Jim Furyk will take the helm of Team USA at the 2018 Ryder Cup in France, where they’ll look to retain the trophy and win on European soil for the first time in 25 years. ‘It’s no secret it’s been my favorite event for my entire career,’ he told pgatour.com. Incredibly honored to be the 2018 @RyderCupUSA Captain. Really looking… Read more →
Team USA produced some magic on Saturday afternoon at the Ryder Cup, led by the fiery Patrick Reed, to win the Saturday four-balls three to one, for a three-point lead going into Sunday. “Wearing the red, white, and blue just fuels me.” – @PReedGolf #GoUSA pic.twitter.com/WXby7OJ5a7 — Ryder Cup USA (@RyderCupUSA) October 1, 2016 The Europeans moved within a point… Read more →
Team Europe fought back into the Ryder Cup by winning three of the afternoon four-balls on Friday at Hazeltine. Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose struck the ball for Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth to have a chance at winning and the European pair won comfortably 5&4. 14 holes. 9 birdies. 0 bogeys. 1 point.#TeamEurope pic.twitter.com/SLkTSLCsJD — Ryder Cup Team EUR… Read more →
Team USA dominated the Friday foursomes at Hazeltine National Golf Club to begin the Ryder Cup with a four-point lead over the Europeans. For the first time in 27 years the team won all four points on offer in the morning session on Friday, which includes four teams of two players who alternate shots. Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed went… Read more →
The Ryder Cup is an emotional rollercoaster that few people have ridden as many times as Darren Clarke. This year he’s in the driver’s seat as captain of Team Europe, but his easy-going demeanour will be one of the visitors’ greatest assets. His inclusive approach at Hazeltine National Golf Club began with a team dinner for all, which was a… Read more →
The last time Rickie Fowler appeared in a Ryder Cup he had USA shaved into his head. The game’s brightest character beems with national pride, and the Minnesota natives will lap it up. He, along with friend Bubba Watson, have been influencing golf culture throughout the years with music videos, hovercraft, and Moto-cross. ‘The Ryder Cup is special,’ said Fowler…. Read more →
In spite of his diminutive figure and baby face, Patrick Lambie brings a calm to the Springboks that resonates from his character. The same is true for Jordan Spieth on the American Ryder Cup Team, which will compete at Hazeltine National Golf Club from Friday. ‘I’m in wherever Captain puts me. I have full trust in everything,’ said Spieth. ‘They say… Read more →
It’s the most famous matchplay tournament in the sport and the winners carry bragging rights for years. The United States have been the dominant side, winning 25 of the 40 contests against their opponents from across the Atlantic, but in the past decade it has been the men from Europe who have turned the screws. Europe have won a staggering… Read more →
1965: One of the USA team players remarked, ‘If we played this hard in the tournaments back home, we’d all be millionaires.’ 1975: British captain Tony Jacklin before the Ryder Cup, which the Americans won, 21-11: ‘If we don’t score more than nine points that’s the Ryder Cup equivalent of a butt-kicking. If we win, then we ought to be… Read more →
Birkdale, 1969: A mean-spirited match that featured Eric Brown, the Great Britain & Ireland captain, instructing his team not to help look for their opponents’ balls in the rough, finished with one of the great sporting gestures. On the final green in the final singles match, Jack Nicklaus gave Tony Jacklin a six-footer, knowing it meant the Ryder Cup would… Read more →
