US captain Zach Johnson said 47-year-old Woods, who last weekend caddied for his son Charlie during his victory at an Orlando regional qualifier for the Notah Begay Invitational, wasn’t likely to offer any advice now that Ryder Cup week is underway.
The PGA of America, which jointly runs the Ryder Cup with the DP World Tour, defended itself overnight in response to comments made by U.S. Solheim Cup captain Stacy Lewis.
During a conference call leading up to coverage of the 44th Ryder Cup at Marco Simone in Rome, NBC’s lead golf analyst Paul Azinger declined to speculate whether or not Mickelson could one day be a Ryder Cup captain.
More than even the major championships, the biennial contest between Europe and the United States takes the game born in Scotland into the hearts and minds of those who elsewhere go about their business blissfully ignorant of all things golf.
Dustin Johnson is not a part of this year’s United States Ryder Cup team. According to the two-time major winner, that fate has more to do with where he plays than how he’s played.
Rory McIlroy. Jon Rahm. Victor Hovland. The three best players on the European Ryder Cup side all had plenty to say about the most unlikely member of the team, Ludvig Aberg.
Speaking on the eve of the BMW PGA Championship, the DP World Tour’s flagship event, the world No.2 was close to his interesting and informative best during a 20-minute joust with the media.
While a selection case could certainly be made for the inclusion of former Open champion Shane Lowry, the presence of the Irishman ahead of Poland’s Adrian Meronk was a shock for many observers.
Rory McIlroy found the water, twice, and racked up a triple-bogey 8, at the par-5 16th at the K Club that ended his hopes of chasing down eventual Irish Open winner, Vincent Norrman. Somehow, though, the finish to the 2023 Irish Open was just as entertaining as McIlroy’s 2016 victory at the K Club.