6:49 AM ET Before the mayhem and noise of the Ryder Cup gets underway at Le Golf National on Friday, the stars of Teams Europe and USA were afforded the night off as they attended the traditional gala dinner at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday night. The Ryder Cup tests players in a way
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4:49 AM ET ESPN staff PARIS — One thing about the Ryder Cup stands true: It’s never boring. And with Tiger Woods hot and Jordan Spieth not, with Justin Rose hot and Sergio Garcia not, there should be no shortage of drama at Le Golf National. So our experts gathered round to debate heroes, GOATs
4:49 AM ET PARIS — One of the most difficult things to get people to understand every two years in preparation for the Ryder Cup is that match play and stroke play are different animals. They are almost different sports. Stroke play is about consistency and focus, blocking out your surroundings. Match play is about
12:00 PM ET PARIS — The first time Jim Mackay went to the Ryder Cup is the last time the United States won it overseas. Phil Mickelson wasn’t even playing in the event. Raymond Floyd, now 76, was one of the U.S. stars. The Americans flew to England on the Concorde. You can pick all
11:48 AM ET PARIS — Not only has Bubba Watson returned to the U.S. Ryder Cup team, but he is also back at Le Golf National, the site of this week’s competition and where he had a rather dubious experience the last time he was here. Playing in the French Open in 2011, Watson caused
In the days and weeks leading up to the Ryder Cup, I asked around and found out what’s in some bags, found out if there is a difference between a bag for a player on the European Tour and a player on the PGA Tour. But most important, I found out what’s in the bag
8:15 AM ET PARIS — After capturing the Tour Championship on Sunday and winning for the 80th time on the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods had several media obligations before he could rush to the Atlanta airport, where he would be meeting with his U.S. Ryder Cup teammates before traveling to Paris. A large convention room
7:28 AM ET PARIS – If there was any thought of putting Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson together as a team at the Ryder Cup, U.S. captain Jim Fuyrk all but put an end to it Wednesday. The improved relationship of the two American stars along with some arguments, however dubious, for such a pairing
PARIS — For all of his greatness over the years, through all of the multiple-victory seasons and major championships and No. 1 rankings and myriad accolades, Tiger Woods never saw that level of success translate to the Ryder Cup. Expected, perhaps unfairly, to carry the United States teams throughout a run of Ryder Cup competitions
4:56 AM ET PARIS — Rory McIlroy says Europe’s Ryder Cup team will not be paying Tiger Woods any special attention and adds it would be “silly” to earmark individual threats as the build-up continues ahead of Friday’s start at Le Golf National. Despite the hype over Woods’ involvement in the Ryder Cup going into