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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

☆ 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

☆ Rory McIlroy says two heated rows with US caddies fueled Ryder Cup win
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Rory McIlroy has said that two heated rows with American caddies left him wanting to “make it hurt” for Team USA, as Europe channeled rage into results to regain the Ryder Cup on Sunday. After confronting LaCava on the green, hostilities reignited in the course’s car park as the 34-year-old got into an angry exchange with another Team USA caddie, Jim “Bones” Mackay. McIlroy confronts LaCava, caddie for Cantlay (right). “I don’t think it just motivated me, it motivated the entire team … we wanted to go out there and make it hurt for them,” McIlroy told BBC Sport. “Everything will be fine,” McIlroy told reporters.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, caddies, ”, dazzled, Marco Simone Golf, American Patrick Cantlay, Wyndham Clark, McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cantlay’s, onlooking, Joe LaCava, LaCava, Jim “, ” Mackay, Zac Goodwin, Shane Lowry, Sam Burns, …, ” McIlroy, “, ” Lowry, Ross Kinnaird, ’, Mackay –, Justin Thomas –, Steve Sands, texted, Cantlay, Zach Johnson, Joe, Rory, ” Johnson, Guglielmo Mangiapane Organizations: CNN, Team USA, USA, BBC Sport, Getty, NBC Sports, ” CNN, Cantlay, Northern, Team Europe’s, Ryder, Reuters, U.S . Team Locations: Europe, Rome, American, LaCava, Whistling

☆ 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

☆ 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

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Europe is leading five of the seven singles matches that are underway at the Ryder Cup on Sunday. Europe leads 10½ to 5½ and needs to win only four points from the 12 singles matches to regain the cup. Europe leads 10½ to 5½ and needs to win only four points from the 12 singles matches to regain the cup. ___Jon Rahm got Europe off to a strong start in Sunday’s singles matches at the Ryder Cup. ___Europe has history on its side as the Sunday singles matches begin in the Ryder Cup.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrrell Hatton, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka, Ludvig Aberg, ½, ”, Marco Simone, Cantlay's, Cantlay, Rose, caddie, Joe LaCava, “, ___ Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Rahm Organizations: Ryder, golf’s, U.S Locations: Italy, Europe, Saturday's fourballs, Whistling Straits, Scheffler

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Europe won back the the Ryder Cup on Sunday, just like it always does before its raucous crowd, with Rory McIlroy leading the way and Tommy Fleetwood delivering the winner. He helped put Europe on the brink by winning his fourth match of the week to cap off his best performance. And then Fleetwood hit a signature shot on the signature hole at Marco Simone, a drive to 25 feet on the reachable 16th. Rickie Fowler hit into the water and eventually conceded a short birdie to Fleetwood to give Europe the 14 1/2 points it needed. All Europe needed was one more halve, and Fleetwood assured that with a 2-up lead with two holes to play against Fowler.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay's caddie, Fleetwood, Marco Simone, Rickie Fowler, Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Tyrrell Hatton, Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Fowler, ___ Organizations: —, Ryder, British, Fleetwood Locations: Italy, Europe, Whistling, Adare Manor, Ireland

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

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg put Europe in the record book with the shortest match in Ryder Cup history, a symbol of its utter dominance over the Americans at Marco Simone. The 9-and-7 victory was the biggest margin for any match over 18 holes in Ryder Cup history, a beating so bad that Scheffler, the world's No. Team Europe is now ahead of pace of that rout. The only bright spot for the Americans were Homa and Harman, who never trailed — that was also a first for the Americans this week. Europe was blazing its way around Marco Simone, where the frenzied crowd kept getting louder.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, — Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Marco Simone, —, Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Zach Johnson, Brian Harman, Max Homa, Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka, Scheffler, “, ” Hovland, Brooks, McIlroy, Thomas, Spieth, Schauffele, Rahm, Hatton, Cantlay, Harman, ” Homa, I’m, ”, ___ Organizations: Ryder, FedEx Cup, Team Europe, PGA, Fleetwood Locations: Italy, Europe, Scandinavia, Norway, Sweden, foursomes, Whistling Straits, U.S

