. >> jim furyk and justin rose and bubba watson and rickie fowler. >> rickie fowler is the american rory mcilroy. he is very similar character. it is just wonderful to be around him. he has an infectious you know, spirit. mischievousness to him that you love. again, wise beyond his years. >> do you think if you had practiced more and done every possible thing to be great, much admiration, had worked hard and the right work ethic and write practice habits and a great coach, you could have been a top 10? >> no. >> what is the difference? >> i never had the desire to accept the responsibility that comes with being great. you have to want to be in a place where you know you will be exquisitely uncomfortable. there's a conference in mediocrity. i am not saying i was mediocre to stop i played decently. and make a living to play golf, you have to be pretty good. i was able to keep my head below that level and people do not expect that much of me. i felt like i served a 20 year apprenticeship to qualify for the job. >> would you like to do more commenting on international events? and be part of

when you talk about rory mcilroy and rickie fowler and phil mickelson and henrik stenson coming downch and making a prime time viewing spectacle, we feel good about the game. we feel good about viewership and i think we are headed in a solid direction. certainly, golf is a challenges but it's a resilient game. >> viewership is skewing older than other sports. how do you get younger people to get attracted to golf and watch the game and play the game? >> certainly for us, art of our mission is to grow the game and want to serve our members and grow the game. bringing kids into the game is of paramount importance. the development issues we are proud of and bullish about is our pga junior lee golf. this is a team-based approach to bring boys and girls club to the game 13 years and younger. we just named rory mcilroy as our global ambassador of this program. it's in its early stages but the growth from year to year has been enormous. to see the boys and girls around the country get involved in golf and have young superstars like rickie fowler and rory mcilroy, golf is a great game and it

on the tee, representing the united states of america, rickie fowler. >> rickie fowler, just 25 years21-year-old and a 24-year-old are in the first two matches ahead of him. he's played in every session so far. and will make it five. played a team session with jimmy walker, going 0-1it

on the tee, representing the united states of america, rickie fowler. >> rickie fowler, just 25 yearsd. a 21-year-old and a 24-year-old are in the first two matches ahead of him. he's played in every session so far. and will make it five. played a team session with jimmy walker, going 0-1 with tee

. >> rickie fowler is the american rory mcelroy. he's a very similar character. you know, it's just wonderful to be around him. he has an infectious, you know, spirit that-- a mischievousness to him that you love. and, again, wise beyond his years. >> rose: do you think if you had practiced more, had done every possible thing to be great, had major body specimen of much admiration, had worked hard, had the right work ethic, had the right practice habit, had a great couch, that you could have been a top 10 golfer? >> no. >> rose: really. >> no, i don't. >> rose: what's the difference, because you don't have some what? >> yeah, i never had the desire to accept the responsibility that comes with being great. you have to want to be in a place where you know you're going to be exquisitely uncomfortable, and i-- there's a comfort in mediocrity, and, you know, i'm not saying that i was mediocre. >> rose: you weren't. >> i played decently and to make a living playing golf you have to be pretty good at it, and i did it for 20 years. but i wa

retain the ryder cup title and one mcilroy gave the perfect start in scotland and beating usa ricky fowler 4 and it continued when mc-doyle took a bite of u.s. hopes of a final day come back and won his match against jordan spies 2-1. germany martin chipped in to beat bubba watson and getting closer to victory. [cheers] it was left to ryder rookie to go to the winning target of 14 1/2 points. [cheers] the game was finally out for the u.s. team and their captain tom watson. >> it's icing on the cake of what has been a very special summer for me to win back to back majors, open championship and pga and then to be a part of this fantastic team and led by a wonderful captain, you know, i couldn't have asked for the summer to end any better. >> our team is -- wasn't up to winning this week as far as the european team was. they played better golf than we did and the bottom line is that the results spoke of that. >> reporter: europe eventually wrapping up victory by 16 1/2-11 1/2 points. the u.s. once again having to cope with that losing feeling, europe has now claimed eight of the last ten ryde

and world number one rory mcilroy gave his team the perfect start leaving ricky fowler 5 and 4. europe's mack attack continued. he won his match against jordan 2-1. germany's martin caymer chipped closer the european victory. the game was finally out for the u.s. team and captain tom watson. >> despite what has been a very special summer to win bac back-to-back majors, then the pga, and then to be a part of this fantastic team led by a wonderful captain. i couldn't have asked for the summer to end any better. >> unfortunately, we have strayed from a winning formula for the last three rider cups, and we need to consider getting back to that formula that helped us to play our best. >> europe wrapping up victory by 16.5 to 11.5 points. the u.s. once again having to cope with that losing feeling. europe had now claimed eight of the last rider cups. al jazeera. >> japan opened with the men's number 2 seed. it looks to be going well. and winning in the first set. and then on the second, a strong come back. leveling the match and breaking, holding his nerve to win the victory. his firs

as american got a quick thigh royal the the to ricky fowler and jimmy the he will drink ape.one down on six- fowler had this tush. not even towel. kwraoupt pens close out the match. he drains it for team europe. wins the match 3-2 and the afternoon session 3-1/2 to a half lead after one 5-3. there you go. looks like the ewe rows are under way again, that is a porting league for a oakland a east. because after all they did have a great first half it's all about how you fin i think. but just enough left in the tank. they're smoking with a 53 buick right now. >> they're sputtering to get there. >> yeah. they had the best record for this part of the season. >> you still don't what the. >> one game winner take all. >> that's it. we're moving on. >> thank you for choose, k it shall -r sr-rg u i know ewe had to look it up online. thanks for joaning us. have a weekend. >> good night. female announcer: save up to 35% on a huge selection of clearance mattresses. get two years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. sleep train's inventory clearance sale is on now! ♪ your ticket to a b

