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The game's greatest player will not be playing in this year's Ryder Cup in Valhalla. News that Tiger will have reconstructive surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of his left knee emerged today from his personal website.
Tiger's golfing accomplishments in the last twelve months see... (Read on...)
19 June 2008 by Aodan
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With just 16 weeks of golf remaining before European captain Nick Faldo finalises his team for Ryder Cup 2008, it does appear likely that the European team will feature quite a few new faces in Valhalla.
Some of the veterans of the 2006 victory, and indeed of many previous victories, will hav... (Read on...)
14 May 2008 by Aodan
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Jose Maria Olazabal, vice-captain of the European team in this year's Ryder Cup is almost certainly going to contribute in a non-playing role only. Olazabal has played in seven Ryder Cups, most recently in Ireland in 2006. He has battled bravely against different forms of rheumatism and arthriti... (Read on...)
29 March 2008 by Aodan
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Match-play format, where players compete directly against each other to win each hole, is rarely employed on the major golf tours. This is primarily due to the impracticality of arranging a tournament in head-to-head fashion, in contrast to the standard practice of allowing 100+ professionals to... (Read on...)
24 February 2008 by Aodan
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The captain of the American team for Ryder Cup 2008, Paul Azinger, has already shown great determination to do whatever it takes to wrestle the Cup back to the Americans in Valhalla in September. He introduced a radical shake up to team selection by doubling the size of his personal picks, from two ... (Read on...)
19 February 2008 by Aodan
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All the strategising is complete and the two captains have laid out their team line-ups for the final day. Monty leads the charge for the Europeans as he has done so impressively and successfully in the past. Europe need just four and a half points to win. Based on the evidence of the first two ... (Read on...)
23 September 2006 by Aodan
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Just as in Brookline in 1999, Europe take a 10-6 lead into the final day of the Ryder Cup. The memories of Justin Leonard's epic comeback on that Sunday afternoon still linger sufficiently with the European team to prevent any complacency from developing in their thoughts and behaviour. Paranoia asi... (Read on...)
23 September 2006 by Aodan
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With the morning fourballs reaching an exciting conclusion, the pairings for the afternoon foursomes have been announced.
Garcia/Donald v Mickelson/Toms
Monty/Westwood v Campbell/Taylor
Casey/Howell v Cink/Johnson
Harrington/McGinley v Furyk/Woods
USA will be facing a deficit of anywher... (Read on...)
23 September 2006 by Aodan
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With the score standing at Europe 5 USA 3, the action begins all over again on Saturday morning at 8am with these pairings:
8.00: Cink/Henry v Casey/Karlsson
8.15: Mickelson/DiMarco v Garcia/Olazabal
8.30: Woods/Furyk v Clarke/Westwood
8.45: Verplank/Johnson v Stenson/Harrington
Tom Lehman ... (Read on...)
22 September 2006 by Aodan
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Often, the foursome format can be a greater differentiator than the fourball given the absence of a second chance to cover for a mistake but this afternoon saw an amazingly tight contest with all four games ending on the 18th green. Only the wonderful Sergio Garcia and his partner Luke Donald ended ... (Read on...)
22 September 2006 by Aodan
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Europe lead by 2.5 points to 1.5 points after today's fourball matches. In many respects, the matches turned out as expected but I think the Europeans should feel a little frustrated not to have been further ahead given the relatively poor play of Woods & Mickelson.
The pairings of Casey & Karlss... (Read on...)
22 September 2006 by Aodan
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It may be over five hours since the first ball was hit at the Ryder Cup this morning but all four matches are still in progress. The top match is on the 18th with Tiger & Furyk 1-up. Matches 2 & 4 are all square, with everything to play for but it looks like a certain point for the Europeans wit... (Read on...)
22 September 2006 by Aodan
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All four matches are now on in the inward nine and all of a sudden, it looks like it could be a much better morning for the US team. The inability of Monty and Harrington to make any kind of putt has allowed Furyk & Woods to take a 3-hole lead after 13. It must be hugely frustrating to Ian Woosnam... (Read on...)
22 September 2006 by Aodan
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Many people get very excited about the uniforms worn by the teams in the Ryder Cup so here's a quick review of how well, or otherwise, the two teams have looked on this beautiful September morning.
The Americans are clad by Ralph Lauren and are sporting grey and white diamonds on their swea... (Read on...)
22 September 2006 by Aodan
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Remarkably, after two hours of golf, none of the four matches has yet gone more than 1-up in any direction. This keeps the possibility of a sweep for either team still alive although the early evidence suggests the Europeans are the likely winners of this day and the tournament.
Tiger Woods has h... (Read on...)
22 September 2006 by Aodan
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Despite all the fears of disruption and delay, the 36th Ryder Cup has started in glorious sunshine at the K-Club. The golf has been nothing short of spectacular so far, some highlights:
Tiger Woods hooking his first tee shot right into the River Liffey to much 'oohs' and 'aahs' from the gall... (Read on...)
22 September 2006 by Aodan
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When Samuel Ryder first sponsored the competition that bears his name in 1927, it's unlikely that he would have predicted the emergence of WAGs, Park & Ride, blogs, airport-style security and triple-decker corporate boxes. But it's certain he would have welcomed the heavyweight battle that starts th... (Read on...)
21 September 2006 by Aodan
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