SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – A brisk wind began to buffet the media center Sunday evening at Le Golf National, just as the Americans arrived for their obligatory post-mortem after a shockingly sound defeat. One by one they shuffled into the room, some toting unidentifiable beverages and others speaking softly to each other, before grabbing seats at […]
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INCHEON, South Korea – Korean fans may be crazy for women’s golf, but they can be tough on their players, too. In a rare public plea, So Yeon Ryu asked Korean fans on Tuesday to restrain themselves during this week’s UL International Crown. “If there was one favor I could ask the gallery or the […]
INCHEON, South Korea – Watch out for the Brits. The English team arrives for the UL International Crown highly motivated to show the world just how feisty and fearless they are in formats they grew up relishing. They love match play and team golf and how different it is from individual stroke play. “It’s kind […]
The World Golf Hall of Fame has unveiled the 15 finalists who will be considered for enshrinement in the Class of 2019. The list of finalists includes men and women in four categories: male competitor, female competitor, lifetime achievement and veterans. Those tabbed for enshrinement will be named on Oct. 10. To be inducted, an […]
INCHEON, South Korea – They have become the dynamic duo in women’s team golf. Lexi Thompson and Cristie Kerr are the powerhouse pairing in international team competition today, a nearly unbeatable combination that helped the Americans win the Solheim Cup last year and the UL International Crown the year before that. They’re 8-1-2 as partners […]
Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf. RISING European Ryder Cup team (+10%): A squad perfectly constructed to handle Le Golf National’s unique challenges, Europe thoroughly dismantled the U.S. at home – again – in what could be the last stand for […]
INCHEON, South Korea – The Republic of Korea will roll out the only roster made up entirely of major champions when the UL International Crown begins Thursday morning at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea. That’s Wednesday night back on the East Coast of the United States. Here’s your International Crown primer with the first day […]
This isn’t a story about ego. It’s not one about a player unhappy with his partnership. It’s not one about a wife defending her husband from criticism, or two friends and teammates needing to be separated from fighting. This is a U.S. Ryder Cup feel-good story during a week when there simply weren’t enough such stories […]
INCHEON, South Korea – So Yeon Ryu hasn’t won a title yet as part of the South Korean teams playing the UL International Crown, but she has won just about everything else in the event. Ryu has won more points (12) than any player. She has won more matches (6). She’s 6-2 overall, helping the […]
Brooks Koepka denied that he and Dustin Johnson had to be separated while visiting the European team room after the Ryder Cup. Speaking to reporters Wednesday at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Koepka said: “This Dustin thing, I just don’t get. There was no fight, no argument. He’s one of my best friends. I love […]