2014 Ryder Cup – Saturday Morning Fourballs- ‘Tired Looking’ Mickelson Dropped.
Not surprisingly and Phil Mickelson has been stood down from the Saturday morning Fourballs.
The American looked tired, and according to SKY’s Butch Harmon seemed to be ‘out of gas’ during this afternoon’s Foursome match and with he and Keegan Bradley losing to the Europeans Victor Dubuisson and Graeme McDowell.
European Team captain Paul McGinley has kept four winning combinations together while rival USA Team captain has stuck with just one and that is the Friday Foursome ...
Paul McGinley Declares Europe Shows Real Strength Of Character To Go 5 – 3 Up Over USA
European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley could not have been prouder after his side came from being down 1 1/2 points to 2 1/2 after the morning Fourballs and win all but one of the afternoon Foursomes and forge 5 points to 3 points clear of their USA rivals.
And after what had been a difficult morning for McGinley particularly in seeing ‘Mr. Ryder Cup’ and rookie team mate Stephen Gallacher humbled 5 & 4 by the rookie all-Texan born pair of Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed.
“We’ve ...
Europe Snatch Gleneagles Honours – Storming Two Points Clear On Day One – McDowell Singles Out Dubuisson.
Paul McGinley’s delivered on the opening day of the 2014 Ryder Cup storming two point clear to lead their USA rivals 5 points to 3.
Europe came from being down 2 1/2 points to 1 1/2 after the morning Fourballs to claim 3 1/2 points in the afternoon Foursomes.
Star for the Europeans and new crowd favourite was French-born rookie Victor Dubuisson who teamed with Graeme McDowell to win their final opening match 3 & 2 over the unbeaten Ryder Cup pair of Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley.
“That ...
Europe Go 1Up But USA Draw Level After Poulter & Gallacher Thumping.
The European Team scored the first point of the 2014 Ryder Cup with the opening Fourball pairing of Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose easily defeating their USA rivals Webb Simpson and double Masters winning Bubba Watson 5 & 4.
However there was despair for Mr Ryder Cup Ian Poulter when he and rookie Stephen Gallacher were thumped by the same margin and with the American rookie pair of Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed securing the first point for the USA team with a 5 & 4 success.
Poulter had ...
Crail’s Balcomie Links Wins Marc Warren’s Praise.
Leading Scottish golfer Marc Warren was full of praise after a first round of golf on Crail’s famed Balcomie Links course.
The three-time European Tour champion visited the club on the eve of the opening day of the 2014 Ryder Cup and where Warren was heading to ‘soak in’ the atmosphere of biennial competition and on the PGA Centenary course where in 2007 Warren captured the Johnnie Walker Championship and the same year he teamed with Colin Montgomerie to deliver Scotland victory ...
Kaymer Draws First Blood – Europe Go 1Up – Two Years After Kaymer Delivered Europe Victory
Two years after Martin Kaymer holed the winning putt at Medinah and the German has drawn first blood for Europe in birding the first hole on the opening day of the 2014 Ryder Cup.
The reigning US Open champion’s second shot on the PGA Centenary course hit the cup doing a ‘Highland Fling’ and with the American rivals of Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker conceding the birdie putt.
It put Europe 1up as they look to retain the gleaming gold trophy.
2014 Ryder Cup Underway As Ivor Gets Its Wrong & Simpson Goes Nowhere.
The 2014 Ryder Cup is underway amid scenes never seen before at a golf tournament in Europe.
The European pair of Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson were greeted to a standing ovation before being joined on the first tee by USA rivals Webb Simpson and Bubba Watson.
However the nerves clearly got to Official Starter Ivor Robson who got it all wrong in announcing Watson would tee up first when in fact it was Simpson’s honour to get the 2014 Ryder Cup underway.
And when Simpson did tee off his ‘skied’ ...
