{"id":292217,"date":"2023-09-23T22:36:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T22:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=292217"},"modified":"2023-09-23T22:36:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T22:36:42","slug":"danny-murphy-jamie-donaldson-says-the-ryder-cup-tests-the-emotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/golf\/danny-murphy-jamie-donaldson-says-the-ryder-cup-tests-the-emotions\/","title":{"rendered":"DANNY MURPHY:\u00a0Jamie Donaldson says the Ryder Cup tests the emotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>DANNY MURPHY:\u00a0Jamie Donaldson, who struck the winning Ryder Cup shot in 2014, reveals why it tests the emotions like nothing else in sport &#8211; with fears of slicing his tee shot into Nick Faldo&#8217;s tea!<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Jamie Donaldson reveals the Ryder Cup tests the emotions unlike anything else<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>He struck the winning shot in 2014 &#8211; and is also happy to talk about football too<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>I&#8217;ve scheduled my work commitments to watch as much of this year as I can<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There has always been crossover appeal between golf and football. After initially considering golf \u2018too posh\u2019 for a council estate lad from Chester, I love the sport and have organised my work to catch as much of the Ryder Cup as I can when it starts on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Donaldson, who memorably scored the winning point for Europe at Gleneagles in 2014, is a keen football fan as many tour professionals are.<\/p>\n<p>Like me, he was given the honour of being a Liverpool fan as a family heirloom. His kids have followed. \u2018I said they can support whoever they like, but what are they going to eat and where are they going to sleep?\u2019 he quips. It is a sportsman\u2019s sense of humour that I appreciate.<\/p>\n<p>Donaldson was not born with a silver spoon. He only became a scratch golfer at 18 and was pushing 40 when he made the team to face the Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did he win two foursomes alongside Lee Westwood, his singles victory against Keegan Bradley sealed the deal for Europe, with the winning approach from 150 yards into the 15th the shot of the year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/22\/75766589-12553319-Jamie_Donaldson_L_was_happy_to_talk_about_the_enormous_buzz_of_t-a-22_1695505628505.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jamie Donaldson (L) was happy to talk about the &#8216;enormous buzz&#8217; of the Ryder Cup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/20\/75766603-12553319-image-m-75_1695498534572.jpg\" height=\"468\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He struck the winning shot to secure the Ryder Cup for Europe back in 2014 at Gleneagles<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Ryder Cup is just an enormous buzz. It\u2019s something I always dreamed of. Nothing beats it \u2014 not even the Majors,\u2019 says Donaldson. \u2018It defined my career. Even now, if I have a bad round, someone will shout \u201cThanks for winning the Ryder Cup\u201d. It happens all the time and I\u2019m grateful.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was surreal being there. Jose Maria Olazabal was one of the vice-captains. I\u2019d grown up watching him and Seve Ballesteros. Ollie would be chatting to me in the team room and I\u2019d have to pinch myself and think \u201cIs this really happening?\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Playing with Lee helped me. He was very chilled. I was taken aback when 20,000 fans turned up for practice day, Lee would just stroll on to the green and tell me, \u201cIt\u2019s only a game of golf\u201d. Even so, the emotions you feel are incomparable to any other event. Going out, you\u2019re half bricking it but also pumped by this incredible adrenalin. Ready to go to war.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We had this huge inspirational picture of Seve, full glare, virtually commanding us. It was like rocket fuel for us to go and get the job done.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018On the first tee for my singles against Keegan, I could see the TV commentary box, on the far side but not too far away. Nick Faldo was in there and I had this terrible image of slicing my ball through the window and it landing in his cup of tea! Thankfully, I pulled myself together and split the fairway.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>I have known some Liverpool players who initially preferred away games because of the weight of expectation from the fans at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>Donaldson is more like me, using that massive support as motivation. I am sure it will be like that for the Europeans this time in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I loved being part of a dressing room,\u2019 he says. \u2018Guys like Rory [McIlroy], Sergio Garcia and Henrik Stenson were rivals most of the time. To have their support on your side was amazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Ian Poulter was in charge of the tunes. We\u2019d be jumping about, dancing, running into each other. Just spending the evenings together with the other players was different to the norm. There were also competitive table tennis matches, some involving the families. I remember one mixed doubles, me and my wife against [vice-captain] Padraig Harrington and his wife, Chrissy. It got so serious I tried to give my wife a lesson on spinning the ball to counteract Chrissy!\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/20\/75766587-12553319-image-a-76_1695498612008.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Donaldson laughs that he probably celebrated least of anyone, despite a highlight wedge shot<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/21\/75767189-12553319-image-a-77_1695499961300.