You can always tell if an event is special by people wanting to talk about the next one as soon as this year’s edition finishes, and Paul Azinger certainly gave golf fans something to talk about overnight.
Playing golf the day before your wedding, if you’re lucky enough to do it, is meant to be relaxing. It doesn’t usually involve tens of thousands of golf fans ferociously taunting you for four hours. But Patrick Cantlay is not your average person, and a Ryder Cup in Italy is not your average golf tournament. Read more…
While the final score remained unclear until the late on Sunday afternoon at Marco Simone, the outcome was never actually in doubt. In fact, for a full decade, the outcome has never been in doubt.
The idea of players wanted to be paid to play in the Ryder Cup really took off in the pages of Golf Digest, and almost derailed one of the most iconic moments in golf history.
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.
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.
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.
Australian Golf Digest
