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 – 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 – 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 […]
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Europe won back the Ryder Cup on Sunday, topping the U.S. at Le Golf National in Paris. Thomas Bjorn’s squad entered Sunday singles with a 10-6 lead and didn’t let up, eventually defeating Jim Furyk’s team 17 1/2 to 10 1/2. It was Europe’s sixth straight win on home soil and their seventh victory in the […]
Updated: 9:20 a.m. ET The United States’ 10-6 deficit through two days of the Ryder Cup prompted some second-guessing of captain Jim Furyk’s decision-making late Saturday and early Sunday. One of the biggest question marks entering the week was Furyk’s choice to split up the productive pairing of Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth, who had […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Phil Mickelson has played in more Ryder Cup matches than anyone else in history. So, when U.S. captain Jim Furyk broke the news to Mickelson that he’d have to sit out all day on Saturday, he did the only thing he could do. “Gave me a pat on the back and put […]
Rory McIlroy isn’t afraid to show a little emotion on the golf course, especially when it comes to the Ryder Cup. And it was on full display during his Saturday foursomes match, where he and Ian Poulter were taking on the American squad of Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth. After burying a birdie putt to […]
Phil Mickelson was benched for all of Day 2 at the Ryder Cup after a disastrous Friday fourballs session, but like a true team player he found other ways to contribute … like letting his teammates rub his belly. Yes, you read that right. Mickelson has been part of plenty silly superstitions and celebrations throughout […]