https://www.scmp.com/rss/315845/feed The 2014 Ryder Cup is the 40th edition of the biennial team golf tournament between Europe and the United States. Held at Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland from 26-28 September 2014, it is the second time Scotland has hosted the tournament. The team captains are Paul McGinley for Europe and Tom Watson for the US. Europe are the current cup holders, having defeated the US by 14.5 points to 13.5 in 2012 at Medinah Country Club in Illinois. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Rome organisers were celebrating on Monday after the Italian capital won the right to stage the 2022 edition of golf’s Ryder Cup for the first time. “Extraordinary work by all of our team, the Ryder Cup is OURS!” Rome’s bid co-ordinator Marco Durante said in a post on Twitter immediately after the announcement. History has shown time and again the Ryder Cup is pure theatre with the players the stars, and there is no question the Eternal City of Rome will provide a wonderful backdrop for one of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1891159/rome-host-2022-ryder-cup-first-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1891159/rome-host-2022-ryder-cup-first-time?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Dec 2015 12:00:15 +0000 Lee Westwood was disappointed to see stories from the American team room at the Ryder Cup complaining about Tom Watson as captain, saying those matters should be kept private and "nothing good can come of all this". Westwood has played in nine Ryder Cups, winning for the seventh time when Europe beat the Americans at Gleneagles two weeks ago. In recent days, various reports have quoted sources in the US team room as saying that Watson was a heavy-handed captain who was dismissive of the team,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1613022/lee-westwood-disappointed-us-criticism-tom-watson?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1613022/lee-westwood-disappointed-us-criticism-tom-watson?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:00:30 +0000 US Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson said he takes full blame for the Americans' latest loss to Europe last weekend at Gleneagles and regrets communication woes with his players. In an open letter following an ESPN report of a contentious meeting with players ahead of the final day of the biennial team golf showdown, Watson said he had spoken with Phil Mickelson about the star's criticism after the US defeat and they had a better understanding of each other's perspective as a result. "The bottom line... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1610130/captain-tom-watson-takes-blame-us-ryder-cup-loss?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1610130/captain-tom-watson-takes-blame-us-ryder-cup-loss?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Oct 2014 16:44:03 +0000 Paul McGinley has paved the way for captains of the future with the special way he plotted Europe’s 16 1/2 –11 1/2 victory in the 40th Ryder Cup, his players said on Sunday. McGinley seemed one step ahead of United States counterpart Tom Watson all week at Gleneagles and his victorious team said he had been a true inspiration. “I think Paul got a great template and a model for captains going forward,” veteran campaigner Lee Westwood told a news conference involving the skipper and all 12 of his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1603799/europe-players-pay-tribute-new-captain-fantastic-paul-mcginley?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1603799/europe-players-pay-tribute-new-captain-fantastic-paul-mcginley?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Sep 2014 02:39:16 +0000 Phil Mickelson’s scathing criticism of United States Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson sparked a firestorm of reaction with former European skippers Colin Montgomerie and Nick Faldo saying the American was out of line. Former PGA Tour player Brandel Chamblee, who now works as a golf analyst for Golf Channel, went even further, describing Mickelson as a golfer who had “corrupted the experience of the Ryder Cup”. You support your captain under all circumstances. In public, you respect and honour your... https://www.scmp.com/article/1603774/one-man-mutiny-phil-mickelson-flayed-throwing-tom-watson-under-bus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1603774/one-man-mutiny-phil-mickelson-flayed-throwing-tom-watson-under-bus?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Sep 2014 01:00:30 +0000 Europe's finest golfers captured the Ryder Cup for the sixth time in seven tries on Sunday at Gleneagles, delivering a resounding defeat to an American squad that once dominated the rivalry. Welshman Jamie Donaldson, a 38-year-old Ryder Cup rookie, dropped his approach at the 15th hole just inches from the hole to clinch a 4 and 3 victory over Keegan Bradley that gave Europe an unbeatable total of 14 and a half points. "Hit a really good tee shot down 15 and hit the wedge of my life to close the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1603570/europe-dash-us-hopes-they-retain-ryder-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1603570/europe-dash-us-hopes-they-retain-ryder-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Sep 2014 17:18:56 +0000 Paul McGinley on Saturday gave a fascinating insight into the wide-ranging thought and planning he has put into building Europe’s players and partnerships into a team now on the verge of yet another Ryder Cup victory. McGinley has plotted since the day he was named captain 18 months ago and so far it has paid off spectacularly as Europe built a 10-6 lead on the back of successive dominant displays in foursomes, the alternate-shot format that demands teamwork. While his American counterpart Tom... