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NEWS ABOUT: Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup stories: 9 news summaries

 Golf Giant 
 Faces Third 
 Brain Surgery 

Ballesteros has deep-seated tumor, docs worried

Oct 24, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Golf legend Severiano Ballesteros, weak from two major brain surgeries, will undergo a third today as doctors attempt to remove the remnants of a tumor deep within his brain. His brain began to swell after the first surgery and a second was performed to remove part of his skull, reports... More »

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Ryder Cup • brain tumor • Seve Ballesteros • La Paz hospital • oligoastrocytoma • Volvo Masters

 Ballesteros Has Brain Tumor 

Flamboyant Spanish golfer awaits biopsy results

Oct 13, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Retired Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros, 51, announced yesterday that he has a brain tumor and is awaiting a biopsy to determine whether it is malignant. The five-time major winner collapsed in Madrid last week, the Times reports. “I want to be the best at confronting the most difficult match... More »

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golf • Madrid • Ryder Cup • brain tumor • Seve Ballesteros

(AP) - The Americans didn't need a miracle putt or even the best player in the world to reclaim the Ryder Cup from Europe today for the first time since 1999. The United States won 16 1/2-11 1/2, its largest margin of victory since 1981. Kenny Perry, the 48-year-old Kentucky local who... More »

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golf • Miguel Angel Jimenez • Kenny Perry • Ryder Cup

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 US Holds 
 9-7 Lead 
 in Ryder 


Sep 20, 08 6:05 PM CDT
(AP) - Birdie putts kept falling, one on top of the other, until the Americans finally secured a Saturday lead in the Ryder Cup for the first time since 1995 to set up a final day that finally matters. The US team leads 9-7 heading into tomorrow's matches, giving it a decent... More »

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golf • Jim Furyk • Kenny Perry • Ryder Cup

 Europeans Cut US Ryder Lead 

Even without Garcia, Westwood

Sep 20, 08 1:41 PM CDT
(AP) - Even with Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood reduced to the role of spectators, the Europeans cut into a commanding US lead at the Ryder Cup today. The Europeans closed to within 7-5 by winning two matches and halving another. Jim Furyk and Kenny Perry gave the Americans their only outright... More »

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golf • Phil Mickelson • Sergio Garcia • Anthony Kim • Ryder Cup

 US Expands On Ryder Lead 


Sep 19, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(AP) - The Americans have built their biggest opening-day lead at the Ryder Cup in nearly 3 decades, losing only one match today to go up 5 1/2-2 1/2 over defending champion Europe, the AP reports. Justin Leonard and Ryder Cup rookie Hunter Mahan won both their matches. Phil Mickelson teamed with... More »

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golf • Phil Mickelson • Justin Leonard • Ryder Cup

 US Takes Early Ryder Lead 

Americans haven't had a strong opening since 1991

Sep 19, 08 1:32 PM CDT
(AP) - For the first time since 1991, American golfers lead the Ryder Cup at the end of the opening session. The US is up 3-1 on the Europeans after the morning matches. Justin Leonard and Hunter Mahan claimed the first point for the US, Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim rallied to... More »

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golf • European Union • Europe • United States • Ryder Cup

 Ryder Cup Ready to Tee Off 


Sep 18, 08 8:06 PM CDT
(AP) - The Ryder Cup gets under way tomorrow at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky, with Americans looking to end a nearly decade-long drought against the Europeans. US captain Paul Azinger acknowledged some nerves today for the first time all week. "It's like drawing back a bow string," he said,... More »

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golf • Ryder Cup

Tiger's Absence Sure to Cripple Broadcasters

'News is a punch
in the gut' for golf's summer TV ratings

Jun 19, 08 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - It will be a brave new world for televised golf with Tiger Woods out of commission for the summer and fall, and it's not a future networks want to be living in, Golf.com notes. "Let's be realistic here: This news is a punch in the gut," says... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • Phil Mickelson • PGA • British Open (golf) • Sergio Garcia • PGA Championship • Ryder Cup

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