Ryder Cup: Top golfers remember murdered Barquin

In honor of the 22-year-old who died during training in Ames, Iowa had been stabbed by a man , team captain Thomas Björn's players wear yellow ribbons with Barquin's name written on them in red letters. “The cohesion of the golf family goes far beyond what we are organizing this weekend,” said Björn two days before the start of the traditional international match between Europe and the USA: “What happened in Iowa shocked everyone, especially ours two Spanish team members.”

The last Ryder Cup was already overshadowed by deaths The European team management contacted Barquin's mother last weekend to offer support to the family. Miriam Barquin was “proud and touched” by this gesture, said Björn. The last conversation she had with her daughter was about the Ryder Cup.

Yellow ribbons will also be offered to players on the US team. At the opening ceremony on Thursday, families and friends of the European team will also wear yellow roses on their outfits in honor of Barquin. The last Ryder Cup in Hazeltine in 2016 was also marred by a death. Four days before the first tee-off, US icon Arnold Palmer died at the age of 87. He won the Ryder Cup seven times with the USA. The European squad for the Ryder Cup Playing for Europe from Thursday to Sunday are Paul Casey (England), Tommy Fleetwood (England), Sergio Garcia (Spain), Tyrrell Hatton (England), Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Francesco Molinari (Italy), Alex Noren (Sweden), Thorbjörn Olesen (Denmark), Ian Poulter (England), Jon Rahm (Spain), Justin Rose (England) and Henrik Stenson (Sweden). The USA, captained by Jim Furyk, is represented by Bryson DeChambeau, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson and superstar Tiger Woods.

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Ryder Cup: Top golfers remember murdered Barquin

Europe's top stars will commemorate Spanish European golf champion Celia Barquin, who was murdered last week, at the Ryder Cup in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 30 km southwest of Paris.

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