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 […]
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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 […]
The United States lost their sixth consecutive Ryder Cup on foreign soil in Paris on Sunday. Captain’s pick and Ryder Cup veteran Phil Mickelson played in only two matches – on Day 1 in foursomes alongside Bryson DeChambeau and in Sunday singles, where he fell to Francesco Molinari to go 0-2 for the week. Even […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – The last question at what had been a glum press conference was directed at Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed. The two Americans were asked if they were surprised not to have gotten paired together at the Ryder Cup considering their record as a team. Spieth, and U.S. captain Jim Furyk, explained that […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Following the 2016 Ryder Cup some of the tourists from Europe grumbled like they’d been forced to schlep around a local muni for three days. “The setup of the course was ridiculous. You could hit it anywhere,” said Thomas Pieters, who went 4-1-0 as a rookie at the ’16 matches. “I didn’t […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Patrick Reed apparently saved his best shot for after the Ryder Cup. During a week when “Captain America” seemed to lose his superpowers, going 0-2 before a meaningless singles victory, Reed capped off a forgettable performance by taking a few swipes at his own teammates Sunday night. The final question of the […]
INCHEON, South Korea – Michelle Wie is working on a new “pain-free” swing she hopes will help her avoid surgery on her ailing right hand. While her long-time swing coach, David Leadbetter, has been wary of Wie “tinkering” with her swing over the years, he likes the overhauled motion she’s bringing to the UL International […]
The Tommy Fleetwood-Francesco Molinari romance didn’t end after their final Saturday pairing at the Ryder Cup. It extended into the Sunday news conference, where Molinari blew Fleetwood a kiss, and Fleetwood said he “felt so far away” from his 4-0 partner, seated on the opposite side of the team interview table. And, apparently, it extended […]
Updated Tuesday, Oct. 2. at 3:20 p.m. ET Brooks Koepka posted a message on Twitter offering support to the fan struck by his golf ball. pic.twitter.com/EaREtm3Gba — Brooks Koepka (@BKoepka) October 2, 2018 Updated Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 7:49 a.m. ET The spectator who was struck in the face by an errant Brooks Koepka tee […]
Updated Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 7:03 a.m. ET Golf Channel insider Tim Rosaforte on Tuesday’s “Morning Drive” confirmed that Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka had to be separated in the European team room on Sunday night of the Ryder Cup. Multiple sources also revealed to Golf Channel that the incident occurred. Original story: U.S. Ryder […]