Ryder Cup 2021: Why a team-first mentality is so critical and so hard to adjust to
By Sunday evening at Ryder Cups, as champagne is being sprayed all over the place, no one remembers what happened on the Friday morning. That’s the beauty of the Ryder Cup. The team is what matters.
Phil Mickelson is a wildcard on and off the course, but here’s why he needs to be on the US Ryder Cup team
He’s still got some game and can rise to an occasion the way few golfers who will be on the American team can.
Why the Ryder Cup must be postponed
There’s no guarantee that a full-throated Ryder Cup can be played in September 2021 – but the odds are much better.
OPINION: A Ryder Cup with no fans is no Ryder Cup at all
Sometimes, when a new idea seems baffling, it’s helpful to silence the part of your brain that screams bloody murder and attempt to understand the idea on its own terms.
Opinion: A cup half full
The Presidents Cup has an opportunity to make a statement in the gender-equality era.
Undercover caddie: Team events like the Presidents Cup can really upset the dynamic we have with our players
The Presidents Cup is near, which is a good time to discuss team events. It’s an honour to go to the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup. It means you’re with a player who had a good year, you made good money and you probably have job security. It means you matter. But how much these team events matter to us varies.
