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SEEN AND HEARD AT THE RYDER CUP

Inside Ryder Cup Putting Practice: The Drills and Training Aids Pros Actually Use

From one-handed block practice to putting gates, mirrors, string lines, and levels—here are the drills and putting training aids the U.S. and European teams used while preparing for the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.

Scenes From the Ryder Cup

A photographic look at one of golf’s most passionate events, hosted at The People’s Country Club—Bethpage Black.
The Quiet Certainty Behind Sam Burns’ Putting Stroke

What Sam Burns knows about putting that the rest of golf is still trying to learn.
If You’re Early, You’re Late—Chaos at the Ryder Cup’s Opening Morning

For the thousands who tried to beat the rush to Bethpage Black, the Ryder Cup’s opening morning offered a cruel twist on Vince Lombardi’s most famous rule.