It’s now been a couple of years since golf’s great schism, and the person most at the forefront of the split has been (sorry Phil) Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman took a principled stand at the start, defending the PGA Tour against the Saudi-sponsored LIV breakaway league. For turning down a truck of money backed…
Heartbreak for Rory. Bryson completes a career coolness comeback. Xander learns how to close. The Ridley Review takes a look at the 2024 US Open (yeah, yeah I know it happened a month ago. I welcome haters in the comments) and the more recent Open Championship. US Open – June Scar Tissue The final couple…
Glory’s Last Shot The “This Is Major” championship is over. A frantic, 4 day birdie barrage ends with Xander Schauffele breaking his major duck and taking home one massive trophy. Some talking points from the PGA Championship: Scottie in the Cooler You couldn’t write a script like this. The world’s number 1 golfer got arrested…
I meant to do a whole preview and predictions post on the Masters, one of the best sporting events of the year. Life be lifeing though, and I’ve been mostly without Internet and time the last couple of weeks. Full disclosure: I watched little of the Masters; the final round back-nine the extent of my…
Well, that stunk. As we go about recapping the 2023 Ryder Cup, we will go over the winners and losers from 3 sun-drenched days in Italy that ended with the European team waltzing to a 16.5 – 11.5 victory at Marco Simeone Golf Club. They took home the entire first session of foursome matches and…
In the wee hours of Friday morning here in the United States, the opening tee shots of golf’s best event will go airborne. The Ryder Cup, first held in 1927, pits the 12 best golfers in the United States in a three day competition against the 12 best golfers from all of Europe. The competition…