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☆ O'Sullivan threatens to quit if not allowed to play in China
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The 47-year-old Englishman risks sanctions from the World Snooker Tour if he misses events to participate in tournaments in China. When I go to China I play in great venues, great crowds, great prize money. "If that gets to the point where I'm not able to do that or I'm not allowed to do that, then I probably won't play. I'll probably go and play Chinese 8 ball (pool) because I still want to play snooker. Reuters has contacted the World Snooker Tour for comment.

Persons: Ronnie O'Sullivan, O'Sullivan, I'm, Aadi Nair, Ed Osmond Organizations: European Masters, BBC, Reuters, Thomson Locations: China, Bolton, Bengaluru

His final birdie allowed Aberg to tie the 72-hole scoring record on the PGA Tour, matching the 253 of Justin Thomas at the 2017 Sony Open. Hughes shot 60-63 on the weekend and finished four shots behind. Even after making his only bogey of the week, on the 12th hole of the Seaside course at Sea Island, Aberg answered every challenge. 1 player from the PGA Tour University ranking after his senior year at Texas Tech. He also would appear to be a shoo-in for PGA Tour rookie of the year.

Persons: — Ludvig Aberg, Swede, ” Aberg, “ It's, Justin Thomas, Matt Jones, Patrick Rodgers, ”, Mackenzie Hughes, couldn't, “ He's, doesn’t, fearlessly, Hughes, Aberg, “, ” Hughes, “ I'm, —, Viktor Hovland, Marco Simone, Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Eric Cole, Tyler Duncan, ” Cole, Ryan Moore Organizations: SIMONS, RSM, Ryder, Texas Tech, PGA, PGA Tour, Ryder Cup, Masters, FedEx Cup Locations: Kapalua, Switzerland

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

☆ 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

The Swedish sensation got up-and-down from a bunker on the par-5 18th for one last birdie to put him on 16-under 200. He is making it look easy, even if it doesn't feel that way to him. “I wish this game was easy but it’s not,” Aberg said. Four of them are within five shots of Aberg, starting with Fleetwood and including Sepp Straka and Tyrrell Hatton at 11-under 205. He looked certain to make double bogey until he poured in the bogey putt and couldn't help but smile.

Persons: — Ludvig Aberg, Connor Syme, Tommy Fleetwood, “, ” Aberg, I’m, Syme, Fleetwood, Callum Shinkwin, Aaron Rai, Ryan Fox, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Captain Luke Donald —, Sepp Straka, Tyrrell Hatton, Aberg, Swede, ” Fleetwood, “ It’s, ” Organizations: Wentworth, Ryder, BMW PGA, Aberg, Texas Tech, PGA, University, Fleetwood Locations: VIRGINIA, England, Sweden, Swedish, Switzerland

☆ 2023 Ryder Cup teams: Shock selections, ‘criminal’ absences: Everything you need to know about the squads
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —The teams are in – and Ryder Cup fever has officially taken hold. Team USACaptain: Zach JohnsonA member of five US teams as a player, Johnson is a veteran of the Ryder Cup. Consistency” – who accumulated more Ryder Cup points than the next two closest players combined since the start of 2022. Subsequently, selecting Koepka for his fourth Ryder Cup appearance was an “easy pick” for his captain. Rounding out the American roster are Ryder Cup rookie Burns and Morikawa, who went 3-0-1 on his debut two years ago.

Persons: Zach Johnson, Luke Donald, Marco Simone Golf, It’s, Johnson, Steve Stricker, Stricker, Davis Love III, Jim Furyk, Fred Couples, Stewart Cink, Jonathan Bachman, Scottie Scheffler, Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa, Xander Schauffele, Scheffler, Ezra Shaw, Clark, Harman, Homa, Schauffele, ” Homa, ” Harman, ” Johnson, Sam Burns, Rickie Fowler, Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas It’s, LIV, Koepka, “, “ Brooks, CNN Thomas, he’s, JT, ” Thomas, Thomas, Ryder, ” Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley, Denny McCarthy, “ Zach, Ross Kinnaird, Spieth, Fowler, Burns, Morikawa, Marco Simone, that’s, Luke Donald He, Donald, Henrik Stenson, Francesco Molinari, Edoardo –, Thomas Bjørn, Nicolas Colsaerts, María, Sergio Garcia, Andrew Redington, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Fitzpatrick, Robert MacIntyre, McIlroy, Rahm, Fitzpatrick, compatriot Hatton, MacIntyre, ” Donald, ”, Paul Ellis, Captain’s, Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Nicolai Højgaard, Ludvig Aberg, Swede, Ludvig, “ He’s, Fabrice Coffrini, Adrian Meronk, Paul Goydos, Adrian, There’s, Straka, Rose, Lowry Organizations: CNN, Ryder, United States, Country Club, Team Europe, Team USA, Whistling, Davis Love, Tour, PGA, CNN Sport, FedEx, Getty, USA, ” Team, Northern, Scottish, Hovland, European, Fleetwood Locations: –, Rome, Italy, Whistling Straits, Hazeltine, Saudi, Europe, Hovland, Norwegian, AFP, Switzerland, Crans Montana

