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SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Jon Rahm is known for his fiery on-course demeanor. But after taking down his childhood idol to notch his first-ever Ryder Cup point, the Spaniard was reduced to tears. Rahm drew the unenviable task of taking on Tiger Woods in Sunday’s singles play, but he took the opening hole with a birdie […]

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Sergio Garcia came to Le Golf National this week as the most scrutinized combatant on either side. He left as the most prolific winner in Ryder Cup history. Garcia’s addition by Thomas Bjorn received plenty of scorn given his lack of form over the last few months and the strength of other […]

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – If this is the end of Phil Mickelson’s playing career at the Ryder Cup, it was not the swansong he envisioned. Mickelson struggled on Friday paired with Bryson DeChambeau in foursomes play, losing to Sergio Garcia and Alex Noren, 5 and 4, and was beaten 4 and 2 by Francesco Molinari in […]

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Pick an excuse, any excuse, for why the U.S. Ryder Cup team is now more than a quarter-century removed from its last road victory. But for all of the breathless buildup every four years, for all of the hand-wringing over the captains, for all of the promotional shoots, news conferences, scouting trips, […]

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – After captaining the Europeans to a decisive victory at the Ryder Cup, it seems Thomas Bjorn’s next stop could be a Parisian tattoo parlor. The Dane has been largely stone-faced this week at Le Golf National, but even he cracked a grin when some of his players leaked during the celebratory news […]

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – For about 20 minutes – right around the time Rory McIlroy made an unsuccessful excavation attempt from a fairway bunker on the 18th hole – an unfamiliar air of discomfort descended upon Le Golf National. After two days of decisive wins on the course and infectious chants in the stands, European fans […]

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn was careful all week at Le Golf National to remain as humble as possible. On Sunday as his team celebrated its 17 ½-10 ½ victory he let his guard down, however slightly, when asked about the performance of his captain’s picks. “I’m not very good at […]

INCHEON, South Korea — A longing stirred when the news broke four years ago. Ancestral pride and heroic family legacy swelled within Michelle Wie. When she first heard South Korea won the rights to become the first country outside the United States to host the UL International Crown, she knew she had to be there. […]