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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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’ ...

Leading Scottish golfer Marc Warren admits it will be a ‘strange’ experience when he travels to Gleneagles for the opening day of the Ryder Cup. It will be the first occasion since he was a 15-year old Warren will travel to pro event, and a very first Ryder Cup, without his golf clubs. The now 33-year old Callaway golfing ace is a former winner around the PGA Centenary course having captured the 2007 Johnnie Walker Championship and he’s keen to not only soak up the atmosphere but also support ...

The opening Fourballs of the 2104 Ryder Cup has been announced:- Friday 26th September FOURBALL MATCHES EUROPE USA MATCH 1:   07:35 Justin ROSE   Bubba WATSON   v     Henrik STENSON Webb SIMPSON     Referee: John Paramor       MATCH 2:   07:50 Thomas BJØRN   Rickie FOWLER   v     Martin KAYMER Jimmy WALKER     Referee: Brad Gregory   MATCH 3:   08:05 Stephen GALLACHER   Jordan SPIETH   v     Ian POULTER Patrick ...