THE LATEST RYDER CUP 2016 NEWS AND UPDATES

Ryder Cup star Jeff Overton in recovery after 'life-threatening' spinal infection, reveals wife

29/05/17 10:23

16/05/17 11:38

DEREK LAWRENSON — WORLD OF GOLF: No sooner had Ian Poulter cemented his status on the PGA Tour on Sunday than he was plotting stage two of the great comeback.

30/04/17 00:45

Team Europe captain Thomas Bjorn has already started to come up with a way of beating USA at next year's Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in France.

21/04/17 23:44

Poulter, who had been playing on a medical exemption following a foot injury, needed a top-30 finish but his second-round 71 was not enough to make it through to the weekend.

16/04/17 12:38

It was a photograph which became synonymous with USA's win over Europe in the 2016 Ryder Cup. Rickie Fowler cut a lonely figure among some of his team-mates' shows of affection with their WAGs.

08/04/17 23:00

Ask Thomas Bjorn about Jon Rahm and Thomas Pieters and the Dane’s eyes light up. And who can blame him as they totally transform the mood following the rare defeat for Europe at Hazeltine.

09/02/17 16:37

Italian Ryder Cup organisers are hopeful of finding a quick solution to the funding problem which could put the country's hosting of the 2022 Ryder Cup in jeopardy.

09/02/17 16:15

Italian politicians are hopeful of finding a quick solution to a funding problem which could put the country's hosting of the 2022 Ryder Cup in jeopardy.

18/01/17 13:36

DEREK LAWRENSON IN ABU DHABI: As Sportsmail exclusively revealed on Wednesday morning, sweeping changes have been announced to Europe’s Ryder Cup qualifying.

18/01/17 00:30

EXCLUSIVE: A badly needed revamp of Europe’s Ryder Cup qualifying system is set to be unveiled at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

18/01/17 00:29

Four months on and he’s still not over it. Darren Clarke will never get over it. ‘Isn’t it ridiculous that even on Christmas Day I was thinking about it? That’s just the way I am,’ he said.

12/01/17 08:26

Jim Furyk is convinced Ryder Cup captaincy will not affect his golf - but insists playing well enough to make the team is not important.

11/01/17 23:13

The USA have confirmed Jim Furyk as captain for the 2018 Ryder Cup. A press conference was held at 6pm GMT on Wednesday in which he was announced as Davis Love III's successor.

10/01/17 16:35

Jim Furyk was assistant to Davis Love for last year's victory at Hazeltine, but he appears to have been given the nod by the US Ryder Cup committee for the 2018 event at Le Golf National outside Paris.

02/01/17 00:47

PHILIP QUINN: For his final act as European Ryder Cup captain, a long-winded loser's speech in Hazeltine, Clarke kept on his shades. Maybe he was afraid to let anyone catch a glimpse of his pain.

15/12/16 02:36

Fowler might have been the life of the party after USA's win at Hazeltine but now famous model Crawford has revealed how things got even wilder when the pair celebrated the golfer's 28th birthday.

07/12/16 16:26

The new Europe captain confirmed the team's selection criteria for the 2018 contest in France will now be reviewed, after Paul Casey was left ineligible for September's defeat at Hazeltine.

06/12/16 23:11

The 45-year-old was Montgomerie's vice-captain when Europe regained the Cup in at Celtic Manor in 2010, and the Scot felt Bjorn excelled in the role.

06/12/16 15:28

Thomas Bjorn has been confirmed as Europe's Ryder Cup captain for the 2018 match in France. The 45-year-old Dane has been a vice-captain for four previous matches including at Hazeltine.

06/12/16 00:04

That was some year, wasn’t it? From Danny Willett's sensational win at Augusta to the comeback of Tiger Woods. Here, Derek Lawrenson picks his 12 days of golf that made this such a great year.

01/12/16 11:50

If, on the day golf's fiercest competitor makes his comeback, the thought of Tiger Woods as a friendly, team-focused US vice-captain still doesn't seem right, take solace from this great story.

04/11/16 22:05

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN BELEK: Andy Sullivan has argued against controversial calls from Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood who believe there should be a Ryder Cup selection overhaul.

02/11/16 13:35

Only European Tour members can play on the team, a rule which meant captain Darren Clarke did not have the option of selecting world number 12 Paul Casey, who only plays on the PGA Tour.

02/11/16 00:53

Former world No 1 Rory McIlroy has urged the European Tour to scrap its controversial rule barring non-members of that tour from competing in the Ryder Cup, the Daily Telegraph reported.

25/10/16 00:27

Padraig Harrington has no intention of giving up ‘two years of his golfing life’ to captain Europe at the 2018 Ryder Cup. Indeed, Harrington is seeking involvement in Paris as a player.

21/10/16 15:41

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's IAN LADYMAN reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold in the world of sport this week.

17/10/16 22:33

A radical overhaul of the qualifying system for Europe’s Ryder Cup team is on the cards as those in power consider the appropriate response to the heavy defeat at Hazeltine a fortnight ago.

