Jose Maria Olazabal back as Euro Ryder Cup vice-captain
Team Europe's Luke Donald has selected Jose Maria Olazabal as his third vice-captain for this year's Ryder Cup.
The 59-year-old Spaniard captained the Europeans to their celebrated come-from-behind victory at the 2012 Ryder Cup in the US, the so-called 'Miracle of Medinah'.
That marked the last time Europe won the biennial competition on American soil.
This year's event is being held from September 26-28 at Bethpage Black in New York.
"It's really hard to win away from home in the United States. In New York, we know the crowds are going to be very loud and the golf course will be set up in favour of the US team," Olazabal said.
"There is not any bigger challenge for a golfer than facing a Ryder Cup away from home and we have to be mentally prepared."
This will be Olazabal's fifth time as a vice-captain, including two years ago when Team Europe won in Italy. He also held that role in 2008, 2010 and 2014.
Donald previously named Denmark's Thomas Bjorn and Italy's Edoardo Molinari as vice-captains.
Olazabal, a two-time Masters champion, played in the Ryder Cup seven times from 1987 to 2006.
"He is synonymous with European golf and the Ryder Cup," Donald said. "He bleeds blue and gold like nobody else. His passion for the Ryder Cup is second to none."
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Tiger Woods is the only top-ranked player ever to win the Open at the brutal venue, and the curse of the world No.1 struck Scheffler, who could only manage a three-over 73 to be seven shots adrift of Spaun. Pre-tournament second favourite DeChambeau also opened with a 73, while Masters champ McIlroy is one stroke further back, right on the cut line in a tie for 62nd, after shooting 41 on his inward nine. "It got me," said defending champion DeChambeau. "Even for a guy like me, I can't get out of it some of the times, depending on the lie. It was tough. It was a brutal test of golf." Scott is tied for 11th after grinding out an even-par round despite suffering another dispiriting late lapse after a rousing early-morning effort on Thursday (Friday AEST). The 44-year-old was right in the thick of the hunt for the clubhouse lead as he reached the turn in two under after racking up five front-nine birdies. 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Im got to five under to briefly enjoy the outright lead before three late bogeys left him to match Koepka's 68. In-form Ben Griffin, fellow American James Nicholas and Belgian Thomas Detry, Spain's two-time major champ Jon Rahm and Dane Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen all posted 69s to be the only other players in red numbers. The shot of the day was Patrick Reed's amazing second on the 621-yard fourth hole, which the former Masters champ holed from 286 yards for only the fourth albatross in US Open history. With agencies Golf's biggest names slipped up and most Australians perished in a typically rough start to the US Open at fearsome Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania. American JJ Spaun produced a majestic bogey-free four-under 66 to claim a one-shot first-round lead as only 10 players in the 156-man field broke par on the Open rota's most difficult were shanks and air-swings from the savage rough as 16 players shot 80 or worse, including American qualifier George Duangmanee, who propped up the field with a 16-over-par 86. Former world No.1 Adam Scott (70) and the resurgent Marc Leishman (71), playing his first major championship since the 2022 British Open, are the only Australians seemingly still in contention after Cam Davis (74), Cameron Smith (75), Jason Day (76) and Min Woo Lee (77) all struggled. Heavyweights Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy also have work to do to make the halfway cut as Oakmont bared its teeth once more. Tiger Woods is the only top-ranked player ever to win the Open at the brutal venue, and the curse of the world No.1 struck Scheffler, who could only manage a three-over 73 to be seven shots adrift of Spaun. Pre-tournament second favourite DeChambeau also opened with a 73, while Masters champ McIlroy is one stroke further back, right on the cut line in a tie for 62nd, after shooting 41 on his inward nine. "It got me," said defending champion DeChambeau. "Even for a guy like me, I can't get out of it some of the times, depending on the lie. It was tough. It was a brutal test of golf." Scott is tied for 11th after grinding out an even-par round despite suffering another dispiriting late lapse after a rousing early-morning effort on Thursday (Friday AEST). The 44-year-old was right in the thick of the hunt for the clubhouse lead as he reached the turn in two under after racking up five front-nine birdies. 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But dropped shots at the third and eighth holes - his 12th and 17th after starting from No.10 - dragged the veteran back to level par, four shots adrift of Spaun. Monday qualifier Leishman hit only three fairways but scrambled brilliantly to grab a share of 20th spot. Mixing five front-nine birdies with three bogeys, 2013 Masters champion Scott's round was a topsy-turvy affair from the start. The 34-year-old Spaun, who lost to McIlroy in a play-off at The Players Championship in March, recorded his lowest ever round in a major to nab a one-stroke advantage over unheralded South African Thriston Lawrence. Spaun, who started on the back nine, had a spectacular start reaching the turn with four birdies to become the first player ever to cover the first nine in the opening round of an Oakmont US Open in 31 strokes or fewer. Two-time US Open winner since Brooks Koepka is well poised in a tie for third at two under with South Koreans Si Woo Kim and Sungjae Im. Im got to five under to briefly enjoy the outright lead before three late bogeys left him to match Koepka's 68. In-form Ben Griffin, fellow American James Nicholas and Belgian Thomas Detry, Spain's two-time major champ Jon Rahm and Dane Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen all posted 69s to be the only other players in red numbers. The shot of the day was Patrick Reed's amazing second on the 621-yard fourth hole, which the former Masters champ holed from 286 yards for only the fourth albatross in US Open history. With agencies
