The unpacking of what happened to the U.S. Ryder Cup team at last month’s matches began almost immediately, but for Brandt Snedeker, the lessons of Bethpage take on even greater meaning.
In the aftermath of a rowdy and, at times, abusive Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, PGA CEO Derek Sprague talks to GolfChannel.com about the fans and the future.
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley admitted Sunday evening that the Bethpage course setup was incorrect and helped lead to the Americans’ defeat. But that wasn’t his only mistake.
The weather at Bethpage Black on Thursday is still forecast to bring plenty of rain but the front that threatened to washout the day’s play has shifted to the north.
As for the “other” financial questions this week and the $200,000 stipend U.S. players are receiving from the PGA of America for their participation, Morikawa had a more nuanced answer.
Is it something? Is it nothing? U.S. players being paid a stipend to compete in the Ryder Cup has drawn plenty of questions this week, but does concern have any merit?
The raucous crowds promise to be as much of a test as Bethpage Black’s narrow fairways and rugged bunkering. But it just won’t be the Europeans who will need to embrace the mayhem.
The results were mixed for the U.S. Ryder Cup team on the Thursday leaderboard at the Procore Championship, which is doubling as a tune-up for this month’s matches. But this week is about more than just birdies and bogeys.
Selecting Bradley, who at 39 years old is still in the prime of his competitive career, was very much an outside-the-box move, even for an organization with a tendency of zigging when everyone anticipates a zag.
On Tuesday at Silverado Resort some of that work was on full display as 10 of Bradley’s dozen players for this year’s matches headed out to prepare for the Procore Championship.
On social media Sunday, Scottie Scheffler’s longtime caddie Ted Scott addressed the family emergency that kept him from caddying for the world No. 1 at last week’s penultimate playoff event.
President Donald Trump weighed in on the game’s most hot-button topic, announcing on social media that Keegan Bradley, the captain of this year’s U.S. Ryder Cup team, “should DEFINITELY” be a playing captain at next month’s matches.
Reengineering this week’s leaderboard with starting strokes is the best and most efficient way to prove that the Tour’s decision to revert back to the traditional format was worthwhile.
Keegan Bradley did not need a reminder he is on the brink of a potentially historic week, but it was waiting for him on Tuesday at East Lake Golf Club, nonetheless.