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Captain Paul McGinley insisted that his players should concentrate solely on winning points<\/p>\n<p>Europe won 16.5 to 11.5 and Donaldson\u2019s decisive wedge shot is included in every highlights reel shown of the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n<p>He laughs that he probably celebrated least of anyone. \u2018Our captain Paul McGinley drummed into us to forget all the hype and concentrate solely on winning the next point,\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When I hit that shot, I didn\u2019t know exactly how close to the hole it was, so I was still focusing in case I needed to make the putt. Paul was jumping on my back and I\u2019m like \u201cWhat are you doing!\u201d The US captain Tom Watson even offered me a handshake but I still wasn\u2019t sure.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When I got nearer the hole and it was only inches away and the Americans conceded, it was crazy. I celebrated for two weeks but if I\u2019d known a few minutes earlier I\u2019d hit the winning shot, I\u2019d have been doing cartwheels on the fairway.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Two of Donaldson\u2019s 2014 team-mates, McIlroy and Justin Rose, are in Luke Donald\u2019s team this time. There are also two American survivors from nine years ago, Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler.<\/p>\n<p>Donaldson is a massive Ryder Cup fan as well as former player. \u2018I remember having the car radio on driving to the Alfred Dunhill when we won in Medinah. I was winding the window down and shouting at the sheep in excitement.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He is getting more optimistic about Europe\u2019s chances the closer we get. \u2018Three months ago, I feared a drubbing but it\u2019s very close now, maybe even edging to us,\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We used to have a big advantage over America in terms of team camaraderie. That\u2019s changed a bit, but I still believe it\u2019s a risk for them to pick someone like Justin Thomas over Dustin Johnson, because he\u2019s popular with the other players and good in the team room.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018JT hasn\u2019t been in good form. He is capable of turning it around but there is nothing worse if you are out of sorts than to go to a Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Brooks Koepka is probably the American I\u2019d least like to face in singles \u2014 he is a real tough competitor. But we have some standouts too.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Normally, you\u2019d have your aggressive ball-strikers for fourballs and consistent players for foursomes. But guys like Rory, Jon Rahm and Victor Hovland are that good, you put them in whenever you can.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s best to have a rookie with an experienced player, just how Paul paired Lee and myself at Gleneagles. I don\u2019t see any issue with putting a rookie in on the first day. See how they go, if they win and have momentum, then play them again. If they look a bit overwhelmed, hold them back for the singles. Everyone is talking about the new kid, Ludvig Aberg. I played in Switzerland recently when he won his first tournament and I don\u2019t think there is anyone striking the ball as well as him at the moment in the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/21\/75767205-12553319-image-a-78_1695500031204.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Donaldson would least like to play Brooks Koepka because he is a &#8216;fierce competitor&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/22\/75767239-12553319-US_captain_Zach_Johnson_is_a_gentleman_who_was_in_the_side_beate-a-23_1695505628542.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>US captain Zach Johnson is a gentleman who was in the side beaten by Europe nine years ago\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The compression he gets on the ball with his swing \u2014 he barely leaves a divot. Tiger Woods was like that in his prime.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The American captain Zach Johnson was part of the beaten side nine years ago and Donaldson considers him a gentleman.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The European crowds are passionate but don\u2019t cross the line. I never played a Ryder Cup in America but I\u2019m sure all the whooping and hollering would be used by our boys as an inspiration. If my opponent made a putt, I headed to the next hole so I wouldn\u2019t have to hear the celebrations.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Donaldson is nearly 48 now and still on the European Tour with more ambitions. He says: \u2018The 2014 Ryder Cup wasn\u2019t the end for me. I still want to play well but it\u2019s nice to know I\u2019ve achieved something in the sport that won\u2019t be forgotten. Now it\u2019s the time for this team to go out and make their own memories. I think they can.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-12553319\/DANNY-MURPHY-Jamie-Donaldson-struck-winning-Ryder-Cup-shot-2014-reveals-tests-emotions-like-sport-fears-slicing-tee-shot-Nick-Faldos-cup-tea.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DANNY MURPHY:\u00a0Jamie Donaldson, who struck the winning Ryder Cup shot in 2014, reveals why it tests the emotions like nothing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292216,"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>DANNY MURPHY:\u00a0Jamie Donaldson says the Ryder Cup tests the emotions - All My Sports News<\/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:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/golf\/danny-murphy-jamie-donaldson-says-the-ryder-cup-tests-the-emotions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DANNY MURPHY:\u00a0Jamie Donaldson says the Ryder Cup tests the emotions - 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