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The European tour wanted it. And, after some reflection, Luke Donald wanted it, too. Emboldened by seemingly unanimous backing, Donald accepted an offer to stay on as Europe's Ryder Cup captain for its defense of the 17-inch golden trophy in 2025 at Bethpage Black in New York. That's the last time an away team has won the Ryder Cup. You would think he was going to be a Ryder Cup captain at some point and if it’s this time, great.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald, Donald, Marco Simone, Europe's, —, McIlroy, Shane Lowry —, ”, ” Donald, Bernard Gallacher, Tony Jacklin, Guy Kinnings, Ludvig Aberg, Nicolai Hojgaard, “, ” Kinnings, Tiger Woods, “ Tiger’s, it’s Organizations: Europe's Ryder, Bethpage, Ryder, PGA Tour, Ryder Cup Europe Locations: New York, United States, Rome, Whistling Straits, York, Medinah, Europe, golf's, Muirfield, Ohio, Bethpage, “, Tiger

The idea behind the Ryder Cup task force that was formed after the 2014 matches was to build some continuity among the U.S. teams. He had been an assistant four times in the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup. The key is to see whom Furyk, the 2018 Ryder Cup captain and now the Presidents Cup captain for 2024 in Montreal, selects as his assistants for next year. Former PGA champion David Toms was overlooked as a Ryder Cup captain, just like another PGA champion, Larry Nelson, was before him. DIVOTSRickie Fowler is one of four Americans to have been on a losing Ryder Cup team in Europe at least four times.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Luke Donald, Bernard Gallacher, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, LIV, Woods, Ben Hogan, Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, John Lindert, Don Rea, Seth Waugh, Steve Stricker, Davis Love, Fred Couples, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Marco Simone, Matt Kuchar, David Duval, David Toms, Larry Nelson, Toms, he's, Max Homa, Brooks Koepka, ” Jordan Spieth, “, ” Spieth, Si Woo Kim, Kim, Yubin Jang, Wooyoung Cho, “ I've, Danny Oh, Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Arthur Blank, Steve Cohen, DIVOTS Rickie Fowler, Danny Willett, ”, LIV Golf, Louis Oosthuizen, Ludvig Aberg, Swede, ’, ___ Organizations: — Team, Bethpage, Bethpage Black, U.S, Ryder, PGA, FedEx, BMW PGA, South Korea, Asian Games, South, Games, Asian, Sports, SoFi Technologies, ESPN, Atlanta Falcons, New York Mets, SoFi, Ryder Cup, Dunhill, Sanderson, Texas Tech, PGA Tour University, Indiana, Italian Golf Federation Locations: Italy, Saudi, Adare Manor, Ireland, U.S, Montreal, Paris, Europe, England, France, Wentworth, South, China, Thailand, South Florida, Los Angeles, Atlanta , New York, Boston, Saudi Arabia, Mississippi

☆ After Europe regain Ryder Cup in Rome, McIlroy targets 2025 win in US
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Golf - The 2023 Ryder Cup - Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Rome, Italy - October 1, 2023 Team Europe's Rory McIlroy celebrates with the trophy and teammates during the presentation after winning the Ryder Cup REUTERS/Phil Noble Acquire Licensing RightsOct 2 (Reuters) - The dust had barely settled on Europe's Ryder Cup victory over the United States on Sunday before Rory McIlroy set his sights on New York and winning the 2025 edition in hostile territory. Europe's defeat in 2021 left McIlroy in tears and the Northern Irishman shed more on Sunday, though this time for happier reasons. "So I've said this for the last probably six or seven years to anyone that will listen," McIlroy said. "I think one of the biggest accomplishments in golf right now is winning an away Ryder Cup. McIlroy paid tribute to the young guns in Europe's team and said they had a bright future in the biennial team competition.

