PATRICK REED IS ALL IN. After his win at The Barclays on Sunday, Reed is an automatic qualifier for the U.S. Ryder Cup team and is off and running in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Patrick moved from a nervous eighth to a comfortable fourth in the final Ryder Cup Points Standings. In case you haven’t … Read more
IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THE U.S. Ryder Cup team hasn’t won on European soil since 1993. Those matches were played at The Belfry in England, and the man who sank the clinching putt, Davis Love III, is making his Champions Tour debut this week in Hawaii. The U.S. captain was Tom Watson. The final score … Read more
The Friday, Saturday and Sunday uniforms by Ralph Lauren. (Image: PGA of America) ON TUESDAY EVENING U.S. RYDER CUP Captain Tom Watson unveiled his three picks: Keegan Bradley, Hunter Mahan and Webb Simpson. “There are a lot of great pluses about Keegan,” Watson said, “but the most important thing he brings to it is his … Read more
JASON DUFNER IS OUT FOR THE REST of the FedEx Cup Playoffs after his withdrawal from the Deutsche Bank Championship, reported PGATour.com on Monday. Don’t expect to see Dufner on the U.S. Ryder Cup team either. Tom Watson will announce his three captain’s picks on September 2. Jason Dufner is hurting. (Allison) The 2013 PGA … Read more
THE FEDEX CUP PLAYOFFS, WHICH BEGAN on Thursday with The Barclays in Paramus, New Jersey, are critical for PGA Tour players looking to solidify their playing status, collect sizable checks, or be considered for one of Tom Watson’s captain’s picks for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. But as Jimmy Walker knows, their importance can be … Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Named on Wednesday as a vice captain for the U.S. Ryder Cup team by skipper Tom Watson, Steve Stricker has mixed feelings about his new role. Steve Stricker “It’s going to sting,” Stricker said on Friday, “…when I’m over there as an assistant captain and watching the guys and wishing I was … Read more