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Chaska, Minnesota … The European Team are not short of inspiration this week with quotes from Winston Churchill, Napoleon Bonaparte, ‘Rocky’ and others staring at the team square in the face at this week’s Ryder Cup. Darren Clarke has transformed the first floor of the Hazeltine clubhouse into a sea of European colours along with photos and quotes. And it’s been much through the assistance of sports psychologist Mike Finnegan, who Clarke had turned to working with early in 2011, and ...

Chaska, Minnesota … The 41st Ryder Cup was ‘all square’ with apologies after Phil Mickelson became the latest to back down from disparaging remarks directed at 2004 USA Captain Hal Sutton. Mickelson slammed Sutton over his then controversial decision to send he and Tiger Woods out in the very first match at Oakland Hills. The Star Spangled paired folded badly losing their match and then failing to gel in their afternoon pairing. Mickelson went into his Wednesday press conference at Hazeltine ...

Chaska, Minnesota .. Reigning PGA Champion Jimmy Walker revealed an insight as to some of the gifts that have been exchanged this week between the members of the USA Team and what the team presented to Captain Davis Love 111. It’s traditional for both teams to exchange gifts among themselves and likewise for each team to present their respective Captains with tokens of the players appreciation. “Well, my wife Erin and I actually had a hand in helping Davis with his gift for the team, ...

Chaska, Minnesota … If there was a Ryder Cup for autographs European Team rookie Matt Fitzpatrick would win the gleaming trophy. Since arriving at Hazeltine Fitzpatrick is on a mission to get the autogrpahs of all two dozen competitors in the 41st staging of golf’s USA and European showdown. “I’ve got everyone’s autograph on our team except maybe Woody (Chris Wood) or Sully (Andy Sullivan) or Willett (Danny Willett)”, he laughed. The Sheffield star is easily the youngest competing ...

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 ...