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, Rory McIlroy, Phil Noble, McIlroy, I've, Ludvig, I'm, Captain Luke Donald, Donald, Martyn Herman, Mitch Phillips, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Country Club, Ryder, REUTERS, Europe's, New York, Whistling, U.S, Bethpage, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, United States, New, Whistling Straits, Europe, Bethpage, Illinois, Bengaluru

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — European captain Luke Donald was delivering his Ryder Cup victory speech in front of a giddy crowd at Marco Simone when his celebrating players standing beside him started a chant that quickly swept through the grandstands. Ineligible for this year’s Ryder Cup, it might be too early for them to be considered for 2025 whatever transpires regarding this “framework agreement” between the Saudi backers of LIV and PGA and European tours. He is already a multiple winner on the European tour. And how about the team having another set of brothers in Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick? “Seve, Ollie, the legends of the Ryder Cup that have come before us,” McIlroy said.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Luke Donald, Ryder, Marco Simone, ”, Rory McIlroy, Donald, McIlroy, “, Bernard Gallagher, Tony Jacklin, John Jacobs, Gallagher, Henrik Stenson, —, LIV Golf, Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, Europe’s, LIV, Justin Rose, Molinari, Jon Rahm —, Ludvig Aberg, Robert MacIntyre, Nicolai Hojgaard, ” Rahm, Aberg, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Rasmus Hojgaard, Nicolai, Rasmus, Alex Fitzpatrick, Matt, Alex, Rahm, Viktor Hovland —, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, Rose, Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal, “ Seve, Ollie, ” McIlroy Organizations: —, Ryder, Europe’s Ryder, Saudi, PGA Tour University, PGA, U.S, European Masters, Handa Locations: Italy, Rome, Bethpage, New York, Europe, Illinois

☆ Europe holds off late USA comeback to regain Ryder Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Europe survived a Sunday scare to regain the Ryder Cup, holding off a late US fightback to win 16.5 - 11.5 in Rome. The confirmation sparked euphoric scenes among Team Europe and tears for captain Luke Donald. But I am so proud of my 12 guys, they formed a bond from day one, they gave me everything. “This is why the Ryder Cup is so special to me and the guys. For Europe, the victory seals a dream double after its women’s team completed a dramatic comeback to retain the Solheim Cup in Spain last week.

Persons: Marco Simone Golf, England’s Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Luke Donald, “, Donald, ” Tommy Fleetwood, Andrew Medichini, Shane Lowry, Jordan Spieth, ” Lowry, it’s, Zach Johnson’s, Johnson, ”, “ It’s, …, – I’m Organizations: CNN, Ryder, Marco Simone Golf Club, Team Europe, ”, 45th Ryder, Bethpage, Solheim Locations: Europe, US, Rome, Whistling Straits, USA, Adare Manor, Ireland, Bethpage Black , New York, Spain

☆ Europe roaring towards Ryder Cup win after fast start in singles
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ROME, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Europe were galloping towards reclaiming the Ryder Cup as they turned the scoreboard blue with a burst of birdies in the early singles matches against the United States on Sunday. With the Marco Simone course again bathed in sunshine and thousands lining the fairways, Europe set about taking the four points they needed to seal the deal in ruthless fashion. Europe captain Luke Donald top-loaded his singles order with world number three Jon Rahm, number four Viktor Hovland and number two Rory McIlroy, who was involved in some unsavoury scenes the night before, in the opening four matches. Outplayed virtually from the start of the 44th edition of the Ryder Cup, Zach Johnson's U.S. team had given themselves some hope by winning Saturday's afternoon fourballs 3-1 to trail by five points heading into the 12 singles duels. After the early action on Sunday, however, avoiding their worst-ever defeat could be a more realistic target.

Persons: Marco Simone, Luke Donald, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Zach Johnson's, Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Norway's Hovland, Collin Morikawa, McIlroy, Sam Burns, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton, Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay, Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Martyn Herman, Clare Fallon Organizations: Ryder, U.S, Thomson Locations: Europe, United States

☆ Players would pay to play in Ryder Cup, says Johnson
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"The Ryder Cup represents true sport. His U.S. counterpart Zach Johnson said: "When it comes to the dollar sign, I don't mean to sound cliched, but the Ryder Cup is about more than any of that. "I would say if there's anything that deals with money, there are guys that would pay to play in this. The PGA of America also diverts 20 percent of Ryder Cup media rights fees to their players’ deferred compensation plans. On the European side, DP World Tour said some of the Ryder Cup profits were put towards developing grassroots golf projects around the continent, with input from past and present players.

