‘Cup success hinges on three attributes’ The 2014 Ryder Cup may be a distant 16 months away but United States captain Tom Watson has already identified three winning qualities he needs in his 12-man team to take on holders Europe in Scotland. Read full article |
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Ryder Cup volunteers apply in record numbers Ryder Cup organisers received a record 17 500 applications from 27 countries for the 1 800 volunteer roles at next year's Gleneagles tournament in Scotland, they said on Tuesday. Read full article |
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US reduce 2014 captain's picks to three US 2014 Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson said Wednesday that he would reduce the number of captain's picks from four to three, allowing one more golfer to play his way onto the American side. Read full article |
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McGinley set for qualification talks European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley will travel to Florida in coming months to discuss with Europe's leading players the merits of 'tweaking' the 2014 team qualifying process. Read full article |
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First worldwide sponsor for Ryder Cup Scottish-based Standard Life Investments has become the first worldwide sponsor of golf's Ryder Cup after signing a deal to back the next two editions of the biennial team event. Read full article |
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Contest will be like David v Goliath Ian Poulter believes next year's Ryder Cup will turn into a 'David and Goliath' clash between rival captains Paul McGinley and Tom Watson and he is backing Europe's skipper to come good against the American. Read full article |
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Lyle's Ryder Cup dream could be back on Former US Masters and Open champion Sandy Lyle can once again dream of leading Europe's Ryder Cup team, having given up two years ago on the prospect of being named skipper. Read full article |
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Captain McGinley blown away by whirlwind reaction Paul McGinley sported a grin as wide as the 18th green at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club on Friday as he explained how he had been blown away by the reaction to his appointment as Europe's 2014 Ryder Cup captain. Read full article |
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Montgomerie welcomes McGinley as captain A day after missing out on Europe's Ryder Cup captaincy, Colin Montgomerie says he's not bitter and is fully behind the choice of Paul McGinley. Read full article |
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McGinley to honour Seve and Scotland New Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley plans to commemorate the late Seve Ballesteros and pay a special tribute to the 'Home of Golf' when he leads holders Europe against the United States at Gleneagles next year. Read full article |
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McGinley named Europe's Cup skipper Paul McGinley was beaming with pride on Tuesday after being appointed captain ofEurope's Ryder Cup team for the biennial match against the United States next year. Read full article |
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Clarke out of running for Cup captaincy Former British Open golf champion Darren Clarke has pulled out of the race to succeed Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal as Europe's Ryder Cup captain. Read full article |
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‘Give Ryder captaincy to McGinley’ World golf No 1 Rory McIlroy wants Ireland's Paul McGinley to be Europe's 2014 Ryder Cup skipper, rather than Colin Montgomerie, with a decision on the captaincy due on Tuesday. Read full article |
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Monty and McGinley favoured for Ryder Cup captaincy Colin Montgomerie and Paul McGinley are the favourites for the European Ryder Cup captaincy which will be decided by the 15-strong Tournament Players Committee meeting in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Read full article |
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Rory dampens Monty momentum Rory McIlroy has made his views clear over who should be Europe's next Ryder Cup captain and it appears he would not endorse a second term for Colin Montgomerie. Read full article |
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Clarke may pull out of race for Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke says he is considering pulling out of the race to become Europe's Ryder Cup captain for 2014 because of the impact it would have on his career over the next two years. Read full article |
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Monty would be mad to captain again - Harrington Colin Montgomerie would be mad to entertain the thought of returning as Europe's captain for the 2014 Ryder Cup, according to triple major winner Padraig Harrington. Read full article |
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Europe should recall former captain - Clarke Europe may need to recall a former captain to compete with the United States in the 2014 Ryder Cup after the Americans "put down a statement" by calling on Tom Watson, says Darren Clarke. Read full article |
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PGA hope Watson brings winning edge Tom Watson won seven major golf championships in Scotland during his illustrious playing career and the PGA of America hopes that translates into a US Ryder Cup victory. Read full article |
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Watson wants Tiger on team Eight-time major golf champion Tom Watson, named on Thursday to be captain of the 2014 US Ryder Cup squad, said that he plans to have Tiger Woods on that team. Read full article |