"The newest edition of the Ryder Cup will find your TV screen Friday through Monday. It will be contested on Long Island on a torture-chamber called Bethpage Black. They played the U.S. Open there in 2009 and it rained so hard and so often that there were rumors Noah was getting another Ark ready. Lucas Glover didn't win that one. He survived it."
"Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, one of the best players ever in the sport, made the mistake years ago of calling the Ryder Cup "mostly an exhibition." He has been apologizing for that ever since. Spain's Sergio Garcia, a former Masters champion and an emotional leader of many past European teams, pulled out of a European tournament immediately after he learned he would not be on this year's Ryder Cup team. He said he needed to get away for a while."
The Ryder Cup will be televised Friday through Monday at Bethpage Black on Long Island, a demanding course that famously hosted a rain-soaked 2009 U.S. Open. The event alternates every other year between U.S. and European venues and matches the best golfers from each side. The competition produces unusually intense emotion in a sport that values control, with visible heartbreak, apologies, withdrawals, and personal vows. Players such as Matt Wallace, Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia, and Keegan Bradley have shown strong emotional reactions to selection outcomes. The Ryder Cup commands fierce loyalty and significance among players and fans alike.
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