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Jose Maria Olazabal back as Euro Ryder Cup vice-captain

Jose Maria Olazabal back as Euro Ryder Cup vice-captain

Once a victorious European skipper himself, Jose Maria Olazabal has been named as a vice-captain for a fifth time in Luke Donald's Ryder Cup team. 24 Apr 2025
Thompson hoping to sign off on Solheim Cup with victory

Thompson hoping to sign off on Solheim Cup with victory

Lexi Thompson enters what looks like her final Solheim Cup as the most popular American player among fans, a team leader and a key contributor for captain Stacy Lewis. 13 Sep 2024
Feature Story: War of the Worlds

Feature Story: War of the Worlds

With the majors season over for another year and the Paris Olympics run and won, the focus on significant events turns to the Solheim Cup, kicking off this week. 11 Sep 2024
Donald to pick six wildcards for Europe Ryder Cup tilt

Donald to pick six wildcards for Europe Ryder Cup tilt

Captain Luke Donald will again choose six wild cards for Europe's Ryder Cup team, with the six qualifiers for next year's trophy defence taken from just one ranking list. 7 Aug 2024
Donald returns for second term as Ryder Cup captain

Donald returns for second term as Ryder Cup captain

Luke Donald will captain Europe again at the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York after his side's emphatic triumph in Rome. 30 Nov 2023
Rose wants to play, not captain

Rose wants to play, not captain

Justin Rose has ruled himself out of succeeding Luke Donald as Ryder Cup captain and wants to play for his fellow Englishman and friend again in 2025. 2 Nov 2023
No big LIV personalities helped Europe thrive

No big LIV personalities helped Europe thrive

Rory McIlroy says not having the "big personalities" of LIV golfers Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter at the Ryder Cup allowed others to step into leadership roles and gave younger players room to grow at the tournament. 4 Oct 2023
Donald urged to serve as Ryder Cup captain again

Donald urged to serve as Ryder Cup captain again

Europe captain Luke Donald was delivering his Ryder Cup victory speech in front of a giddy crowd at Rome's Marco Simone Golf Club when his celebrating players started a chant that quickly swept through the grandstands. 3 Oct 2023
Emotions boil over as Europe control Ryder Cup

Emotions boil over as Europe control Ryder Cup

Europe have a five-point lead and history on their side in the Ryder Cup. No team has ever come back from that large a deficit going into the singles session. The Americans have not won on the road before a flag-waving crowd in 30 years. 1 Oct 2023
Testy Koepka says Rahm "acted like a child" at Ryder Cup

Testy Koepka says Rahm "acted like a child" at Ryder Cup

Brooks Koepka has accused Jon Rahm of acting like a child after the Spaniard's brilliant afternoon performance thrilled the home crowd at the Ryder Cup in Rome but evidently only irritated the testy American. 30 Sep 2023
Rahm-inspired Europe seize control of Ryder Cup

Rahm-inspired Europe seize control of Ryder Cup

Europe have swept the opening session of the Ryder Cup for the first time in their history, a beating so thorough that none of the foursomes matches even reached the 18th hole. 30 Sep 2023
Koepka identifying with USA, not LIV

Koepka identifying with USA, not LIV

The three letters Brooks Koepka represents this week in the Ryder Cup are USA. 29 Sep 2023
This is your time, Captain Donald's emotional message

This is your time, Captain Donald's emotional message

On the outskirts of the Eternal City, Europe's Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald has a simple message for his players: This is your time. 29 Sep 2023
Aberg headlines rookies hoping to write Ryder Cup script

Aberg headlines rookies hoping to write Ryder Cup script

Trawl through the annals of the Ryder Cup and there are tales aplenty of rookies rising to the occasion with match-winning contributions but Sweden's Ludvig Aberg is already making waves before striking a ball in anger. 29 Sep 2023
Rahm & Hatton to launch Ryder Cup with passion

Rahm & Hatton to launch Ryder Cup with passion

European captain Luke Donald believes Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton will "bring fire and passion" to start Europe's bid to reclaim the Ryder Cup when they take on America's World No.1 Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns in the opening foursomes match. 29 Sep 2023
Johnson ready to let Ryder Cup thoroughbreds loose

Johnson ready to let Ryder Cup thoroughbreds loose

Big winners two years ago in Wisconsin, the Americans know a Ryder Cup victory away from home has been out of reach for the past 30 years. 29 Sep 2023
LIV Golf stars will feel Ryder Cup absence: McIlroy

LIV Golf stars will feel Ryder Cup absence: McIlroy

Rory McIlroy believes the Ryder Cup absence of Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood will be felt more keenly by the LIV rebels than it will by the European team in Rome. 28 Sep 2023
Brian 'the Butcher' Harman prepared to be the villain again

Brian 'the Butcher' Harman prepared to be the villain again

Open champion Brian Harman is starting to embrace the 'Butcher' nickname he was given by British fans at Royal Liverpool this summer – and even his wife was amused by the American's new moniker. 28 Sep 2023
European emotions run high ahead of Ryder Cup

European emotions run high ahead of Ryder Cup

Europe's Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald has cranked up the emotion in the team room this week by bringing his players to tears, but it is all part of the plan to get his stars ready to regain the trophy from the United States. 27 Sep 2023
Ryder Cup & LPGA TV times

Ryder Cup & LPGA TV times

Team golf continues after an electric finish to last week’s Solheim Cup, now it’s the men’s turn with the Ryder Cup getting underway at Marco Simone in Italy. 27 Sep 2023
Ryder Cup: How the teams line up

Ryder Cup: How the teams line up

One of the most highly anticipated weeks of the golfing year is here. 26 Sep 2023