One down and playing the par-3 16th, Tony Finau appeared to have found trouble off the tee. And then he won the hole. Finau’s tee shot was in danger of going into the water surrounding the green, but his ball hit off the bulkhead and caromed to within 5 feet of the hole. Finau made […]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – With the United States out to an early 3-1 lead at the Ryder Cup, the afternoon foursomes session will ensure that all 24 players get in at least one match on the opening day. Here’s a look at what’s to come later today at Le Golf National (all times ET): 7:50 a.m.: […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – It’s been 29 years since the Americans started this hot on the road. The U.S. won the first three matches Friday to take a 3-1 lead after the opening fourballs session at Le Golf National. It’s the first time since 1989 that the Americans earned three points in the opening session […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Tony Finau hit the two most important shots of the morning session at the Ryder Cup, although neither was particularly spectacular. Finau set out in the day’s first match with Brooks Koepka against Justin Rose and Jon Rahm. Both of the Americans had asked to play first on Friday morning and before […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Tiger Woods was benched for Friday afternoon foursomes at the Ryder Cup. In the morning fourballs, Woods and Patrick Reed lost, 3 and 1, to Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari at Le Golf National. Playing in his first Ryder Cup match since 2012, Woods didn’t appear nearly as sharp as he was […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – The opening match of the Ryder Cup took a serious turn on the sixth hole when Brooks Koepka hit a fan in the head with his tee shot, leaving her injured and bloodied. Koepka teamed with Tony Finau against Justin Rose and Jon Rahm, and with the tees up on the short […]
If one hole could sum up Friday afternoon at the Ryder Cup, this is it. Just it when it looked like the U.S. team of Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson might have a slight opening in their afternoon foursomes match, Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter shut the door, emphatically. With the European side already 2 […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – For the sixth straight time, Europe won the Ryder Cup on its home soil. Captain’s Thomas Bjorn’s team topped the U.S., 17 1/2 to 10 1/2, on Sunday. Francesco Molinari locked up the clinching point when Phil Mickelson hit his tee shot in the water at the par-3 16th and conceded the […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Europe just found another dominant duo. Sure, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson fit that bill. Those two combined to win for the fifth time together in the Ryder Cup on Friday afternoon in foursomes by defeating Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler, 3 and 2. But even better than that for Europe was […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – It’s been documented, and documented, and documented again; Sergio Garcia has not had the most successful year. Garcia’s form was brought into the spotlight more two weeks ago when European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn selected Garcia as one of his captain’s picks. Bjorn never wavered. “I’ve known him for so many […]