the german will play rickie fowler and jimmy walker.rica hasn't won on european soil oin 21 years. >> you might say the next 72 hours are a date with destiny. for the 24 players before you. they have all worked hard to achieve their own level of destiny. in many ways this is their own crowning moment. this is the week every two years where these men seated before you come together to play not for themselves but as one. >> from england. >> ian has a 15-3 record for europe, and won all four of his matches in 2012, stephen gallagher will take on jordan speaks, and patrick reid. i am very proud of that, very proud of my record, and that i have put rah lot of flu on the board, i am passionate as a team player. >> his previous partner watson will hit the first tee of the event, when it starts at 8:30 gmt on friday. richard pare, al jazeera. >> now, the leaders of world football governing body have been meeting for the start of fifa's executive committee meeting. many big togethers, but uh it is the one that is missing that is causing most of

trailing ricky fowler and jimmy walker by 2 on 17, mcilroy sang the long one. no.eme mcdowell huge at 16. they beat mickelson and bradley. u.s. leads. first to 4.5 points wins the cup. >> i said they are disappointed. sure they're disappoint. they didn't get it done. but they have been disappointed before. these guys are all great players. they can get it done. and again, i believe in them and they believe in themselves. and this is -- this is just the 2nd quarter of the ballgame. >> yeah. they roll on top. baseball, revenge for the 1988 world series, you be the judge. >>> former a's manager tony la russa now the arizona diamondbacks boss relieved kurt gibson of his duties as d back skipper. a's fans will never forget gibson's game one world series homer off dennis eckersley. that was his career moment. as diamondbacks manager this season, not so good. 63-96 record. worst record in the bigs by three games. the move by la russa came roughly 24 hours after hiring dave stewart his former ace in oakland as general manager. that homer in '88 cost stewart the game one wi

well, which is martin kaymer with thomas bjorn, the dane, and they are playing y ining jimmy and rickie fowler the players that have really impressed everybody here are the two young americans, jordan spieth and patrick reid. they are now five up, playing against ian poulter, who is supposed to be the big player for the europe team. he's playing alongside a rookie steven gallagher from scotland. they haven't been playing well and the americans have been absolutely fantastic. the youngest american pairing in ryder cup history storming through. they're five up. they've only got a few holes left, so that match probably will finish quite soon, and then the big box office game is between rory mcilroy and sergio garcia against phil mickelson and keegan bradley. that was looking like it was going to be incredibly close, but the americans are now two up in that. so the leaderboard is mixed, it's split. half blue, half red at the moment, and it is looking like being an excellent first day. this is the four balls competition. this afternoon, we will have the foursomes competition. at the moment, it's wh

. >> for america, rickie fowler. >> they are the same age. >> he's a phenomenal talent.atic this week. and he has usa etched into his head. they really need character to bring their teams to the front dan lead. lead.o the front and >> they're hoping at their age they can help more younger people getting gauged with golf. his aer woods has lost game and off the field. these two guys off the field they are good and on the field they are really good. >> how does golf stack up into lowering and bets? has its lost its pecking order? >> the media gives it such a big profile. guyshe big bettors but the in the grand national might come on the ryder cup because it gives them a little bit of interest. they're going to be wanting the ones in europe to win and they will have bets on it as well. you think the pairing of golf and business stand the test of time? we were discussing whether you could have discussions about business on a bike together, business colleagues, customers. historically, they've been fought on the golf course but now there are so many sports vying for attention

rickie fowler picked usa, he grinded it into his hair cut.s don't dislike each other enough to get the rivalry going, but the fans do, and once it start us and look at team mate, you are pulling for each other. and golf longs to have, it's a lonely sport, they long to feel like they belong to the team. stuart: update on the score, 3 1/2 to 2 1/2. come back, in john, europe, 3 1/2, the yanks 2 1/2. what do you make of that? >> well, it's early, there's a lot of golf left, but certainly the americans got off to a good start today, then this afternoon, because it's played in scotland so this afternoon, they're struggling a little bit. stuart: well, it's going to remain part of the united kingdom. pleased to hear scotland is hosting the ryder cup. strong opinion kilmeade, go. >> four of the top players in the world are from europe. that's the problem. stuart: that's a problem? >> the first time as underdogs, see if they can rally and make it happen. why golf is not in the olympics, i don't know. it's made for the olympics. stuart: it's going into

kids like rickie fowler. the guy shaved usa into his head. tually have a better overall average ranking. there's rickie in the team usa right there. they might ride that underdog wave to a win, yes. first since 2008. >> he's one of golf's great hopes, obviously. there's a few of them that are going to be over there. now, it's in scotland. >> at glen eagles. >> i'm going to go check -- >> are we allowed to say where you are? >> i like to go and actually find things. i don't just report from afar. you know what i mean? >> you're the man on the street. >> i'm going over to scotland on this monday just to check out the courses and to compete. >> you will hate glen eagles. >> no. i'm going to dunn hill links. >> this is all going to be broadcast live. >> you'll be able to watch. >> this will be broadcast. >> i'll be tuning in. this is the first time a european ryder cup is broadcast live. you can watch it all. it starts at 2:30 in the morning on friday morning, but you can get up early. but you can get up at 6:00 or 7:00 and watch it over your coff