Rome’s Unexpected Ryder Cup Headliner

It’s approaching 7pm under a setting sun at the Marco Simone golf course, and there are only a handful of shots to be played until the culmination of day two at the Ryder Cup. Despite it being an hour’s trek back into central Rome, most of the 45,000 in attendance are staying put — and it’s not because Vernon Kay is DJ’ing afterwards. They’re thronging around the 18th green in crowds 10-deep because they sense a moment. After a day and a half of European dominance, the Americans are finally fighting back. Patrick Cantlay has endured the bird from the crowd all day, thousands jauntily waving their caps at him in response to his refusal to wear his own, a gesture some interpreted as an act of defiance over not being paid to represent his country. <a href="https://ajameswriter.medium.com/romes-unexpected-ryder-cup-headliner-8d646fafaf9f">Read More</a>