Ryder Cup

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 41. Chapters: Ryder Cup venues, List of European Ryder Cup golfers, 2010 Ryder Cup, List of American Ryder Cup golfers, 2008 Ryder Cup, The Greenbrier, Celtic Manor Resort, 2004 Ryder Cup, 2006 Ryder Cup, Hazeltine National Golf Club, 1999 Ryder Cup, The Country Club, 1969 Ryder Cup, 1979 Ryder Cup, 2002 Ryder Cup, 1973 Ryder Cup, 1975 Ryder Cup, Gleneagles Hotel, 1965 Ryder Cup, 1971 Ryder Cup, 1963 Ryder Cup, Pinehurst Resort, 1967 Ryder Cup, Wentworth Club, Whistling Straits, 1993 Ryder Cup, 1991 Ryder Cup, 1989 Ryder Cup, 1997 Ryder Cup, 1981 Ryder Cup, 1987 Ryder Cup, 1995 Ryder Cup, 1985 Ryder Cup, 1983 Ryder Cup, Cigar guy, 1977 Ryder Cup, 1961 Ryder Cup, Muirfield, Royal Birkdale Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, 1957 Ryder Cup, Walton Heath Golf Club, 1931 Ryder Cup, Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, 1947 Ryder Cup, Oak Hill Country Club, 1959 Ryder Cup, 1929 Ryder Cup, Oakland Hills Country Club, Muirfield Village, Valhalla Golf Club, 1949 Ryder Cup, 1933 Ryder Cup, 1953 Ryder Cup, 1955 Ryder Cup, 1927 Ryder Cup, Scioto Country Club, 1937 Ryder Cup, 1935 Ryder Cup, 1951 Ryder Cup, Junior Ryder Cup, Moortown Golf Club, The Belfry, 2012 Ryder Cup, K Club, Ridgewood Country Club, Valderrama Golf Club, Lindrick Golf Club, Ganton Golf Club, Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club. Excerpt: The Ryder Cup (officially the Ryder Cup Matches) is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe. The Ryder Cup is also the name of the trophy, after the person who donated it, Samuel Ryder. The Ryder Cup, and its counterpart the Presidents Cup, are unique in the world of golf, and possibly professional sports, as despite being high-profile events which bring in tens of millions of dollars in TV and sponsorship the players receive no prize money and compete purely for the victory. The competition began following an exhibition match in 1926 between a team comprising American professionals against a similar one drawn from the British PGA on the East Course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, UK. The first competition took place in 1927. Early matches between the two sides were fairly even, but after the Second World War, repeated US dominance led to a decision to extend the representation of the British & Irish team to include continental Europe in 1979. This change was partly prompted by the success of a new generation of Spanish golfers of the time, including Seve Ballesteros and Antonio Garrido, who, in 1979, became the first Spaniards to play in the event. Since then, Team Europe has included players from Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, and Sweden. Following this change, the event has enjoyed more competitive matches, with Europe winning eight times outright and retaining the Cup once by tying, and with seven American wins over this period. The venues alternate between the US and Europe. With the exception of Spain in 1997 and Ireland in 2006, all European tournaments have been held in the UK. In recent tournaments the European team has held the upper hand, winning six out of the last eight Ryder Cups including four of the last five. The