☆ "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

☆ 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, ”

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ Fitzpatrick finally feels like he belongs at the Ryder Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sep 27, 2023; Rome, ITA; Team Europe golfer Matt Fitzpatrick addresses the media in a press conference during a practice day for the Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. The Englishman lost all five matches he contested across his Ryder Cup debut at age 22 in 2016, when the United States won 17-11, and in Europe's 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits two years ago. Fitzpatrick, 29, said he is a better player after those experiences and knows how to prepare for tournaments such as the Ryder Cup after winning a major championship last year. Fitzpatrick said he was disappointed by his previous two appearances in the event but added that, in hindsight, he felt 2016 was too early for his Ryder Cup debut. The 44th Ryder Cup begins at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome on Friday.

Persons: Matt Fitzpatrick, Marco Simone Golf, Adam Cairns, Fitzpatrick, you've, you'll, Hritika Sharma, Gerry Doyle Organizations: ITA, Team, Ryder, Country Club, U.S, United States, Whistling, Thomson Locations: Rome, Europe's, Whistling Straits, Hyderabad

☆ 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

☆ Fleetwood ready to surf the home Ryder Cup wave again
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"So far in my career, there's nothing like playing in front of a home crowd and I know this one will be the same. That first point was a real lift for the fans and the team and Fleetwood said he could feel the difference as Europe then swept the foursomes. "That afternoon felt like we were just playing with the crowd and they were lifting us and we were breezing through. "We feel it's a massive privilege to have the responsibility of carrying the legacy of European golf in the Ryder Cup and I think we are all very aware of that," Fleetwood said. But winning as a team has definitely been the highlight of my career."

Persons: Tommy Fleetwood, Fleetwood, Italy's Francesco Molinari, it's, Molinari, Tiger Woods, Patrick Reed, It's, Mitch Phillips, Ken Ferris Organizations: Ryder, Briton, Tiger, Fleetwood, Thomson Locations: Rome, Paris, Europe, Whistling Straits, U.S, Italy, United States, England

— Lee Westwood, whose 47 matches are tied for most with Phil Mickelson in Ryder Cup history (Westwood had one fewer appearance). His four Ryder Cup appearances were marked by testy exchanges, one of which prompted Ballesteros to refer to the U.S. team as “11 nice guys and Paul Azinger.”Did he not live for the Ryder Cup? He was defensive at times about his Ryder Cup performance, especially after starting out 5-8-2 while on two of three losing teams. Justin Thomas is one player who has a chance to be the American face of the Ryder Cup. He was roasted at the start of 2018 when he said he'd rather win the Ryder Cup than win a major.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Ryder, There's, ” Paul Azinger, Ian Poulter, Rory McIlroy, — Colin Montgomerie, — Lee Westwood, Phil Mickelson, Westwood, Seve Ballesteros, Sergio Garcia, Lanny Wadkins, ” Wadkins, Jack Nicklaus, Wadkins, “ Lanny, ” Azinger, “ There's, Raymond Floyd, ” It's, Azinger, Ballesteros, Paul Azinger, “, They're, ”, McIlroy, Rory, Woods, ” Woods, Justin Thomas, he'd, Thomas, “ Jordan Spieth, “ Justin Thomas, ” Curtis Strange, Strange, “ it's Organizations: Team Europe, Ryder, PGA, U.S, Spieth, ” Locations: Italy, Europe, “, America, ”, Wadkins, Whistling Straits, American, Dallas

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

☆ Europe captain Donald relishing return of Ryder Cup roar
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Golf - The 2023 Ryder Cup - Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Rome, Italy - September 25, 2023 Team Europe captain Luke Donald during a press conference as the Ryder Cup trophy is seen REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane Acquire Licensing RightsROME, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Europe suffered their worst Ryder Cup defeat two years ago at a hostile Whistling Straits but captain Luke Donald believes the energy of the home crowd in Rome can be a decisive factor in reclaiming the trophy this week. Plenty of Americans will make the trip too, but home advantage will definitely favour Europe as they look to continue their domination on home soil. It's really just that simple," Johnson, who featured on three American sides to lose in Europe, said. We are coming off our worst defeat ever in a Ryder Cup," Donald said. "The U.S. players are strong, high up in the world rankings and they have some great partnerships and have had a lot of success.

