2:24 PM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — The U.S. Ryder Cup team includes eight of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, an Olympic gold medalist and the reigning FedEx Cup champion. On paper, at least, the Americans are once again stacked, and they’re playing at home in front of a decidedly pro-U.S.
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HAVEN, Wis. — Recent form means absolutely nothing in the Ryder Cup. Don’t believe us—believe the math. Beginning with the hypothesis that single-round match-play golf is essentially a different sport than 72-hole stroke-play golf, we set out to see if guys who came into Ryder Cups playing well carried the momentum into the biennial matches—or
HAVEN, Wis. — Brooks Koepka came under fire recently for his remarks in Golf Digest on the difficulties of Ryder Cup week, in which he came off as less than thrilled about the various off-course requirements. “It’s different. It’s hectic,” he said. “It’s a bit odd, if I’m honest. I don’t want to say it’s
11:36 AM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — There probably won’t be many European fans at this week’s Ryder Cup because of COVID-19 travel restrictions. That didn’t stop the European team from trying to win over fans during practice rounds on Wednesday. The Europeans showed up at the first tee at Whistling Straits wearing Cheeseheads and shirts
HAVEN, Wis. – While allowing for the obvious fact that every hole at Whistling Straits will be pivotal for this week’s 43rd Ryder Cup – an observation repeatedly expressed on both side of the aisle – we’d be remiss if we didn’t appropriate a thought, of sorts, from George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” It goes something
7:43 AM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Tiger Woods won’t be playing in this week’s Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits. Neither will Phil Mickelson, though he is here and will serve as a non-playing assistant captain for the United States team. Six rookies are giving a face-lift to the American side, which has lost four of
HAVEN, Wisc.—The rodeo remains two days away. But with months of game planning—to say nothing of the extra year offered by the pandemic—to try and tame the elusive bull that is victory in the Ryder Cup, the American strategy is mostly in place. Wednesday’s practice round pairings give hint on how the United States will
7:44 AM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — First-tee jitters are a thing. But at the Ryder Cup, they escalate to a level that makes for considerable discomfort among professional golfers. They have done this hundreds of times, stuck a tee in the ground to begin competition. The Ryder Cup, though, is different. Perhaps it is because
No more talk. No more drama. No more manufactured storylines. It’s time to get balls in the air and begin the 2020 2021 Ryder Cup. Well, actually, we still have a ways to go, as the leadup to the Ryder Cup remains the longest leadup to any major golf event on the schedule. Silver lining:
HAVEN, Wis.—The signage at Whistling Straits says “Ryder Cup 2020” which can give the occasional fan pause, considering it is, well, 2021. The outdated logo is a ubiquitous reminder that this event was postponed, and its date—a year that will live in infamy—a reminder why. But as the world wishes, and inches, towards a post-pandemic
7:41 AM ET In 2004, when Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton paired Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods together at Oakland Hills, it was considered bold. Not because it was the No. 2- and No. 4-ranked players in the world playing together in one group, but because Mickelson and Woods had a rivalry that was considered
The Ryder Cup affords golf fans the unique opportunity to watch a generation’s best players join forces. The results aren’t always positive—looking at you, Mickelson/Woods 2004—but when the pieces fit just right and the putts start to fall, magic happens. Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal projected an air of impassioned invincibility. Patrick Reed and
7:33 AM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Rory McIlroy chuckles, somewhat sheepishly, as words from part of his past are played out before him. Call it the naivete of youth, an understandably uninformed take on a subject that he had yet to have the opportunity to fully experience. McIlroy was barely 20 years old when he
HAVEN, Wis. — In his first press conference of Ryder Cup week, U.S. Captain Steve Stricker addressed what has become the most incendiary off-course story in golf in 2021. It’s Brooks-Bryson, the inescapable feud, and it feels particularly relevant for an American team that has suffered from what can charitably be called “chemistry issues” in
The feud between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau has been one of golf’s biggest storylines all year—not to mention one of the most interesting subplots entering this week’s Ryder Cup. But Bryson wants to put it behind him once and for all, according to his longtime coach. “Whether or not they are both doing it
7:37 AM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wisc. — Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau are unlikely to sit together, eat together or chit-chat together this week at the Ryder Cup. But what if they played together? Would the previously derisive “Brooksy” chants from the gallery then be considered complimentary? As silly as all that sounds, that is where
The 43rd Ryder Cup, played this week at Wisconsin’s Whistling Straits, features 24 players, 28 matches … and more than 100 hours of live tournament and studio coverage on NBC, Golf Channel, Peacock and RyderCup.com utilizing more than 35 analysts and commentators. Indeed, there might not be a golf tournament in the world that’s more
10:07 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Max Homa holed out from the rough from 95 yards for eagle on the par-4 12th to start a back-nine comeback and added three birdies for a 7-under 65 and a 1-stroke victory Sunday in the season-opening Fortinet Championship. Three strokes behind Maverick McNealy with seven holes