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  • Ryder Cup Europe confirm new qualification process for 2025

    What does Europe’s new 2025 Ryder Cup qualification criteria mean for Rahm and the LIV defectors?

    Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 6 August 2024

    In a significant change-up, Ryder Cup Europe has announced a new points list that will determine which players will defend the trophy against the USA in Bethpage, New York from September 26-28, 2025. In consultation with returning captain Luke Donald, Ryder Cup Europe has confirmed its qualification process for selecting which players will travel to New York in search of back-to-back...

  • Luke Donald will retain European Ryder Cup captaincy for 2025 in New York.

    Luke Donald retains Team Europe Ryder Cup captaincy for 2025

    Wednesday 29 November 2023

    The Englishman will go back-to-back with captaincy in Bethpage Black, becoming the first repeat European Captain in 30 years. After masterminding Team Europe to a commanding 16.5-11.5 victory in Rome, 45-year-old Donald gets another crack at the whip in 2025, where he will aim to become only the second European Captain to achieve a home and away double in Ryder Cup...

  • Viktor Hovland was one of Europe's star performers.

    Ryder Cup 2023: Player ratings

    Monday 2 October 2023

    Find out who impressed and who disappointed for Team Europe and Team USA? Europe and Tommy Fleetwood stole the headlines, but the supporting cast more than played their part over three days of drama, controversy and record-breaking feats at the Ryder Cup in Rome. This is our take on the best and worst performers for both teams, and the pairings...

  • Rory McIlroy was the leading points scorer at the 2023 Ryder Cup..

    Ryder Cup 2023: How many points did every player win at Marco Simone

    Sunday 1 October 2023

    Who were the leading scorers for Team Europe and Team USA at the 2023 Ryder Cup and how many points did every player win at Marco Simone? Two years on from his emotional interview having lost three of his four matches in a record 19-9 Ryder Cup defeat at Whistling Straits, the tears were flowing again for Rory McIlroy as he...

  • Patrick Cantlay is reportedly refusing to wear a Team USA cap in Rome.

    Capgate: Cantlay denies revolt in USA’s Ryder Cup team room

    Saturday 30 September 2023

    Patrick Cantlay says not wearing a cap at the Ryder Cup is down the fit, but refused to say whether he believes players should be paid for the event RYDER CUP 2023: Live Blog | Live Scoring | Course Guide Reports on Saturday morning suggested Cantlay was behind a ‘fractured’ US dressing room over frustrations at not being paid to play in...

  • Tommy Fleetwood holes a vital putt for Team Europe in the foursomes on Friday.

    Ryder Cup 2023 live: Europe win the Ryder Cup

    Friday 29 September 2023

    As it happened in Rome as Europe defeated USA 16.5-11.5 to win back the Ryder Cup. Luke Donald’s Team Europe made everyone wait a little longer than expected, before Tommy Fleetwood secured the crucial point needed to extend an incredible home-winning record that stretches back 30 years. We kept track of every match on the course so you can see how everything...

  • Paul McGinley is considered one of Europe's most successful Ryder Cup captains.

    Paul McGinley reveals his secrets on how to win the Ryder Cup

    Thursday 28 September 2023

    How do you win the Ryder Cup? Paul McGinley captained Europe to glory at Gleneagles in 2014 and reveals the secrets he believes will help Luke Donald’s side to glory in Rome. Ireland’s Paul McGinley is a Ryder Cup legend. When it comes to the biennial clash, he’s been there and done it all. Played on a winning team. Holed the...

  • Rory McIlroy believes LIV players will realize the consequences of their decision during this Ryder Cup week.

    Rory McIlroy: “Ryder Cup strange without LIV players, but they’ll miss it more”

    Wednesday 27 September 2023

    Rory McIlroy says this Ryder Cup week is when the former Team Europe players who joined LIV Golf will realize the magnitude of their decision. Speaking ahead of his seventh appearance in the biennial clash, the Northern Irishman admitted it was strange being in the team room without the likes of Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson, and Graeme...

  • Tyrrell Hatton wants to see an end to ties at the Ryder Cup.

    Tyrrell Hatton: “Get rid of Ryder Cup ties and introduce a play-off”

    Wednesday 27 September 2023

    Tyrrell Hatton has called for the Ryder Cup to get rid of ties and introduce a dramatic Sunday play-off to decide the biennial match. Speaking ahead of his third Ryder Cup appearance for Team Europe, Hatton suggested that ending the match in a tie and with the current holders retaining the trophy isn’t a satisfactory conclusion to such a huge event. The...

