ROME — What a day at Marco Simone. A historic one, either in a good or bad way depending on your allegiance. There’s a lot to break down, so let’s run through a few takeaways. 1. Hero Hovland’s chip-in was the best shot of the morning Chipping in from a tight lie from the first Read more…
ROME — Jon Rahm marched onto the empty green as the sun was still rising over Marco Simone. The Spaniard always brings with him a certain aura, but the energy felt different on Friday morning. For Rahm, this morning wasn’t about having fun. It was about going to work. The task of hitting your team’s Read more…
Not only is it important to hold a golf club correctly if you want to generate power and allow it to “release” through the impact zone, it also reduces the stress placed on the joints of the arm.
Things like this don’t win and lose Ryder Cups. It’s just a minor nuisance for the US Team, and a subtle perk for Europe. A charming and clever piece of home team gamesmanship.
ROME — You won’t see players on opposing sides agreeing on much this week, especially with the contest officially underway. Yet cruising around the grounds this week, there’s one exception: A VISIO practice mat training aid, which has been littered around the Marco Simone Golf Club and used religiously by players on both sides. By Read more…
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…
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…
ROME—No player is working harder this week than World No.1 Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler has been pouring in the hours on the practice putting green in the lead up to the 2023 Ryder Cup. Alongside him throughout was his new putting coach the legendary guru Phil Kenyon. The pair started working together in the weeks leading Read more…
Medicine balls are considerably heavier than a golf club, which means you need to recruit more muscle power than your arms can provide if you want to throw one with any force.
Unlike tour pros, we don’t have the benefit of knowing how many strokes we’re gaining or losing around the green compared to other golfers with similar handicaps. But here’s a good general rule: If you can consistently get down in three strokes inside 30 yards, you’re not going to lose ground on your competition. Chances Read more…
At 6-foot-3, 235 pounds, Sepp Straka could easily be mistaken for a tight end and not an emerging PGA Tour star. The 30-year-old Georgia alum is definitely one of the more imposing figures in pro golf. Yet despite his tall, muscular physique, Straka’s driving game relies more on accuracy than power. Through mid-July, Straka ranked Read more…
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