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Tiger Woods has joined the growing chorus of his fellow Americans and some of Europe’s leading players calling for those competing in the Ryder Cup not be paid. It was reported earlier last month, the PGA of America as organisers of the Ryder Cup when staged in the States, would and pending board member approval, remunerate all dozen USA team members with $400,000 for teeing-up at Bethpage Park. Talk of the American team being paid to play clearly touched a nerve last year in Rome when Patrick ...

Double major winning and five-time Ryder Cup star Dustin Johnson is backing Rory McIlroy by declaring also he would pay to play rather than be paid to represent his country in a Ryder Cup. It was reported earlier last month, the PGA of America as organisers of the Ryder Cup when staged in the States, would and pending board member approval, remunerate all dozen USA team members with $400,000 for teeing-up at Bethpage Park. Talk of the American team being paid to play clearly touched a nerve last ...

“I want to be on the Ryder Cup!”. Tyrrell Hatton could not be any clearer when asked by GolfByTourMiss what is his main golfing goal heading into up-coming New Year. Hatton, 33 is returning to competition at this week’s PIF Saudi International following a three-week break, that included a seven-days in the Maldives, following finishing in a share of third at the DP World Tour’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. The Englishman produced a run of three superb results starting ...

Bubba Watson laughed when he remarked he’d love to see an eventual Bubba’s Sweet Spot here in Riyadh. Bubba’s Sweet Spot is located far away in the heart of Pensacola, Florida but it’s not the only sweets shop on South Palafox Street. Of course, being a double Masters champion and the winner of 13 other tournaments in his now 22-year pro career has helped Bubba’s Sweet Shop to be No. 1 in a city boasting 10 sweets shops and just over half-a-million residents. And in ...

Adrain Meronk says he’s enjoyed his rookie LIV Golf season and has moved on from last year’s bitter Ryder Cup non-selection disappointment. Meronk had won the May 2023 DS Automobiles Italian Open at the host Ryder Cup course in Rome before ultimately finishing fifth on the European points list and two places outside the top-three on that list to qualify automatically. Captain Luke Donald then overlooked Meronk in favour of Nicolai Hojgaard and Ludwig Auberg, who finished a respective 25th and ...

….. PIF Saudi International, Riyadh Triple USA Ryder Cup star Patrick Reed has come out strongly against suggestions his countrymen may be paid to contest next year’s Ryder Cup declaring “it’s not about the money but about representing your country”. It was reported earlier last month, the PGA of America as organisers of the Ryder Cup when staged in the States would, pending board member approval, remunerate all dozen USA team members with $400,000 for teeing-up at ...

Firstly, it was a great pleasure to meet my namesake and also to congratulate Michael on his victory in the Asian Tour’s Black Mountain Championship. American Michael Maguire is looking to end his second full Asian Tour on a high in banking victory in this week’s PIF Saudi International at the Riyadh Golf Club. Maguire celebrated his 32nd birthday during the week in capturing his maiden Tour title some six weeks ago the Black Mountain Championship. The Asian-based golfer defeated newly-crowned ...