The duel of the sons

JACK NICKLAUS

For most of the 58 years prior to the 1985 Ryder Cup, the event had been an overwhelmingly one-sided affair. But three days at The Belfry that September changed the momentum of the event forever

Not long ago, JJ Spaun was considering giving up professional golf. Now, he’s a Major Champion set to make a Ryder Cup debut at 35 years of age

Rory McIlroy is Europe’s top-ranked player heading into the Ryder Cup. Can he be a talisman once again, and has he now established himself as the best male player the continent has ever produced?

Golf Monthly editor Neil Tappin sits down with Luke Donald, the 2025 European Ryder Cup captain, to discuss this year’s contest in New York and how things might differ away from home

This article first appeared in Golf World and was written by the late, great Dale Concannon