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Viktor Hovland out of Ryder Cup singles with neck injury
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Viktor Hovland withdrew from Sunday singles at the Ryder Cup, one day after aggravating a neck injury.,The Norwegian is at Bethpage Black to support Team Europe but will not be able to compete. European captain Luke Donald said Saturday night that Hovland would have an MRI.,The ...
Ryder Cup MC steps down after leading offensive chants
Comedian and actress Heather McMahan has stepped down from her role as master of ceremonies at the Ryder Cup after she joined the crowd at Bethpage Black in New York in an expletive-laden chant directed at Rory McIlroy.,"Heather McMahan has extended an apology to Rory McIlroy and Ryder Cup Europe an...
Scheffler vs. McIlroy highlights Sunday singles pairings at Ryder Cup
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- The two best players in the world will go face to face on Sunday when Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy play singles at the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.,The showdown will be the fourth of 12 matches in the final session and tee off at 12:35 p.m. local time.,Team Europe holds an...
Scottie Scheffler makes Ryder Cup history with 0-4 start
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler earned a dubious distinction when he and Bryson DeChambeau lost 3 and 2 to Englishmen Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose in Saturday afternoon fourballs at the Ryder Cup.,Scheffler became the first player in modern Ryder Cup history (since 1979) to pla...
Tempers high at Ryder Cup as Europe whips U.S. for 7-point lead
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Team Europe is all but assured to win the 45th Ryder Cup after Saturday's one-sided performance at Bethpage Black, leaving more spotlight on the home fans' interactions with Rory McIlroy.,Captain Luke Donald and the Europeans hold a commanding 11 1/2-4 1/2 lead over the United S...
Viktor Hovland (neck) replaced by Tyrrell Hatton in Ryder Cup fourball
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Englishman Tyrrell Hatton stepped onto the first tee instead of Norwegian star Viktor Hovland for the final fourball match of the Ryder Cup Saturday afternoon.,Minutes before the 1:13 p.m. ET tee time, multiple reports emerged saying that Hovland suffered a neck injury, which wa...
Team Europe builds 8 1/2-3 1/2 lead at Ryder Cup through three sessions
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton have put Team Europe on the verge of an increasingly rare achievement: a Ryder Cup win on the road.,Team Europe is a mere 5 1/2 points away from retaining the Ryder Cup and six points from winning it outright after once ...
U.S. won't 'panic,' will start stars for Ryder Cup Saturday foursomes
Keegan Bradley said the United States team would not deviate from its plan and kept seven of its eight players from Friday's Ryder Cup foursomes session in the lineup for Saturday morning.,Justin Thomas draws out after playing both foursomes and fourball for the U.S. team on Friday at Bethpage Black...
Europe rolls to 3-point lead over U.S. on first day of Ryder Cup
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Rory McIlroy stared down Patrick Cantlay through the home stretch and made sure a European advantage wouldn't be dented at the last moment.,Thanks to stellar performances from McIlroy, Jon Rahm and their compatriots, Team Europe leads the United States team 5 1/2-2 1/2 after the...
Donald Trump visits rowdy, New York-centric Ryder Cup
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- The United States team was in a 3-0 hole early on the first day of the 45th Ryder Cup, and captain Keegan Bradley was asked what he wanted to see from his group in the afternoon.,"Well," Bradley said, "we just had the President fly over in Air Force One, so I've got a feeling th...
Europe takes Ryder Cup foursomes session as U.S. musters only single win
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay prevented another Friday morning shutout at the Ryder Cup by winning their foursomes match 2 up over Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and Norway's Viktor Hovland. ,Team Europe leads the United States team 3-1 after the first session of the week a...
Ryder Cup to tee off with DeChambeau-Thomas vs. Rahm-Hatton
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas will face Jon Rahm of Spain and Tyrrell Hatton of England in the opening foursomes match of the Ryder Cup on Friday at Bethpage Black.,United States team captain Keegan Bradley and Team Europe captain Luke Donald revealed their first lineups o...
Drive the first green? Ryder Cup layout prompts aggressive strategies
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- The video made the rounds Tuesday for everyone who hadn't yet arrived at Bethpage Black: Justin Thomas and Bryson DeChambeau at the first tee, ignoring the fairway and bombing away toward the green.,Imagine that being the first shot of the Ryder Cup, in front of a grandstand pac...
Fan favorite Bryson DeChambeau ready to fire up Ryder Cup crowds
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- It's a new world for Bryson DeChambeau since his last Ryder Cup appearance four years ago.,At Whistling Straits in 2021, he was best known for one U.S. Open victory and his feud with Brooks Koepka. He had his fans and detractors in the classic golf sphere; his YouTube channel ha...
Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton have evolved as Ryder Cup, LIV teammates
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton were both Ryder Cup rookies at Paris' Le Golf National in 2018. They weren't exactly fast friends, barely speaking until Team Europe had the trophy in hand on Sunday.,"I don't think Tyrrell and I said a word to each other in Paris till Sunday night," ...
Rory McIlroy: Europe playing for history, legacy at away Ryder Cup
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Rory McIlroy has made his home in the United States for the better part of 15 years. Most of his top golfing achievements have come in the country. His wife and daughter are Americans.,But McIlroy has won just one Ryder Cup on U.S. soil in three chances, and he recognizes what i...
Favored Team USA heavily backed ahead of Ryder Cup
The United States continues to draw strong public backing just two days before the start of the 45th Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.,The Americans opened as -140 favorites at BetMGM, but those odds have shortened further to -150 with the U.S. backed by 54 percent of the money and 63...
Team USA tries to grab Ryder Cup in front of home crowd
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- The Ryder Cup never lacks sporting drama of the highest degree. As a biennial event, players' national pride is sky-high and tempers are spilling over by time it rolls around.,This year, the subplots include a captain who could have called his number but chose not to; a war of w...
Tommy Fleetwood credits 'hammering' at Whistling Straits for rebound
Tommy Fleetwood says a hurtful "hammering" at the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits motivated Team Europe to turn things around two years later.,Fleetwood was asked Wednesday at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y., if the Americans might have a similar chip on their shoulders following their 2023 ...
Team Europe would gladly accept Ryder Cup trophy from Trump
If Donald Trump hangs around for a trophy presentation and Europe defends its Ryder Cup title at Bethpage Black this week, Justin Rose would gladly accept the spoils from the President of the United States.,"One hundred percent, yeah," Rose said Wednesday of the potential for a shared stage with the...