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The Ryder Cup is a golf competition contested by teams from Europe and the United States. The competition was originally contested between Great Britain and the United States; players from the Channel Islands also appeared on the British team, Republic of Ireland golfers were added to the British team in 1953 (although the team name was only changed to 'Great Britain and Ireland' for the 1973 ...
The Ryder Cup is named after the English businessman Samuel Ryder who donated the trophy. The event is jointly administered by the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe, the latter a joint venture of the PGA European Tour (60%), the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland (20%), and the PGAs of Europe (20%). [1] [2]
The following European Ryder Cup players are or have been related: [2] Peter Alliss was the son of Percy Alliss. Ignacio Garrido is the son of Antonio Garrido. Ernest Whitcombe, Charles Whitcombe and Reg Whitcombe were brothers. All three played together in the 1935 Ryder Cup. Bernard Hunt and Geoffrey Hunt were brothers. They played together ...
The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. Originally contested between Great Britain and the United States, the first official Ryder Cup took place in 1927. The representation of "Great Britain and Ireland" was extended to include continental Europe from 1979.
The 18th Ryder Cup Matches were held 18–20 September 1969 at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. [1] [2] The competition ended in a tie at 16 points each when America's Jack Nicklaus conceded a three-foot (0.9 m) putt to Britain's Tony Jacklin at the 18th hole, [3] [4] in one of the most famous gestures of sportsmanship in all of sports. [5]
The 4th Ryder Cup Matches were held 26–27 June 1933 at the Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club in Southport, England. The Great Britain team won the competition by a score of 6 1 ⁄ 2 –5 1 ⁄ 2 points, which at the time was the closest score possible other than a tie.
The 2nd Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Moortown Golf Club in Leeds, England.It was very cold, with hail and at one point heavy snow on the greens. [1] About two thousand spectators saw America gain a narrow lead [2] after the foursome matches before the Great Britain team won singles on the final day and thus the competition by a score of 7–5 points. [3]
None of the American Ryder Cup team lost, Europe's only win was by Marcelino Morcillo who beat Ray Maguire. Albert Pélissier halved his match against Walter Burkemo while Grappasonni also halved against Lloyd Mangrum. [12] [13] [14] From 1954 to 1958 the EGA arranged a similar match between the British Isles and the Rest of Europe for the Joy Cup.