Just don't look for Ludvig Aberg to be sprinting and strutting and leaping into the arms of his teammates at the Ryder Cup. He doesn't let distractions get him off.”One such distraction might be playing with the Ryder Cup captain in his third start as a pro. They are the only two players to turn pro in the same year they debut in the Ryder Cup. Over the next two decades, he smashed the Ryder Cup record for most points. The Ryder Cup figures to be the ultimate test.

Persons: Sergio Garcia, Ludvig Aberg, ” Luke Donald, Matt Fitzpatrick, “, ” Donald, Greg Sands, Aberg, ” Sands, Donald, Edoardo Molinari, ” Aberg, “ I've, Marco Simone, Rome, Garcia, ”, Nicolai Hojgaard, It's Organizations: Ryder, Texas Tech, U.S, Scandinavian, PGA Tour, Aberg, Rocket, Detroit Golf, Czech Masters, Irish, PGA, BMW PGA, Wentworth Locations: Switzerland, Dubai, Medinah, Europe, Whistling Straits, Denmark, Italy, Detroit, Brookline

☆ Briton Fitzpatrick takes European Masters lead to boost Ryder Cup hopes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Matt Fitzpatrick celebrated his 29th birthday by storming into the lead following the European Masters second round at Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland on Friday, boosting his chances of claiming a place in the European Ryder Cup team. The Englishman, who had five of his birdies on the back nine, must finish at least tied seventh with one other golfer to qualify for a Ryder Cup spot via the world points list. A couple of pins that didn't feel like they suited me," said Fitzpatrick, who won the European Masters in 2017 and 2018. Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, who went into the European Masters in the final spot on the European points list, dodged the cut by a shot, but Victor Perez and Rasmus Hojgaard both failed to make it through to the weekend. Rory McIlroy and John Rahm have secured their spots on Team Europe via the European points list with Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton assured places via the world points list.

Persons: Matt Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick, Swede Alexander Bjork, Bjork, Frenchman Romain Langasque, Alex, Yannik Paul of Germany, Adrian Meronk, Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, Victor Perez, Rasmus Hojgaard, Rory McIlroy, John Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Tyrrell Hatton, Luke Donald, Donald, Aadi Nair, Ken Ferris Organizations: European, European Ryder Cup, Former U.S, Ryder, Europe, United, Thomson Locations: Switzerland, United States, Rome, Bengaluru

Formerly a prodigious amateur, for eight years Brewerton had traveled the world competing at the summit of women’s professional golf. Regular top-10 finishes became fleeting, then non-existent, and as Brewerton’s ranking tumbled, so too did her income. Despite her struggles in the game, Brewerton never fell out of love with golf. Looking back, Brewerton believes she was often guilty of over-training, at the expense of working on the mental side of her game. Comfortably inside the top-20 ranked players on the LET, Brewerton is enjoying her best season in a decade, with three top-10 finishes highlighting a flurry of top-25 outings.

☆ The Højgaard twins: Mistaken identity and making history
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Welcome to life on Tour as the identical Højgaard twins, the 21-year-old rising stars of Danish golf. Richard Heathcote / Getty ImagesDays later, congratulations once again poured in for Nicolai, but this time there was no case of mistaken identity. Playing via a last-minute invite to the event, a one-stroke triumph at Marco Simone Golf Club secured him his maiden European Tour win and wrote the Højgaard name into the history books as the first brothers to win back-to-back Tour events. Nicolai celebrated his first Tour win at the Italian Open. “That would be a cool experience to share with Nicolai as well, maybe play a foursome together.”

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