Persons: Patrick Cantlay, Luke Donald, Zach Johnson, Tiger Woods, David Duval, Jim Furyk, Duval, Mitch Phillips, Clare Fallon Organizations: U.S, Ryder, PGA, America, Thomson Locations: Rome

☆ Fleetwood secures Ryder Cup for Europe after brave U.S. fightback
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

But I am so proud of my 12 guys," said Europe skipper Luke Donald, whose team seized control of the 44th Ryder Cup on Friday with a 4-0 sweep of the morning foursomes. The 32-year-old Fleetwood, who picked up three points from his four matches, had not expected to be centre of attention. Northern Ireland's McIlroy, playing his seventh Ryder Cup, beat dogged rookie Sam Burns 3&1. McIlroy, Europe's talisman, ended up with four points to take his career Ryder Cup tally to 18, and said it made up for the pain of Whistling Straits. But Fowler drove his tee shot into water at the par-four 16th and when Fleetwood found the green, Europe could breathe easy.

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, Luke Donald, Phil Noble, Fleetwood, Hovland, McIlroy, Hatton, MacIntyre, Homer, Koepka, Thomas, Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood, Marco Simone, Rickie Fowler, Zach Johnson, I'm, Donald, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Spain's, Rahm, Scottie Scheffler slugged, Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Northern Ireland's McIlroy, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay's caddie, Justin Rose, Englishman Tyrrell Hatton, Brian Harman, Swede Ludvig Aberg, Max Homa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele, Nicolai Hojgaard, Fowler, Martyn Herman, Clare Fallon, Ed Osmond Organizations: Country Club, Ryder, REUTERS, European Ryder, U.S, mojo, Briton, 44th Ryder, Northern, British, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, ROME, Europe, American, Whistling Straits, U.S, Bethpage

☆ Scottie Scheffler in tears after record Ryder Cup loss, as Europe extend dominance
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

1 Scottie Scheffler was left in tears after suffering a defeat of historic proportions at the Ryder Cup on Saturday. On paper, Scheffler and Koepka looked a pairing more than capable of finally securing a first win for US captain Zach Johnson. Both major champions, Koepka boasting five, the experienced Americans were facing a pair without a major crown between them and in Aberg, a 23-year-old Ryder Cup rookie who turned pro less than 100 days ago. It eclipses the previous 18-hole Ryder Cup winning margin record of 8&7, both inflicted by Americans in singles matches; Tom Kite over Howard Clark in 1989, and Fred Couples over Ian Woosnam in 1997. “Yesterday was an amazing day and we wanted to enjoy it because it’s not very often you go out on a full day in a Ryder Cup and don’t lose a full point,” McIlroy told reporters.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Marco Simone Golf, Luke Donald’s, Koepka, Zach Johnson, Max Homa, Brian Harman, Tom Kite, Howard Clark, Fred Couples, Ian Woosnam, Scheffler –, –, Meredith, Johnson, Jon Rahm, Rahm, Guglielmo Mangiapane, Sam Burns, Collin Morikawa, “, ” Hovland, Scottie, Brooks weren’t, ”, Carl Recine, Reuters Aberg, Fleetwood Mac ’, Fleetwood Mac ”, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, it’s, don’t, ” McIlroy, David Cannon, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka, Homa, ” Homa Organizations: CNN, Ryder, Marco Simone Golf Club, US, Reuters, “, Fleetwood, USA Locations: Europe, Rome, Aberg, Whistling Straits, Hovland, American

☆ Courageous Cantlay rams taunts down European throats
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Hopefully, we can build a lot off this small amount of momentum we've got going," the world number five said. Europe need only four points from Sunday's 12 singles but Cantlay referenced the European comeback in 2012 at Medinah when they hit back from 10-6 down to snatch victory. "I saw it unfold when Patrick made that putt, Joe was waving his hat," he said. U.S. captain Johnson said he was aware of an incident but was told McIlroy and LaCava were "all good". "You see passion and emotion in the Ryder Cup and I don't think it's anything more than that," he said.

