ROME — The youngest player at Marco Simone Golf Club this week isn’t Ludvig Aberg, who was picked for the Ryder Cup team despite only turning pro in the summer. Nor is it any player on the American side. It’s Nicolai Hojgaard, the 22 year-old European Tour rising star who earned Captain Luke Donald’s 12th Read more…
In Italy, there are 150 golf courses with at least 18 holes. But the entire country has only 10 more golf courses than the total in Los Angeles County, where Italy’s greatest ever golfer, Francesco Molinari, now lives.
One of the fixtures of Ryder Cups of past and present is Michael Jordan. We know how much MJ loves golf—playing nearly every day down in Florida at his own golf club Grove XXIII—but his love for the game extends to the Ryder Cup. He has fostered friendships with some of the mainstays of Team USA Read more…
The Ryder Cup is special because it brings the best golfers on the planet closer than ever for one week every two years. And this year is no exception with team bonding on both sides (Team pajamas?!) reaching a level that would bring a tear to Seve Ballesteros’ eyes. That still doesn’t mean Team Europe Read more…
The roars have already started at the 2023 Ryder Cup—and play doesn’t officially begin for another day. That’s because Viktor Hovland pulled off a rare feat at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club on Thursday. His teammates just wish he had saved it for the actual competition. During a final practice round, Hovland didn’t just Read more…
ROME — The British tabloids called him “Brian the Butcher,” and they may come to regret that. He also was referred to as “the Butcher of Hoylake,” and, naturally, “the Big Game Hunter,” given his affinity for the sport, especially the bow-hunting variety. Of course, the big game Brian Harman bagged in July at Royal Read more…
It’s getting kind of absurd at this point, but Michael Block has grabbed yet another trophy. It’s his second “major” win of the season (Southern California PGA section division) and it comes with another opportunity to show Rory McIlroy and his fellow PGA Tour pros who can hit it farther off the tee. This go-around, Read more…
In golf, nobody creates a collectible feeding frenzy like Tiger Woods. The latest sale from The Golf Auction just reinforces that point. Up for bid? The official competitor scorecard from Woods’ first-ever round at the U.S. Open—the 74 he signed for at Shinnecock in 1995. Woods’ scrawl might be the second most familiar autograph in Read more…
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…
ROME — With advances in sports analytics, the big brains behind the numbers can actually quantify the value of homefield advantage in various sports. In the NFL, for instance, the value season to season fluctuates between two and three points; that’s the boost you get from a supportive crowd and familiar surroundings. In the NBA, Read more…
As a massive Kobe Bryant fan, it’s no surprise that Brooks Koepka is a guy who “wants the ball” in crunch time. His major championship record speaks for itself in that regard. Of course, everybody always says they want the ball. What else are you supposed to say? “No thanks, I’m good” ? But saying Read more…
ROME — It was a big call for European captain Luke Donald to pick Ludvig Aberg at the expense of another, more experienced player. For most players, becoming the first player in Ryder Cup history to make the team without playing in the major would bear a heavy burden of expectations. Especially considering how glowing Read more…
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