Novak Djokovic is in the midst of a campaign for yet another Grand Slam title—this would be his 24th to be exact—but later this month, the tennis star will swap the racket for clubs as part of an international Ryder Cup celebrity competition. On Wednesday, September 27, a who’s who of golf celebs will make Read more…
What makes an ideal match-play golf course? High on the list would be holes that force players to make clear decisions on the tee, including what line to take in order to put second shots into advantageous positions, and even what club to hit—driver, or something less? The course would be at least as much Read more…
Ryder Cup captain’s pick Shane Lowry is realistic about his results this year. They’ve not been terrible by any means, but they have been disappointing when compared to his win at the DP World Tour’s prestigious BMW PGA at Wentworth one year ago.
With the 24-men now finalised, we thought we’d dig into some of the numbers and, in boxing terms, come up with a tale of the tape, comparing both squads.
Europe’s newest Ryder Cup player, Ludvig Aberg, turned professional just three months ago. But the former Texas Tech University business marketing graduate has been acting and playing like a pro for a lot longer.
The team lost its captain and a number of its (former) stalwarts. Yet anyone thinking the 2023 European Ryder Cup roster will be short on star-power is mistaken.
Koepka, a three-time Ryder Cup participant, has only had opportunities to accrue points this year at the major championships as he plays on the LIV Golf League.
Keegan Bradley enters this week’s BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club in 11th place in the FedEx Cup standings and 11th in the US Ryder Cup standings. The latter depends on improving in the former. But guess which one means more to him. A lot more.
The social highlight of the week has been the Tuesday evening barbecue attended by as many as 70 guests, a figure made up primarily of (possible) Ryder Cup players, caddies, wives and girlfriends.
He was 16th in the US standings coming into the week and moved into the top 12 with this win, but he’s still far from securing one of the six ironclad automatic qualification spots.
Australian Golf Digest
