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Chaska, Minnesota … Four-time capped Rory McIlroy is ready to unveil the European Ryder Cup teams unlikeliest supporter – fiancée Erica Stroll. It was Stroll four years ago, as then Manager of the PGA of America’s Volunteer Operations, hastily arranged a local Chicago district police squad car to rush McIlroy from the team hotel to Medinah. McIlroy suggested he got his time mixed-up but with Stroll’s help and an unmarked Lombard County cop car, that strangely is now in Ian Poulter’s ...

Chaska, Minnesota …  In his three prior Ryder Cup appearances Rory McIlroy has calmly listened and let sink-in what’s been said in the European team room. Thought that’s all set to change this week at Hazeltine for the double Tour Championship and reigning FedEx Cup champion. McIlroy had been a rookie at Celtic Manor in 2010 and then was leading European Team qualifier in both 2012 and 2014, and when he also went to Gleneagles at World No. 1. But now in wearing a fourth Ryder Cup cap, ...

Chaska, Minnesota … Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke says Rory McIlroy’s double Tour triumph last weekend has the whole European Team fired up ahead of Friday’s start to competition. Of courses, the passing of legendary Arnold Palmer overshadowed McIlroy’s Atlanta triumph. But judging by the jubilant scenes from the Hilton Hotel at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 just prior to midnight Irish time Sunday night, it was a clear indication the worth of McIlroy’s Tour Championship and FedEx Cup winning ...

Chaska, Minnesota …  The passing of Arnold Palmer clearly has affected USA Ryder Cup captain, Davis Love 111 as evident by his sullen eyes and speech at today’s first press conference ahead of Friday’s start to the 41st Ryder Cup. But aside the tributes to the late Arnold Palmer, Love 111 was asked who would be his Hazeltine team room leaders this week. “We have a lot of really long drivers and we can’t tell who is the longest; and we have a lot of great leaders and ...

Chaska, Minnesota … FedEx Cup champion Rory McIlroy has paid a special tribute to the late Arnold Palmer. News of Palmer’s passing had been kept quite purposely until after McIlroy had been confirmed as the Tour Championship winner and FedEx Cup champion. And it was just moments before leaving the Atlanta course McIlroy was advised of the news. Four years ago, Palmer joked he would break McIlroy’s arm if he didn’t tee-up in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando and it ...

Chaska, Minnesota. First Bubba Watson was overlooked as a USA Ryder Cup ‘wildcard’ pick and then on Sunday night it was Ryan Moore who deservedly was handed the final Hazeltine pick. But in a strange turnabout Bubba Watson will be part of the USAs Ryder Cup with captain, Davis Love 111 appointing Watson as his fifth and final Vice Captain. The 37-year-old Watson is a three-time Ryder Cup veteran (2010, ’12, and ’14) while he has also represented the United States in the 2016 Summer ...

SEVEN QUESTIONS TO EUROPEAN RYDER CUP CAPTAIN DARREN CLARKE With the 2016 Ryder Cup less than seven days away we put seven questions to the European Team captain who is looking to lead Europe into uncharted waters – a record setting fourth European Team victory. So Darren here we go! Qn:  How old were you when you first broke par? Ans: Ten-and-a-half.   Qn:   Favourite Ryder Cup memory? Ans:  When Sam Torrance holed the putt to win the 1985 Ryder Cup at The Belfry Qn:   Which American ...