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FILE - In this Sunday, July 21, 2019 file photo Ireland's Shane Lowry holds and kisses the Claret Jug trophy on the 18th green as he poses for the crowd and media after winning the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The organizers of the British Open announced Monday April 6, 2020, that they have decided to cancel the event in 2020 due to the current Covid-19 pandemic and that the Championship will next be played at Royal St George's in 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

British canceled, Masters to November in major rescheduling

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken in Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France, on Sept. 30, 2018, Italy's Francesco Molinari holds up the trophy after European team won the 2018 Ryder Cup golf tournament. Molinari is a major champion, a Ryder Cup hero and the poster boy of this week’s Italian Open. His achievements have helped boost golf’s popularity as the country prepares to host the 2022 Ryder Cup on Rome’s outskirts _ an idea that would have been unthinkable two decades ago. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Road to 2022 Ryder Cup in Rome begins with Italian Open

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

File-This Nov. 1, 2018, file photo shows Graeme McDowell, of Northern Ireland, watching his drive off the 12th tee during the third round of the RSM Classic golf tournament in St. Simons Island, Ga. &quot;Getting my playing privileges was a huge goal this year. It's a goal I've never had before,&quot; McDowell said. &quot;When you're in the top 50 in the world and you're playing WGCs and majors, it's amazing how the points and money toward your playing privileges just kind of come automatically. But all of a sudden when you're grinding, when you're asking for invites like I've been doing this year, I felt like I had this monkey on my back that I couldn't shake off.&quot; (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

Another clutch 6-iron for McDowell leads to big win

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

File-This Sept. 28, 2016, file photo shows United States vice-captain Steve Stricker, left, holding a flag for United States’ Jordan Spieth and United States’ Patrick Reed during a practice round for the Ryder Cup golf tournament at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. Stricker called Reed before he was named Ryder Cup captain to clear the air. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Column: Steve Stricker quick to clear air with Patrick Reed

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Stricker appointed US captain for Ryder Cup in home state

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Bubba Watson reacts to his shot from the fourth fairway during the first round of the Tournament of Champions golf event, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Matt York)

A piece of shrapnel behind Bubba’s tears at the Ryder Cup

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2018, file photo, Europe's Ian Poulter celebrates after defeating Dustin Johnson of the United States during a singles match on the final day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. Poulter is in Hawaii to start the new year, part of a bizarre set of circumstances where winning caused him to add two tournaments to his schedule. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)

Poulter makes up for missing tournament in a big way

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Fleetwood: Team Europe was such a family at the Ryder Cup

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Europe's Rory McIlroy celebrates after holing a putt to halve the 5th during a fourball match on the second day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Europe finishes off dominant week to win back Ryder Cup

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Tiger Woods of the US reacts after missing a putt on the 8th green during a fourball match on the second day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Same ol’ story: Tiger takes another tumble at Ryder Cup

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Brooks Koepka of the US offers a golf glove to an unidentified injured woman after his ball hit her on the 6th hole during a fourball match on the opening day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Koepka shaken after bloodying fan’s head with tee shot

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

A view from the back of the grandstand overlooking the 1st tee on the third day of practice for the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. The grandstand seats nearly 7,000 people, the largest at any golf tournament. (AP Photo/John Leicester)

Opening tee shot at Ryder Cup has room for 7,000 to watch

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Europe team captain Thomas Bjorn speaks during the opening ceremony of the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. The 42nd Ryder Cup will be held in France from Sept. 28-30, 2018 at Le Golf National. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

RYDER CUP ‘18: Facts and figures for the 42nd matches

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Europe's Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose and Alex Noren, from left, walk off the 14th tee during a practice round at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, outside Paris, France, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. The 42nd Ryder Cup will be held in France from Sept. 28-30, 2018 at Le Golf National. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

‘Everyone loves Sergio’: Garcia proving worth at Ryder Cup

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Europe's Francesco Molinari smiles as he prepares for the European Ryder Cup team photo at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, outside Paris, France, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. The 42nd Ryder Cup will be held in France from Sept. 28-30, 2018 at Le Golf National. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Latest: US celebrity team beats Europeans at Ryder Cup

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Spectators watch above as Tiger Woods of the US plays from the 1st tee during practice at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, outside Paris, France, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. The 42nd Ryder Cup will be held in France from Sept. 28-30, 2018 at Le Golf National. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Happy times for Tiger Woods heading to a Ryder Cup

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Tiger Woods of the US leave the stage after answering questions during a press conference as part of the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. The 42nd Ryder Cup will be held in France from Sept. 28-30, 2018 at Le Golf National. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Johnny Miller puzzled by losing records of Woods, Mickelson

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Ryder Cup, Trivia Quiz

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 1997, file photo, United States Ryder Cup team player Phil Mickelson, left, and Tiger Woods, right, high-five after Mickelson's ball went in and out the hole on sixth during practice at the Valderrama golf course in southern Spain. In his 25 years of playing the Ryder Cup, Mickelson has had 55 teammates and 15 playing partners. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)

Mickelson gets a final try at winning Ryder Cup in Europe

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

FILE - These 2018 file photos show the members of the European Ryder Cup golf team. They are, top row from left, Paul Casey, Tommy Fleetwood, Sergio Garcia, Tyrrell Hatton, Rory McIlroy and Franceso Molinari. Bottom row, from left, Alex Noren, Thorbjorn Oleson, Ian Poulter, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson. (AP Photo/File)

Ryder Cup, European capsules

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press