Davis Love III

Hot-tea concessions and an on-site betting parlor. Waterproof fans and riveting competition. A bagpipe’s hymn and a bishop’s prayer. Ten years ago this month, courtesy of my gracious editors, I chronicled one of sport’s grandest events:...

Despite some shaky driving from former major champions in the Ryder Cup’s first-tee amphitheater, both the United States and Europe managed to par Medinah’s opening hole as golf’s trans-Atlantic showdown got underway. With chants of...

The dilemma U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III seems to be sweating over the most isn’t so much about who to put out in Friday morning’s opening session at Medinah Country Club. It’s about who he’ll eventually ask to cool his...

ATLANTA -- Jim Furyk fired a 6-under 64 on Friday to move into first after the second round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Furyk finished 36 holes at 7-under 133 and is one stroke clear of first-round co-leader Justin Rose, who...

Perhaps not every fairway at Medinah Country Club will look perfect for next week’s Ryder Cup. But overall? “The greens are spectacular and the fairways ... they can play today,” Ryder Cup chairman Don Larson said. “The place is...

Breathe easy, Ryder Cupfans. Medinah will be ready, according to PGA of America executive Kerry Haigh, who walked the course Friday. “I think we’re going to be in good shape,” he said. “Obviously the summer stress has had its...

The way U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III looked at it, he could not go wrong. “The good thing is, I could pick any four out of 10 guys and we’re going to get great players,” he said Sunday on the Golf Channel. “The bad...

What a season it has been for Rory McIlory. The Northern Irishman has been on vacation all over Europe, jetsetting around with tennis star and girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki. Oh yeah, and he won three times on the PGA Tour, his last coming Monday at the...

The ball hung on the right lip of the cup. It refused to drop. Absolutely refused to fall. "I still don't know why it didn't," Rory McIlroy said of his 20-foot birdie attempt on the final hole of the Deutsche Bank Championship. So there stood the No. 1-...

NORTON, Mass. -- Dustin Johnson may not have won the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday but the long bomber put in an 11th hour bid for Ryder Cup selection by tying for fourth place at the TPC Boston. Johnson finished highest among those widely...

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III will learn the first eight men on his roster after the PGA Championship ends Sunday. He also dropped strong hints that a couple of those on the bubble don't have much to worry about. No. 8...

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III on Wednesday named two of his four assistants — Fred Couples and Mike Hulbert — for the Sept. 28-30 matches at Medinah. The ultramellow Couples was an obvious choice, having captained the last two...