13/10/16 10:49

Phil Mickelson offered an emphatic - and typically mischievous - response when asked if he would consider being a vice-captain or captain for the 2018 Ryder Cup in Paris.

12/10/16 14:18

Westwood has not given up hope of playing against the United States for an 11th time, equalling the record of his first Ryder Cup partner Nick Faldo. He needs two and a half points to be record scorer.

11/10/16 20:00

School teacher Peter Willett penned a column for National Club Golfer magazine which described American fans as a 'braying mob of imbeciles', 'basement-dwelling irritants' and 'cretins'.

07/10/16 02:02

Martin Kaymer has become the latest Team Europe star to lay into the US crowds at hostile Hazeltine – accusing some Yank yobs of setting a bad example for their kids.

06/10/16 22:34

The Masters champion was picked out for abuse at Hazeltine after his brother Pete wrote a scathing article criticising the behaviour of American crowds.

06/10/16 11:12

Jesper Parnevik has backed Tiger Woods to produce a 'spectacular' comeback as the 14-time major winner prepares to make his latest return from injury at the Safeway Open next week.

04/10/16 10:32

The 27-year-old was snapped by Dustin Johnson's fiance Paulina Gretzky in a full Rocky Balboa fancy dress outfit, including gloves, celebrating with the trophy in the USA team room.

04/10/16 10:12

Sportsmail's DEREK LAWRENSON reflects on the individual performances of the two teams of 12 players - and both captains - over three days of dramatic golf in Minnesota.

04/10/16 09:31

Ian Poulter is desperate to be part of the next Ryder Cup team in 2018 and feels there is no need to change Europe's approach, despite their heaviest defeat for 35 years at Hazeltine.

04/10/16 00:44

DEREK LAWRENSON: As every member of this team knew, the bottom line is they were outplayed by the better side, so there was no need to throw the captain under a bus. But lessons can be learned.

04/10/16 00:38

DEREK LAWRENSON AT HAZELTINE: It was a partnership founded on nothing more than a hunch but if Rory McIlroy has his way it is one we will be seeing for Europe until about the year 2036.

03/10/16 22:30

Willett drew the inflammatory conclusion that the obnoxious behaviour of some American fans proved his brother Pete correct in his view they were a 'baying mob of imbeciles'.

03/10/16 18:01

Perhaps it was unusual to see Tiger Woods on the sidelines at Hazeltine but the 14-time Major winner thrived in his role as a vice-captain with USA winning the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008.

03/10/16 16:52

Clarke's side needed to overturn a three-point deficit in Sunday's 12 singles matches to claim an unprecedented fourth straight win in the biennial contest, but they couldn't manage it.

03/10/16 14:31

Veteran Phil Mickelson wants America's first Ryder Cup victory to be the foundations for long-term success and not just a break in Europe's recent domination which had spanned since 2008.

03/10/16 14:06

World number three Rory McIlroy believes Europe's Ryder Cup team is in transition but is confident the new breed will come good in two years' time. France are set to host the 2018 Ryder Cup.

03/10/16 12:04

Justin Rose criticised the course set-up at Hazeltine National after Europe were beaten by the United States in the Ryder Cup. Rose felt bad play was not punished enough during the final day's singles.

03/10/16 11:33

That's it for another two years and it will be a long 720-odd days for Team Europe without the Ryder Cup they had been so used to owning. So, what happens next?

03/10/16 11:25

Master champion Danny Willett (pictured) has claimed his brother was 'correct' to criticise American fans ahead of the Ryder Cup - days after initally apologising for the comments

03/10/16 09:59

TEE ROOM: Actor Bill Murray was seen on the course looking remarkably like his character from the 1980s film Caddyshack in which he rids the course of pesky rodents as USA regained the Ryder Cup.

03/10/16 09:54

USA captain Davis Love saluted his players on Sunday night after routing the Europeans to win the Ryder Cup for the first time in eight years.  It was heartbreak for Europe captain Darren Clarke.

03/10/16 09:33

For the first time in eight years the Ryder Cup is wrapped in red, white and blue after the fired-up Americans sparked wild celebrations following a dominant singles performance on Sunday.

03/10/16 08:59

America's top golfers, fresh off their historic triumph over Europe at the 41st staging of the Ryder Cup, knew how to celebrate in style at the Hazeltine Golf Course in Minnesota on Sunday.

03/10/16 01:43

Rory McIlroy not only suffered overall defeat after three successive wins but was also beaten in the singles by Patrick Reed in a thrilling contest at the top of the order which went all the way to the 18th green.

03/10/16 00:03

Have a look back at how Sportsmail brought you the final day's play on Sunday night with our live coverage, news updates and the best pictures as USA reclaimed the Ryder Cup 17-11.

02/10/16 20:03

Rory McIlroy had to ask for one man to be removed after hurling abuse at him during Saturday's fourballs, but most of the European team suffered at some point from shouts from the gallery.

02/10/16 14:19

Several European golfers have chastised a small group of those supporting Team USA for nasty personal jibes and for deliberately shouting out as players attempt a drive or putt.

