Ryder Cup

It's hard to believe, but the Ryder Cup really wasn't that big of a deal before Spain's Severiano "Seve" Ballesteros showed up in the early 1980s. Until the swashbuckling Spaniard started playing, the U.S. was dominating and there was no rivalry. Ballesteros, who died in 2011 from brain cancer, was a fiery competitor who had an…

The USA Ryder Cup team recently announced its eight automatic qualifiers to tee up in Paris next month (September 26 to October 1).  PGA Championship and three-time major winner Brooks Koepka topped the points list. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson, Masters champion Patrick Reed, along with Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Webb Simpson…