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Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood clinch Ryder Cup spots
With their performances at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Sunday, England's Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood clinched spots on Team Europe for the Ryder Cup next month against the United States. HT Image Rose, who won the $20 million tournament in Memphis in a playoff, and Fleetwood, who struggled down the stretch to finish one shot off the pace, earned enough points to join Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy as automatic qualifiers for the competition on Sept. 26-28 at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. Team Europe captain Luke Donald is required to select the top six players in the Europe Team Rankings when the British Masters concludes on Aug. 24. Donald gets to choose the other six golfers to round out his team, which will defend the Cup it won in 2023 in Italy. "Amazing to have both of these guys back on the Team," Donald wrote on X above a Ryder Cup Europe post on Rose and Fleetwood making the team. "They bring so much both on and off the course. Let's Go!" Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, England's Tyrrell Hatton and Austria's Sepp Straka hold fourth through sixth place heading into this week's play. MacIntyre will be part of the BMW Championship field at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. Straka, however, withdrew from the $20 million tournament on Monday for family reasons. Hatton will be playing the LIV Tour event in Indianapolis, where he can not collect points. Ireland's Shane Lowry, Denmark's Rasmus Hojgaard and Sweden's Ludvig Aberg are within striking range of being automatic qualifiers. Lowry trails Straka for sixth by just 21.16 points. As long as Lowry completes the BMW Championship this weekend, he'll earn enough points to climb past Hatton and Straka. Competitors at the BMW Championship receive 1.5 points for each $1,000 they earn. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ryder Cup Tracker: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, 4 more locked in for Bethpage
We're less than two months away from the Ryder Cup, and the rosters are starting to take shape. Six players each from the United States and Europe will automatically qualify their way onto the team, with another six selected by each captain. Six players — three from each team — have mathematically qualified their way onto their respective squads. The final automatic American spots will be solidified after this week's BMW Championship, while the final European spots will be determined after next week's British Masters. Here's what we know: [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Locked in United States: No surprises here, as the first three — Scheffler, Spaun and Schauffele have amassed enough points to mathematically play their way onto the American squad. Scheffler remains the best in the game, Schauffele is rebounding from early-season injury, and Spaun is proving that his U.S. Open win at Oakmont was no fluke. DeChambeau, back on the LIV tour, has no more opportunities to earn points, but even if he doesn't automatically qualify — he's currently fifth in the standings — he's such a force that team captain Keegan Bradley has already stated he will be on the team. Europe: You can write Rory McIlroy onto every Ryder Cup team from now through the 2030s and probably feel pretty good about it, but Rose and Fleetwood are more interesting cases. Both have played their way onto the team by virtue of consistent strong performances, if not necessarily wins. Rose is enjoying a late-career surge, while Fleetwood continues to get close enough to victory to stack up Ryder Cup points, if not actual trophies. In position to qualify automatically United States: Henley is riding a series of strong finishes, capped by his win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, to Ryder Cup glory. English won the Farmers Insurance Open and finished second or T2 in both the PGA and the Open Championship … both behind Scheffler, who fortunately for English is now a teammate rather than a rival. Europe: Hatton is in the same position as DeChambeau — unable to earn more points playing on LIV, but a proven commodity — just with more swearing. Big Shot Bob was one massive Spaun putt from winning the U.S. Open, and Straka has two Tour wins already this season. In contention for captain's picks Each captain — Bradley for the U.S., Luke Donald for Europe — will have six picks, and here's where it gets interesting. Do you select a player who's performed well in lower-stress events, or a player with a spottier resume but performs big under pressure? Do you go with a talented rookie or a Ryder Cup veteran? Do you go with … yourself? (More on that in a minute.) Here are some of the notable faces who can count on a captain's pick: United States: Despite cycling through roughly 50 caddies this year, Morikawa remains one of the odds-on favorites to make the team as a captain's pick. Thomas, meanwhile, was a controversial selection two years ago, but the locker room glue guy made sure there was no doubt about his value this time around. Europe: Lowry continues to trundle along with strong finishes, and his close friendship with McIlroy can't be ignored. Åberg has tailed off a touch since his arrival on the pro scene but remains one of the iciest competitors in the game. Also lurking: Jon Rahm, who's buried in