This week’s roundup also features George Groves, Gervinho and arguably the worst tackle of all time1) Yes, Ryder Cup memories time. Some more recent ones at the Belfry in 1989 and then 1993, sandwiching Kiawah. Plus Sky’s closing montage from Valderrama in 1997 (featuring a splendid Spanish version of Frank Sinatra’s My Way) and the story of 2006’s match at the K Club. But let’s go further back: how about some action from the 1920s? Or Europe’s 1929 team announcement, Southport in 1937, the 1947 dinner, the good-losing hosts at Ganton in 1949 and the 1979 Sunday singles? Related: Which football clubs have manufactured their own kits? | The Knowledge Continue reading...
Earl Woods’s ‘psychological training’ gave his son the reservoirs of resilience needed to recover from a decade of ugly ordealsThey say Earl Woods was a poet laureate of profanity, that he knew so many curse words that he could cuss for 30 minutes straight and not repeat himself once. Earl told Golf Digest that this was “a family thing”, a habit he inherited from his father and passed on to his son. Tiger was 11 when Earl started to swear at him during training. “Fuck off Tiger,” he would say during his backswing, “motherfucker” he’d utter, “you little piece of shit”. Tiger said later he “didn’t mind and even encouraged” his father’s swearing, that “eventually, I started laughing at it”.His...
Italian project is being undermined by imminent economic turmoil and the absence of renovation work at the Marco Simone course north of RomeIt is unlikely the Ryder Cup features prominently in the minds of Italian politicians as they seek a solution to the latest bout of instability. Those presiding over the Ryder Cup, however, simply cannot ignore what is a crisis in Rome, even by Italian governmental standards.The political chaos threatening imminent ecomonic turmoil coincides neatly with the most significant date in Italy’s golf calendar – the Italian Open is this week – while the sport has been high up the news agenda after Francesco Molinari, the nation’s pre-eminent player, saw off Rory McIlroy to win PGA Championship on Sunday. Related:...
USA’s wildcard Ryan Moore sealed victory for the team but Darren Clarke’s picks were more mixed, while Rory McIlroy has become Europe’s chief cheerleader Related: Ryder Cup 2016: USA sweep to victory as Rory McIlroy and Europe taste defeat Related: Danny Willett defends brother’s comments on American Ryder Cup fans Related: Rory McIlroy: Ryder Cup defeat hurts but USA win is good for golf Continue reading...
The 41st edition of the Ryder Cup, the unwelcome utterances of a noisy minority apart, has provided a refreshing change in outlook after a period in which some other sports have been dogged by their usual controversiesIn this sporting era where individuals and occasions are proclaimed as the greatest of all time with bemusing regularity, there is quite a clamour at the top of the pile. The core emotions, and the level of talent, on display as the USA won the 41st Ryder Cup served as a reminder that precious little can class itself as superior to this biennial team‑golf tournament. Related: USA sweep to victory in Ryder Cup as Rory McIlroy and Europe taste defeat Related: Ryder Cup 2016:...