Before the first Ryder Cup since the Brexit vote, the Guardian’s European correspondents assess the public mood in their countries, and how much people really care about the competitionRyder Cup competitor: Henrik Stenson Related: Ryder Cup 2016: Europe’s togetherness is more organic, claims Rory McIlroy Related: Davis Love III: If USA keep losing, people are going to quit watching the Ryder Cup Continue reading...
Last week the European Tour announced details of the World Super 6 Perth which includes 54 holes of stroke play, six-hole match play games and a 90m knockout hole. Will hitting shots on the run or through rings of fire be next?At times like these, the PGA Tour properly flexes its financial muscle. This week’s Tour Championship at East Lake concludes a four-event series which delivers $34m in prize monies. That’s before the epic bonus pool for the FedEx Cup, starting with a $10m first prize, is even taken into account.These riches are deemed grotesque by some, even if they still lag behind the peak of American team sports. It also raises a smile that the PGA Tour’s strength is...
It is remarkable that in an event where the sport is so electrifying, golf is merely a plot device and Hazeltine promises more multi-faceted conflict than everEven in more placid recent times, the Ryder Cup has always been the fiercest culture war in all sport. America versus Europe. The individuals versus the team. Lone wolves versus the pack. Unabombers versus cells. Sex addiction versus sex. It is quite remarkable, in an event where the sport itself is frequently so electrifying, that it should rarely attain much more than the level of a plot device in the wider story. Related: The Joy Of Six: great Ryder Cup moments Continue reading...