A few hours in and it’s already going wrong
Europe’s installation as clear favourites for this year’s Ryder Cup did unsettle us a bit here at Polite Applause. Sure, we’ve won the last three but it was always going to be dangerous arriving in Louisville with the expectation of winning.
With just one match completed, the bookies [...]

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The Texan is the best of a not-that-great bunch

Every returning member of the USA’s Ryder Cup team has lost more matches than they have won. So if Paul Azinger and co wish to avoid handing Europe their fourth straight success, someone is going to have to step up and lead by example. Our friends at [...]

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Ex-champ makes surprise Valhalla appearance

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has visited Valhalla to meet both Ryder Cup teams. Lousiville’s most famous son was on hand to provide a motivational boost for the players. Ali arrived on the 10th tee in a golf cart for a surprise visit to the American team yesterday.
Fellow Kentucky native, Kenny Perry, [...]

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Garcia and Westwood bid for third consecutive success

After telling us that Sergio Garcia might be a big letdown this weekend, our stat-munching friends at Chickendinner have analysed the chances of the leading contenders to be the Ryder Cup’s Top European. Here’s why things are looking good for Englishmen Lee Westwood and Paul Casey:
Sergio Garcia [...]

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Everything you need to know, gamblers

For any gamblers out there, the thorough statisticians over at Chickendinner have been foraging around for clues as to who might win the golf. They have come back with numerous reasons why both groups could romp home, starting with the gents from Europe…
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» Europe have won the last three Ryder [...]

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Spaniard sets English Rose’s heart aflutter

European Ryder Cup player Justin Rose has been giving the lowdown on his team-mates in his column for The Times. While we were interested in what he had to say about all of his colleagues, we noticed a sudden change in tone at the mention of Sergio Garcia’s name.
“One of [...]

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It’s dress-down Monday, apparently

Before cruising out of Heathrow, the European Ryder Cup team took a moment to pose for some photographs on the steps leading up to the plane. In a hilarious twist of coincidence, all of them had spent the weekend shopping at The Gap (or somewhere), and turned up in the exact same [...]

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Has Spain’s great year in sport come to an end?

Ah yeah, Sergio Garcia’s amazing. At 19 he was the youngest European ever to play a Ryder Cup, and since then he has a 75 per cent winning statistic. However, out pals over at Chickendinner have compiled a few thorough arguments suggesting that he won’t even [...]

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