{"id":293861,"date":"2023-09-24T23:35:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T23:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293861"},"modified":"2023-09-24T23:35:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T23:35:43","slug":"american-nba-legend-michael-jordan-tipping-europe-for-ryder-cup-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/golf\/american-nba-legend-michael-jordan-tipping-europe-for-ryder-cup-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"American NBA legend Michael Jordan tipping Europe for Ryder Cup glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>American NBA legend Michael Jordan tipping Europe for Ryder Cup glory in Rome &#8211; but golf fan will miss tournament for first time since 1997<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Europe captain Luke Donald and Michael Jordan have been friends for years\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jordan will not be present in Rome \u2014 first Ryder Cup he has missed since 1997\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Luke Donald <span>sat down for dinner with Michael Jordan a few weeks ago. That is no great surprise, because they have been close friends for years, but the words spoken about the Ryder Cup were less expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2018He tipped Europe to win,\u2019 Donald said. \u2018That&#8217;s what he told me but maybe don&#8217;t tell the Americans that. Take whatever you want out of that one.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A pinch of salt, maybe, because no figure has stood as a more visible cheerleader for the US at the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n<p>As it happens, Donald disclosed that Jordan has informed him he will not be present at Marco Simone in Rome this week \u2013 the first Cup he has missed since 1997. In an arena so inclined towards symbolism that the European class of 2014 filled tanks in their team room with gold and blue fish, it might even be perceived as an early hole in favour of the home team.<\/p>\n<p>Clutching at straws, perhaps, but the links between Jordan and Donald are interesting. They might chime as an unusual couple, but they have been confidants for over a decade and live on the same street in a gated community in Jupiter, Florida. At the heart of it are shared traits, because Donald didn\u2019t get to world No 1 in an era of bigger hitters by accident.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/20\/75786525-0-image-a-78_1695583087543.jpg\" height=\"727\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Europe captain Luke Donald (L) and\u00a0Michael Jordan (R) have been close friends for years<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/20\/75786513-0-image-a-77_1695583067512.jpg\" height=\"392\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Golf fan Jordan will not be present in Rome \u2014 the first Ryder Cup he has missed since 1997<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You need some ruthlessness,\u2019 Donald said, but it is the depth of his Cup obsession that has been so conspicuous throughout this strangest of cycles, which started with him being snubbed for the captaincy in favour of Henrik Stenson, before LIV turned the Swede\u2019s head and created an opening.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I was disappointed not to get it first time,\u2019 he said. \u2018There was a lot of talk in the media that I was probably the favourite and I didn&#8217;t get it but that&#8217;s water under the bridge. I got given the second opportunity and I plan to make the most of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ve said it many times &#8211; I had a pretty solid individual career. But the moments I got to share with those team-mates and in Ryder Cups (where he won all four he contested), stick with you longer. You remember those more because of that shared culture and you get to share it with each other. This would this would be the greatest moment in my career.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>His task since taking the position has been a formidable \u2013 aside from dealing with the political soap opera of his sport, the loss at Whistling Straits in 2021 was inflicted with a record margin. The US appear stronger on paper this time as well, but as ever the question is whether home advantage and a good captain can bridge the gap.<\/p>\n<p>In the sense of the latter, there is persistent line of thought that it is the most overblown role in sport, but Donald has at least approached it with the utmost seriousness. His frequent criss-crossing of the Atlantic to monitor his players has been a glaring contrast to his US counterpart, Zach Johnson, who had the option to call on LIV golfers but admitted in May that he wasn\u2019t even watching them on television.<\/p>\n<p>Donald has seeming been more diligent, with a deliberate attempt to emulate the detail-focused, inclusive style of Bernhard Langer, the same captain who gave him his debut in 2004. \u2018I took a lot from him,\u2019 said Donald. \u2018Across the past 14 months I have woken up often in the night with a lot of thoughts, writing things down, stuff I am I remembering. He did an amazing job.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think we all felt very comfortable and going back to my captaincy, that clarity, that consistency is really important, and knowing that you don&#8217;t know everything and you can learn off other people.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the Cup is famous for captains who apparently leave no stone unturned, only to get clobbered with rocks in defeat. Donald\u2019s team has a brilliant top order of Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland, and the excitement factor of Ludvig Aberg, but the length of its tail makes the US favourites. Donald is happy for Johnson to carry that pressure as they chase a first away win since 1993.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have some superstars,\u2019 he said. \u2018We have a great core of great players and then we have some young guys and anything&#8217;s possible with these guys. But we&#8217;re coming off the worst loss we&#8217;ve ever had and the Americans are going to be betting favourites.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We will never underestimate the Americans. They are very strong and they have some great partnerships. Our hands are full, but I certainly feel pretty good about our team.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-12555595\/American-NBA-legend-Michael-Jordan-tipping-Europe-Ryder-Cup-glory-Rome-golf-fan-miss-tournament-time-1997.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American NBA legend Michael Jordan tipping Europe for Ryder Cup glory in Rome &#8211; but golf fan will miss tournament <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>American NBA legend Michael Jordan tipping Europe for Ryder Cup glory - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/golf\/american-nba-legend-michael-jordan-tipping-europe-for-ryder-cup-glory\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"American NBA legend Michael Jordan tipping Europe for Ryder Cup glory - Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"American NBA legend Michael Jordan tipping Europe for Ryder Cup glory in Rome &#8211; 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