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The Miracle at Medinah: Kaymer vs. Stricker

Widely regarded as one of the greatest sporting comebacks in Ryder Cup history, what happened on Sunday at The 2012 Ryder Cup had to be seen to be believed. But first, let’s roll back to the Saturday afternoon, Europe were 10-5 down and trailing the final four-ball with 2 down and 6 to play. Up…

The come back: Leonard vs. Olazabal

What was soon to be deemed ‘The Battle of Brookline’, the Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts played host to one of the most infamous Ryder Cup’s in history. After a dominant first day, Europe consolidated on day two to lead 10-6 going into the singles. It would take the biggest comeback in history for the…

The two-iron: O’Connor Jr. vs. Couples

In 1989 The Belfry saw one of the greatest shots in Ryder Cup history. It had been a closely fought contest with every match and every hole being a tussle, leaving Europe heading into Sunday with a narrow 2 point lead. However, the U.S.A managed to quickly claw this back with Tom Kite’s 8&7 win…

Introducing The Ryder Cup fan game

Golf GameBook has partnered with the European Tour to create a ‘Beat the Pro’ game. Ahead of this year’s Ryder Cup, members will be able to re-live iconic Ryder Cup moments with a new match play format in the Ryder Cup fan game. Matches will be completed on the Golf GameBook application, where users can…

About playing for the team – and winning polo shirts

It’s that time of the year again. This Saturday I will lead my team as a captain of Team Europe. We are aiming for back-to-back win against Team USA. It will be the 7th edition of The Cider Cup, biennial team matchplay tournament between two teams and a dozen good friends. We will play golf….