Colin Montgomerie was presented with the BBC Coach of the Year award for his work with the Ryder Cup Team. Without wishing to denigrate his magnificent achievement in Captaining the winning team, this was a bit of a populist blooper by the BBC. The Ryder Cup Captain’s role has absolutely nothing to do with coaching. …
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Pavin & Montgomerie on Celtic Manor
Ryder Cup captains Corey Pavin and Colin Montgomerie give their thoughts on the Celtic Manor course, having played it… Video via ITN (Youtube)
Montgomerie & Pavin to play exhibition match
Corey Pavin and Colin Montgomerie will play an exhibition match on Monday October 12th at The Celtic Manor Resort, as part of a celebration marking the ‘Year to Go’ before the 2010 Ryder Cup in Wales. The two captains will play 10 holes on The Twenty Ten Course the venue for the Ryder Cup 2010 …
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Giving a little back…
The Ryder Cup European Development Trust is working with national PGAs and governing bodies to encourage people to play and enjoy golf. The Trust was set up when the PGAs of Europe became partners in Ryder Cup Europe as a way to channel part of the profits from Ryder Cup Europe into European golf development. …
Register Now for 2010 Tickets
Registration closes on July 31 – so get a move on! The registration for the Ryder Cup Ticket lottery for Ryder Cup 2010 at Celtic Manor in Wales is now open! To Register visit the PGA’s Official Ticketing Site Here The registration is open until July 31st and the lottery takes place in August. The …
News Roundup
Sandy Lyle says he feels let down by the European Tour after missing out on the captaincy for the next Ryder Cup. Fellow Scot Colin Montgomerie has been selected to lead Europe at Celtic Manor in 2010, but Lyle does not understand why he has been overlooked. In one of the strongest interviews that he’s …
Vice Captains for 2010
Corey Pavin and Colin Montgomerie have both indicated that they would be nominating up to 4 vice captains for Ryder Cup 2010. They are keeping the identities close to their chests for now… When recently asked about the number of vice captains Pavin responded:
Moet & Chandon Champagne of Ryder Cup
Moët & Chandon, have agreed a renewal of their agreement to be Preferred Supplier of Champagne to The 2010 Ryder Cup at The Celtic Manor Resort in Wales. The new arrangement with Ryder Cup Europe brings Moët & Chandon’s association with The Ryder Cup to 17 years, following their initial introduction to the biennial event …
Pack your snorkel
The downpour of rain at Celtic Manor causing the Wales Open to close for business for nearly six-and-a-half hours leads to concerns for the Ryder Cup in 2010. The huge puddles and washed out bunkers don’t bode well and Jim McKenzie, the Celtic Manor’s director of golf said that improvements to the drainage would continue …
New Wild Power for Monty!
Colin Montgomery has an extra wildcard up his sleeve when it comes to team selection. This will bring the total of captains wildcard selections for the European team to 3 (up from Nick Faldo’s 2). Not quite the 4 available to the US Captain Cory Pavin. The fact that victorious US Captain Paul Azinger had …