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, USA's Patrick Cantlay, Carl Recine, Patrick Cantlay, Marco Simone, Wyndham Clark, Cantlay, Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, caddies, McIlroy, Fitzpatrick, Cantlay's, Joe LaCava, we've, Wyndham we're, Luke Donald's, Zach Johnson's, Captain Donald, Patrick, Joe, Rory, Johnson, LaCava, Martyn Herman, Ed Osmond Organizations: Country Club, REUTERS, Rights, Ryder, American, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, Europe, Medinah, Medina, Luke Donald's Europe

☆ "Fleetwood Mac" on fire as Europe calls the early tune
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ROME, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Europe picked up just where they left off by storming into an early lead in the Ryder Cup foursomes on Saturday, with crowd favourites Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy - dubbed Fleetwood Mac - winning the first three holes of the first match. He did shuffle the order slightly, sending McIlroy, who won both his Friday matches, and Fleetwood out first, perhaps as part of a strategy to get the crowd firing early on, and how it paid off. However, they were horribly off-beam early on as Fleetwood’s 35ft (11 m) putt on the second ignited the crowd. "He was the ultimate European Ryder Cup player who made everyone else play better. We always respect Seve and he is a big part of the Ryder Cup for all of us.

Persons: Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy, Fleetwood Mac, Luke Donald, McIlroy, Fleetwood, Zach Johnson, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Seve Ballesteros’s, Javier, Donald, Seve, Mitch Phillips, Sonali Paul Organizations: European, Ryder, Thomson Locations: Europe, Spanish, U.S, Whistling Straits

☆ Brooks Koepka accuses Jon Rahm of acting ‘like a child’ during Ryder Cup miracle fightback
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Jon Rahm became the darling of Europe with a remarkable performance at the Ryder Cup on Friday, but not everyone was impressed. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka, his earlier foursomes point further helping Europe surge into a five point lead at Marco Simone Golf Club. “So yeah, I mean, I want to hit a board and pout just like Jon Rahm did. 1 against a pair with no major crowns and in Aberg, a 23-year-old Ryder Cup debutant who turned pro less than 100 days ago. “We make a strong team,” Hovland said.

Persons: Jon Rahm, eagled, Nicolai Højgaard, Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Marco Simone Golf, Rahm, Scheffler’s, “, Scottie birdied, ‘, ” Koepka, ” Rahm, Patrick Smith, Luke Donald, ” Donald, “ Jon, Nicolai, ”, Zach Johnson, “ I’m, Brooks, ” Johnson, Justin Rose, Keyur Khamar, Scheffler, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Norway’s Hovland, Aberg, ” Hovland, could’ve Organizations: CNN, Ryder, Marco Simone Golf Club, USA, Sky Sports, Getty, Europe Locations: Europe, Aberg

☆ Hovland and Aberg maraud their way to record Ryder Cup win
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Incredibly, Hovland and Aberg were up against two of the biggest names in Zach Johnson's American team, with Scheffler ranked world number one and Koepka a five-time major winner. The 23-year-old Aberg only turned professional in June, has played only a handful of tour events and is the first Ryder Cup player not to have contested a major. Hovland, 26, had a Ryder Cup baptism of fire in 2021 when he was part of the team that was trounced 19-9 but two years later he is exacting sweet revenge. I don't think we could have done better," Hovland said of his partnership with Aberg that could become a key component of multiple Ryder Cups. The only bigger Ryder Cup wins in foursomes were 10&9 victories achieved in the 1930s and 40s over 36 holes.

