What gives? Why is Scottie Scheffler, the world No.1 ubermensch who seems to win or come close to winning in every event he plays, now 0-2, and staring down a 2-4-3 career record that parallels in miniature Tiger Woods (13-21-3), the only golfer this century who played at his level?
Scottie Scheffler is greatest golfer on the earth right now. Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer on earth … perhaps ever. As Scheffler has racked up wins and accolades over the past several years, his career—both broadly and statistically—has been compared to Woods’ time and time again. That includes Friday at Ryder Cup, but this Read more…
They were large in number but not in voice. This Ryder Cup crowd was supposed to be America’s secret weapon – so spirited it would rattle European nerves and perhaps cross every line of decorum. Instead, the loudest sound at Bethpage Black was the lack of it, delivering an unmistakable verdict: European fans simply do it better.
After a surprisingly mild morning foursomes session at Bethpage Black, things have gotten a bit spicier during the afternoon fourball session, particularly in the Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry vs. Patrick Cantlay/Sam Burns match. With things all tied through five holes, McIlroy came alive as he so often does in this event, making back-to-back birdies at the Read more…
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — As Tyrrell Hatton studied a birdie putt on the 12th green, the natives at Bethpage Black began to get restless. “Let’s go already!” someone shouted. “Delay of game!” bellowed another fan. Then Hatton waved his putter over the golf ball to swat away a bug and stepped away, causing a chorus of Read more…
Michael Jordan is, in addition to being the GOAT of sports, a die-hard Ryder Cup superfan. He’s been a seemingly permanent fixture inside the ropes for as long as anyone can remember. He’s seen it all—from inspiring victories to gut-wrenching losses. He’s seen what it takes to win a Ryder Cup and what it takes Read more…
In the build-up to the 2025 Ryder Cup, no one has had a bigger target on their back than Bryson DeChambeau. Part of that is DeChambeau’s own doing—he’s done his fair share of trash talking too—but as we wrote yesterday, the chatter directed at the two-time US Open winner has gotten personal.
Bryson DeChambeau has been in the news this week. Stop us if you’ve heard that one before. The US Ryder Cup star has come under fire from Rory McIlroy and Brandel Chamblee specifically, the latter unleashing a scathing monologue in New York in which he likened DeChambeau to a “circus barker.”
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