  • Architect Dave Sampson on how he created Marco Simone

    Ryder Cup golf course designer Dave Sampson on how he created Marco Simone

    Tuesday 26 September 2023

    When Dave Sampson won a competition in Golf World in 2002, he could not have imagined that two decades later he would be designing the course that would stage a Ryder Cup. It seems, frankly, crazy that by far the biggest event in golf would be awarded to a virtually fictional venue – but that is essentially what happened in 2015. When...

  • Tony Jacklin played a key role in making the Ryder Cup a competitive contest after years of American domination

    Tony Jacklin: The man who saved the Ryder Cup

    Tuesday 26 September 2023

    Without Tony Jacklin’s vision and drive, the Ryder Cup might still be a meaningless mismatch. Here he explains how he saved the day… Once upon a time, not all that long ago, the Ryder Cup was dying a slow, painful death. Since its inaugural matches in 1927, the Americans had won 16 of the 19 events, often without breaking sweat. The...

  • Who will hit the opening shot in the 2023 Ryder Cup? See the tee times, formats and pairings, along with the schedule of the week at Marco Simone.

    Ryder Cup 2023: Sunday singles draw and tee times

    Friday 22 September 2023

    Ryder Cup 2023 singles matches revealed! Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler to face off in the opening match, Team Europe go top-heavy with big guns out early RYDER CUP 2023: Live Scoring | Live Blog | Course Guide World No.1 Scottie Scheffler will lock horns again with World No.3 Jon Rahm in a mouthwatering first match of Sunday singles. Luke Donald has opted...

  • Team Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald

    European Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald on winning as underdogs

    Thursday 21 September 2023

    Luke Donald has made a career out of proving people wrong and breaking American hearts in Ryder Cups. Now he’s trying to do it all over again in Rome as the leader of a new-look European team shorn of its most reliable performers. Thrust into the role at late notice after Henrik Stenson defected to LIV Golf, Luke Donald has spent...

  • Zach Johnson is relishing the challenge of winning on European soil for the first time in 30 years

    American Ryder Cup Captain Zach Johnson on the challenge of winning in Europe

    Thursday 21 September 2023

    Zach Johnson represented the US in five Ryder Cups, but won only once. Now, he brings Team USA to Rome aiming to deliver back-to-back victories for the first time in 30 years… Zach Johnson has always been a big game player. He’s one of just a handful of men who have tasted victory at The Masters and the Old Course at...

  • Which pairings will Zach Johnson select?

    Who will play together for Team USA in the Ryder Cup?

    Monday 18 September 2023

    USA Captain Zach Johnson knows that picking his pairings wisely will be key to ending a 30-year wait for victory in Europe Jump To: Potential Pairings | Our Pairings | The Formats Explained Strolling through Rome without an apparent care in the world Zach Johnson’s shades are surely hiding a captain’s mind racing with potential pairings capable of doing an Italian job...

  • Edoardo Molinari will be a vice-captain at the Ryder Cup in Rome.

    Why Edoardo Molinari is Team Europe’s Ryder Cup secret weapon

    Friday 15 September 2023

    After forging a side business as a performance coach to Matt Fitzpatrick and Viktor Hovland, DP World Tour star Edoardo Molinari is about to play an even bigger role as Luke Donald’s stat man and most trusted lieutenant at the Ryder Cup in Rome. It’s just gone 7am in Denmark and Edoardo Molinari’s phone is already pinging with messages from players...

  • Which pairings will Luke Donald select?

    Who will play together for Team Europe in the Ryder Cup?

    Friday 15 September 2023

    The stage is set for battle in Rome, but which pairings will get the ‘thumbs-up’ from Emperor Donald in the fight for Ryder Cup glory? Jump To: Potential Pairings | Our Pairings | The Formats Explained The eyes of the golfing world will be on Marco Simone Golf and Country Club for what is tipped to be one of the closest contests...

  • Lara Arias with her aptly-named dog, Ryder.

    Making history: The Ryder Cup’s first female course superintendent

    Thursday 14 September 2023

    Lara Arias won’t touch a club at the Ryder Cup in Rome, but she (and her fiancé) will play a huge role in the result of the biennial clash. A trailblazer for women in golf, Lara Arias is breaking down barriers as the first female course superintendent for a Ryder Cup venue. Over lunch at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club...

  • Matt Fitzpatrick is aiming to take his first points in his third –and first home – Ryder Cup appearance.

    Matt Fitzpatrick: “I need to prove to myself that I can win a point”

    Thursday 14 September 2023

    Matt Fitzpatrick has emerged as one of Europe’s biggest stars after overhauling his game and mindset. Now he wants to make his mark in the Ryder Cup after a double dose of disappointment. Matt Fitzpatrick is sitting in the snooker room of Hallamshire Golf Club in his hometown of Sheffield, trying to put a positive spin on a rotten Ryder Cup...

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