10 h. ago Rory McIlroy's Ryder Cup statement providing shot in the arm for Scottie Scheffler and co

Rory McIlroy will be one of Team Europe's most important players at the Ryder Cup, but a speech he made may have inadvertently motivated Team USA

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26 h. ago Luke Donald warns US team: Don’t expect ‘rinse and repeat’ from Europe at Ryder Cup

11 of 12 players who won in Rome will defend title in US‘It doesn’t mean we are going to roll out the same pairings’Luke Donald has warned the US team that it would be an error to anticipate “rinse and repeat” from Europe in the Ryder Cup this month despite ­confirming 11 of the 12 players who won in Rome two years ago will tee up at Bethpage.Donald named his six wildcards on Monday, all of whom played in 2023. Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Åberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jon Rahm and Sepp Straka received the captain’s call. Rory McIlroy, Robert ­MacIntyre, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, ­Rasmus Højgaard and Tyrrell Hatton qualified automatically. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Luke Donald vows familiar Europe Ryder Cup team will take ‘different angle’

Eleven players return from 2023’s win in Rome, with Rasmus Hojgaard replacing twin brother Nicolai.

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30 h. ago Ryder Cup 2025: Europe team confirmed after captain Luke Donald makes wildcard picks

Europe’s confidence grows behind stalwarts Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood with Luke Donald confirming his six captain’s picks for Bethpage Black

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31 h. ago Lowry and Rahm headline Luke Donald’s six wildcard picks for Europe’s Ryder Cup defence

Hovland, Åberg, Straka and Fitzpatrick complete line-up11 of 12 players who won in Rome will defend title in USEurope will defend the Ryder Cup later this month with 11 of the 12 players who saw off the United States in Rome two years ago after Luke Donald unsurprisingly opted for experience with his wildcard picks. Europe’s captain has turned to Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka, Victor Hovland, Ludvig Åberg, Jon Rahm and Matt Fitzpatrick to complete his team for Bethpage. Donald confirmed his choices on Monday, five days after his US counterpart Keegan Bradley had done likewise.Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton and Rasmus Højgaard had already automatically qualified for the European side. In what is a quirk, Højgaard is the sole change from Rome where his twin brother, Nicolai, turned out in European colours.More details to follow Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Ryder Cup 2025: Predicting Luke Donald’s Team Europe captain picks for Bethpage Black

Europe’s confidence grows behind stalwarts Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood with Luke Donald set to confirm his six captain’s picks

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4 d. ago Tommy Fleetwood insists actions at Ryder Cup 'weren't disrespectful' as details emerge

Tommy Fleetwood is set to once again compete at the Ryder Cup next month and has responded to jokes about his viral celebrations after Team Europe's victory in 2018

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5 d. ago Tommy Fleetwood claim already proven easier said than done by Rory McIlroy

Tommy Fleetwood's first PGA Tour win has led to predictions that he could soon claim more titles, but Rory McIlroy serves as a reminder of the difficulties he may face

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5 d. ago Tommy Fleetwood blown away by three messages after breaking PGA Tour duck

British star Tommy Fleetwood was touched by three messages from fellow sporting stars, including LeBron James, following his maiden victory on the PGA Tour at the Tour Championship

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7 d. ago Tommy Fleetwood's wife's phone call with Justin Rose after missing Tour Championship win

Tommy Fleetwood's wife Clare missed his historic triumph at the Tour Championship at the weekend, but was able to join in the celebrations thanks to Justin Rose

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7 d. ago To play or not to play: Keegan Bradley finds himself in a Ryder Cup quandary | Ewan Murray

World No 11 would be first playing captain since 1963 if he hands himself a wildcard in his announcement on WednesdaySix players have qualified automatically to represent the US in New York next month: Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, JJ Spaun, Russell Henley, Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau. Keegan Bradley will name his half‑dozen wildcards on Wednesday. These announcements are ordinarily mundane; this one will be far from that. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Tommy Fleetwood's first PGA Tour win nearly disrupted by strange sex toy incident on the fairway

Britain's Tommy Fleetwood had his eyes on the prize at the Tour Championship, but one spectator had other ideas as they attempted to steal the show

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8 d. ago Tommy Fleetwood's incredible caddie gesture summed up the golfer he is

Tommy Fleetwood is finally a PGA Tour winner after winning the Tour Championship to take the FedEx Cup in Atlanta, with the Englishman grateful for the support of his family

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8 d. ago Tommy Fleetwood delivers feelgood factor in ending his US drought | Sean Ingle

One of the few universally popular male sports stars, the Briton’s first win in 164 PGA Tour attempts is perhaps golf’s brightest story of 2025Some of us have always known that deep inside Tommy Fleetwood lurked a cold-blooded winner. Back in the late 90s I was working at the golf magazine Fore! when the deputy editor Simon Caney returned to the office after being thrashed 6&5 by a tiny eight-year-old who had shown him no mercy. His name? Tommy Fleetwood. Now the rest of the world knows that killer instinct exists, too.But Fleetwood’s FedEx Cup victory, his first in 164 events on the PGA Tour, also reinforced something else. Everyone loves Tommy. Right. Left. Maga. Liberal. Whatever. It doesn’t matter. At East Lake they were chanting his name as he lifted the trophy – while on X, Tiger Woods, Adam Sandler and Caitlin Clark all tweeted their support. Even on social media, so often a cesspit of anger and bile, the equivalent of a Christmas Day armistice broke out. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Why Tommy Fleetwood's Tour Championship prize was £11m less than Scottie Scheffler's

Tommy Fleetwood won the Tour Championship to finally claim his first PGA Tour title on Sunday, but he pocketed considerably less than last year's tournament winner Scottie Scheffler

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8 d. ago Tommy Fleetwood showed true colours with gesture seconds after $10million putt

Following his first win on the PGA Tour, Tommy Fleetwood was as dignified in victory as he had been after agonising near-misses over the past couple of months

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8 d. ago Why Tommy Fleetwood won £11million LESS than last year's champ Scottie Scheffler

Tommy Fleetwood broke his PGA Tour duck on Sunday by winning the Tour Championship, but the Englishman took home far less prize money than last year's victor, Scottie Scheffler

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8 d. ago Tommy Fleetwood’s missing prize money after it was sent to the wrong person

Tour Championship winner Tommy Fleetwood once saw a huge amount of his prize money sent to a US-based golfer with the same name as him

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8 d. ago Tommy Fleetwood no longer has to worry about his unwanted £18.5million prize money record

After a decade-and-a-half of near-misses, Tommy Fleetwood has finally broken his PGA Tour duck, securing a long-awaited victory at the Tour Championship and ending his drought

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8 d. ago Tommy Fleetwood's huge prize money was sent to wrong person by mistake

The Englishman, 34, held off Patrick Cantlay and Russell Henley to triumph at the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Sunday

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