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Rory McIlroy once called the Ryder Cup an exhibition. He knows better now

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Rory McIlroy was willing to read his words about the Ryder Cup before happily eating them.

Sep 27, 2023 11:24 AM Read more >

Novak Djokovic takes his tennis racket onto the 1st tee of golf's Ryder Cup All-Star match

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Ever the prankster, Novak Djokovic walked out onto the first tee for the Ryder Cup All-Star match with a tennis racket in his hand and pretended to take a swing at his golf ball.

Sep 27, 2023 9:09 AM Read more >

McIlroy says LIV defectors miss Ryder Cup more than Team Europe misses them

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — LIV Golf defections have cut off European stalwarts from the Ryder Cup, some of them for the first time in three decades.

Sep 27, 2023 9:03 AM Read more >

Carbonara burgers and a 'Spritz Bar' truck highlight the Ryder Cup food court menu in Italy

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Beyond the fancy hospitality tents, the Ryder Cup’s food scene is decidedly local at the Marco Simone club outside Rome.

Sep 27, 2023 5:44 AM Read more >

Justin Rose the last bastion of Europe's old guard as new wave sweeps through Ryder Cup team

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — As the only 40-something playing at this Ryder Cup , Justin Rose has come a long way from being that 17-year-old amateur in a baggy red sweater who holed out for eagle to finish tied fourth in his first British Open

Sep 27, 2023 4:03 AM Read more >

Alena Sharp headlines Canada's golf team for the Santiago Pan American Games

TORONTO — Canada's golf team believes it can win another medal at the Pan American Games. Myles Creighton of Digby, N.S., and Étienne Papineau of St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que.

Sep 26, 2023 4:57 PM Read more >