SVP on at 10pm…as early as I can remember!

“He’s a very gritty player. He doesn’t shy away from anything. I’m going to have no worries about him stepping up when he needs to.” -Luke Donald told me recently of Robert MacIntyre.

MacIntyre just qualified for his 1st Ryder Cup Europe.

Photo: Matthew Lewis, Getty
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Evenings in DC.

Is Fleetwood a shoe-in to make Ryder Cup?

Imagine as you’re watching the 2014 Ryder Cup when a 21-year-old Jordan Spieth made his debut…you then get told that only 9 years later in the 2023 Ryder Cup he would be tied for the U.S. side’s most experienced player on the team in Rome.

Wild.

Captain of Ryder Cup Europe team Luke Donald expects Jon Rahm Rodriguez’s passion for the Ryder Cup to be a “big motivator to the other (young) players” in Rome.

Full pod w/Luke on what he wants from picks & more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bey…
Watch: youtu.be/Kirot_A64Co?si…

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One of the biggest upsides to today’s Ryder Cup USA news?

Bones gets to caddie in another Ryder Cup. His 12th by my count.

His stories & legend will only continue to grow from this experience (his 1st on a Ryder Cup w/Justin Thomas) next month in Rome.
Photo: Ross K., Getty.

The secret to Team USA's recent Ryder Cup success is how quick they are to laugh when they're together and how they don't take themselves so seriously in this event.

Zach Johnson calls JT “our emotional leader” of team USA.

Says you just can’t leave him off the team.
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.Jordan Spieth 's reaction to Zach accidentally calling him 'Jordan Smith.'

Personalities, team room, and course fit were the biggest factors Zach Johnson said went into his picks.

Jordan Spieth
Brooks Koepka
Collin Morikawa
Rickie Fowler
Sam Burns
Justin Thomas

Zach Johnson makes his captain's picks official for the Ryder Cup:

Jordan Spieth
Brooks Koepka
Collin Morikawa
Rickie Fowler
Sam Burns
Justin Thomas

Burns, Collin, Spieth, Brooks, JT, Rickie are the picks according to Zach.

Who’s the biggest omission here?

Who would be the most controversial pick today for the US team?

Older sisters always know best.

So what does TOUR Championship winner Viktor Hovland bring to @rydercupeurope? Captain Luke Donald says great driving, short game, putting, good energy in the team room.
“Feels good to be around him.”

Full pod w/Luke on his mindset for picks & more:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bey…

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“He brings a lot of energy. He’s a fun guy, he’s always smiling. You just feel good around him, and I think having someone like that in the team room is amazing.”

-Ryder Cup Europe captain Luke Donald told me of Viktor Hovland recently on the pod.

“If he’s on the team I’m going to have no worries about him stepping up when he needs to” Luke Donald tells me of potential Ryder Cup Europe player Robert MacIntyre who T4’d today in #CzechMasters .

Full pod on Viktor, more:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bey…
Watch:youtu.be/Kirot_A64Co?si…
#golf

Ready for some early morning Meet the Press.

Luke Donald shares what having Francesco Molinari as a vice captain on Ryder Cup Europe means, especially in Rome. Full pod w/Luke on mentality for picks & more.

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-…
Video: youtu.be/Kirot_A64Co?si…
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