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Woosnam wins captains' prize

Tue, September 26th 2006: 2006 Ryder Cup: Philip Reid on how the week's unfolding dramas impinged on the reputations of the two captains.» Read more

Magical memories filed away as next business beckons

Tue, September 26th 2006: John O'Sullivan talks to Darren Clarke about one of the most demanding weeks of his life.» Read more

Next venue ravaged by floods and tornadoes

Tue, September 26th 2006: 2006 Ryder Cup/American View: The next Ryder Cup won't be played until 2008 at Valhalla. That gives us two years to work on annexing Fiji.» Read more

Ireland looking to Ryder Cup legacy

Tue, September 26th 2006: How do you follow that? Quite simply, you don't.» Read more

Kitson buoyant after the storm

Tue, September 26th 2006: The European Tour's staging director for the Ryder Cup, Edward Kitson, is due a few nights' good sleep to make up for the deprivation of last week. It would be an onerous task to mastermind the staging of the Ryder Cup in clement weather let alone when a mini-hurricane and torrential rain threaten to sweep away the best-laid plans.» Read more

American Media Reaction to Ryder Cup loss

Tue, September 26th 2006: "We have entered into the realm of embarrassment and humiliation. The US has lost five of the last six Ryder Cup competitions, and it could easily have been seven of eight . . .» Read more

Best and Worst of the Ryder Cup

Tue, September 26th 2006: Top shot: It's hard to differentiate between the two holes-in-one from Paul Casey and Scott Verplank. The Englishman probably shades the issue because his four-iron to the 213-yard 14th was the perfect way to embellish a five and four victory.» Read more

Europe's triumph on and off fairways

Mon, September 25th 2006: Ryder Cup: If there are occasions when the golfing gods choose to mock, this 36th Ryder Cup, the first to be held on Irish soil, was not one of them.» Read more

Miserable meltdown for the US

Mon, September 25th 2006: American View: When Tiger Woods' nine-iron slipped from the grasp of caddie Steve Williams and sank to the bottom of the lake fronting the seventh green yesterday, Tiger should have asked the match referee for time, summoned one of his team-mates from elsewhere on the course, and ordered him to strip down and dive for the club.» Read more

Friend, foe and fan hold Clarke in fond embrace

Mon, September 25th 2006: Ryder Cup: The ropes came down and for the first time the fans broke free and flooded up the 16th fairway to where Darren Clarke stood over what would be his last putt of this Ryder Cup.» Read more

Montgomerie was asked to lead Europe's charge for good reason

Mon, September 25th 2006: After the European players had bubble-blasted each other with gallons of champagne on the 18th tee, they straggled slowly through the crowd and back to the sanctuary of the clubhouse.» Read more

Johnson proves his worth on debut

Mon, September 25th 2006: Saturday morning fourballs: John O'Sullivan looks back at Saturday's play and the impression Zach Johnson made for the US.» Read more

Casey ace trumps afternoon of heroics

Mon, September 25th 2006: Saturday afternoon foursomes: Philip Reid on a four-iron shot that reverberated around Straffan and will echo in Ryder Cup lore.» Read more

High decibel levels inspire

Mon, September 25th 2006: The crowds: It was The K Club's Colosseum. The snaking walkway from the putting green, through the car park eventually opened out to the first tee on the Palmer course, an arena enclosed on three sides by stands that climbed high into a leaden Kildare skyline. Forget the torrential rain, the pageantry, colour and noise was never going to be compromised.» Read more

Unique fans and ambience create new beautiful game

Mon, September 25th 2006: Caddie's View: They used to call the big round-balled game "the beautiful game". Well, there was only one beautiful game this week in Ireland and that was golf. Europe enjoyed an emphatic victory and I suppose it is easy to get on the Ryder Cup euphoria wagon, but the fact is the Europeans played the most beautiful golf.» Read more

High-flyers splash out on finale

Mon, September 25th 2006: Ryder View: Tom Humphries observes the merriment as Europe's winning team let their hair down with a vengeance to celebrate their victory at the K Club.» Read more

Top US scorer makes his point

Mon, September 25th 2006: Tiger Woods: Tiger Woods was back doing what he does best, playing his own golf ball, and on a humiliating final day for the Tom Lehman's charges, his ability to put red on a board which was a sea of blue was one of the very few high points for the Americans.» Read more

Sunday Speak ... What they said

Mon, September 25th 2006: McGinley, the record breaker "I've got to say this is the pinnacle. It's the proudest moment of my life. It was a great victory margin again but I'll be having a word with Paul (McGinley) later about that." - Captain Ian Woosnam expressing his delight but quick to add a jibe for if McGinley hadn't been so gracious and offered JJ Henry a halved match it would have been a record margin.» Read more

Saturday speak ... what they said

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Tiger sees the funny side of it

Mon, September 25th 2006: There's many a time when a professional golfer ends up a club short but it's normally golf-speak for not hitting the correct iron, rather than as was the case on the seventh hole at The K Club yesterday, the predicament in which Tiger Woods found himself.» Read more