SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Tiger Woods won his 80th PGA Tour event exactly a week ago and came to the Ryder Cup with as much confidence as he’s had all season. A week later, he’ll leave Paris a wholly defeated 0-4-0. Woods dropped his singles match to Jon Rahm, 2 and 1, Sunday, rounding out a […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Payback belongs to Europe, and so does the Ryder Cup. Two years after the Americans thought they had their Ryder Cup problems figured out, Europe reminded Sunday them why it has owned the trophy for most of last quarter-century. British Open champion Francesco Molinari was just as good on his own as he was […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Francesco Molinari capped off an amazing summer with an amazing performance at the Ryder Cup, going a perfect 5-0 in matches and clinching the winning point for his beloved European team. Molinari teamed with Tommy Fleetwood to go 4-0 in their matches on Friday and Saturday at Le Golf National. That was […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. Jim Furyk didn’t pinch the famous line from Mike Tyson to sum up his week France, but the heavyweight’s words were no less apropos. Let the second-guessing and arm-chair captaining begin, the seven-point rout is complete and the floor open for […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Looking tired and dejected, Tiger Woods joined the U.S. team for the post-match press conference following the American team’s 17 ½-10 ½ loss to Europe on Sunday at the Ryder Cup. It was a particularly long and demanding week for Woods, who failed to win at least a half point in a […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – One of the biggest surprises for the U.S. team at the Ryder Cup was captain Jim Furyk’s decision to split Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed, the American side’s most productive duo in recent years. Spieth and Reed have a 7-1-3 record in team play at the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup, but […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Jim Furyk has been around the Ryder Cup enough, he knows the winning captain is going to get hailed and the losing captain is going to get condemned. “I realize as a leader of this team and as a captain, the brunt of it is going to be on my plate and […]
Once again Europe defeated the U.S. at the Ryder Cup. Here are the key stats from Sunday at Le Golf National. • Europe wins Ryder Cup, 17 1/2-10 1/2 • Won nine of last 12 Ryder Cups contested (span dates to 1995) • Sixth consecutive Ryder Cup victory on home soil • Only longer home […]
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 […]
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 […]