Zach Johnson was the latest losing captain in a long string of Americans failing to get it done on European soil. At this week’s RSM Classic, Johnson spoke about the disappointing result for the first time since the team left Marco Simone.

“I’ve got a lot of 20/20-hindsight things that I certainly think about. Arguably, some regrets. But I think again something of that magnitude, win or lose, you’re going to have that, that’s sports. And I think that’s when you care, you’re passionate about something, you’re going to have those natural feelings.”

The American team received some criticism for their lack of competitive reps leading into the event, while the European team was playing with regularity up until the start of the Ryder Cup, most notably with all twelve team members playing at Wentworth for the BMW PGA Championship.

“The common denominator that I go back to that I wish I could have changed, or not changed, I wish it would have dawned on me earlier is just the pure commodity of time and understanding that it’s precious. You know, we had the practice round trip. No regrets. Amazing. I don’t think the guys would say they had any regrets in that, at least I hope they wouldn’t. It was spectacular,” he said. “If I could have put more value into time management, I could have put my guys in a better position to play golf at a better rate early on.

Zach pondered on what would be the best balance of rest vs. competition in between the FedEx Cup and the Ryder Cup.

“Ideally you want to have some fresh guys. I don’t know if it’s the captain’s role to say, hey, you guys got to go play,” Johnson said. “I don’t know if that’s the proper way to approach it. Bottom line is the FedEx Cup takes a lot of time, energy and they need to rest, too. Some guys played Napa. There was only a couple I guess if I think back on it.”

“Yeah, there could be some truth in that. And you had their guys playing the BMW, which is one of their signature events. You had I think it was 10 or 12 that were like in the top 15, something like that, maybe even better than that, which is pretty ridiculous. You had that and you only had one time zone change for them to travel. Actually, a couple were on the same time zone. There’s some merit to be said there, too.”

Despite the European dominance at home, Johnson still believes it’s anyone’s game in future Ryder Cups.

“You never know, anybody can beat anybody at any given time,” Johnson said. “The fact of the matter is what we’ve kind of said here, I don’t think I put my guys in the best position for success. Those guys on the European side were playing great golf and didn’t have far to go.”

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This week, Viktor Hovland will be teeing it up at the DP World Tour Championship. During his pre-tournament press conference, he was asked what he’s spent his $34.5 million earnings on from this year.

“Nothing, not necessarily materialistic thing but I took my Mum on a nice trip to Malta and we went there hung out and ate good food and checked out some places and site see’d a little bit so that’s the stuff that’s cool.”

The Norwegian had a fantastic season, winning the Memorial Tournament, the BMW Championship and the TOUR Championship.

Hovland’s answer is another example of why he is one of the most well-liked golfers in the world.

Viktor Hovland on what he’s spent his $34.5 million earnings on from this year:

“Nothing, not necessarily materialistic thing but I took my Mum on a nice trip to Malta and we went there hung out and ate good food and checked out some places and site see’d a little bit so that’s… pic.twitter.com/0dHXiaODFY

— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) November 14, 2023

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For the past five years, Rory McIlroy has been living in South Florida. According to James Corrigan of The Telegraph, the four-time major champion will be moving his primary residence to London, England.

A source at this week’s DP World Tour Championship told Corrigan that it was the hot topic on the golf course Tuesday.

“Erica and Rory love London and have decided this is where they see their future in a few years time. They will still have a base in Florida and, although there might be thoughts of scaling back on his schedule a bit by then, the private jet means he will still have the options of playing anywhere and everywhere.”

Corrigan adds that the permanent move won’t be in full effect until a few years when McIlroy’s daughter, Poppy (3), starts secondary school.

Rory recently joined Queenwood, which is an exlcusive golf club near Ottershaw where the facilities are top of the line.

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