Darren Clarke’s presence as Europe captain an added Ryder Cup motivation for former world No1 Rory McIlroy September 27, 2016 Former world No1 Rory McIlroy insists the presence of fellow Northern Irishman Darren Clarke as Europe captain has imbued him with additional motivation for this week’s Ryder Cup at Hazeltine, which starts on Friday. Four-time Major winner McIlroy, who claimed the $10m FedEx Cup prize money on Sunday with victory at the Tour Championship, credits [...]
Golf salutes its pioneering king Arnold Palmer after he dies, aged 87 September 26, 2016 Former world No1 Tiger Woods led the tributes to Arnold Palmer on Monday after one of golf’s most popular, successful and influential figures died aged 87. Palmer, who won seven Major championships and became one of the faces of the sport’s burgeoning popularity during the 1960s, passed away in a Pittsburgh hospital where he was [...]
Rory McIlroy: FedEx Cup triumph marks accomplishment of long-standing career goal September 26, 2016 World No3 Rory McIlroy insists he ticked off another career goal by scooping the $10m FedEx Cup with his dramatic victory at the Tour Championship on Sunday night. McIlroy beat Americans Ryan Moore and Kevin Chappell in a play-off to win at East Lake – a result that saw him overtake Dustin Johnson at the [...]
Seeing Arnold Palmer for the first time gave me goosebumps the size of eggs. He was The King and it felt like meeting Elvis September 26, 2016 I still vividly remember the first time I saw Arnold Palmer in the flesh. It was at my first Open Championship, at Muirfield in 1972, and it gave me goosebumps the size of eggs. I was practising on the putting green and on he walked, a seven-time Major winner who was tanned a deep shade [...]
Rory McIlroy seals $10m FedEx Cup prize money after winning dramatic three-way play-off at Tour Championship September 26, 2016 Former world No1 Rory McIlroy produced a stunning comeback to win the Tour Championship and snatch the $10m prize money for topping the FedEx Cup standings from the grasp of US Open winner Dustin Johnson. Providing a boost for Europe ahead of this week’s Ryder Cup, McIlroy held his nerve in a dramatic three-way play-off [...]
Ryder Cup: Golf’s “godfather of analytics” says America can catch up with Europe through data September 25, 2016 Never mind world No2 Dustin Johnson or world No4 Jordan Spieth, one of the biggest threats to Europe at the Ryder Cup could be America’s new-found willingness to dig into the data. According to Mark Broadie, the professor of business and vice-dean at the Columbia Business School in New York City who has been dubbed "the [...]
FedEx Cup prize money: PGA Tour leader Dustin Johnson closes in on $10m treasure chest September 23, 2016 Dustin Johnson is on course to add golf's most generous greenback prize to a golden year, after taking a step closer to the FedEx Cup's massive $10m (£7.7m) prize . At the end of the first day of the Tour Championship, the final tournament of the four post-PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffs, the world No2 shared the lead with fellow American Kevin Chappell [...]
Do not partner me with Phil Mickelson at Ryder Cup, pleads US Open winner Dustin Johnson September 22, 2016 US Open winner Dustin Johnson has urged United States captain Davis Love III not to partner him with team-mate Phil Mickelson during the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine, which starts next week. Johnson partnered five-time Major winner Mickelson for the first two games of his Ryder Cup debut at Celtic Manor in 2010, against Lee [...]
Danny Willett demonstrates Ryder Cup form at Italian Open as showdown with United States looms September 19, 2016 Most of Europe’s players enjoyed their last taste of competitive action at the weekend before we all pack our bags and head for Hazeltine and the Ryder Cup in a few days’ time. There is no input from Europe captain Darren Clarke in the players’ scheduling decisions; it is entirely up to them how they [...]
Why Rickie Fowler’s FedEx Cup failure might have sealed his Ryder Cup place September 12, 2016 It might sound strange but I think that Rickie Fowler’s failure to reach the final event of the FedEx Cup playoffs may just have clinched his place as one of USA captain Davis Love III’s Ryder Cup wild cards. There were few shocks in Love’s decision to name Matt Kuchar and JB Holmes as captain’s [...]