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Phil Noble, Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Rome's Marco Simone, Tom Kite, Fred Couples, Zach Johnson's, Scheffler, Aberg, Europe's, Abba, Luke Donald, Hovland, Max Homa, Brian Harman, Tyrrell Hatton, Justin Spieth, Justin Thomas, Friday's, Martyn Herman, William Maclean Organizations: Country Club, REUTERS, Rights, Ryder, Vikings, Scheffler, Nordic, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, Scandinavian, Europe, foursomes

☆ Ryder Cup: Patrick Cantlay’s final flourish gives Team USA a lifeline after afternoon fightback
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Team USA’s Patrick Cantlay finished with a flourish to complete a much-needed Saturday fightback for his side at the Ryder Cup. “Hopefully we have a ray of light, can build on this session and try and pull off a big victory tomorrow,” Cantlay told reporters. Team USA celebrate Cantlay's winning putt. We just kept fighting,” Burns, who taunted fans with an ear-cupping gesture after a birdie putt at the sixth hole, told reporters. You’re not going to be able to take this partner away from me.”Homa and Harman have struck up a winning partnership in Rome.

Persons: Patrick Cantlay, Marco Simone Golf, Zach Johnson, Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Luke Donald’s, ” Cantlay, Cantlay's, Andrew Redington, Sam Burns, Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Scottie Scheffler’s, Scheffler, Burns, Morikawa, “, ” Burns, Mike Ehrmann, Max Homa, USA’s, Brian Harman, Tommy Fleetwood, Nicolai Hojgaard, Harman, Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka, ” Homa, Brian, ” Harman, You’re, Ross Kinnaird, Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm Organizations: CNN, Ryder, Marco Simone Golf Club, Whistling, Team USA, American Locations: Europe, Rome, American, Whistling Straits, ”

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Rory McIlroy lost his match at the Ryder Cup. That incident prompted another angry exchange involving McIlroy as he left the Marco Simone club. McIlroy was seen to be visibly furious outside the clubhouse as Jim “Bones” Mackay, the caddie for Justin Thomas, attempted to intervene. European captain Luke Donald said McIlroy “politely asked Joe to move aside.” McIlroy still had a putt for birdie to tie the match, which he wound up missing. McIlroy goes out in the fourth match, straight after Cantlay against Justin Rose.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, — Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay ’, Joe LaCava, Marco Simone, Jim “, ” Mackay, Justin Thomas, Shane Lowry, Zach Johnson, LaCava “, ” McIlroy, LaCava —, —, Luke Donald, McIlroy “, Joe, Rory, ” Donald, Donald, ”, Johnson, “ I’m, it’s, ” Johnson, ” Cantlay, Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick, Sam Burns, Justin Rose, ___ Organizations: Ryder, Whistling, U.S ., Sky Sports, “ Locations: Italy, Whistling Straits, Cantlay

☆ Ryder Cup: ‘Fleetwood Mac’ helps Europe soar to dream start, rocking US with opening sweep
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The pairing dubbed “Fleetwood Mac” sealed a start of dreams for Europe at the Ryder Cup, completing a landslide rout in the Friday morning foursomes sessions. “It’s been an unbelievable session,” McIlroy told Sky Sports. “We were ready to go from the first tee shot as obviously you can see in how everyone played.”Crowds pack the first tee grandstand to watch McIlroy tee off. “Hats off to the European team. Team USA will be hoping for an inverse of the Solheim Cup last week, where Europe suffered an unprecedented opening sweep before clawing their way back dramatically to retain the trophy.

Persons: “ Fleetwood Mac ”, Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Marco Simone Golf, Luke Donald, Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Scottie Scheffler, Sam Burns, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Max Homa, Brian Harman, Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka, Rickie Fowler, Collin Morikawa, McIlroy, Fleetwood, “ It’s, ” McIlroy, we’ve, “, David Cannon, Zach Johnson, ” Johnson, “ I’ve, I’ve, ” Morikawa, Fowler, Lowry, Straka, Jamie Squire, Spain’s Rahm dovetailed, Hatton, Burns, Rahm, Aberg –, –, Homa, Harman, ” Aberg, ”, Hovland, Patrick Smith, Ireland’s Lowry, Austria’s, Morikawa Organizations: CNN, Ryder, Marco Simone Golf Club, USA, foursomes, Sky Sports, Team USA, Northern, Fleetwood, Solheim Locations: Europe, Whistling, Swedish, Rome, Northern Irish

☆ Inspired Europe make dream start to Ryder Cup as Americans stunned
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A thrilling fourballs session was going the way of the Americans as they led in three matches deep into the back nine. But Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm and veteran Justin Rose ensured Europe won it 2-1/2 to 1-1/2, with three matches that went all the way to the 18th. "That was my moment there on the 18th -- I've made us a lot of points but I haven't had many moments like that so that was immense," Rose, playing his sixth Ryder Cup, said. Hovland was majestic as he and Aberg, the first Ryder Cup player not to contest a major, proved too hot for Homa and Harman to handle in match two. Matt Fitzpatrick, playing with McIlroy, earned his first Ryder Cup point in stunning fashion with four birdies and an eagle in an early blitz that Morikawa and Schauffele never recovered from, losing 5&3.

