Written by TG staff on Friday 17 January 2025
Which players are in the running to make the US and European teams in September? Keep up to speed with the Ryder Cup standings here The Ryder Cup standings will determine 12 of the 24 players which will do battle over the infamous Black course at Bethpage State Park in September. So who’s in the running? We’ll get there, but...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 6 August 2024
In a significant change-up, Ryder Cup Europe has announced a new points list that will determine which players will defend the trophy against the USA in Bethpage, New York from September 26-28, 2025. In consultation with returning captain Luke Donald, Ryder Cup Europe has confirmed its qualification process for selecting which players will travel to New York in search of back-to-back...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Wednesday 29 November 2023
The Englishman will go back-to-back with captaincy in Bethpage Black, becoming the first repeat European Captain in 30 years. After masterminding Team Europe to a commanding 16.5-11.5 victory in Rome, 45-year-old Donald gets another crack at the whip in 2025, where he will aim to become only the second European Captain to achieve a home and away double in Ryder Cup...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 2 October 2023
Find out who impressed and who disappointed for Team Europe and Team USA? Europe and Tommy Fleetwood stole the headlines, but the supporting cast more than played their part over three days of drama, controversy and record-breaking feats at the Ryder Cup in Rome. This is our take on the best and worst performers for both teams, and the pairings...
Written by Rob Jerram on Sunday 1 October 2023
Who were the leading scorers for Team Europe and Team USA at the 2023 Ryder Cup and how many points did every player win at Marco Simone? Two years on from his emotional interview having lost three of his four matches in a record 19-9 Ryder Cup defeat at Whistling Straits, the tears were flowing again for Rory McIlroy as he...
Written by Rob Jerram on Saturday 30 September 2023
Patrick Cantlay says not wearing a cap at the Ryder Cup is down the fit, but refused to say whether he believes players should be paid for the event RYDER CUP 2023: Live Blog | Live Scoring | Course Guide Reports on Saturday morning suggested Cantlay was behind a ‘fractured’ US dressing room over frustrations at not being paid to play in...
Written by Rob Jerram on Friday 29 September 2023
As it happened in Rome as Europe defeated USA 16.5-11.5 to win back the Ryder Cup. Luke Donald’s Team Europe made everyone wait a little longer than expected, before Tommy Fleetwood secured the crucial point needed to extend an incredible home-winning record that stretches back 30 years. We kept track of every match on the course so you can see how everything...
Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday 28 September 2023
How do you win the Ryder Cup? Paul McGinley captained Europe to glory at Gleneagles in 2014 and reveals the secrets he believes will help Luke Donald’s side to glory in Rome. Ireland’s Paul McGinley is a Ryder Cup legend. When it comes to the biennial clash, he’s been there and done it all. Played on a winning team. Holed the...
Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 27 September 2023
Rory McIlroy says this Ryder Cup week is when the former Team Europe players who joined LIV Golf will realize the magnitude of their decision. Speaking ahead of his seventh appearance in the biennial clash, the Northern Irishman admitted it was strange being in the team room without the likes of Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson, and Graeme...
Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 27 September 2023
Tyrrell Hatton has called for the Ryder Cup to get rid of ties and introduce a dramatic Sunday play-off to decide the biennial match. Speaking ahead of his third Ryder Cup appearance for Team Europe, Hatton suggested that ending the match in a tie and with the current holders retaining the trophy isn’t a satisfactory conclusion to such a huge event. The...
Written by Chris Bertram on Tuesday 26 September 2023
When Dave Sampson won a competition in Golf World in 2002, he could not have imagined that two decades later he would be designing the course that would stage a Ryder Cup. It seems, frankly, crazy that by far the biggest event in golf would be awarded to a virtually fictional venue – but that is essentially what happened in 2015. When...
Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 26 September 2023
Without Tony Jacklin’s vision and drive, the Ryder Cup might still be a meaningless mismatch. Here he explains how he saved the day… Once upon a time, not all that long ago, the Ryder Cup was dying a slow, painful death. Since its inaugural matches in 1927, the Americans had won 16 of the 19 events, often without breaking sweat. The...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 25 September 2023
The Today’s Golfer team is in Rome for the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club and will be keeping you up to speed with all of the news and gossip you might have missed each day. JUMP TO: Saturday PM | Saturday AM | Friday PM | Friday AM | Thursday PM | Thursday AM...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 22 September 2023
Ryder Cup 2023 singles matches revealed! Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler to face off in the opening match, Team Europe go top-heavy with big guns out early RYDER CUP 2023: Live Scoring | Live Blog | Course Guide World No.1 Scottie Scheffler will lock horns again with World No.3 Jon Rahm in a mouthwatering first match of Sunday singles. Luke Donald has opted...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 21 September 2023
Luke Donald has made a career out of proving people wrong and breaking American hearts in Ryder Cups. Now he’s trying to do it all over again in Rome as the leader of a new-look European team shorn of its most reliable performers. Thrust into the role at late notice after Henrik Stenson defected to LIV Golf, Luke Donald has spent...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 21 September 2023
Zach Johnson represented the US in five Ryder Cups, but won only once. Now, he brings Team USA to Rome aiming to deliver back-to-back victories for the first time in 30 years… Zach Johnson has always been a big game player. He’s one of just a handful of men who have tasted victory at The Masters and the Old Course at...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 18 September 2023
USA Captain Zach Johnson knows that picking his pairings wisely will be key to ending a 30-year wait for victory in Europe Jump To: Potential Pairings | Our Pairings | The Formats Explained Strolling through Rome without an apparent care in the world Zach Johnson’s shades are surely hiding a captain’s mind racing with potential pairings capable of doing an Italian job...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 15 September 2023
After forging a side business as a performance coach to Matt Fitzpatrick and Viktor Hovland, DP World Tour star Edoardo Molinari is about to play an even bigger role as Luke Donald’s stat man and most trusted lieutenant at the Ryder Cup in Rome. It’s just gone 7am in Denmark and Edoardo Molinari’s phone is already pinging with messages from players...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 15 September 2023
The stage is set for battle in Rome, but which pairings will get the ‘thumbs-up’ from Emperor Donald in the fight for Ryder Cup glory? Jump To: Potential Pairings | Our Pairings | The Formats Explained The eyes of the golfing world will be on Marco Simone Golf and Country Club for what is tipped to be one of the closest contests...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 14 September 2023
Lara Arias won’t touch a club at the Ryder Cup in Rome, but she (and her fiancé) will play a huge role in the result of the biennial clash. A trailblazer for women in golf, Lara Arias is breaking down barriers as the first female course superintendent for a Ryder Cup venue. Over lunch at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club...