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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 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 ...
In 1989, USA Network began a long association with the Ryder Cup by televising all three days live from England, the first live coverage of a Ryder Cup from Europe. This led to a one-year deal for the 1991 matches in South Carolina to be carried by NBC [65] live on the weekend, with USA Network continuing to provide live coverage of the first ...
Starting with 2008, the home team has won every Ryder Cup except for the “Miracle at Medinah” in 2012, when Europe staged an improbable comeback. ... One was 22-year-old Nicolai Hojgaard of ...
The following American Ryder Cup players are or have been related: [2] Joe Turnesa and Jim Turnesa were brothers. Jay Hebert and Lionel Hebert were brothers. Sam Snead was the uncle of J. C. Snead. Bob Goalby was the uncle of Jay Haas. Haas's mother Shirley was the sister of Goalby. [3] Jack Burke Jr. and Dave Marr were second cousins. [4]
The United States shook off decades of futility in 2021 to win the Ryder Cup in decisive fashion. A new book breaks down exactly how it happened.
In the end, the USA retook the cup by a record-setting margin — 19 to 9, the most points scored by any Ryder Cup team on either side since 1979. For the first time, the U.S. didn't lose any of ...
Martín never played in a Ryder Cup team. Nick Faldo played in 11 Ryder Cups but made his debut in 1977 for Great Britain and Ireland. In the 22 contests from 1979 to 2023 there have been 165 appearances by players from Great Britain and Ireland (an average of 7.5) and 99 by those from Continental Europe (an average of 4.5).