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☆ 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

I really feel I’m taking care of this place,” Biagiotti Cigna said in a recent interview with The Associated Press inside the castle walls. “There was so much energy here in the Renaissance and I really feel that the Ryder Cup is a new renaissance for Marco Simone,” Biagiotti Cigna said. “We cannot handle having so many visitors — 300,000 people is a little too complicated to handle,” Biagiotti Cigna said. “But right after the Ryder Cup, visitors who come and play Marco Simone, by booking in advance, will be able to visit the fashion house as well. “(After) the Ryder Cup there will be an opportunity to embrace a new experience of golf, culture, fashion, food and archeology.”___

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, —, Marco Simone, Lavinia Biagiotti Cigna, Biagiotti, ” Biagiotti Cigna, Simone dei Tebaldi, Galileo Galilei, Biagiotti Cigna, “, ” Biagiotti, Delia, ”, Delia Soldaini Biagiotti, Laura Biagiotti, It’s, Lara Arias, Henrik Stenson, Luke Donald, Stenson, LIV, Cigna Organizations: Associated Press, sport’s, Ryder Locations: Italy, Rome, Italian, China, Saudi

Political Cartoons View All 1176 Images“Dave (Sampson) of European Golf Design made a course fit for drama,” Marco Simone superintendent Lara Arias said in a recent interview. “What’s good about Marco Simone is it’s got a lot of long holes, a lot of short holes. It’s got a lot of left, lot of right, lot of up, lot of down. Still, she is leaving 6 ½ feet of native grass inside the ropes at a height of five inches. That's because a colony of nutria, amphibious rodents, live on the Marco Simone grounds and have been known to roam the fairways.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, — Rory McIlroy’s, Marco Simone, Luke Donald, Tommy Fleetwood’s, Nicolai Hojgaard, Bob McIntyre, Adrian Meronk, Dave, Sampson, ” Marco Simone, Lara Arias, ‘, ’, it’s, It’s, Zach Johnson, ” Donald, ” Arias, Arias, ” Johnson, Europe —, “, ___ Organizations: Ryder, United, ” Locations: Italy, Rome, United States, Europe, Peter’s

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

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

☆ Ryder Cup rookie Aberg shares lead at BMW PGA Championship, McIlroy just makes cut
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Earlier, Soderberg had taken the clubhouse lead at Wentworth with a second-round 64 despite a bogey on the first hole. The Swede made seven birdies and finished with an eagle from over 15 feet at the 18th. However, he is nine shots off the lead having made par on Thursday. All 12 members of the European team made it safely through to the third round, with Tommy Fleetwood sitting one shot behind the leaders. Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sweden's Ludvig Aberg, Paul Childs, Ludvig Aberg, Sebastian Soderberg, Rory McIlroy, Aberg, Luke Donald's, Soderberg, Swede, McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Rohith Nair, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: BMW, Wentworth, Ryder, BMW PGA, Thomson Locations: Wentworth , Virginia Water, Britain, Swedish, Rome, United States, Bengaluru

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Europe’s 12 Ryder Cup players delivered a mixed bag of scores in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship. Of the Europeans heading to Rome for the Ryder Cup in two weeks, Matt Fitzpatrick (66), Ludvig Åberg (68) and Tyrrell Hatton (68) posted the best rounds at Wentworth. “I think we are all a little bit in the Ryder Cup mindset,” said No. Fitzpatrick, who went out with Robert MacIntyre and Justin Rose (both 72), played the best of the Ryder Cup squad after starting with four birdies in his first six holes. “I’ll start focusing on the Ryder Cup once Sunday finishes.”They are all chasing the 26-year-old Helligkilde, who is coming to the end of his second season on the European tour.

