{"id":144593,"date":"2025-09-18T03:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T03:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/144593\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T03:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T03:02:08","slug":"ryder-cup-sir-nick-faldo-makes-prediction-about-lairy-new-york-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/144593\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryder Cup: Sir Nick Faldo makes prediction about lairy New York crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sir Nick Faldo says ticket prices for next week’s Ryder Cup<\/a> matches in New York might prevent unruly spectators descending upon Bethpage Black.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The biennial contest is only days away, with Luke Donald’s Europe clashing with Keegan Bradley<\/a>‘s United States over 26-28 September.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, the biennial event is a complete sell-out, with more than 500,000 entering the gates over the three days of action.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There has been plenty of discussion as to what reception the European team will receive as they embark upon their quest to win a first away Ryder Cup since 2012.<\/p>\n

Faldo, who was subjected to plenty of taunts during his Ryder Cup career, told Sliced<\/a> the European team are not going to be taken by surprise at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Rory McIlroy<\/a> revealed last week their preparation has resulted in the players using virtual reality headsets to replicate the abuse they are expecting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“This one could get a little more personal,” he told the pod. “I don’t think we had anything personal [in our day]. Just a little bit over the years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“But again, this is not going to be a surprise. It’s not going to be, oh my goodness, somebody shouted something.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“They’ve just got to know what their game plan is and how they’re going to deal with it. That’s the most important thing.<\/p>\n

“Something will be said at the wrong time, that sort of thing.<\/p>\n

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“Hopefully it’s… If somebody’s giving you abuse, well, you’ve got to have your own personal way of looking at them and laughing, feeling sorry for them, that sort of thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Or if it gets very serious, I’m sure there’s going to be a, whatever they call it, a protocol to have them removed or whatever. It gets way over the top. We don’t know.”<\/p>\n

Faldo<\/a> added: “You know, the fact is they [tickets] cost 750 bucks. So to go and have a day at the golf course is going to cost you 1,000 bucks by the time you’ve got there and fed yourself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“So that might eliminate a few if somebody wants to go and be an a—.”<\/p>\n

Faldo believes each caddie will also be crucial in dealing with any taunts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“You’re always working together,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“If you’re up in your match, you couldn’t care less what somebody says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It’s when you’ve just gone from one to two down and they start beating on you, then it’s sure that’s not as easy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“So it’s the mental strength of certain situations that you’re going to have to know how to deal with.”<\/p>\n

Faldo reckons Europe have better strength in depth<\/p>\n

The United States are heavy favourites to win back the Ryder Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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No side has won in hostile territory since Jose Maria Olazabal oversaw Europe’s miracle victory at Medinah in 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Faldo, 68, believes Donald’s dozen have great strength in depth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That wasn’t always the case, he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Everybody always talked about the depth of the American team, didn’t they?” Faldo said. \u00a0<\/p>\n

“They always had at least 10 really good players out of the 12. We’ve taken time but we’ve turned that around. We’ve got the great depth now, haven’t we?<\/p>\n

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“Eleven of the guys were there in Rome and even Rasmus [Hojgaard] was there as well, which is something I did.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Let some of the future players come and feel the heat, feel the atmosphere, the whole intensity of it. I think we’ve got the depth this time.<\/p>\n

“At the end of the day, after all the analysing, the team that actually makes more birdies will end up winning. It’s as simple as that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“You’ve just got to go and play great. Playing great will take care of it. Making birdies, winning holes will take care of everything. Absolutely.”<\/p>\n

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