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