Guest: Hank Gola, author, "Ryder Cup Rivals: the Fiercest Battles for Golf’s Holy Grail."
Description: Gola, a longtime sportswriter for the New York Daily News and New York Post, joins "Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori" to discuss this year's Ryder Cup, along with the event's history, contentious moments and characters at the heart of the bitter rivalry.
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Talking Points
▪️ Hank Gola on whether he was surprised that U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley did not pick himself with one of his six captain’s picks.
▪️ Memories of covering the "Battle at Brookline" in 1999.
▪️ Gola’s press conference question to Phil Mickelson following the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles that initiated a controversy over Tom Watson’s U.S. captaincy.
▪️ Memories of the Americans' 2012 meltdown at Medinah.
▪️ Significance of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
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