The following piece originally published on October 3, 2016. I WAS A YOUNGER MAN the last time the United States gripped the Ryder Cup trophy and sprayed champagne, way back in 2008 in the state of Kentucky. In fact, I was there at Valhalla early in that week. Kenny Perry was on that U.S. team. … Read more
I WAS A YOUNGER MAN the last time the United States gripped the Ryder Cup trophy and sprayed champagne, way back in 2008 in the state of Kentucky. In fact, I was there at Valhalla early in that week. Kenny Perry was on that U.S. team. And Chad Campbell. And Ben Curtis. And Anthony Kim. … 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
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
By Brian Keogh Brian Keogh is a golf correspondent for The Irish Sun and a contributor to The Irish Times, Golf Digest Ireland and other golf publications. The following excerpt from Brian’s Irish Golf Desk is used with permission. Jack Nicklaus JACK NICKLAUS HAS BEEN A HUGE FAN of Rory McIlroy’s for quite some time … Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Championship notes via the PGA of America. PGA club professional Brian Norman, a native of Henderson, Kentucky, hit the first tee shot in the 96th PGA Championship, Thursday at 7:30 a.m. off the No. 1 tee. Norman, 32, is a PGA assistant professional at The Lakes at Castle Hills in The Colony, … Read more
Sergio is still looking for his first major win. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The question came at the midpoint of the 30-minute press conference at the PGA Championship. “Over the years, Irish golfers have frustrated you in the majors. Padraig twice, and more recently, Rory. If you’re in contention on Sunday evening, would you rather there … Read more
AS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTED, it took 78 years for a European player to win the PGA Championship. That man was Padraig Harrington at Oakland Hills in 2008. This year, if another European player wins the season’s final major, it will be the first time Europe has collected three of the four majors. Will Rory … Read more
By Brian Keogh Brian Keogh is a golf correspondent for The Irish Sun and a contributor to The Irish Times, Golf Digest Ireland and other golf publications. The following excerpt from Brian’s Irish Golf Desk is used with permission. Rory has won two in a row. HE WAS NO 1 IN ALL BUT NAME before … Read more
Tom Watson THE PORRIDGE IS TOO HOT. The porridge is too cold. The porridge is just right! Maybe the story about Goldilocks and the three bears suggests why U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson announced today that he will reduce the number of wildcard picks from four to three. Two weren’t enough picks. Heading into … Read more