Rory McIlroy. Photo: Darren Carroll
The ultimate Ryder Cup grudge match is at hand. This will be a renewal like no other. A lot of European fans will hope our golfers wipe the smile off Donald Trump’s face. They’d love to see him sickened.
Golf is the sporting epitome of Trump’s America. The great US golf sportswriter John Feinstein noted a couple of decades ago that American golfers absorbed hardcore political conservatism from the country club milieu where they learned the game.