Golf - Ryder Cup

The most famous team competition in golf owes its name to a seed merchant from St Albans, England. There had been discussions for many years about creating a match between the leading professionals from the United States and Great Britain, but it was Samuel Ryder who instigated the first official event by providing the trophy.
The Ryder Cup is held biennially, and is now contested by the USA and Europe with the venue alternating. Teams of 12 players each compete in matchplay. On each of the first two days there are four ties each in the fourball (two man teams with each player playing his own ball) and foursomes (one ball for each team, players play alternate shots). While on the final day there are 12 Singles matches. To win, a team must claim 14.5 points (one point for a victory and half a point for a drawn match). If the match finished 14-14, the current holder retains the trophy. The 2020 edition was staged a year later after being postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

YEAR
VENUE
WINNERS
SCORE
1927 Worcester, USA USA 9.5-2.5
1929 Moortown, Eng GBR 7-5
1931 Scioto, USA USA 9-3
1933 Southport, Eng GBR 6.5-5.5
1935 Ridgewood, USA USA 9-3
1937 Southport, Eng USA 8-4
1939 Not held - -
1941 Not held - -
1943 Not held - -
1945 Not held - -
1947 Portland, USA USA 11-1
1949 Ganton, Eng USA 7-5
1951 Pinehurst, USA USA 9.5-2.5
1953 Wentworth, Eng USA 6.5-5.5
1955 Thunderbird, USA USA 8-4
1957 Lindrick, Eng GBR 7.5-4.5
1959 Eldorado, USA USA 8.5-3.5
1961 Lytham, Eng USA 14.5-9.5
1963 Atlanta, USA USA 23-9
1965 Birkdale, Eng USA 19.5-12.5
1967 Champions, USA USA 23.5-8.5
1969 Birkdale, Eng DRAWN 16-16
1971 Old Warson, USA USA 18.5-13.5
1973 Muirfield, Sco USA 19-13
1975 Laurel Valley, USA USA 21-11
1977 Lytham, Eng USA 12.5-7.5
1979 Greenbrier, USA USA 17-11
1981 Walton Heath, Eng USA 18.5-9.5
1983 Palm Beach, USA USA 14.5-13.5
1985 Belfry, Eng EUROPE 16.5-11.5
1987 Muirfield Village, USA EUROPE 15-13
1989 Belfry, Eng DRAWN 14-14
1991 Kiawah I, USA USA 14.5-13.5
1993 Belfry, Eng USA 15-13
1995 Oak Hill, USA EUROPE 14.5-13.5
1997 Valderrama, Esp EUROPE 14.5-13.5
1999 Brookline, USA USA 14.5-13.5
2002 Belfry, Eng EUROPE 15.5-12.5
2004 Oakland Hills, USA EUROPE 18.5-9.5
2006 K Club, Ire EUROPE 18.5-9.5
2008 Valhalla, USA USA 16.5-11.5
2010 Celtic Manor, Wal EUROPE 14.5-13.5
2012 Medinah, USA EUROPE 14.5-13.5
2014 Gleneagles, Sco EUROPE 16.5-11.5
2016 Hazeltine, USA USA 17-11
2018 Le Golf National, Fra EUROPE 17.5-10.5
2020* Whistling Straits, USA USA 19-9
2023 Rome, Ita EUROPE 16.5-11.5
 
*Staged in 2021
 
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