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, Europe's Ludvig, Guglielmo Mangiapane, foursomes, Rahm, Marco Simone, Luke Donald's, Zach Johnson's, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, Donald, Putts, Viktor, Jon, Rosie, Spaniard Rahm, Tyrell Hatton, Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler, Norway's Hovland, Hatton, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Rose, Max Homa, Wyndham Clark, haven't, Johnson, Thomas, Ludvig Aberg, Brian Harman, Scheffler, Scottie, Sam Burns, Aberg, Harman, Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka, Collin Morikawa, Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Fleetwood Mac, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Koepka, Nicolai Hojgaard, Matt Fitzpatrick, McIlroy, Schauffele, Martyn Herman, Toby Davis, Pritha Organizations: Country Club, REUTERS, Marco Simone Country Club, Europe, U.S, Ryder, Swedish, British, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, ROME, Europe, U.S, Peter's, Homa

☆ Fans new and old in high spirits as Ryder Cup tees off
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Angelo Amante | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ROME, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Fans from across Europe and the United States travelled to Rome in high spirits for the 44th Ryder Cup, enjoying warm weather and bringing a blaze of colour to the Eternal City as the action got underway on Friday. It is the first time the event has been held in Italy, attracting a host of local fans alongside more regular visitors from afar. "This is my eighth Ryder Cup, we are veterans," said Andy Nichol, who came with his friends from England and had British flags all over his suit, including on his tie and hat. While many American fans felt the food and drinks were fairly priced considering the popularity of the event, visitors from Europe voiced some criticism. However, visitors generally agreed the Marco Simone was a fine course, the event was well organised and the Ryder Cup was different from any other golf tournament.

Persons: Marco Simone Golf, Matt Williams, Andy Nichol, Nick Easter, Tim Hollis, Donald Duck, Luke Donald, Marco Simone, Kerrie, Jackie, Angelo Amante, Toby Davis Organizations: Ryder, Country, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Europe, United States, Rome, Italy, California, Italian, Tuscany, Puglia, England, British, Ireland

☆ Ryder Cup: Europe conjure late magic to prevent US from winning a single match and take dominant day one lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Rome turned blue as Europe stunned the United States in a Ryder Cup opening battle for the ages at Marco Simone Golf Club on Friday. The five-point advantage for captain Luke Donald’s side marks the joint-highest lead following the opening round in Ryder Cup history, equalling the records set by Europe and the US in 2004 and 1975 respectively. Team USA, without a victory on European soil in 30 years, will need a roaring response if they are to bring an end to the streak come Sunday. Not the start we wanted but fortunately for us we’ve got a lot of golf left,” Thomas said. “We’ll just go get some sleep, regroup and go try to win as many points as possible tomorrow.”

Persons: CNN — Rome, Marco Simone Golf, Jon Rahm, Nicolai Højgaard, Scottie Scheffler, Sam Burns, Viktor Hovland, halve, Tyrrell Hatton, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Hovland, Gregorio Borgia, Matt Fitzpatrick, Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, Wyndham Clark, Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre, Zach Johnson, Rose, Luke Donald’s, McIlroy, Fitzpatrick, Alberto Pizzoli, Rahm, Thomas ’, Scheffler, Andreas Solaro, Rahm’s, ” Rahm, “, I’ve, Nicolai, Thomas, we’ve, ” Thomas, “ We’ll Organizations: CNN, Marco Simone Golf Club, USA, Team USA, Ryder, Getty, PGA Locations: Europe, United States, AFP, Whistling Straits