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"I knew I wanted to be in the NBL with a team that makes a push every season to go deep in the playoffs, that shows professionalism, grind,and has a winning mentality. "Melbourne has all of that, so it was exciting to get a call." Doyle, 31, previously spent time in the NBA with the Brooklyn Nets before moving to Europe and then Australia. He is currently in Puerto Rico playing for Indios de Mayaguez. Doyle is Melbourne's first import signed for the upcoming season, joining Chris Goulding, Shea Ili, Finn Delany, Tanner Krebs, Kyle Bowen, Fabijan Krslovic, Tom Wilson and Dash Daniels as rostered players. South East Melbourne coach Josh King has been reunited with American point-guard Omari Moore, who has signed a one-year deal with the NBL club. Moore is the Phoenix's first import signing for the 2025/26 campaign as they look to build on last season's third-place finish and semi-finals series appearance. The 24-year-old Californian is coming off a season with Darüşşafaka in the Turkish Basketball Super League, where he briefly played under King. King left Turkey to take up the vacant South East Melbourne coaching role last October and engineered a stunning turnaround after the club's 0-5 start to the season under Mike Kelly. Phoenix general manager of basketball operations Simon Mitchell said Moore's size and versatility would make him a tough match-up for opposition teams this season. "It's great to have a player of that size who can be your primary ball handler and decision-maker, but also swing to other positions when required," Mitchell said. "His size also allows him to defend at multiple positions. "Omari is extremely skilled, exceptional in the open court, and that will no doubt translate to the Australian game, which we're excited about." 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Doyle, 31, previously spent time in the NBA with the Brooklyn Nets before moving to Europe and then Australia. He is currently in Puerto Rico playing for Indios de Mayaguez. Doyle is Melbourne's first import signed for the upcoming season, joining Chris Goulding, Shea Ili, Finn Delany, Tanner Krebs, Kyle Bowen, Fabijan Krslovic, Tom Wilson and Dash Daniels as rostered players. South East Melbourne coach Josh King has been reunited with American point-guard Omari Moore, who has signed a one-year deal with the NBL club. Moore is the Phoenix's first import signing for the 2025/26 campaign as they look to build on last season's third-place finish and semi-finals series appearance. The 24-year-old Californian is coming off a season with Darüşşafaka in the Turkish Basketball Super League, where he briefly played under King. King left Turkey to take up the vacant South East Melbourne coaching role last October and engineered a stunning turnaround after the club's 0-5 start to the season under Mike Kelly. Phoenix general manager of basketball operations Simon Mitchell said Moore's size and versatility would make him a tough match-up for opposition teams this season. "It's great to have a player of that size who can be your primary ball handler and decision-maker, but also swing to other positions when required," Mitchell said. "His size also allows him to defend at multiple positions. "Omari is extremely skilled, exceptional in the open court, and that will no doubt translate to the Australian game, which we're excited about." Moore joins Australian players Nathan Sobey, Angus Glover, Jordan Hunter, Owen Foxwell, Akech Aliir, Gorjok Gak, DJ Mitchell, Malique Lewis and Daniel Foster on the Phoenix roster. Across town, Melbourne United have confirmed the signing of American guard Milton Doyle on a one-year deal. Doyle played 96 NBL games over three seasons with the Tasmania JackJumpers, including the expansion club's historic 2023/24 championship series win over United. "I'm very excited, it's a new journey for me," Doyle said. "Playing against Melbourne throughout my career in the NBL has been great, a lot of rivalries going on, so getting the chance to play with these guys that I've been going against is going to be fun. "I knew I wanted to be in the NBL with a team that makes a push every season to go deep in the playoffs, that shows professionalism, grind,and has a winning mentality. "Melbourne has all of that, so it was exciting to get a call." Doyle, 31, previously spent time in the NBA with the Brooklyn Nets before moving to Europe and then Australia. He is currently in Puerto Rico playing for Indios de Mayaguez. Doyle is Melbourne's first import signed for the upcoming season, joining Chris Goulding, Shea Ili, Finn Delany, Tanner Krebs, Kyle Bowen, Fabijan Krslovic, Tom Wilson and Dash Daniels as rostered players.