02/10/16 10:53

The behaviour of spectators has been a topic for discussion all week and having borne the brunt of a number of comments at the Ryder Cup McIlroy decided enough was enough.

02/10/16 09:54

DEREK LAWRENSON AT HAZELTINE: After a first day where the pressure seemed to get to the players a little, here they let their emotions fly and the standard went up a clear level.

02/10/16 02:15

Ryder Cup veteran Sergio Garcia admits the behaviour of some fans at Hazeltine left him ashamed for his American girlfriend, and branded the atmosphere in Minnesota as 'quite poor'.

02/10/16 02:10

Lee Westwood had the chance to half his fourballs match but missed his short putt on the 18th hole to gift JB Holmes and Ryan Moore a 1up victory, which would have narrowed the overall lead to two.

02/10/16 02:01

Darren Clarke had little option after seeing his side lose three of the second day's fourball matches at Hazeltine to trail by three points heading into the 12 singles.

02/10/16 00:58

Stick with Sportsmail to make sure you don't miss a thing. We'll be here from before the first tee shot is hit until the end of play on Sunday night with our live coverage,  all the news and the best pictures.

02/10/16 00:31

The record losses of £7.9m for 2015, a non-Ryder Cup year contrast sharply with the 2014 accounts, when the home event played at Gleneagles, ensured a profit of £17.2m.

02/10/16 00:28

OLIVER HOLT AT HAZELTINE: Heaven smelled like dew on freshly cut grass when Rory McIlroy stood on the first green not long after dawn on Saturday morning.

02/10/16 00:23

His career has been halted by a chronic back injury, for which he has had two operations in the past year, and the former world No 1 has not played since the Wyndham Championship in 2015.

02/10/16 00:22

DEREK LAWRENSON AT HAZELTINE: Does sport get any better than what we were privileged to witness on a morning of raw emotion and golf of the purest quality at the Ryder Cup on day two?

01/10/16 22:50

TEE ROOM: Get in the pocket! That is exactly what Sergio Garcia did on Saturday. Having pulled his drive on the fifth hole, Garcia's shot dropped straight into the pocket of a Ryder Cup marshal.

01/10/16 10:53

Rory McIlroy admitted he took great delight in putting an 'exclamation point' on Europe's brilliant Ryder Cup fightback at a hostile Hazeltine. Darren Clarke's side were whitewashed.

01/10/16 09:31

DEREK LAWRENSON AT HAZELTINE: With a 5-3 advantage there’s no question the Americans had the best of it overall but that scoreline disguises a gutsy Europe recovery.

01/10/16 02:02

Rory McIlroy and Thomas Pieters will reunite to face Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson from 1.35pm on Saturday, after playing a major role in Europe's fightback against USA on the opening day.

01/10/16 01:43

The Ryder Cup has rolled around again and as Europe defends the trophy against their great American rivals, we'll make sure you don't miss a thing.

01/10/16 01:42

The Americans, roared on by vocal home support, dominated their European visitors to win the foursomes 4-0 before Europe's 3-1 win in the fourballs left the score at 5-3 heading into day two.

01/10/16 01:35

TEE ROOM: Hosts USA took a commanding 4-0 lead on day one at the Ryder Cup after blitzing the morning foursomes, but Europe fought back in the fourballs leaving the USA lead at 5-3 overnight.

01/10/16 01:33

Darren Clarke's side were shell-shocked after losing all four foursomes matches in front of a raucous home crowd, but battled back in the afternoon to leave the contest finally balanced at 5-3.

01/10/16 00:56

MARTIN SAMUEL: The loudmouth stopped by the side of the practice range. His red, white and blue nylon shirt was engaged in a war of tastelessness with his red, white and blue pants.

30/09/16 22:30

CHARLES SALE: European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley was a big advocate of the use of music to build up the atmosphere on the first tee here at Hazeltine.

30/09/16 20:59

The United States have taken a 4-0 lead against Europe after the foursomes on the opening day of the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine, with the hosts winning all four of the morning match-ups.

30/09/16 20:02

The Masters champion faced a cacophony of boos from home supporters at Hazeltine, after his brother Pete described Americans as 'pudgy, basement-dwelling imbeciles' in a magazine article.

30/09/16 19:58

Lee Westwood, playing in his 10th successive Ryder Cup, was paired with rookie Thomas Pieters and was charged with helping the 24-year-old Belgian get round in his first outing. They went down 5&4.

30/09/16 17:48

While McIlroy's partner Stoll was born and raised in America, she has opted to stick by her man and is clearly supporting Europe at Hazeltine this weekend, following him around the course with a Europe flag.

30/09/16 16:19

As the lovebirds hit Chaska's Hazeltine National Gold Club arm-in-arm, they were seen cuddling up as they posed for photographers and lapped up the celebrations.

30/09/16 15:47

CHRIS WHEELER: He may have won the European Cup three times as a player and coach with Barcelona in a decorated career, but Pep Guardiola has special praise for the Miracle of Medinah.

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