☆ Volume turned up as Ryder Cup ready for lift-off
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Around 150,000 fans will descend on the spectacular course over the next three days -- the majority of them roaring on Europe in what their captain Luke Donald hopes will be "the loudest Ryder Cup" ever. At the ceremony in the fan zone, cheers erupted as Europe's players were introduced by former world number one and four-time Ryder Cup player Donald -- the loudest reserved for England's Tommy Fleetwood and talisman Rory McIlroy. The lure of the Eternal City and the magic of the Ryder Cup means there will be plenty of stars and stripes mixed in with the yellow and blue of Europe over the next three days, with hundreds having made the trip across the pond. "You are the heartbeat of this event, you are our 13th man, let's make this the loudest Ryder Cup ever," Donald, who began his speech in Italian, said as he signed off. The opening game features Spain's Jon Rahm and England's Tyrrell Hatton against world number one Scottie Scheffler and rookie Sam Burns, followed by Scandinavian duo Viktor Hovland and newcomer Ludvig Aberg versus Open winner Brian Harman and world number seven Max Homa, both also rookies.

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, Frecce Tricolori, Yara, Zach Johnson's, Marco Simone, Luke Donald, Donald, Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, LIV, Brooks, Johnson, Carly Paoli, Tom Grennan, Spain's Jon Rahm, England's Tyrrell Hatton, Scottie Scheffler, Sam Burns, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Brian Harman, Max Homa, McIlroy, Fleetwood, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Martyn Herman, Toby Davis Organizations: Country Club, Italian Air Force, Ryder, Rights, 44th Ryder, U.S, Marco Simone Country Club, Italy's, Eternal, decibel, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, Whistling Straits, Europe, Saudi Arabia, 0535GMT, Scandinavian, St Peter's

☆ Rahm and Hatton to launch Europe's Ryder Cup defence
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The morning lineup is completed by a European heavyweight pairing in Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood taking on Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay. Captain Luke Donald has changed Europe's opening strategy as he bids to extend their 30-year unbeaten home run against the United States. The home side gets to choose whether to start Friday's first session with four foursomes or four fourballs matches, with the other format following in the afternoon session. Europe have started with fourballs since 1997 but Donald said he had flipped things round after "a deep dive into statistics of the team". Reporting by Mitch Phillips, editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jon Rahm, England's Tyrrell Hatton, Paul Childs, Tyrrell Hatton, Scottie Scheffler, Sam Burns, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Max Homa, Brian Harman, Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka, Rickie Fowler, Collin Morikawa, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Captain Luke Donald, Friday's, Donald, Mitch Phillips, Toby Davis Organizations: BMW, Wentworth, Rights, Ryder, fourballs, Thomson Locations: Wentworth , Virginia Water, Britain, Friday's, United States, Europe

☆ Viktor Hovland sinks remarkable Ryder Cup par-four hole-in-one — a day too soon
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Signature European chants of ‘Olé, olé, olé, olé’ ringing in his ears, Hovland was serenaded on his walk to the hole before retrieving his ball and lobbing it into the crowd. Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesThose same fans will be hoping for repeat heroics across the rest of the week as Team Europe captain Luke Donald and Co. look to avenge a crushing defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021. This season, three PGA Tour wins and minimum top-13 finishes in all four majors have rocketed Hovland to world No. “There’s a belief and a confidence that I can get myself out of any situation, and I think that’s a huge turnaround from last time.”Though the US is spearheaded by world No. “Obviously, we want to beat the Americans, we enjoy that, but it’s not because we hate the other team.

