“Split image of Ryder Cup: Rory McIlroy celebrating at Bethpage 2025 on the left, and a golden-hour view of Adare Manor golf course, host of the 2027 Ryder Cup, on the right.”
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Europe’s Ryder Cup Triumph at Bethpage – and the Road Ahead to 2027

Europe’s 2025 triumph at Bethpage sets the stage for Adare Manor 2027—Rory & Lowry’s heroics, Donald’s blueprint, U.S. reset, and what it all means.

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Editorial illustration: a red conference stage with a podium and bold headline about Labour conference taxes and tensions.
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LIVE from Liverpool: Labour’s Circus Tent

Labour’s big conference pitch turned into a circus: Reeves warning of “hard choices,” Starmer’s team softening up the country for tax rises, and Shabana Mahmood torching Farage’s migration plans as “much worse than racism.”

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Close-up of the Ryder Cup trophy glowing in moody lighting, symbolising Europe’s high-stakes team selection.
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Europe’s Ryder Cup Picks: A High-Variance PR Gamble"

Europe’s Ryder Cup picks look bold on paper — but with three volatile rookies, a nostalgia wildcard, and the Meronk snub, is this a future-proof masterstroke or a reckless gamble that leaves too much weight on the core four?

Ryder Cup Team Europe Selections Hot Take Luke Donald Ludvig Aberg Matt Fitzpatrick Tommy Fleetwood Tyrrell Hatton Rasmus Hojgaard Viktor Hovland Shane Lowry Robert Macintyre Rory Mcilroy Jon Rahm Justin Rose Sepp Straka Adrian Meronk
A herd of HOGS players shuffling off the tee, one leaning on his trolley like it’s a Zimmer frame.
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HOGS Medal QC13 — Walking Frames, Wartime Tales, and Double Digits

The HOGS creaked around Hadden Hill slower than dial-up internet. Roberts stole Div 2 with a nett 65, Vine edged Brown in Div 1, and Boxall’s epic 10 on the 13th deserves its own memorial plaque. "Somewhere in the chaos, Glyn Hall even made a 2. Miracles happen. "

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Jack Woolner didn’t just win the August Bank Holiday Stableford — he blew the field apart with 44 points. Click for full story...

Bank Holiday Mondays usually mean hangovers and half-hearted golf, but not this time. Jack Woolner ripped up the script with a jaw-dropping 44 points, leaving the rest of the field wondering if they’d accidentally entered a different sport. On a day when steady golf was enough for most, Jack turned the Stableford into his own PGA Tour qualifier

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