Persons: —, Marcus Helligkilde, Dane, Matt Fitzpatrick, Ludvig Åberg, Tyrrell Hatton, Nicolai Hojgaard, Luke Donald, Adrian Meronk, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, ”, Viktor Hovland, Marco Simone, ” Hovland, McIlroy, Swede, Åberg, ” Åberg, “ Ludvig, “, Hovland, Donald, Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka, Fitzpatrick, Robert MacIntyre, Justin Rose, Richie Ramsay, ” Fitzpatrick, birdies, Helligkilde Organizations: Ryder, BMW PGA, Wentworth Locations: VIRGINIA, England, Rome, “

☆ 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

☆ Francesco Molinari named fifth vice captain for Europe's Ryder Cup team
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Molinari, who made his debut in the 2010 edition when Europe regained the trophy in Wales, joins brother Edoardo Molinari, Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal, Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts and Denmark's Thomas Bjorn as vice captains. "I started the year hoping to be there as a player, but it is still a great honour to be there as a vice captain," Molinari, who won the 2018 British Open, said. The United States won the last Ryder Cup in Wisconsin last year. Europe have not lost a Ryder Cup on home soil since a 15-13 defeat at The Belfry in England in 1993. The Ryder Cup will be held from Sep. 26–Oct.

Persons: Italy's Francesco Molinari, Lorraine Osullivan, Luke Donald, month's Ryder, Rome's Marco Simone Golf, . Molinari, Edoardo Molinari, Jose Maria Olazabal, Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts, Denmark's Thomas Bjorn, " Molinari, Luke, It's, Aadi Nair, Nick Macfie Organizations: 151st, Royal, REUTERS, Team Europe, Country Club, Ryder, United States, Thomson Locations: Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, Britain, Europe, Wales, Belgian, Rome, Wisconsin, England, Bengaluru

☆ Jon Rahm says members of PGA Tour feel ‘betrayal’ after partnership with LIV Golf
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

2 Jon Rahm has said “a lot” of players on the PGA Tour feel “betrayal” after the shock announcement of its partnership with LIV Golf. The decisions of some players to leave the established PGA Tour and DP World Tour to sign up with LIV Golf last year were met with consternation by many others. Now, with the two sides uniting once again, it opens questions about LIV Golf players’ eligibility for this year’s Ryder Cup which begins in September. Rahm has been a strong advocate of allowing LIV Golf players to be allowed to compete in the biennial tournament. However, players who left to join LIV Golf resigned their DP World Tour membership to do so.

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☆ Key trio's absence from Ryder Cup 'a shame' -Europe captain Donald
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Apr 21, 2023; Adelaide, South Australia AUS; Sergio Garcia of Team Fireballs practices before the first round of LIV Golf Adelaide golf tournament at Grange Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-USA TODAY SportsMay 5 (Reuters) - The absence of Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood from this year's Ryder Cup is sad, but could herald a generational shift, said Team Europe captain Luke Donald. "I played with all three and they've been stalwarts of, and given a lot to, both the Ryder Cup and European Tour. This year's Ryder Cup could represent a "generational shift", said Donald, who replaced Henrik Stenson as Team Europe captain last year after the Swede said he was joining the lucrative Saudi-backed series. "There's great momentum with European golf, we've already had seven winners in the U.S. (this season) and a bunch of people who haven't played in the Ryder Cup have played great this year..."This year's Ryder Cup runs from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club near Rome.

☆ Rose eyes Ryder Cup return after first PGA Tour win in four years
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Feb 6, 2023; Pebble Beach, CA, USA; Justin Rose with the championship trophy following the continuation of the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Rose finished ahead of Americans Brendon Todd and Brandon Wu to lift his first trophy since the Farmers Insurance Open in 2019 and 11th on the PGA Tour. "I haven't even entertained what the Ryder Cup looks like for me, other than I want to be there," Rose said. "What was really important to me was getting off to a good start on the PGA Tour so I wasn't under pressure later in the season, so I could turn my attentions to the Ryder Cup and the European Tour. I thought the simple way to approach it was try to play my way into the top 50 in the world," said Rose, whose victory moved him up to 35.

☆ Fox hunting Nedbank Golf Challenge title after opening round 64
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 10 (Reuters) - New Zealand’s Ryan Fox carded seven birdies and an eagle for an opening round 64 to take a one-shot lead over Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald in the DP World Tour’s Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Thursday. Fox, 35, is hoping to become the first New Zealander to be crowned Europe’s number one in the coming weeks having emerged as the closest challenger to Rory McIlroy at the top of the tour rankings. Victory at Sun City will move him above his rival ahead of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai and the son of former All Black flyhalf Grant Fox started his week well, with just one dropped shot on the par four third hole, having battled on the course in his three previous visits. Donald managed a faultless 65, including five birdies on his back nine, while Italian Guido Migliozzi sank three birdies in his last four holes to card a 67 for third place on the leaderboard. Reporting by Nick Said Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 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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