One of the most obscure rules in sports nearly determined the outcome of the 45th Ryder Cup on Sunday. Viktor Hovland suffered a neck injury, invoking the oft-forgotten Ryder Cup envelope rule. Team USA Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley acknowledged the defeat but called for the rule to be changed in his press conference. Golf Magazine's Dylan Dethier reported from Bethpage Black.

“Keegan has called Luke Donald the greatest Ryder Cup captain ever and the Europeans maybe the greatest team ever — but also weighs in on the Envelope Rule: ‘The rule has to change. It’s obvious to everybody in the sports world. Nothing against Viktor, but that rule has to change by the next Ryder Cup,'” Dethier posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Hovland's withdrawal pulled Harris English out of the American l

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