We’ve all heard about how much pressure golfers feel on the first tee at the Ryder Cup, but what about the 18th green? With the entire outcome of the biennial event on the line? Max Homa found himself in such a position on Sunday—and the cameras caught him expressing just what that moment felt like. Read more…
Rory McIlroy has had interesting 24 hours at the Ryder Cup. After choking away a 17th-hole lead to a hatless Patrick Cantlay and co. on Saturday, McIlroy was involved in an altercation with U.S. caddie Joey LaCava, who continued to celebrate Cantlay’s match-winning birdie putt within Rory’s halo before the North Irishman had hit his Read more…
ROME — Caddie Joe LaCava reached out to apologize to Rory McIlroy following Saturday’s incident at the Ryder Cup. In the final match of the second session on Saturday, Patrick Cantlay dropped a 40-foot putt that ultimately won his fourball battle against Matt Fitzpatrick and Rory McIlroy. The putt came after Cantlay had been harassed Read more…
ROME—Scottie Scheffler fought the tears he knew were coming and it was a losing battle because tears cannot be controlled. They were not waterfalls, they were not of the variety that caught his breath, but his eyes were wet and his face was red and since TV cameras caught those tears the world could see Read more…
This sleepy 44th Ryder Cup now is about as lit as any in history, and although Europe has a commanding 10½-5 ½ lead, there’s no telling what fireworks await for the final session of 12 Sunday singles matches.
ROME — The singles lineups are out, there is honest-to-goodness fighting, the U.S. needs a dramatic comeback, and tensions are high. Let’s get right into the biggest takeaways! 1. Both teams loaded the boat Over time, Sunday singles philosophy has gravitated toward a place where the correct way to set your lineup, regardless of whether Read more…
ROME — You could argue that a report card should come after an event is actually over, but as with Whistling Straits two years ago, we find ourselves in a position where the event is tipping toward a conclusion before anyone hits a shot in Sunday singles. This time it’s the Europeans who have run Read more…
The idea of players wanted to be paid to play in the Ryder Cup really took off in the pages of Golf Digest, and almost derailed one of the most iconic moments in golf history.
ROME — Jon Rahm knew the questions were coming. It had been more than 16 hours since Brooks Koepka had accused him of “acting like a child” for whacking a sign in frustration at the Ryder Cup. The Spaniard is not on social media, but his friends had sent him articles of Koepka’s comments. “I Read more…
We interrupt our Ryder Cup coverage to bring you some breaking news from the celebrity golf world. Dwyane Wade made his first hole-in-one. And he couldn’t have picked a better place to do it. The NBA legend’s ace came on Friday while playing the iconic seventh hole at Pebble Beach. What a spot! Even better? Read more…
They say the Ryder Cup doesn’t start until someone screams, “I can’t hear you!” to the crowd. Well, thanks to Sam Burns, the Ryder Cup has officially started. It took until Saturday afternoon, but the U.S. is finally showing some signs of life. And no one was more fired up than the usually laid-back Louisiana Read more…
A sea of blue once again covered the scoreboard at the Ryder Cup on Saturday morning, but one result may just have well been flashing in neon colors. Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka were supposed to be Team USA’s strongest pairing and for good reason. Zach Johnson had to feel pretty good about trotting out Read more…
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