Latest Ryder Cup News

Solheim Cup and other golf ties count as loss for Americans without trophy to take home: Analysis

Sep. 10, 2024 11:22 AM EDT

U.S. captain Stacy Lewis at least got one thing right when her Solheim Cup team left Spain a year ago — without the crystal trophy — following a draw with Europe. “We only have to wait another year to get this thing back,” she said. This will be the second time...

Keegan Bradley goes from last man in to BMW Championship winner and on to East Lake

Aug. 25, 2024 19:56 PM EDT

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — The BMW Championship was one tournament Keegan Bradley never thought he could win, only because he didn't think he would be playing. Bradley was a bundle of nerves one week ago Sunday as he sat in a hotel room in Tennessee with his bags packed and his...

Valhalla Golf Club, site of this year's PGA Championship, to host 2028 Solheim Cup

Aug. 13, 2024 13:37 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Valhalla Golf Club will host the Solheim Cup in 2028, bringing the women's team competition to a venue that has hosted the Ryder Cup and four PGA Championships, including earlier this year. Tuesday's announcement by the LPGA Tour marks a reprieve for a course...

Fleetwood on familiar turf and shares lead as Olympic chase for gold takes shape

Aug. 02, 2024 14:14 PM EDT

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — British golfer Tommy Fleetwood is on familiar turf and chasing another gold trophy at Le Golf National, this one an Olympic medal instead of that 17-inch Ryder Cup trophy. The medal chase in men's golf began to take shape Friday with...

Webb Simpson named Keegan Bradley's vice captain for the 2025 US Ryder Cup team

Jul. 23, 2024 16:34 PM EDT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — U.S. captain Keegan Bradley has selected Webb Simpson as his first vice captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup, the PGA announced Tuesday. Simpson won the 2012 U.S. Open and is a seven-time winner on the PGA Tour. The 38-year-old North Carolinan competed in the Ryder...

Bradley as Ryder Cup captain raises questions whether U.S. task force plan is over

Jul. 12, 2024 08:13 AM EDT

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Justin Thomas was just starting his rookie season on the PGA Tour when the Americans formed the infamous “Ryder Cup Task Force” geared toward building continuity with hopes of restoring U.S. dominance in the matches. Ten years later, Thomas was...

With Tiger Woods' approval, Keegan Bradley locks in Ryder Cup captaincy — perhaps even as a player

Jul. 09, 2024 16:27 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Keegan Bradley was just as shocked as anyone when Zach Johnson told him he'd been selected as the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain. It was two weeks ago on a Sunday night — the children had just been put to bed, and Bradley was ready to kick his feet up and relax after...

Keegan Bradley appointed US Ryder Cup captain after Tiger Woods turns down the job

Jul. 08, 2024 16:53 PM EDT

Keegan Bradley is assured of making another Ryder Cup team, this time as the U.S. captain. The PGA of America announced his selection on Monday after months of talking with Tiger Woods about taking the job. The PGA of America released the news on Instagram after word began to leak...