Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell To Face Jim Furyk and Brandt Snedeker In First Match Of 2012
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and fellow U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell will lead Europe in the opening Foursomes match of the 2012 Ryder Cup.
The All-Northern Ireland pair will face the Americans Jim Furyk and Brandt Snedeker.
“We like the way both of them have been playing of late and even though I don’t know where Jim is from I trust him a lot out there on the golf course, ” said Love after introducing Furyk at the Opening Ceremony as coming from Sea Island, Georgia when in ...
Jose Maria Olazabal Declares ‘Seve We Miss You’.
It was always going to be an emotional occasion for European Ryder Cup captain, Jose Maria Olazabal when he singled out his late, great friend Seve Ballesteros at the Ryder Cup Opening Ceremony declaring: “Seve, we miss you!”
“I cannot forget a great friend in the name of Seve Ballesteros,” said Olazabal.
“He was a special man. I believe Seve repected the core of Ryder Cup values.
“Seve we miss you!”
And before annoucing the make-up of his opening Foursome ...
European & USA Team Join Wives & Partners At Ryder Cup Gala Dinner.
The European Ryder Cup team along with their wives and partners were guests of honour at a gala dinner held at the Akoo Theatre at Rosemont, Illinois.
After a three-course dinner nearby, the players, Captains and guests of the PGA of America made the short journey to the Akoo for the second portion of the evening’s entertainment as American film and television personality Justin Timberlake, who himself played in the inaugural Ex-Captains and Celebrity Scramble on Tuesday afternoon at Medinah, compered ...
Olazabal Confuses European Pairings On Final Day Of Medinah Practice.
European Team captain, Jose Maria Olazabal has confused observers with his expected pairings for Friday’s opening Foursomes.
Olazabal and USA rival Davis Love 111 will announce the opening pairings during the Opening Ceremony later today.
While everyone expected to again see the U.S. Open winning duo of Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell out during Thursday’s final official practice it was a surprise when McIlroy teed off in the company of Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer.
McDowell ...
Rory McIlroy Can Expect To Play All Five Matches Says Olazabal.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy now has the chance to become the first-ever European player to record five points from five games with European Team captain, Jose Maria Olazabal confirming he is prepared to play McIlroy in five matches.
Only three people in the history of the Ryder Cup have scored five points from five matches and they are all American born.
Not one European has managed the feat though Colin Montgomerie went within 1/2 point of that goal in the 2002 Ryder Cup at The Belfry.
Now McIlroy ...
Love 111 & Olazabal Play Down Rory McIlroy Versus Tiger Woods Sunday Singles Showdown.
USA Team captain, Davis Love 111 and his European Team rival, Jose Maria Olazabal have played down any part he could have in arranging for 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods in facing World No.1 Rory McIlroy in Sunday’s concluding Ryder Cup Singles.
Woods and McIlroy have suddenly found themselves inseperable during the FedEx Cup Playoff Series with organisers drawing enormous interest to the four events in pairing the straight talking American with the curly-haired Northern Irishman.
Lovee ...
Olazabal Hints Of European Team Pairings.
Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal gave a strong indication of his likely team pairings for this week’s Ryder Cup with those he sent out together in practice rounds on the Medinah course.
The England four of Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood teed off first to be followed by the Northern Irish duo Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy in the second group along with Scot Paul Lawrie and Spaniard Sergio Garcia.
Next off was Germany’s Martin Kaymer, Belgian Ryder Cup ...