Persons: CNN —, Viktor Hovland’s, Marco Simone Golf, ‘, Hovland, Richard Heathcote, Luke Donald, “, ” Hovland, I’ve, Scottie Scheffler, Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, Spain’s Jon Rahm, ” Organizations: CNN, Ryder, Getty, Team Europe, Oklahoma State University, Europe, Shore Locations: Norwegian, Whistling Straits, Northern, Rome, Europe

☆ Ryder Cup 2023: How to watch Team USA’s attempt to finally end 30 years of hurt in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Scottie Scheffler was not even born the last time the United States won a Ryder Cup on European soil. Chris Cole/Getty ImagesHow to watchPromising “one of the most sophisticated broadcast operations in Ryder Cup history,” organizers have said the action is to be beamed to 201 countries across the globe. Fans in selected regions will also be able to watch featured groups live on the Ryder Cup website and app. For more information on how to watch, check the Ryder Cup website here. ET (10:35 a.m. BST), where every member of the team is sent out to fight for decisive points.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Marco Simone Golf, Tom Watson, Bernard Gallacher’s, Zach Johnson, it’s, Luke Donald, Watson, Chris Cole, Ryder, Johnson, Justin Thomas, Carl Recine, –, Rory McIlroy, Donald, Andrew Redington, Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa, Xander Schauffele Captain’s, Sam Burns, Rickie Fowler, Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas Team, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Fitzpatrick, Robert MacIntyre Captain’s, Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Nicolai Højgaard, Ludvig Aberg Organizations: CNN, United States, Ryder, USA, Marco Simone Golf Club, US, USA Network, NBC, Sky Sports, Solheim, British, Irish, Team Europe, Team USA, Justin Thomas Team Europe Locations: Rome, Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, Warwickshire, Europe, Spain, United

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Justin Thomas is too occupied with helping the Americans end three decades of losing the Ryder Cup on European soil to worry about any criticism of him being part of that effort. Thomas has been an emotional spark in his two Ryder Cup appearances, along with a 6-2-1 record in France and Wisconsin. He referred to Thomas as the backbone for this Ryder Cup team, even though Spieth has twice as many (four) appearances. He's been the best Ryder Cup player probably in the last decade. I was on two of them, but I felt like I played good golf.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, — Justin Thomas, Zach Johnson, Thomas, “, haven't, ”, else's, Zach, it's, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, LIV, Marco Simone, Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Justin Rose, Matt Fitzpatrick, Luke Donald, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, Spieth, ” Spieth, “ I've, Tommy Fleetwood, ” Cantlay, He's, Ryder, ” Thomas Organizations: Ryder, PGA, Europe, FedEx, Ryder Cup, Hovland, U.S, U.S . Locations: Italy, France, Wisconsin, Whistling, Scandinavia, Sweden, U.S, Whistling Straits

☆ Profile of Europe Ryder Cup team
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Golf - The 2023 Ryder Cup - Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Rome, Italy - September 26, 2023 Team Europe's Ludvig Aberg in action on the 3rd hole during a practice round ahead of the 2023 Ryder Cup REUTERS/Carl Recine Acquire Licensing RightsSept 26 (Reuters) - A brief look at the 12-man Europe Ryder Cup team that will face the U.S. in the biennial competition this week at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome. The first player to play in the Ryder Cup having never contested a major. MATT FITZPATRICK (England)Age: 29World ranking: 8Previous Ryder Cup appearances/points: 2, 0The 2002 U.S. Open champion has a lamentable Ryder Cup record having lost all five matches he contested in two appearances, both in the U.S. NICOLAI HOJGAARD (Denmark)Age: 22World ranking: 82Previous Ryder Cup appearances/points: NoneBack-to-back top five finishes in the final two events of European Ryder Cup qualification earned him a surprise pick. One of the longest hitters in the team, he is the second Austrian to play in the Ryder Cup.

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, Europe's Ludvig Aberg, Carl Recine, LUDVIG ABERG, Luke Donald, MATT FITZPATRICK, TOMMY FLEETWOOD, Fleetwood, Donald, Francesco Molinari, TYRRELL HATTON, Hatton, NICOLAI HOJGAARD, Marco Simone, VIKTOR HOVLAND, SHANE LOWRY, Donald's, Will, ROBERT MACINTYRE, RORY MCILROY, JON RAHM, Rahm, JUSTIN ROSE, Rose, SEPP STRAKA, John Deere, Martyn Herman, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Country Club, Ryder, REUTERS, Europe Ryder Cup, PGA, European Ryder, U.S ., Continental Europe, Britain, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, U.S, Sweden, England, Europe, Paris, Denmark, Norway, Whistling Straits, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Spain, Austria, Austrian, London

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