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Chaska, Minnesota … Europe will implore home fans not to follow the example of the Hazeltine hecklers when the Ryder Cup in played on the Le National course in Versailles in two years’ time. The barracking of Europe’s players by drunken American supporters led to several spectator ejections as Hazeltine turned into the rowdiest Ryder Cup since Brookline in 1999.Lee Westwood revealed he had been labelled “a turd” by one abusive fan during Sunday’s Singles – “that’s the ...

Chaska, Minnesota …  It’s timely on the final day of the 41st Ryder Cup to recall the very first Ryder Cup all of 89 years ago. And it is the Worcester Golf Club on the outskirts of Boston that will be forever remembered at the spiritual home of the Ryder Cup. And it was an enormous pleasure during the course of this year’s Deutsche Bank Championship to visit the club and meet with the current Worcestrer Head Professional, Alan Beldana. Though there had been two unofficial matches ...

Chaska, Minnesota …. Rory McIlroy, despite being clearly upset by a heckler, humbled expected PGA Tour ‘Player of the Year’ Dustin Johnson for a third time in six days. McIlroy again paired with rookie Thomas Pieters took the U.S. duo of Brooks Koepka and Johnson to task to hand Europe the first point of the afternoon four-ball session. Pieters sealed the 3-and-1 win with a short birdie putt. It was McIlroy’s third consecutive match win and drew Europe even at 6 1/2-6 1/2. McIlroy ...

Chaska, Minnesota … A furious Rory McIlroy called on security officials to remove a Hazeltine heckler after a very vulgar and unprovoked exchange early in his Saturday afternoon Fourball match. The fan launched into his verbal abuse of McIlroy as he walked between spectators from the seventh green and the eighth tee and his and Thomas Pieter’s match match with Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson. McIlroy could clearly hear what was a very disgusting ‘Suck a d*** , Rory’ remark, ...

Chaska, Minnesota … Masters champion Danny Willett has apologised on behalf of his elder brother over disparaging remarks Peter Willett directed at USA Ryder Cup fans. The European Team, including Captain Darren Clarke, were in damage-control mode Wednesday at Hazeltine over the remarks that appeared in a UK-based golf magazine. Clarke was so incensed he grabbed a copy of the article and presented it to Danny Willett on course as the reigning Masters Champion practiced ahead of tomorrow’s ...

Chaska, Minnesota … USA Captain Davis Love 111 admits the weight of expectation grows ahead of tomorrow (FRD) morning’s opening shots in the 41st Ryder Cup. Leading betting agencies have Love’s team at 4/6 to win back the Ryder Cup and deny Darren Clarke’s men, who are at 6/4 to win for an unprecedented fourth straight occasion. Love 111 reckons he’s got all USA team boxed ticked second time around and reform revealed he’s been getting plenty of encouragement from past USA captains ...

Chaska, Minnesota … Darren Clarke and his European Ryder Cup team were in damage-control mode after the attention-seeking brother to Masters Champion Danny Willett labelled USA fans ‘brainless bastards’. Peter Willett, and the eldest son of their Sheffield preacher,  has sought to throw himself more into the limelight since Danny was fitted with the famed green jacket. But Peter Willett’s comments, appearing in a UK-based golf magazine. could not have come at a more inopportune time ...