the standings because he's spent so much time on the LIV tour without commensurate major success. The big question: Will Keegan Bradley pick himself? Bradley is already one of the most fascinating figures in Ryder Cup history — shunned by then-captain Zach Johnson in 2023 despite dedicating himself to the pursuit of a Ryder Cup spot, he was suddenly elevated into the role of captain for 2025. The Ryder Cup captain is generally a player with his best on-course days behind him, but Bradley has kept his run going, playing himself all the way up to 10th in the U.S. standings. If he were 'just' a player, he'd be a no-brainer for the team. But now, he has a choice to make: Will he pick himself as a player, and be a playing captain? Will he leave the spot for someone else? Will he select himself and abdicate the captain role? Each option would be second-guessed no matter what happens at Bethpage in September. It's just one of many fascinating elements of this year's Ryder Cup … and we're still weeks away.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ryder Cup Tracker: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, four more are locked in for Bethpage
We're less than two months away from the Ryder Cup, and the rosters are starting to take shape. Six players each from the United States and Europe will automatically qualify their way onto the team, with another six selected by each captain. Six players — three from each team — have mathematically qualified their way onto their respective squads. The final automatic American spots will be solidified after this week's BMW Championship, while the final European spots will be determined after next week's British Masters. Here's what we know: Locked in United States: No surprises here, as the first three — Scheffler, Spaun and Schauffele have amassed enough points to mathematically play their way onto the American squad. Scheffler remains the best in the game, Schauffele is rebounding from early-season injury, and Spaun is proving that his U.S. Open win at Oakmont was no fluke. DeChambeau, back on the LIV tour, has no more opportunities to earn points, but even if he doesn't automatically qualify — he's currently fifth in the standings — he's such a force that team captain Keegan Bradley has already stated he will be on the team. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Europe: You can write Rory McIlroy onto every Ryder Cup team from now through the 2030s and probably feel pretty good about it, but Rose and Fleetwood are more interesting cases. Both have played their way onto the team by virtue of consistent strong performances, if not necessarily wins. Rose is enjoying a late-career surge, while Fleetwood continues to get close enough to victory to stack up Ryder Cup points, if not actual trophies. In position to qualify automatically United States: Henley is riding a series of strong finishes, capped by his win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, to Ryder Cup glory. English won the Farmers Insurance Open and finished second or T2 in both the PGA and the Open Championship … both behind Scheffler, who fortunately for English is now a teammate rather than a rival. Europe: Hatton is in the same position as DeChambeau — unable to earn more points playing on LIV, but a proven commodity — just with more swearing. Big Shot Bob was one massive Spaun putt from winning the U.S. Open, and Straka has two Tour wins already this season. In contention for captain's picks Each captain — Bradley for the U.S., Luke Donald for Europe — will have six picks, and here's where it gets interesting. Do you select a player who's performed well in lower-stress events, or a player with a spottier resume but big performance under pressure? Do you go with a talented rookie or a Ryder Cup veteran? Do you go with … yourself? (More on that in a minute.) Here are some of the notable faces who can count on a captain's pick: United States: Despite cycling through roughly 50 caddies this year, Morikawa remains one of the odds-on favorites to make the team as a captain's pick. Thomas, meanwhile, was a controversial selection two years ago, but the locker room glue guy made sure there was no doubt about his value this time around. Europe: Lowry continues to trundle along with strong finishes, and his close friendship with McIlroy can't be ignored. Åberg has tailed off a touch since his arrival on the pro scene, but remains one of the iciest competitors in the game. Also lurking: Jon Rahm, who's buried in the standings because he's spent so much time on the LIV tour without commensurate major success. The big question: Will Keegan Bradley pick himself? Bradley is already one of the most fascinating figures in Ryder Cup history — shunned by then-captain Zach Johnson in 2023 despite dedicating himself to the pursuit of a Ryder Cup spot, he was suddenly elevated into the role of captain for 2025. The Ryder Cup captain is generally a player with his best on-course days behind him, but Bradley has kept his run going, playing himself all the way up to 10th in the U.S. standings. If he were 'just' a player, he'd be a no-brainer for the team. But now, he has a choice to make: Will he pick himself as a player, and be a playing captain? Will he leave the spot for someone else? Will he select himself and abdicate the captain role? Each option would be second-guessed no matter what happens at Bethpage in September. It's just one of many fascinating elements of this year's Ryder Cup … and we're still weeks away.