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, Luke Donald, Guglielmo Mangiapane, Donald, Padraig Harrington's, Rome's Marco Simone, England's Donald, Zach Johnson, that's, Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman, Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler, Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Country Club, Ryder, Rights, United, Oakland Hills, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, Europe, Straits, United States, Plenty, U.S, Medinah

1 Scottie Scheffler, were not even born the last time the Americans won a Ryder Cup on European soil. That was in 1993 at The Belfry, when Ryder Cup rookie Davis Love III made the cup-clinching putt. “I think one of the great accomplishments in our game now is to win an away Ryder Cup,” Rory McIlroy said. The PGA of America runs the Ryder Cup — not the tour — though the only access to Ryder Cup points for Americans was the majors. Missing from the European team for the first time since 1997 is Sergio Garcia, the leading scorer in Ryder Cup history.

Persons: Jordan Spieth, ”, Tommy Fleetwood of, Xander Schauffele’s, ’ ” Fleetwood, Marco Simone, LIV, Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler, Davis Love, “, ” Scheffler, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Spieth, Dustin Johnson, we’ve, Zach Johnson, ” Rory McIlroy, it’s, ” McIlroy, —, Johnson, “ He’s, ” Johnson, Koepka, Henrik Stenson, Luke Donald, Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Jon Rahm, Garcia, Donald, Nicolai Hojgaard, Ludvig Aberg, McIlroy, ” Marco Simone, ___ Organizations: Ryder, Team USA, U.S ., of Fame, U.S, ’, America, LIV, Europe, Valderrama, K Locations: Rome, Europe, Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, Saudi, U.S, France, Spain, Northern Ireland, Denmark, European, Ireland

☆ Key trio's absence won't hurt Europe's Ryder Cup hopes - Azinger
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Garcia, Poulter and Westwood have played a combined 28 Ryder Cups but are part of LIV Golf and resigned from the European Tour, which made them ineligible to play the Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club near Rome. "First of all, I think that the team dynamic and the team environment in the European room will be unfazed," Azinger said on an NBC Sports Ryder Cup media conference call. Garcia is the Ryder Cup's record points scorer with 28.5, while Westwood has played a record 11 matches, being part of seven winning teams. Poulter has also played a key role in some of Europe's biggest successes. This year's Ryder Cup runs from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1.

Persons: Ryder, Europe's Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Europe's Sergio Garcia, Jonathan Ernst, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Paul Azinger, Garcia, LIV Golf, Marco Simone Golf, Luke Donald's, Azinger, Westwood, Poulter, Curt Byrum, Frank Pingue Organizations: Team USA, Ryder, REUTERS, Poulter, Westwood, European, Country Club, NBC Sports Ryder, NBC Sports, Thomson Locations: Whistling Straits , Sheboygan , Wisconsin, U.S, Europe, Italy, Rome, Toronto

Nine of the 12-man American team played Marco Simone for the first time. It’s a great test and it’s a really, really good match-play golf course. ... (We're) going to utilize his wisdom and he’s passionate about (the Ryder Cup). He’s just not here physically.”Woods was a player on eight Ryder Cup teams and a vice captain in 2018. While the U.S. routed Europe at home in Whistling Straits two years ago, the Americans haven’t won the Ryder Cup on European soil in three decades.

Persons: Zach Johnson, Marco Simone, Brooks Koepka, LIV, Brooks, —, ’, ” Johnson, Koepka, “ Jordan Spieth, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, ”, Johnson, Steve Stricker, Davis Love III, Jim Furyk, Fred Couples, Stewart Cink, There'll, it’s, He’s, ” Woods, haven’t, “ What’s, It’s, “ We’ve, …, ” Justin Thomas, “ JT, Thomas, “ It’s, ___ Organizations: ROME, U.S, Ryder Cup, Team USA, Ryder, Valderrama Locations: Rome, Saudi, Europe, Spain, France, U.S, Whistling Straits, Peter’s, Italy

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