ROME — Saturday was an up-and-down day for both teams at the Ryder Cup. Not the morning the U.S. team wanted—or needed—but some impressive signs of grit during the afternoon session leaves the American, trailing Europe 10½-5½, with a small chance to make an enormous comeback. Yet the best place to start recapping Day 2 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…
ROME — Especially for those of a particularly cynical mindset, it has never been difficult to make fun of Ryder Cup vice captains. Many have done so, varying degrees of contempt running through the jibes. Whatever, a particular theme tends to develop. The phrase, “cart drivers” crops up often, a lazy description of those employed Read more…
If you are here, you are one of two things: 1. A diehard golf fan consuming Ryder Cup content or 2. A fellow bettor who wants to know who and what to root for during Sunday singles at Marco Simone. In either case, welcome. Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy’s tense rules exchange, explained As it Read more…
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…
ROME — It wasn’t so much a shot as it was a formality, because Brooks Koepka’s ball had not stopped moving by the time his cap was off and his hand was extended to his opponents. The cockiest gunslinger in the game had been run out of town and in a manner that demystifies that Read more…
What a difference 24 hours makes. Over the course of play Friday at Marco Simone, the anticipation that bathed the start of the 2023 Ryder Cup had turned into jubilation/resignation, depending on which team you were rooting for. Even the most diehard European fan couldn’t have dreamed of the magical 6½ -1½ performance of the Read more…
ROME — It wasn’t until 2:01 p.m. local time that the U.S. Ryder Cup team gained its first faint glimmer of hope. Justin Thomas holed a nine-footer for birdie, and America had its first lead of the day. Yep, that’s right. Five hours and 26 minutes after the 44th Ryder Cup had begun, there finally Read more…
Friday at the Ryder Cup was an absolute disaster for the US team. But according to captain Zach Johnson, things are even worse than they seem for the Americans.
ROME — On the 18th green at Marco Simone, just before Jon Rahm took an eagle putt that he almost certainly needed to make in order to halve his match against World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka, his playing partner Nicolai Hojgaard—out of the hole, as he’d been out of most holes late Read more…
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