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Kroichick: Tom Watson as Ryder Cup captain. Cool.

Last updated Friday, December 14, 2012 - 2:27pm

SAN FRANCISCO — Barely more than three months ago, I argued that no coaching job in sports is more overhyped than Ryder Cup captain. Now we have an exception to the rule: Tom Watson.

Watson might not lead the United States to victory in Scotland in 2014, and even if he does, it will reflect more on the players (my main point in September). But the PGA of America made a bold, brilliant choice in tapping Watson as captain.

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Tiger eyes leading U.S. at Ryder Cup — just not yet

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 8, 2012 - 2:48pm

BELEK, Turkey — Tiger Woods hopes to captain the U.S. Ryder Cup team someday. He still plans to play in a few more before that happens.

The 14-time major winner is coming off a disappointing performance at Medinah. He secured only half a point in his seventh Ryder Cup appearance as Europe retained the title Sept. 30.

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Paul Lawrie during the photo call at Gleneagles Golf Club in Perthshire, Scotland Wednesday Oct.3, 2012. Lawrie handed over the newly retained Ryder Cup trophy to Gleneagles club to mark the countdown to the 2014 Ryder Cup event which is taking place at Gleneagles. (AP Photo /Andrew Milligan/PA)

Sour Scot: Paul Lawrie criticizes crowd behavior at Medinah

Bernie McGuire The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 4:53pm

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Paul Lawrie wasn’t just battling Brandt Snedeker as Europe won the Ryder Cup. He also had to contend with the Medinah crowd.

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The European team posses with the trophy after winning the Ryder Cup PGA golf tournament Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Europe wins, U.S. loses and questions to follow

Doug Ferguson The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 1, 2012 - 4:52pm

MEDINAH, Ill. — The Ryder Cup didn’t end with the closing ceremony at Medinah.

In a tradition that began about the time Europe started winning with regularity, no Ryder Cup can be put to bed without second-guessing. It figures to last for at least a week, maybe until 2014 when the next one is played in Scotland.

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(CHRIS CARLSON/The Associated Press) Players douse Europe’s Justin Rose as they celebrate winning the Ryder Cup at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill.

Channeling Seve, comeback kids defend the Cup

Doug Ferguson The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 1, 2012 - 12:06pm

MEDINAH, Ill. — Jose Maria Olazabal squeezed his eyes shut as they filled with tears, overwhelmed and overjoyed that the Ryder Cup still belongs to Europe.

His players wore the image of Seve Ballesteros on their sleeves and played their hearts out Sunday at Medinah, filling the scoreboard with European blue as they chipped away at a four-point deficit until completing a comeback even more remarkable than what the Americans did to them at Brookline in 1999.

This one was on the road, where Europe didn’t have the advantage of a flag-waving home crowd. All they had was a message from their captain to “play your socks off,” and the spirit of another Spaniard whose name didn’t need to be mentioned in the closing ceremony.

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Big days from Bradley, Bubba give U.S. 5-3 lead

Doug Ferguson The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 28, 2012 - 7:10pm

MEDINAH, Ill. — Keegan Bradley made Friday at the Ryder Cup feel like the best day of his life, and it wasn’t too shabby for the rest of the Americans.

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Michael Jordan is Bullish on U.S. Ryder Cup team

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 28, 2012 - 2:51pm

MEDINAH, Ill. -- Michael Jordan was out on the course early, rooting for his teammates to give him one more win in Chicago.

Kind of had a familiar feel to it, much to the delight of the fans who lined the fairways Friday at Medinah Country Club.

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3 stars that don’t shine in the Ryder Cup

Doug Ferguson The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 5:24pm

MEDINAH, Ill. — No other trio of American golfers has qualified for more consecutive Ryder Cup teams than Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk. Collectively, they have won 146 official tournaments around the world, including 19 majors.

That only makes their Ryder Cup record look all the more inferior.

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No joke: Feherty will root for U.S. at Ryder Cup

Doug Ferguson The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 3:32pm

MEDINAH, Ill. — The Americans wasted no time taking one from Europeans.

Golf funny man David Feherty said he’ll be rooting for the U.S. when the Ryder Cup tees off Friday morning. Never mind that Feherty is from Northern Ireland, played for Europe at the 1991 Ryder Cup and still counts Sam Torrance as his "BFF."

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Luke Donald: a ’hometown’ star on the other team

Doug Ferguson The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, September 24, 2012 - 3:15pm

MEDINAH, Ill. — The Ryder Cup comes to Chicago for the first time, and it’s only fitting that the Windy City can claim one of the players as its own.

Luke Donald spent four years at Northwestern, winning an NCAA title and graduating with a degree in art. He married a local girl and never found reason to settle anywhere else. He lives on the North Side and suffers annually with Cubs fans. After the Ryder Cup, he and his wife will pick apples in the country for her birthday.

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Mahan, Fowler left off Ryder Cup team

Doug Ferguson The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 3:28pm

NEW YORK — Brandt Snedeker had nothing more than big hopes and another strong finish when he left the TPC Boston, expecting to wait deep into the night for a phone call from Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III that would determine if he was on the U.S. team.

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Potential Ryder Cup players keeping an eye on Medinah

Teddy Greenstein Chicago Tribune

Last updated Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 6:14pm

CHICAGO -- Bo Van Pelt has yet to sneak a peek at the Ryder Cup points list. Honest.

"If you put too much emphasis on (points)," he said during the Masters, "you're probably not going to perform. The best thing to do is try to win golf tournaments."

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