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Team Europe name Solheim vice-captains

Team Europe name Solheim vice-captains

Team Europe captain Suzann Pettersen has named Laura Davies, Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Martens as vice-captains to face the U.S. next year when the biennial women's team event is held in Spain. 17 Aug 2022
Love finalises Presidents Cup captain’s assistants

Love finalises Presidents Cup captain’s assistants

U.S. Team Captain Davis Love III announced Steve Stricker and Webb Simpson as his final two captain’s assistants for the 2022 Presidents Cup, which will be played at Quail Hollow. 3 Aug 2022
Donald named as new Ryder Cup captain

Donald named as new Ryder Cup captain

Former World No.1 Luke Donald has been named captain of Team Europe for the 2023 Ryder Cup to replace Henrik Stenson, who was stripped of the role before he joined the LIV Golf Invitational Series. 2 Aug 2022
Stenson cushions Ryder Cup blow with LIV win

Stenson cushions Ryder Cup blow with LIV win

Joining LIV Golf may have cost Henrik Stenson the Ryder Cup captaincy, but it paid off immediately as the former Open champion secured a bumper payday on his debut in the Saudi-backed breakaway. 1 Aug 2022
Stenson admits LIV cash was the motivation

Stenson admits LIV cash was the motivation

Henrik Stenson has admitted money definitely played a part in his switch to the lucrative Saudi-backed LIV Golf series. 29 Jul 2022
Sergio to delay European decision

Sergio to delay European decision

Former Masters champion Sergio Garcia, one of the more high-profile players to join LIV Golf, has for now shelved plans to resign from the DP World Tour so that he can remain eligible for Ryder Cup competition, it has been reported. 26 Jul 2022
Stenson joins LIV and ousted as Ryder Cup captain

Stenson joins LIV and ousted as Ryder Cup captain

Henrik Stenson was stripped of Team Europe's Ryder Cup captaincy, a few hours before the Swede announced that he was joining the lucrative Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series. 21 Jul 2022
Bjorn accepts Ryder Cup vice-captain role

Bjorn accepts Ryder Cup vice-captain role

Thomas Bjorn will be one of European captain Henrik Stenson's assistants at next year's Ryder Cup in Italy. 12 May 2022
Ogilvy among International captain’s assistants

Ogilvy among International captain’s assistants

International Team Captain Trevor Immelman announced his four captain’s assistants for the 2022 Presidents Cup – Korea’s K.J. Choi, Canada’s Mike Weir, Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy and Colombia’s Camilo Villegas. 20 Apr 2022
Junior Presidents Cup set to return in 2022

Junior Presidents Cup set to return in 2022

Today, the Presidents Cup and American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) announced the return of the Junior Presidents Cup, which will feature the United States’ Notah Begay III and South Africa’s Tim Clark as captains of the U.S. and International Teams, respectively. 31 Mar 2022
IBF steps aside as Karrie takes Olympics captaincy

IBF steps aside as Karrie takes Olympics captaincy

Ian Baker-Finch was almost the perfect fit as the first Australian captain of our Olympic golf team when the sport returned in Rio and then again in Tokyo. And the next captain, Karrie Webb, could be an even better option. 25 Mar 2022
The Thing About Golf Podcast #61 – Catriona Matthew

The Thing About Golf Podcast #61 – Catriona Matthew

She made history by captaining back-to-back winning European Solheim Cup teams and finished top 10 in 18 different majors with one win, at the 2009 Women’s British Open. 16 Mar 2022
Stenson to lead Europe in Rome Ryder Cup

Stenson to lead Europe in Rome Ryder Cup

Henrik Stenson has been named Europe's captain for next year's Ryder Cup, becoming the first Swede to hold the position in the competition's history. 16 Mar 2022
Johnson confirmed as next U.S. Ryder Cup captain

Johnson confirmed as next U.S. Ryder Cup captain

Zach Johnson will lead the United States' defence of the Ryder Cup when the competition makes its debut in Italy next year. 1 Mar 2022
Zach Johnson to be U.S. Ryder Cup captain

Zach Johnson to be U.S. Ryder Cup captain

Two-time major champion Zach Johnson is taking over as Ryder Cup captain, leading an American side trying to end 30 years without a victory on European soil. 24 Feb 2022
Prince Andrew gives up R&A membership

Prince Andrew gives up R&A membership

Britain's Prince Andrew has given up his honorary membership of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, one of the world's most prestigious golf clubs, as he fights allegations of sexual abuse that have forced him to retreat from public life. 30 Jan 2022
Love: Tiger can pick Presidents Cup role

Love: Tiger can pick Presidents Cup role

Davis Love III, who has succeeded Tiger Woods as captain of the U.S. team for the 2022 Presidents Cup, has said his predecessor can have any role on the squad he wants – but Love hopes to see him return from injury and make it as a player. 17 Nov 2021
Poulter comes to Harrington’s defence

Poulter comes to Harrington’s defence

Ryder Cup veteran Ian Poulter has sprung to the defence of Europe captain Padraig Harrington in the wake of their record defeat to the United States. 27 Sep 2021
Huggan: Europe’s Ryder Cup imbalance

Huggan: Europe’s Ryder Cup imbalance

It’s only been “Europe” since 1979, of course. Before that, hapless bands of professional stragglers drawn from only Great Britain and Ireland made biennial attempts to take on the might of the United States of America in the Ryder Cup. 21 Sep 2021
Rookies, but no Reed, in U.S. Ryder Cup team

Rookies, but no Reed, in U.S. Ryder Cup team

Equipped with the most captain's picks in Ryder Cup history, U.S. captain Steve Stricker has added four more rookies to his team that includes a mixture of obvious choices, perhaps the odd surprise – but no Patrick Reed. 9 Sep 2021
Wentworth to determine final European Ryder Cup team

Wentworth to determine final European Ryder Cup team

European captain Padraig Harrington is braced for some "fuss and drama" as his Ryder Cup side is finalised at the European Tour's BMW PGA Championship this week. 8 Sep 2021