SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – The European team has plenty of experience at Ryder Cup venue Le Golf National, which has been the longtime host of the French Open. The question this week is whether it’ll matter. The only American player to compete in this year’s French Open was Justin Thomas. Jordan Spieth, Tony Finau, Bubba Watson […]
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SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – The first-tee nerves could be even more intense this week at the Ryder Cup. If only because of the atmosphere. The grandstand surrounding the first hole at Le Golf National is unlike anything that’s ever been seen at this event – a 6,500-seat behemoth that dwarfs the previous arenas. “It’s the biggest […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – The European Ryder Cup team began its week by laughing at itself. Noted impressionist Conor Moore made a 10-minute clip in which he took turns poking fun at the 12 team members in a press-conference setting. The video has not, and probably will not, be made public. “It was extremely funny, I […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Bryson DeChambeau is an accomplished player when it comes to match play, having captured the U.S. Amateur and starred on a Walker Cup team. But don’t ask him to explain the semantic difference between the formats in play at this week’s Ryder Cup. DeChambeau became crossed up Tuesday at Le Golf National […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Tiger Woods apparently played a pivotal role in getting Patrick Reed ready for that epic Ryder Cup singles match against Rory McIlroy – all by cracking a joke on the range. Then a U.S. vice captain, Woods noticed that Reed was too amped up during the warm-up for the opening singles match. […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – For the U.S. side, one of the biggest question marks heading into this week is the state of Phil Mickelson’s game. Mickelson was all out of sorts last week at the Tour Championship, where he finished last in the 30-man field, shooting 13 over par and finishing 24 strokes behind Tiger Woods. […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Phil Mickelson is probably thankful his long-awaited showdown with Tiger Woods isn’t next week. He’s not sure it’d be a fair fight. Last week at the Tour Championship, Woods won his first event in five years while Mickelson finished last in the 30-man field, a whopping 24 strokes behind. Ryder Cup: Articles, […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – In the time since the last putt dropped at East Lake, Tiger Woods has been in the midst of an intercontinental whirlwind as he prepares for his Ryder Cup return. What he hasn’t had time for is savoring his drought-breaking victory. Woods won the Tour Championship on Sunday for his first title […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Fourteen years later, Phil Mickelson said that he’d be open to teaming again with Tiger Woods at the Ryder Cup. “I think we would both welcome it,” Mickelson said Tuesday. “I think we would both welcome it.” Asked whether he thinks it’ll actually happen, Mickelson smiled. “I do have an idea of […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Tiger Woods won. Television rating spiked. The only person surprised about the latter fact was Woods himself. “I didn’t see the ratings, so I don’t know,” he said Tuesday at the Ryder Cup. “Are they good?” Well, yes, they were. NBC Sports’ final-round coverage of Woods’ victory at the Tour Championship on […]