Ian Poulter has insisted that he hopes to be able to compete in next year’s Ryder Cup in Rome despite having signed for LIV Golf. Poulter, who has played in seven previous Ryder Cups and has 16 points to his name, is at the forefront of a legal challenge to the DP World Tour aimed at allowing LIV golfers to not only be able to qualify for the Ryder Cup, but continue to play in DP World Tour events across […]
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With Henrik Stenson being stripped of the 2023 Ryder Cup captaincy following his switch to LIV Golf, it has fallen to Luke Donald to pick up the baton to lead Team Europe into battle in Rome. Here, the Hertfordshire-born 45-year-old lays out his thoughts on taking the captain’s reins at short notice, the on-going issues around team selection, and how he plans to win back the cup I know it’s something you’ve always wanted to do, but how does it […]
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Scotland’s Bob MacIntyre beat US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick in a play-off to win the Italian Open after a tense final day at at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, venue for next year’s Ryder Cup. The 26-year-old, whose only other European Tour win came in Cyprus in 2020, started the final day three strokes off the lead, which was held by Fitzpatrick, but raced into contention as he cleared the front nine in six under par. He carded four […]
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European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald is to have six wildcard choices at his disposal for next year’s matches in Rome following the unveiling of a raft of changes to the qualification process for Team Europe. The qualification period for European players will begin at next week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth and will conclude on September 3, 2023, three weeks ahead of the Ryder Cup. Under the revised selection process, six players will qualify automatically – three from the […]
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Henrik Stenson has been stripped of his captaincy of the 2023 European Ryder Cup team following the 46-year-old Swede’s decision to sign up to the LIV Golf series. Stenson, who only accepted the captaincy in March this year, will stand down from all Ryder Cup duties with immediate effect while Ryder Cup Europe seeks a replacement. A statement issued today [July 20] by Ryder Cup Europe said: “Ryder Cup Europe today confirms that Henrik Stenson’s tenure as Captain of Team […]
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