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Jordan Spieth doesn’t echo Tiger Woods, prefers Ryder Cup win to big payday
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“Jordan Spieth on Tuesday declared he would rather be a winner at next week’s Ryder Cup than claim the $11.4 million (£8.7 million) on offer here at the Tour Championship.
“The world No 4’s comment inevitably invoked memories of Tiger Woods’s famous statement, at the WGC event in 2002, when asked if he would prefer to win that title or the following week’s Ryder Cup at the Belfry. Woods could think of ‘a million reasons’ why he would rather prevail in the individual tournament.”
The European caddie rooting for U.S. Ryder Cup win
Ricky Elliott always hoped he could be in the Ryder Cup, the dream of any aspiring golfer from Portrush in Northern Ireland. He finally got there as a caddie, which is not unusual.
Except that he'll be working for the other team.
Doug Ferguson of the Associated Press with the story on Elliott, who caddies for U.S. Ryder Cup team member Brooks Koepka.
Meet the man behind Gary Player's empire: His son
“Nearly every professional athlete has a manager. But Gary Player, the legendary South African golfer, has a somewhat unique situation: his longtime manager, and the executive in charge of his business ventures, is his son, Marc.
“After getting into sports marketing when he was young, Marc Player didn’t expect to eventually end up with a single client—his dad—but it has worked swimmingly: Black Knight International, the umbrella company housing Player’s businesses, includes a golf course design firm, a real estate development business, merchandise and apparel, an invitational tournament series, and a charitable foundation. Marc runs the company and serves his dad in a role that melds manager, agent, and promoter.”