Irish Examiner
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
'Best chipper I've ever seen': Irish pro Paul Dunne caddying for Georgia Hall at Carton House
Georgia Hall believes her caddie's extensive experience of Carton House will be an asset during this week's Women's Irish Open. Irish pro Paul Dunne, once ranked 67th in the world, has been the English golfer's bagman this season. "He started with me at the start of the year and he's done pretty much nearly every event with me," said 2018 Women's Open winner Hall. "He's done it all in my opinion and I think he's a great player. He's definitely the best chipper I've ever seen in my life. I don't think anyone could beat him chipping. "Whenever I have a chip I don't like, I would ask his opinion of what he would do. Obviously, I wish he could play it for me. It's nice to have someone that's been under pressure in certain situations and obviously he's from here. He's played this course over 100 times, so I think I've got a great addition to the team." Wicklow native Dunne won the 2017 British Masters but lost his tour card in 2019. The last event he played on tour was the Czech Challenge on the HotelPlanner Tour in October. "I think so, as long as we don't argue!" said Hall when asked if Dunne will continue as her caddie. "I've come here quite a lot over the past four or five months because of him. I've been here a lot. I was here last week. Obviously staying in a home environment for me with him in Greystones. It's nice for me to be very local." Swede Madelene Sagstrom will also have an Irishman on her bag this week, Wexford native Shane Codd. "He's really happy to be at home, staying at home most of the time," said Sagstrom. "I'm going to spend some time with his family this week. We're going down to his hometown now and check it out. It's great to have as much local support as I can get from his side. "This is our fifth year together. We worked together for a long time. We get along great. He's been a huge asset to my team. We're not playing links golf this week, but to that part of my game, he's added tremendous experience and creativity. "We just have such a good time at the golf course. He's such a nice, genuine guy. I always say I like Irish people. It's been a good partnership over the years."
The Irish Sun
08-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Cian O'Connor channels family legacy for fairytale win at Connacht Men's Stroke Play
ROSCOMMON golfer Cian O'Connor sealed a fairytale win at Galway Golf Club on Saturday afternoon. The golfer held his nerve late on to claim the Connacht Men's Open Stroke Play Championship by a single shot at Galway Golf Club. Advertisement 2 Cian O'Connor claimed the Connacht Men's Open Stroke Play Championship on Saturday Credit: INSTAGRAM @irish_amateur_golf_info 2 Cian O'Connor's golfing roots run deep - his great uncle is the late legend Christy O'Connor Junior The 22-year-old, whose golfing roots run deep at the Salthill course thanks to his family legends Christy O'Connor Snr and Jnr. He fired a stunning final round 65 to finish on -3 - one ahead of Castleknock's David Reddan. Home support roared him over the line, with his dad, sister and grandparents all there to witness his first senior victory. Speaking after the historic win, O'Connor spoke of his emotion and joy at winning such as prestigious competition at the venue. Advertisement read more on golf He stated: 'This is where golf started for my family. It's a special place to win. The University of Memphis student showed his bottle as he carded a gritty bogey at the last after a nervy provisional tee shot He added: 'It wasn't over until the very last group came in. 'I was just relieved to get it done.' Advertisement Most read in Golf 'This is definitely one of my best ever days on a golf course.' Irish golfing royalty runs deep in the O'Connor family. Amanda Balionis accused by Scottie Scheffler of 'trying to get him emotional' during live TV interview Christy O'Connor Senior racked up an incredible 24 professional wins, including two British Masters and multiple Irish championships. The Galway native never won a Major but was a Ryder Cup mainstay across four decades. Advertisement Christy O'Connor Junior made headlines of his own, famously winning four times on the European Tour. But it was that 2-iron at The Belfry in the 1989 Ryder Cup that cemented his legacy. The shot is widely regarded as one of the most iconic shots in Ryder Cup history. He also bagged two Senior British Opens in a glittering career.. Advertisement
