INCHEON, South Korea – There are no captains leading the teams at the UL International Crown, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a bit of Juli Inkster following the American team around. Inkster, the Hall of Famer, has remade the culture of the American Solheim Cup team as captain and architect of the last two […]
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INCHEON, South Korea – They’re the defending champs. They’re the No. 2 seed behind the favored South Koreans. The Americans are also a bit beaten up arriving this week for the UL International Crown. Michelle Wie, 28, is playing for the first time in two months with lingering effects of a right hand injury, with […]
INCHEON, South Korea – Jessica Korda is savoring her chance to play for the American team in the UL International Crown this week after an injury cost her a chance to play last year’s Solheim Cup. Korda, 25, played her way on to the American team scheduled to meet the Europeans in Iowa a year […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – The Americans needed to overcome a four-point deficit on the final day of the Ryder Cup and got off to a reasonable start, enough that U.S. captain Jim Furyk had a flicker of hope. Justin Thomas won on the 18th hole. Brooks Koepka halved his match. They were ahead comfortably in two […]
The video the European Ryder Cup team watched on Thursday night before the competition began on Friday promises to “give you chills.” It features former captains Brian Huggett and Sam Torrance, as well as a hugely emotional segment with Jose Maria Olazabal. Of course we can’t say for sure that it was responsible for the […]
Celebrating the Good Life in Burgundy Final chapter of Edward Kiersh’s tour of France It was extremely difficult, even painful to leave Aloxe Corton. A petite, charming village on the Côte de Nuits, the wine-producing communes in Burgundy, France known for elegant and affordable reds, this town near Beaune boasts five exceptional vintners offering daily […]
Thirty-Two Players Representing Eight Countries to Determine Best Women’s Golf Nation Wednesday-Saturday, Oct. 3-6, Live in Primetime on Golf Channel ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 1, 2018) –Women’s golf will take center stage this week in primetime with the UL International Crown biennial match play competition, featuring 32 players representing eight countries battling to be crowned […]
If you blinked in the last few days, you may have missed the PGA Tour’s offseason. With European Ryder Cup celebrations still raging, the Tour is set to kick off its 2018-19 season with the Safeway Open. A field of 144 will be headlined by Phil Mickelson, the only Ryder Cup participant who made the […]
INCHEON, South Korea – The American team is enduring as a battered bunch. Michelle Wie and Jessica Korda look as if they’re being held together by tape. They both have wrist or hand injuries, and now Cristie Kerr has come down with an illness. Still, the Americans kept themselves in the thick of the UL […]
INCHEON, South Korea – Apparently, nothing’s going to stop Cristie Kerr and Lexi Thompson from continuing their dominant partnership. Not food poisoning. Maybe not even strep throat. Kerr and Thompson defeated Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg and Madelene Sagstrom, 2 up, in Thursday’s opening fourballs, even with Kerr sick. They’re now 9-1-2 as partners in Solheim Cup […]