There was no mention of the conflict in Ukraine during the elaborate opening ceremony of the Ryder Cup even though Team Europe represents the war-torn country
The notes to Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” in the European anthem rang out into the massive crowd assembled on the lawn atThe Frecce Tricolori acrobatic air team flew overhead leaving behind a stream in Italy’s colors of green, white and red.
“We won the junior one but I also want to win the men’s one and I want to win all the four majors. And then I would satisfy my career,” the precocious Grinberg told The Associated Press after losing his singles match to a high school senior, Nicholas Gross. The results have come rapidly, with Grinberg advancing to the final stage of U.S. Open qualifying in 2021.
Grinberg said that because of the war only one of the few golf courses in Ukraine remains in working order. And he hasn’t seen his grandfather since before the war.Grinberg rated his participation in the Ryder Cup as the best moment of his budding career, with Europe ending a run of six straight defeats in the junior competition.
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