Latest Ryder Cup News

Americans are getting paid to play the Ryder Cup. Now the pressure is on to win: Analysis

Dec. 17, 2024 09:15 AM EST

Bringing the Ryder Cup to notoriously nasty Bethpage Black already was cause for concern. Imagine the most passionate, patriotic event in golf played before a flag-waving crowd that once harassed Sergio Garcia so badly he pointed at them with the wrong finger. This could make the...

Americans now paid to play in Ryder Cup with $200K stipend and $300K to donate to charity

Dec. 16, 2024 09:30 AM EST

Americans will be paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time under a new PGA of America program announced Monday that gives them a $200,000 stipend and $300,000 for them to distribute to charity. The $500,000 directed to each of the 12 players and the captain is an increase...

Brooks Koepka anticipates Ryder Cup vibe in LIV vs. PGA Tour match in Las Vegas

Dec. 10, 2024 16:19 PM EST

Brooks Koepka feels like he could be stepping into another Ryder Cup environment, match play with bragging rights at stake, even if it's only two-man teams competing in one match instead of 12-man teams in 28 matches. Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau, each a major champion the last two...

Kevin Kisner will be the lead analyst for NBC's golf coverage

Dec. 04, 2024 14:05 PM EST

Kevin Kisner would not have guessed his stock was starting to rise as his golf game was starting to age. A year ago, he had finished out of the top 200 on the PGA Tour for the first time in 10 years as he struggled to find his form when NBC called and asked if he'd like to try his...

US Ryder Cup captain Bradley says security will be watching if Bethpage Black crowd gets nasty

Oct. 08, 2024 13:33 PM EDT

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley offered a warning Tuesday about Bethpage Black that does not need a special sign by the first tee: Organizers will have security inside the ropes to make sure the New York crowd doesn't get out of control. Bradley and European captain Luke Donald...

Rahm returns to Europe in pursuit of record 4th Spanish Open trophy and Ryder Cup eligibility

Sep. 25, 2024 12:41 PM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Jon Rahm is back in Europe to try to win a record fourth Spanish Open trophy as well as boost his bid for Ryder Cup eligibility. It will be the former top-ranked golfer's first European tour start since he joined LIV Golf last December. The Spanish Open...

LIV golfers still set to play in Ryder Cup if they're eligible or picked

Sep. 19, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau or any other American playing for LIV Golf is eligible for the Ryder Cup because the Saudi-funded tour is now included among nine tours that get PGA of America membership. Kerry Haigh, the interim CEO of the PGA of America, said Thursday their...