FARMINGDALE, New York (AP) — Staked to the largest lead in history, Europe fully expected to win the Ryder Cup on Sunday, Sept. 28. The surprise was how much emotion poured out of the team on a final day that produced a furious American charge and, ultimately, another Irish hero. What looked to...
Americans will be paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time under a new PGA of America program announced Monday, Dec. 16, that gives them a $200,000 stipend and $300,000 for them to distribute to charity. U.S. Ryder Cup golf team captain Keegan Bradley (AP) The $500,000 directed to each of...
MADRID (AP) — Jon Rahm is back in Europe to try to win a record fourth Spanish Open trophy as well as boost his bid for Ryder Cup eligibility. Spain's Jon Rahm (AP) It will be the former top-ranked golfer’s first European tour start since he joined LIV Golf last December. The Spanish Open that...
U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau or any other American playing for LIV Golf is eligible for the Ryder Cup because the Saudi-funded tour is now included among nine tours that get PGA of America membership. Bryson DeChambeau (AP) Kerry Haigh, the interim CEO of the PGA of America, said Thursday,...
LONDON (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy said the European side will have to "rewrite the rules" for Ryder Cup eligibility after Spain's reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm jumped ship to LIV Golf. Northern Irish Rory McIlroy (AFP) Saudi-backed LIV pulled off a coup on Thursday, Dec. 7, when Rahm confirmed...
PARIS (AFP) -- Frenchman Victor Dubuisson, a former Ryder Cup winner, announced his retirement from professional golf at the age of only 33 in an interview published on Tuesday, Dec. 5. France's Victor Dubuisson (AFP) Dubuisson climbed to a career-best of 15th in the world rankings in 2015...
LONDON (AFP) -- Luke Donald will remain Europe's Ryder Cup captain for the 2025 tournament at Bethpage Black in New York after masterminding this year's victory, team bosses announced on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Luke Donald of England (AFP) The Englishman has been reappointed after the 16.5-11.5 win...
ROME (AFP) -- Tommy Fleetwood enjoyed the winning moment as Europe regained the Ryder Cup from a battling United States on Sunday, Oct. 1, wrapping up a 16.5-11.5 victory despite a belated American singles charge. Europe's Norwegian golfer, Viktor Hovland holds up the trophy as European players...
ROME (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic and Gareth Bale played seven holes on the Ryder Cup course during a celebrity match on Wednesday, Sept. 27, with the tennis star enjoying the "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." (From left to right) Member of Dude Perfect, Garrett Hilbert, English golfer with a...
ROME (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday, Sept. 27, that European stalwarts absent from this week's Ryder Cup in Rome after joining LIV Golf will be "missing being here more than we're missing them". Northern Irish Rory McIlroy (AFP) McIlroy is the most experienced player on either team as he...
ROME (AFP) -- The United States arrive in Rome this week as favorites to end a 30-year wait to win the Ryder Cup on European soil against a home team without several stalwarts following the LIV Golf fall-out. US golf team captain Zach Johnson (AFP) US captain Zach Johnson has an array of riches at...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Two-time major winner Dustin Johnson says jumping from the PGA Tour to Saudi-backed LIV Golf cost him a spot on this year's US Ryder Cup team. Dustin Johnson of the United States. (AFP) Johnson, who went 5-0 for the Americans in a Ryder Cup rout of Europe two years ago at...
