The Challenges of Whistling Straits

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Steve Stricker, who lives in Wisconsin and is captain of the U.S. team, said Kohler put Wisconsin on the golf map. “Whistling Straits is a tremendous test, a beautiful piece of property,” he said. “It’s just one of those iconic places here in our state thanks to Herb and his family. It started right here … Read more

Ryder Cup: Tony Jacklin reflects on his incredible – and tragic – life

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The measure of Tony Jacklin can be taken in the half-smile and shoulder shrug he offers when asked why he has chosen to speak so openly about some of the most personal and devastating moments in his life. ‘It’s just the truth,’ he calmly replies. ‘It’s the way things happened.’ Such honesty, self-awareness and pragmatism … Read more

Forget Everest, we’ve reached the top! Lee Westwood hails Team Europe for making the Ryder Cup squad

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Perhaps it should have come as no surprise, given the gargantuan task they face, that Mount Everest got a mention. More than 5,700 hardy climbers have conquered the brutish, imposing beast (no Bryson DeChambeau jokes at the back), the motivational video told the European underdogs as they settled in for their first night at the … Read more

Ryder Cup: Bomber Bryson Chambeau says he is hitting harder than ever

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Bryson DeChambeau insists he has had ‘great conversations’ with Brooks Koepka over the past few weeks and the pair will announce something ‘fun’ together in the near future. Do not hold your breath on that meaning a pairing for Friday afternoon in the 43rd Ryder Cup. Now that would be fun. It is safe to … Read more

Christmas is CANCELLED for those playing in the Australian Open

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EXCLUSIVE: Christmas is CANCELLED for players trying to repeat Emma Raducanu’s heroics, with final round of qualifying for Australian Open set to take place on December 24 in Middle East The Australian Open’s qualifying tournament will take place in the Middle East The most likely date for the final qualifying round said to be Christmas Eve The Australian … Read more

Steve Stricker Hopes to Lead U.S. Ryder Cup Team to a Win

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Russo, who has a Ph.D. in organizational leadership, has a deep familiarity with the personality tests that Azinger used 13 years ago. Stricker, who was on the 2008 team, last week conceded that he would employ a variety of tactics to devise his pairings, although he declined to be specific on whether he would use … Read more

Matt Fitzpatrick insists he’s a different player after his 2016 Ryder Cup horror show

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‘This time I know I am ready!’: Matt Fitzpatrick insists he is a different player having ‘evolved’ after his 2016 Ryder Cup horror show at Hazeltine Matt Fitzpatrick’s Ryder Cup debut in 2016 couldn’t have been more calamitous He didn’t play at all on the first day and then suffered defeats in his two matches … Read more

Andy Murray won’t ‘wade in’ with advice for Emma Raducanu unless invited | Andy Murray

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Andy Murray has urged British tennis to build upon Emma Raducanu’s stunning US Open success to avoid another decades-long wait for home-grown glory, but says he won’t comment on the 18-year-old’s future performances as he feels it is “incredibly irritating” and “not helpful”. The Scot, whose own US Open triumph in 2012 ended a 76-year … Read more

A thousand bunkers and a whipping wind in the middle of nowhere…Welcome to the Ryder Cup

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Build it and they will come. If you think that is the sort of cheesy line belonging only to the world of Hollywood movies about sport, then welcome to the back end of beyond otherwise known as wild and wonderful Whistling Straits. Here amid the wheat fields of Wisconsin and the seemingly endless miles of … Read more