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European captain Luke Donald is going with statistics over history at the Ryder Cup
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — In the eternal city steeped in history, at a Ryder Cup packed with nearly a century of golf, European captain Luke Donald figures his best bet lies with modern-day statistical data. As captain of the home team, Donald has the final say in how Marco...
Americans' losing streak in Europe reaches the 30-year mark in the Ryder Cup
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — What must have seemed like a long time to the Americans back then surely doesn't now. They beat Europe on its home turf at The Belfry in 1993, winning the Ryder Cup back to back for the first time in a whopping 10 years. Turns out that wasn't the...
RYDER CUP '23: A look inside the walls of the 11th-century Marco Simone castle
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — First came the castle. Then the golf course. The nearly 300,000 fans descending on the Marco Simone club for the Ryder Cup this week will be able to see the 11th-century castle with the same name from various points of the course — it’s wedged...
Thongchai Jaidee outlasts Justin Leonard in a playoff to win at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Thongchai Jaidee won his second PGA Tour Champions title, beating Justin Leonard on the fourth playoff hole in the Pure Insurance Championship on Sunday when Leonard hooked his tee shot into a penalty area abutting the Pacific Ocean on the par-5 18th at Pebble Beach. ...
Bryson DeChambeau wins LIV Golf-Chicago, 2nd victory of season on Saudi-funded tour
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau shot 6-under 28 on the back nine, closed with one last birdie on his penultimate hole and won LIV Golf-Chicago on Sunday by one shot over Marc Leishman and Anirban Lahiri. DeChambeau finished with an 8-under 63 at Rich Harvest Farms and a...
Positive US looking ahead to next battle in 2024 after failing to reclaim Solheim Cup from Europe
CASARES, Spain (AP) — American captain Stacy Lewis is celebrating a good week for her team despite the United States failing to retake the Solheim Cup from Europe. Europe retained the trophy as the teams tied 14-14 after splitting the decisive singles matches on Sunday at Finca...
Europe keeps Solheim Cup after first-ever tie against US. Home-crowd favorite Ciganda thrives again
CASARES, Spain (AP) — It took the home-crowd favorite to help Europe do just enough to keep the Solheim Cup. With a big finish by Spaniard Carlota Ciganda on Sunday, the Europeans retained the Solheim Cup after securing a first-ever tie, 14-14, with the United States. ...
RYDER CUP '23: The reachable par-4 16th is the highlight on a course designed for drama
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s chances of winning the Italian Open a year ago at the Marco Simone course that will host this week’s Ryder Cup vanished when his tee shot on the reachable par-4 16th splashed into the pond right of the green. That came two days...
Sebastian Munoz pulls away for 3-shot lead in LIV Golf-Chicago
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Sebastian Munoz quickly pulled away from a crowd at the top on Saturday, playing his opening five holes in 5-under par on his way to a second-round 8-under 63 and a three-shot lead in LIV Golf-Chicago. Munoz was part of a five-way tie for the lead after the...
Europe rallies to pull even with US at 8-8 going into final day of Solheim Cup
CASARES, Spain (AP) — Led by home-crowd favorite Carlota Ciganda, Europe picked up the pace at the Solheim Cup to pull even with the United States entering the decisive singles matches Sunday. Ciganda, the only Spaniard in the European team, won both of her matches Saturday to...
