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With hole-in-one, hole-out and chip-in, Europe rallies in Solheim Cup to cut US lead to 5-3
CASARES, Spain (AP) — With the help of a hole-in-one, a hole-out from the fairway and a chip-in, Europe rallied against the United States after being swept in the opening foursome matches at the Solheim Cup, winning two of the afternoon fourball matches to reduce the Americans’ lead to 5-3 on...
RYDER CUP '23: Justin Thomas, the American that gets the Europeans' attention
Justin Thomas had the weakest credentials and the strongest case for being part of this American team in the Ryder Cup, without even having to make an argument. U.S. captain Zach Johnson needed only a few words to say so much about Thomas and the Ryder Cup when he used one of his six...
RYDER CUP ’23: A rarity in the golf world. A woman is the course superintendent
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — When Lara Arias started her job as course superintendent at the Marco Simone golf club outside Rome that will host the Ryder Cup next week, there was hardly any grass to manicure, no bunkers to rake and nary a green to shape. That’s because the...
Kapalua to host PGA Tour opener in January, 5 months after deadly wildfires on Maui
The PGA Tour is returning to Maui to start the new season with the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, five months after deadly wildfires destroyed nearby Lahaina and claimed at least 97 lives. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan had said last month he hoped the tournament could...
US looks to end losing streak against Europe at Solheim Cup in Spain
CASARES, Spain (AP) — The United States wants to avoid making the wrong kind of history against Europe at the Solheim Cup this weekend in Spain. The Americans have never lost three straight editions of the top team event in women's golf. The biennial competition is the equivalent...
RYDER CUP '23: USA looks to end 30 years of losing on European soil
The Americans never felt more confident. The Europeans rarely felt so annoyed. A two-year wait can feel even longer when it comes to the pride and passion only the Ryder Cup can deliver in golf. Both sides were eager for the next Ryder Cup outside Rome, for different reasons. ...
Jordan Spieth announces birth of second child. He's now a girl dad
DALLAS (AP) — Jordan Spieth missed out on the Ryder Cup scouting trip to Marco Simone outside Rome, and for good reason. His wife gave birth to their second child. Spieth posted on social media that his wife gave birth to a girl named Sophie. She was born on Sept. 12, right after...
Column: Duane Bock thought he would have the summer off. Now the caddie is going to the Ryder Cup
Duane Bock finally gets a chance to caddie in the Ryder Cup, and to have told him that at the start of the year would have meant only one thing. “That Kevin Kisner had a great year,” Bock said Monday as he unpacked from a quick trip to Europe to see two golf courses that were not...
US tries to win back Solheim Cup from Europe in Spain. Next week is the Ryder Cup in Italy
LPGA AND LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR SOLHEIM CUP Site: Casares, Spain. Course: Finca Cortesin. Yardage: 6,903. Par: 72. Television: Friday-Saturday, 2 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 5-11 a.m. (Golf Channel). Defending...
Sahith Theegala wins the Fortinet Championship in Napa for his first PGA Tour victory
NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Sahith Theegala talked all week about the importance of having nearly three dozen family members and friends following him at the Fortinet Championship. Playing with the lead on Sunday, the 25-year-old from California did everything he could to keep his supporters in high...
