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Ryder Cup moved to 2021

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The PGA of America made it official on Wednesday, postponing the 2020 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits until Sept. 21-26, 2021.

The PGA Tour resumed its season last month without fans, but the Ryder Cup and its rich tradition is difficult to be held without spectators in attendance.

But fans move from hole to hole in mass, following the golfers.  That scenario just simply isn’t safe with the coronavirus in play.

PGA of America chief executive officer Seth Waugh said Whistling Straits is still committed to holding the event next year.

Thousands of tickets for the 2020 Ryder Cup and can be rolled into next year’s event.  Fans also have the option of seeking a refund.

The Ryder Cup in 2021 will take the place of the Presidents Cup, pushing that event to 2022.  The next Ryder Cup, which was scheduled for Rome in 2022, will be pushed back into 2023.

Now the question is, will the world see a vaccine and/or treatment for the coronavirus in time to allow fans to be on hand in Wisconsin for the 2021 Ryder Cup?

Report: Ryder Cup set to be postponed until 2021

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According to The Guardian, the 2020 Ryder Cup, which was scheduled for Sept. 25-27 at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis., will be postponed until 2021.

The report says an announcement is expected to make it official early next week.  The article said health and safety concerns around the coronavirus, and the fact that holding a spectator-less Ryder Cup was “never a serious option.

The PGA Tour of America was optimistic that the event could be held with fans, but as time has gone by, that has become less and less of a possibility.  Not being able to hold the event fans has sent the event back to the drawing board.

Recently, players like Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka among others, have stated that the Ryder Cup should be postponed if fans can’t attend.  Koepka has gone as far as saying he would skip the event if fans aren’t allowed in.

Wisconsin native Steve Stricker is the captain of the U.S. squad.  He competed in the Ryder Cup three times as a player.

The Ryder Cup was postponed once before, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Stricker to have more captains picks for Ryder Cup

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Steve Stricker

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing the PGA of America to change the way they select the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 2020.

Previously, the top eight players were placed on the team based on a points system, with the final four spots on the U.S. roster to be decided by the team’s captain.

But instead of the customary four players chosen by the team captain to fill out the roster, Madison’s Steve Stricker will be forced to make six selections, an crease of two more players.

In a release, U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Steve Stricker said, “After many deliberate discussions, we collectively [Read more…]

Could the Ryder Cup be held without fans (AUDIO)

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The PGA Tour has already banned fans from the first four events of the golf season in June, but the Ryder Cup?

PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh told WFAN in New York on Sunday that they’re considering that very thing, a spectator-less event in September (25-27) at Whistling Straits near Kohler.

Waugh said while “it’s hard to imagine one (Ryder Cup) without fans” and that “the fans are the Ryder Cup, to a certain degree”, he acknowledged his organization is considering the possibility.

“We have begin to talk about whether you could create some virtual fan experience, and we’re going to try to be as creative as we can,” Waugh said.  “It’s still be be determined, frankly, whether you could hold it without fans or not.”

Some events on the PGA Tour could go without fans.  It’s not ideal.  But the Ryder Cup?  There are many who believe the event should be cancelled if the fans can’t be a part of it.  That includes European Captain Padrick Harrington, who is not in favor of a Ryder Cup without fans.

The Europeans are the defending Ryder Cup champions.

AUDIO: PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh told WFAN Radio in New York that discussions are ongoing :16

AUDIO: Seth Waugh said all events are important, but the Ryder Cup tops the list :22

43rd Ryder Cup stays put while golf schedule sees several other changes

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Whistling Straights

While there’s a number of changes ahead with regards to golf events, the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits will remain on the same dates, Sept. 25-27.  Other events weren’t quite as fortunate, facing changes due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The British Open has been canceled for 2020 and the other three men’s major championships have moved to late summer and fall.  The announcements came via news release issued jointly Monday by the world’s major golf organizations.

