Golf
September 26, 2016
DAVID JOLES • djoles@startribune.com - Blaine, MN - Aug. 7, 2010- The second round of the 3M Championship at TCP Twin Cities in Blaine. In this

Reusse: Palmer became just 'Arnie' to his many fans

At the Ryder Cup this week, everyone — American or Euro — will talk of Arnold Palmer's importance to the game at which they now play for hundreds of millions.
Golf
September 26, 2016
Ryan Moore will make his Ryder Cup debut this week at Hazeltine.

Ryan Moore rounds out U.S. Ryder Cup team

Ryan Moore, who finished second Sunday in a playoff at the Tour Championship, joins Rickie Fowler, J.B. Holmes and Matt Kuchar as Davis Love III's four captain's selections.
Golf
September 25, 2016

Reusse: Palmer's one U.S. Open win came at crossroad of golf greatness (Aug. 8, 2010)

The King's great comeback in 1960 started with his drive over the creek at Cherry Hills. He left Hogan and Nicklaus in his wake.
Golf
September 25, 2016
Patrick Reed of the US celebrate putting to win the 13th green during the fourball match on the second day of the Ryder Cup golf tournament at Gleneag

Patrick Reed: U.S. heart and soul

A gesture at the 2014 Ryder Cup lives on. So does his match-play fervor.
Golf
September 25, 2016
Ryder Cup success pumps up Sergio Garcia, who was hooked early by the team element of the biennial competition.

Sergio Garcia: European heart and soul

Competing for Europe brings out a passion that's unmistakable.
Golf
September 25, 2016
Davis Love III

Love to name final Ryder Cup team member Sunday

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III will complete his team by naming his last captain's pick at halftime of NBC's "Sunday Night Football" game.
West Metro
September 24, 2016
Crews worked on cleaning out the corporate tent area at Hazeltine National Gold Club in preparation for the Ryder Cup. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ cgonzalez@sta

Minnesota gets ready for global sports spotlight with first Ryder Cup

With 250,000 spectators over the six-day event, the operation is the biggest in golf.
Golf
September 24, 2016
American Jordan Spieth is among the youth headed to Hazeltine this week for the Ryder Cup.

America's 20-somethings provide Ryder Cup hope

There's a new generation of Americans coming to Hazeltine National and the Ryder Cup this week, which probably is a good thing considering the U.S. has lost to Europe eight of the past 10 times.
Golf
September 24, 2016

Ryder Cup schedule

Gates open at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Golf
September 24, 2016

Junior Ryder Cup matches begin Monday at Interlachen

The two-day, match-play team competition featured 12 top junior golfers from the U.S. and 12 from Europe.
Golf
September 23, 2016

Latest golf/Ryder Cup news from the Associated Press

Get golf headlines, as well as links to statistics and top money-winners from the PGA and European tours.
Golf
September 23, 2016
This four-bedroom, four-bath home is for rent on Lake Hazeltine, near Hazeltine National Golf Club’s signature hole.

Chaska homeowners looking for big payday from Ryder Cup rentals

With two weeks before the Ryder Cup starts at Hazeltine National Golf Club, local homeowners are pitching themselves and their property to last-minute planners, hoping to cash in on convenience.
Golf
September 23, 2016
Tiger Woods tees off on the third hole during the pro-am at the Wyndham Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at Sedgefield Country

Tiger Woods brings buzz, brains to U.S. Ryder Cup team

The recovering American star will excite fans but also provide vital tactical input for Davis Love III.
West Metro
September 23, 2016
Golf tees available for purchase at the Ryder Cup Shops at Hazeltine National Golf Club.

Ryder Cup fans, with or without tickets, can start shopping this weekend

The Ryder Cup megastore is open four days before the golfing begins.
Golf
September 23, 2016
Tiger Woods of the United States, left, and Lee Westwood of England.

Westwood questions U.S. Ryder Cup team's 'spirit and chemistry'

Ten-time Ryder Cup player Lee Westwood questioned Davis Love III's appointment as U.S. captain and wondered about the U.S. team's cohesiveness in an interview published by ESPN UK.
Golf
September 22, 2016
Want free Ryder Cup tickets? (You have to root for #TeamEurope)

Want free Ryder Cup tickets? (You have to root for #TeamEurope)

The European Ryder Cup captain sent a video tweet asking Twin Cities businesses with a European flavor to show their best support for the Ryder Cup visiting team. Winners get Ryder Cup tickets.
Celebrities
September 22, 2016
Bill Murray starred in the greatest movie of all-time, "Caddyshack."

