This is no eulogy because those are for the dead, and despite how dead they looked on Friday the Americans are still alive. But the US team and their Ryder Cup aspirations are on life support, and the priest is on call for last rights.
ROME — Let’s get right to it. The point that is. Matt Fitzpatrick arrived at this Ryder Cup as a veteran of two previous biennial encounters between the best from the United States and Europe. And, much to his obvious annoyance, the former U.S. Open champion came armed with a 0-5-0 record. He had, however, Read more…
ROME — On Ryder Cup Friday, it’s inevitable that you’ll see a few pairings consisting of one veteran and one rookie. The idea behind it is that the veteran’s experience will not only give the rookie a measure of emotional balance, but also help him shepherd his rookie charge through a high-pressure match. When Luke Read more…
ROME — Europe is off to a roaring start in the first Ryder Cup ever played in Italy. With a historic sweep of the morning foursome matches, the home team took a 4-0 lead over the Americans as Europe tries to win back the Cup it lost handily two years ago in Wisconsin. Europe had Read more…
The sun had only just risen from behind the Lazio hills when Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton stood on the Marco Simone’s first tee to lead out the opening match of the 44th Ryder Cup. Just after daylight had broken, “Nessun Dorma,” an opera song from Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot, belted out over the speakers.
The Americans had life. At least, in one Friday morning match. The scoreboard in Rome was a sea of blue already at the 2023 Ryder Cup, but the final foursome on the course was up in the air with two holes to play after the Americans won the 16th hole to claw to within one. Read more…
Not many people have mixed allegiances in an event as partisan as the Ryder Cup, but Golf Digest 50 Best Teacher Mark Blackburn considers himself true “Switzerland”—in the neutral sense, not the European sense—this week. It’s more than just the fact that he’s from England but is married to an American and lives in Birmingham, Read more…
Here’s a breakdown of Friday’s opening foursomes session, exploring the four matches and what we can expect when play is underway (with all times adjusted to AEST).
ROME — Over the course of two days, 24 players sat on the relative hot seat in the Ryder Cup interview room. They were mostly insightful, enthusiastic, introspective, rarely touchy and, most welcomed of all, sometimes hilarious. These guys are the most sought-after interviews in the game, and they can sometimes switch into auto-response mode. Read more…
Editor’s Note: Sir Michael Bonallack, a standout amateur and former secretary and captain of the R&A died on Sept. 26 at age 88. Jack Nicklaus, who first met Bonallack as an amateur golfer in 1959, reflects on their relationship, and Bonallack’s sizable impact on the game. My nearly 65-year friendship with Michael Bonallack began at a Read more…
As the sport collectively waits for the 44th Ryder Cup to begin in earnest, there is one aspect that cannot be delayed any further, and that is for the Cup to regain its competitive juice.
ROME—The time has come, ladies and gentlemen, to put our hearts on our sleeves and shout our final thoughts into the Roman ether. The Ryder Cup Radicals are on the ground in Rome, as Luke, Joel and Shane discuss the early-week proceedings at Marco Simone. The boys talk about the discourse around Justin Thomas, who Read more…
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