US EditionA Ryder Cup that Has the Attention of Michael Jordan, Donald Trump
- Luke Donald is captaining Team Europe at the 2025 Ryder Cup this week at Bethpage Black against the United States.
- Donald has formed a longstanding friendship with basketball legend Michael Jordan, who frequently attends Ryder Cups and is expected to support Team USA this week.
- During the early 2000s, near the conclusion of his college years, Donald had the opportunity to join Jordan for rounds of golf while in Chicago, through which he gained valuable insights into Jordan’s leadership and team principles.
- Donald remarked that while a group may consist of talented individuals, they don’t necessarily function as a true championship team, highlighting Jordan’s belief in the essential role of surrounding oneself with supportive teammates and the power of working together.
- Donald uses insights from his friendship with Jordan to guide Europe’s team approach, aiming to replicate their 2023 victory on US soil despite Jordan not offering specific advice this time.
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The Ryder Cup, which starts Friday in New York, gets hot. Europe's captain Luke Donald even had his men train with VR glasses to simulate the expected gejohle and the insults of the fans. The Englishman said: "The energy and the mood will be very alive. Donald Trump's presence will reinforce this. "The US president's visit is a nightmare for the organizers: "It's the most difficult thing we have to deal with."
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Staten Island AdvanceA Ryder Cup that has the attention of Michael Jordan, Donald Trump
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Long before Luke Donald was Europe’s captain at the Ryder Cup, he was an amateur golfer at Northwestern University in the late 1990s and early 2000s. That time in the Chicago area overlapped with the tail end of Michael Jordan’s heyday winning six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls.
European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald — the former Northwestern golfer — gets advice from Michael Jordan
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Long before Luke Donald was Europe’s Ryder Cup captain, he was an amateur golfer at Northwestern in the late 1990s and early 2000s. That time in the Chicago area overlapped with the tail end of Michael Jordan’s heyday of winning six NBA titles with the Bulls. Jordan liked to play golf, and the two became friends and remain so, now living nearby each other in Florida. Donald hasn’t let that connection go to waste. “Michael is …
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Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald asks friend Michael Jordan for some advice
European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald sparked up a friendship years ago with Michael Jordan when both were in Chicago. They remain friends to this day.
How Europe’s Ryder Cup captain is taking inspiration from Michael Jordan ahead of golf’s biggest test
BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- Keegan Bradley has a well-known friendship with Michael Jordan, but the U.S. Ryder Cup captain won't be the only one leaning on lessons he has learned from the GOAT this week at Bethpage Black.
Michael Jordan’s quiet influence on European Ryder Cup team: ‘Pick his brain’
Luke Donald knows that NBA legend Michael Jordan will likely don Team USA attire this weekend during the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t influenced Donald — and by extension the Team Europe group he’s captaining again — previously.
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