The PGA Championship, scheduled for May 14-17 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco will now be held August 6-9.  The U.S. Open, previously set for June 18-21 has been moved to Sept. 17-20 and will remain at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York.

The Masters Tournament has been moved to Nov. 12-15 at Augusta National Golf Club.

The Royal & Ancient decided to cancel the Open Championship in 2020 and will be played at Royal St. George’s in 2021.

The Ryder Cup will immediately follow the U.S. Open.  Madison’s Steve Stricker will captain the U.S. squad.

Stricker won’t get the chance to defend his U.S. Senior Open title.  The U.S. Golf Association canceled that championship for 2020.  Stricker won the 2019 U.S. Senior Open by six strokes at Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Indiana.

The U.S. Senior Women’s Open has also been cancelled.

Stricker to be named Ryder Cup Captain

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Steve Stricker

The PGA of America has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday morning at Fiserv Forum to announce what has been assumed for some time now.

According to Gary D’Amato of Wisconsin.Golf, Madison’s Steve Stricker will be announced as the captain of the 2020 United States Ryder Cup team.

Stricker has served as a Ryder Cup assistant captain and will now lead the U.S. squad at Whistling Straits near Kohler from Sept. 25-27, 2020.

The Ryder Cup, held every other year, has never taken place on Wisconsin soil.

The 51-year-old Stricker has won 12 PGA Tour events, as well as three PGA Tour Champions events.  Stricker never won a major, but he did finish second at the PGA Championship in 1998 and has 13 top-10 finishes in majors.

Stricker is widely respected by his peers in the world of golf but will be the first U.S. captain without a major championship.

Europe has won four of the last five Ryder Cups, including last year’s event in France.

 

Stricker picked to assist with U.S. Ryder Cup team

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Steve Stricker

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk has appointed Madison’s Steve Stricker as a vice captain for this years team on Tuesday.  Tiger Woods was also appointed a vice captain.  Davis Love III was selected to assist Furyk earlier.

Stricker will be a vice captain in the third straight Ryder Cup tournament.  It comes after he served as team captain at last falls Presidents Cup.

The Ryder Cup matches are the last week of September outside of Paris.

 

 

Stricker to serve as assistant captain for upcoming Presidents Cup

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Steve Stricker

Steve Stricker

Madison’s Steve Stricker will serve as an assistant captain on the U.S. squad for the upcoming Presidents Cup Oct. 6-11 in South Korea.

Jay Haas is the captain for the U.S. team.  He had already picked Fred Couples and Davis Love III as assistant captains and has now added Stricker.

Stricker played on the U.S. team five times, compiling a 14-10-0 record.  He also played on the U.S. Ryder Cup team three times.  He was an assistant on  the 2014 Ryder Cup squad under Tom Watson and many believe Stricker could lead the U.S. team in 2020 when the Ryder Cup comes to Whistling Straits.

The U.S. Presidents Cup team will be finalized on September 7.

North joins Ryder Cup effort

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U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson has selected television analyst and two-time U.S.

Andy North

Andy North

Open champion Andy North of Madison as a vice captain for next year’s Ryder Cup matches.

North won the 1978 and 1985 U.S. Opens and played on the U.S. Ryder Cup team that lost to Europe in 1985.

The Ryder Cup will be held in September 2014 in Gleneagles, Scotland.  The Europeans have won seven of the last nine Ryder Cups, including the last two in a row.

Stricker goes winless at Medinah

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Madison’s Steve Stricker and his early round playing partner Tiger Woods

Steve Stricker

both went winless at the 39th Ryder Cup as the U.S. fell apart on the final day to lose the Cup 14 1/2 to 13 1/2.  The Americans started the day with a 10-6 advantage and blew the lead.

Stricker lost three times with Tiger Woods as his partner and then lost his singles match on Sunday to Germany’s Martin Kaymer 1-up.  The 45-year-old Stricker was one of U.S. Captain Davis Love III’s four at-large picks.

The only American points on Sunday came from Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson and Jason Duffner.