Luke Donald has selected his captain’s pick for the Ryder Cup. Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood, Nicolai Højgaard, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose and Sepp Straka complete his 12-man European Team in Italy. His 6 captain’s picks join Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrrell Hatton, Viktor Hovland, Robert MacIntyre, Rory McIlroy, and Jon Rahm. All of these golfers qualified automatically for the contest against the United States. The competition between Europe and USA takes place at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Rome, from September 29 – October 1. […]
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Republic of Ireland golfer Shane Lowry will need a favour from Luke Donald if he is to feature for Team Europe at this year’s Ryder Cup. Lowry’s chances of earning an automatic spot ended after he missed the cut at the Czech Masters and he now needs Donald to make him a captain’s pick. The Irishman has been inconsistent in recent weeks but will feel he deserves a spot given he is eighth on the world points list and tenth […]
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The denouement of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open at Dromoland Castle ended in drama when Anne Van Dam had her driver snapped in two by a spectator rope as she was driven back to the 18th tee in a buggy to take part in a three-way play-off for the title. As it turned out, Van Dam still managed to reach the green on the par-5 hole in two, despite having only a 3-wood to tee off with, but she lost […]
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Sweden's Ludvig Aberg claimed a maiden victory in only his second DP World Tour event as a professional courtesy of a stunning finish at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland, and put himself firmly in the running for a captain's pick for this month's Ryder Cup.
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Team USA has won the 49th Walker Cup after defeating Great Britain & Ireland 14½-11½ over two days of intense competition at St Andrews watched by a crowd of over 14,000 fans.
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