It's in the hole! Bill Murray, Phelps to headline Ryder Cup celebs match next week

Cinderella story? You'll have to head to Chaska next Tuesday to find out.
Golf
September 21, 2016
Colorful 'American Marshals' will be out in force at Ryder Cup thanks to Flip

Colorful 'American Marshals' will be out in force at Ryder Cup thanks to Flip

Suggested eight years ago by the late Flip Saunders: 13 grown men will roam Hazeltine next week sporting Helga horns and braids, singing their hearts out in support of the U.S. Ryder Cup squad.
Golf
September 21, 2016
Ryder Cup ticket prices dropping, deals popping up

Ryder Cup ticket prices dropping, deals popping up

This year's weekly pass asking price of $575 is about 37 percent below the price paid for the 2012 passes in the days before the event.
Golf
September 19, 2016

Ryder Cup volunteer from Lakeville learns game, and loves it, after surgery

Gail Johnsen became a golf fanatic after shoulder surgery left her needing something to do.
Golf
September 19, 2016

Hazeltine workers earn 'Swampers' title

The Ryder Cup interns who pass summers as Swampers do it proudly.
Golf
September 17, 2016
Tom Lehman talked with his caddie, Dennis Trixler.] JIM GEHRZ • james.gehrz@startribune.com / Blaine, MN / July 31, 2015 / 11:00 AM – BACKGROUND I

Lehman even in charge of Ryder Cup weather

The Minnesotan lends his local knowledge in the role of vice captain.
Golf
September 14, 2016
PGA Communications Director Julius Mason placed the Ryder Cup trophy for a photo opportunity. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Tuesday Septembe

Take a photo with the Ryder Cup, sink a putt for tickets and get ready for golf's mega-event at Star Tribune HQ

Check out one of golf's grandest trophies before the globe's best golfers get a chance to win it.
Golf
September 13, 2016
Rickie Fowler was one of three captain's picks announced Monday morning.

Fowler, Holmes and Kuchar named to U.S. Ryder Cup team

Love calls notifications "three fun phone calls."
Golf
September 13, 2016
Fowler, Holmes and Kuchar named to U.S. Ryder Cup team

Fowler, Holmes and Kuchar named to U.S. Ryder Cup team

Captain Davis Love III made the announcement Monday morning at Hazeltine National in Chaska.
Golf
September 12, 2016
St. Paul silversmith Vern Vanderpoel eyed a 16th century piece to look for indentations at Brinkmans Silver Plating and Repair, Wednesday, September 7

St. Paul silversmith has fixed Claret Jug not once but twice

Vern Vanderpoel usually repairs tea sets, candlesticks, flatware and antique lamps, but he's fixed the British Open trophy twice.
Golf
September 12, 2016

U.S. Ryder Cup captain's picks: A closer look

A look at how Rickie Fowler, J.B. Holmes and Matt Kuchar found their way to Hazeltine.
Golf
September 12, 2016
The Americans have four men from the top 15 — Bubba Watson (shown), Rickie Fowler, Patrick Reed and Matt Kuchar -- who will play in the Olympics. U.

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love is king when he adds three players

Davis Love has no rules to follow when he picks three more players Monday.
Golf
September 12, 2016

Key Ryder Cup dates

Dates to keep in mind between now and the competition later this month.
Golf
September 8, 2016
August 28, 2016: Justin Thomas teeing off during the final round of play at The Barclays, on the Black course, at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale,

Thomas longs to join Ryder Cup party - for real

As a 15-year-old fan, Justin Thomas was part of a Ryder Cup celebration in 2008. At 23, he's striving to play in the biannual event.
Golf
September 7, 2016

Final countdown on Ryder Cup selections

This week's BMW Championship is the last chance to impress U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III before he decides upon his first three captain's picks.
Golf
September 4, 2016
The signature seventh hole at Hazeltine National Golf Course in Chaska.

Ryder Cup is less than a month away

Fourteen years after the PGA of America awarded it to Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, the Ryder Cup with all its particular noise-making, flag-waving patriotism finally is just 25 days away.
Golf
September 4, 2016
JIM GEHRZ • jgehrz@startribune.com Chaska/August 13, 2009/7:30 AM } Tom Lehman (left) and Rory Sabbatini warmed up on the 10th tee as they bega

Key Ryder Cup dates

Here are the dates to remember as the countdown to the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National in Chaska continues:
Golf
September 4, 2016
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his putt during the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship golf tournament in Norton, Mass., Friday,

McIlroy charges into contention at Deutsche Bank

Rory McIlroy shot a five-under 66 on Sunday to rise 23 places to nine under at Deutsche Bank Championship. McIlroy spoke afterwards.
Golf
August 30, 2016
Filling out the U.S. Ryder Cup roster will be a lesson in teamwork

Filling out the U.S. Ryder Cup roster will be a lesson in teamwork

Captain Davis Love III said he will listen intently to the first eight players already selected before he announces in September.
Golf
August 29, 2016
Patrick Reed kissed the trophy after winning The Barclays tournament on Sunday in Farmingdale, N.Y.

Win at Barclays seals Ryder Cup spot for Reed as Fowler falters

From second place with three holes left to a three-way tie for seventh, Fowler watched a Ryder Cup qualifying spot slip right through his hands.
Golf
August 28, 2016
Dustin Johnson leads the standings for the U.S. Ryder Cup team.

How the U.S. Ryder Cup team is shaping up

A look at who's in and who's on the bubble:
Golf
August 28, 2016

Ryder Cup update

What's next with the Ryder Cup:
Golf
August 28, 2016
Patrick Reed kissed the trophy after winning The Barclays tournament on Sunday in Farmingdale, N.Y.

Patrick Reed wins the Barclays

Patrick Reed shot a 1-under 70 to win The Barclays by one stroke on Sunday. The win assures Reed a shot at the $10 million bonus in the FedEx Cup and a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Golf
August 28, 2016

Who will claim the automatic U.S. Ryder Cup spots Sunday?

The last three of eight automatic spots on the U.S. Ryder Cup team will be claimed after Sunday's final round of The Barclays

Golf

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