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1603024/europe-captain-paul-mcginley-reveals-mental-master-plan-behind-ryder-cup-drive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1603024/europe-captain-paul-mcginley-reveals-mental-master-plan-behind-ryder-cup-drive?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Sep 2014 05:02:52 +0000 Europe dominated the afternoon foursomes to grab a 5-3 lead after the first day of the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, but the American rookies debuted with flying colours. Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed, the youngest Ryder Cup pairing, came through with a crushing win in Friday’s opening session against Europe. Adding significance to their lopsided 5 & 4 victory in the morning fourballs was that it came against European mainstay Ian Poulter and his partner Stephen Gallacher, the Scottish debutant and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1601387/team-europe-leads-5-3-after-first-day-play-ryder-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1601387/team-europe-leads-5-3-after-first-day-play-ryder-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Sep 2014 18:15:45 +0000 Amid a raucous early morning atmosphere, the 40th Ryder Cup got off to a wild start yesterday as a nervous Webb Simpson badly mishit the opening tee shot for the USA at Gleneagles. The veteran course announcer even slipped up, mistakenly introducing Simpson as Bubba Watson, his partner. Seconds later, Simpson got under the ball and hit a three-wood high into the air. The shot travelled about 190 yards, barely reaching the fairway. It was very, very quiet out there compared to what I think... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1601233/ryder-cup-gets-nervous-yet-raucous-start-gleneagles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1601233/ryder-cup-gets-nervous-yet-raucous-start-gleneagles?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Sep 2014 17:15:44 +0000 On the face of it, Europe are ideally placed to extend their domination over the United States when the 40th Ryder Cup gets under way at Gleneagles today. The Europeans have won seven out of the past nine editions and five out of the past six and there has not been an American win on foreign soil since 1993. Current form shows that four Europeans are in the world top six, including top-ranked Rory McIlroy, while the Americans are without the injured Tiger Woods. The competition is taking place... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1600409/us-hope-spoil-europes-plans-ryder-cup-party?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1600409/us-hope-spoil-europes-plans-ryder-cup-party?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:00:15 +0000 Ian Poulter has become the symbolic beating heart of Europe's Ryder Cup team, the man the home players and fans will look to and the player the Americans badly want to beat. And he is absolutely loving it all. Rarely, if ever, has a player produced such sustained brilliance in the biennial tournament while at the same time struggling to make an impact on the regular tours as Poulter has in recent years. Seldom can one player's performance - and demeanour - have had such a defining impact as... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1600441/ian-poulters-proud-ryder-cup-record-makes-him-marked-man?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1600441/ian-poulters-proud-ryder-cup-record-makes-him-marked-man?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:45:15 +0000 A relaxed Phil Mickelson had his audience rolling in the aisles on Wednesday as he discussed a variety of Ryder Cup topics including an issue involving European teammates Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell. The man described by captain Tom Watson as the US team’s cheerleader, the five-times major winner could not resist a cheeky jibe at McIlroy who is in the middle of a legal row with former management group Horizon, a camp that McDowell still belongs to. Asked about the US team’s supposed... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1600066/phil-mickelson-does-his-best-drive-wedge-between-ryder-cup-rivals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1600066/phil-mickelson-does-his-best-drive-wedge-between-ryder-cup-rivals?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2014 02:45:45 +0000 Bubba Watson played down his newly acquired "big dog" epithet and said he was ready to curb his exuberance if he felt it could help his American team deal with what is likely to be a red-hot Ryder Cup atmosphere this week. Earlier in the day, United States captain Tom Watson said the big-hitting two-times Masters winner would probably be the man the Europeans would most like to beat, just as his team have their crosshairs firmly fixed on Ian Poulter. Both players have revelled in the noisy... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1599682/fun-loving-bubba-watson-plays-down-his-big-dog-status-ryder-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1599682/fun-loving-bubba-watson-plays-down-his-big-dog-status-ryder-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2014 13:45:15 +0000 Alex Ferguson was on Tuesday unmasked as the man Europe captain Paul McGinley has asked to address his team on the eve of the Ryder Cup, but the former Manchester United manager will be leaving his hair dryer at home. McGinley had said previously that he had a big name in the pipeline but the secret was let out when Ferguson was seen on the course on Tuesday morning. “The one thing he asked me to do was keep it quiet, we wanted a bit of a surprise for the players. But I guess it’s not a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1599320/europe-get-ryder-cup-pep-talk-alex-ferguson-minus-hair-dryer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1599320/europe-get-ryder-cup-pep-talk-alex-ferguson-minus-hair-dryer?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2014 03:00:30 +0000