‘You deserve to be on this team’: Veteran US players get rookies like J.J. Spaun ready for Ryder Cup
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — It was the wisdom U.S. Ryder Cup rookie J.J. Spaun needed, even after winning a major, climbing to No. 6 in the world and automatically qualifying for the team. Justin Thomas, who has played in more Ryder Cups than anyone on this American squad, told the U.S....
Patrick Cantlay brings reputation of clutch putting, unwanted attention at Ryder Cup
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Patrick Cantlay, often better at asking questions than giving answers, had one question as he walked up the final hole at Marco Simone two years ago at the Ryder Cup. Why is everyone waving their hats? “I knew they were yelling at me,” Cantlay recalled in a...
Historic Bethpage Black set to host ‘biggest golf event ever’ with 2025 Ryder Cup
NEW YORK — Team USA’s Justin Thomas didn’t downplay the hype. “I think it’ll hands down be the biggest golf event ever,” Thomas wrote on social media. Long Island’s Bethpage Black has been home to numerous historic golf events this century, but arguably none bigger than the upcoming Ryder Cup,...
RYDER CUP ’25: For Cameron Young, a New York homecoming in the works for 12 years
NAPA, Calif. — Bethpage Black is a big ballpark on Long Island that made the boy feel even smaller. He was holding his father’s hand on Father’s Day in 2002 as they watched the U.S. Open won by Tiger Woods. It was Cameron Young’s first glimpse of golf at the...
Scottie Scheffler being the last Ryder Cup pick in 2021 played a part in him becoming world No. 1
NAPA, Calif. — Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in golf, still remembers the time he was last. The Ryder Cup being next on the horizon serves as yet another reminder of how quickly his absurd level of dominance came together. The day Scheffler arrived in Napa was the four-year...
Amazon Prime Video will stream the Masters for the 1st time beginning next year
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Amazon Prime Video will stream two hours of coverage during the first and second rounds of the Masters beginning next year. The Masters will stream on Prime Video from 1-3 p.m. daily April 9 and 10, leading into ESPN’s coverage both days from 3-7:30 p.m. “Working alongside...
Scottie Scheffler warms up for Ryder Cup by winning for the 6th time this year
NAPA, Calif. — Scottie Scheffler wanted to stay sharp ahead of the Ryder Cup, and the world’s No. 1 player looked every bit of that Sunday, closing with a 5-under-par 67 to win the Procore Championship for his sixth PGA Tour victory of the year. Scheffler made up a two-shot...
Ben Griffin holds slim Napa lead with an amateur right behind and Scheffler closing fast
NAPA, Calif. — Ryder Cup rookie Ben Griffin made his first bogey of the tournament on the final hole as his lead narrowed Saturday in the Procore Championship. He had a 2-under-par 70 and leads a pair of players who are No. 1 in the world. One shot behind was...
Ben Griffin takes a 2-shot lead in Napa ahead of his Ryder Cup debut
NAPA, Calif. — Ben Griffin went about his business Friday like he was at any other PGA Tour stop, even with so many Ryder Cup teammates around him. He played bogey-free for the second straight day with a 6-under-par 66 to build a three-shot lead in the Procore Championship. Two...
Matsuyama leads BMW PGA Championship ahead of 3 Europe Ryder Cup stars
VIRGINIA WATER, England — Hideki Matsuyama made two eagles in shooting 8-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead over a trio of European Ryder Cup players after the second round of the BMW PGA Championship on Friday. Viktor Hovland (66), Ludvig Åberg (69) and Justin Rose (66) were leading the...
Mackenzie Hughes leads in Napa as Ryder Cup teams gets mixed results
NAPA, Calif. — Mackenzie Hughes of Canada quietly went about his work with a 9-under-par 63 on Thursday to lead the Procore Championship. The big crowds followed Scottie Scheffler and the U.S. Ryder Cup team and saw mixed results. For the longest time, Ryder Cup rookie Ben Griffin wasn’t even...
Scottie Scheffler leads Ryder Cup crew in Napa
Scottie Scheffler was on the tee with three other Ryder Cup teammates during a practice round at the Procore Championship, a rare sight at a regular PGA Tour event in September. His caddie, Ted Scott, was offering options on which club to hit and the best lines, along with information...
Ryder Cup preparations for US team begins in wine country
NAPA, Calif. — Justin Thomas is in northern California’s wine country for a final tune-up before the Ryder Cup, just like he was two years ago. Only now he has plenty of company. The U.S. team, determined not to repeat the mistakes of two years ago, has 10 of its...
Tale of two cups: Ryder Cup has Seve and Europe, and Walker Cup has only American dominance
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The late British golf writer Peter Dobereiner never liked the idea of continental Europe being invited to take part in the Ryder Cup, regardless of the Americans winning all but one time over the previous 30 years. He no doubt would feel the same if that...
For McIlroy and the Europeans, the Ryder Cup buildup starts now
On paper, the European team heading to New York to defend the Ryder Cup hardly could be more similar to the winning lineup two years ago. Look closer, and plenty of things are different. Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton have moved to LIV Golf. Bob MacIntyre, a rookie in Rome,...
Fox Chapel grad David Fuhrer II stronger, more confident entering sophomore season with George Mason men’s golf team
The Fuhrer name carries a lot of weight in Western Pennsylvania golf circles. Frank Fuhrer Jr. was instrumental in staging the former Family House Invitational, a two-day event that attracted PGA Tour pros and ran for more than a decade, and later the Frank B. Fuhrer Invitational. Frank Fuhrer III,...
