In golf, it doesn’t get much bigger than this.
It’s the Ryder Cup — 24 players, two captains,10 vice-captains and a whole lot of history. Over its 94-year history, the famous competition has bubbled and grown to become the pinnacle of team golf, pitting the best in the world against one another. The fervor around the 2021 edition has only been heightened by the year delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But now, with a full crowd expected at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, US, Team USA captain Steve Stricker says his players must let the crowd «energize» them. «Let them pick you up. I know there’s ticket holders from every state in our country that’s going to be here,» Stricker said during a press conference. «It’s not just Wisconsin but the whole country is showing up. It’s been a long time waiting and everybody is excited to get this thing going.» Team Europe captain Padraig Harrington is just happy fans are back at all. «If there was 40,000 U.
