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Chaska, Minnesota … Rookie Thomas Pieters was a relative unknown when he was picked by Darren Clarke to be a member of the European Ryder Cup team. However, Pieters wrote his name into Ryder Cup history despite the disappointment on a losing European Team at Hazeltine. Pieters became the highest-scoring European born rookie in history, and since Europe joined the Tplayers in winning four of the five matches the Belgian contested. The 24-year stormed his way into Darren Clarke’s side as ...

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 …. The normally affable Justin Rose has slammed the PGA of American declaring the Hazeltine course was set-up on the final day more akin to a Pro-Am. There was a total of five eagles and 72 birdies recorded among the 24 players Ryder Cup over the final day and played in bright and calm conditions at Hazeltine. Leading the way was Phil Mickelson and European rival Sergia Garcia who were each nine under par for their rounds that ended all-square on the final hole. Also only ...

Chaska, Minnesota …. A full report of each of the 12 Singles matches that decided the outcome of the 41st Ryder Cup. Patrick Reed defeats Rory McIlroy 1 Up McIlroy drew first blood with a birdie at three but after Reed drew level in eagling the short par four fifth hole, the American was never headed.  The pair then traded birdie for birdie, par for par and two occasions bogey for bogey. Reed won the 12th with a par and then after a poor McIlroy approach at 16, went to 2up.  McIlroy got ...

Chaska, Minnesota … Rookie Ryan Moore, and the last man into the team, delivered USA it’s first Ryder Cup victory in eight years at Hazeltine. Moore’s ‘wildcard’ pick a week earlier had been lost in the emotion of Arnold Palmer passing away. But the 33-year olf Las Vegas golfer played a victory hand winning his match 1 Up when struggling Lee Westwood who bogeyed the last to continue a terrible showing by Westwood, who like Moore, had been a ‘wildcard’ choice. It gave the USA ...

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 … European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke remains defiantly declaring Europe has overcome ‘bigger deficits’ ahead of the final round Sunday Singles session at Hazeltine. Clarke has pinned hopes of a record-setting fourth straight European Team success on his four strongest players this week – Rory McIlroy, Stenson, rookie Thomas Pieters and Justin Rose. Clarke’s named them as his opening four Singles starters and with the foursome virtually carrying the ...