This year’s Ryder Cup is 1985 revisited, with the formula for success unchanged. If Europe is to win this Ryder Cup, the leading players are almost certainly going to have to step up. History says it is so.
ROME — Sophie Spieth is a Ryder Cup baby. Not because of intent but because of timing. Jordan Spieth and his wife Annie welcomed the baby girl, their second child, on Sept. 12, enabling the three-time major champion to compete for the U.S. in his fifth Ryder Cup this week at Marco Simone Golf & Read more…
ROME — Passionate, highly competitive and, lord knows, mouthy, Jordan Spieth admits he’s probably the sports fan you think he is. Yes, he’s from Dallas, but he was most likely to scream at opposing players when his idol, Tom Brady, was still playing for the Patriots. “I’ve shouted plenty of things at sporting events at Read more…
Growing up in Northern Ireland, it was easy to idolize Rory McIlroy. He and I grew up at the same club, Holywood, and it’s no surprise he’s the player I look up to the most. When I was 13, I got to play with him. I was overwhelmed with nerves and excitement. We got out Read more…
The Kiwi has struggled with her game this year. So much so that the 26-year-old finds herself in the precarious position of possibly not being in the field to defend two of her titles, the BMW Ladies Championship in October and the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in November.
ROME — Like a lot of successful innovations for the institution known as the United States Ryder Cup team, this one can be traced back to Paul Azinger. In 2008 at Valhalla, Azinger came introduced the now-famous “pod” system, and if you’re at all conversant in Ryder Cup history, you know exactly what this entails—groups Read more…
ROME — Exactly half a century of watching Ryder Cups live and from a distance has provoked a range of emotions. Initially, there was the delight 13-year-old me felt as I took in the 1973 version at Muirfield. For someone that age to see the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Arnold Palmer, Billy Casper Read more…
ROME — One of the sneaky truths of the golf writing business is that the week leading up to the Ryder Cup can get pretty dull, for two big reasons. First, player and captain access is highly limited; you get them for short spans with the rest of the media, and aside from that they’re Read more…
Charlie Woods shot a career-best 66 on his way to winning another junior golf event. Even better? Tiger Woods was there to witness it. The 15-time major champ once again caddied for his son, this time at a regional qualifier for the Notah Begay III National Championship. Charlie won the 14-15 age division at Mission Read more…
In just a few days, we’ll be into the thick of the Ryder Cup at long last, and both Luke Donald and Zach Johnson, the captains of their respective teams, will be under the microscope. They’ll be judged on several factors, but the easiest is also the most obvious: captain’s picks. Each captain added six Read more…
Professional golf is no longer an individual sport. Go to the practice range at a PGA Tour event, and you’ll see players surrounded by their own pit crews. Often, the younger or more successful the player, the bigger the entourage. I’m pretty sure some guys can host their own five-on-five pick-up game. How important are Read more…
Leishman, still seeking his maiden individual title on the LIV circuit, shared runner-up honours with India’s Anirban Lahiri as both men pocketed $US1.875 million. Yet all talk in Chicago centred on Brooks Koepka’s form ahead of the Ryder Cup.
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