Ryder Cup Results Over The Years

The ryder cup is named after the english businessman samuel ryder who donated the trophy.

Ryder cup results over the years. Keyur khamar pga tour. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the united states and europe. And spots all over the. The 1st ryder cup event was held in 1927 at massachusetts usa won by the usa too.

The event is jointly administered by the pga of america and ryder cup europe the. On the subject of age. And it was a case of generosity by hagen that may have cost the u s. Just two cups later the tournament suddenly had a much more competitive and intense feel to it.

The ryder cup marked the debut of sir henry cotton a 22 year old who would eventually go on to win three british open titles. It was the first time in ryder cup competition that two brothers charles and ernest whitcombe competed together. The ryder cup tournament is played every two years and is contested by teams of male professional golfers one team representing europe and the other representing the united states. The 1957 contest saw great britain regain the cup for the first time since 1933.

This player became the youngest competitor in the ryder cup s history qualifying as of right in 1999 at the age of 19 years and 258 days. Ryder cup results 1979 99. They were 3 1 down after the first round of matches but victory in five out of the seven singles matches made the difference as they won 7 4. The united states regained the ryder cup in 1959 beating great britain 8 3.

Team won the 2016 ryder cup at hazeltine. The first encounter took place in 1927 and now over 80 years later the match stands at the pinnacle of the game as an example of keenly contested rivalry tempered by. Here s the full list of past ryder cup host sites and results. Le golf national outside of paris france will host the 2018 ryder cup marking the first time france has hosted the event.

In 1979 team europe debuted in the ryder cup replacing team great britain ireland. After the ww ii from 1947 1977 there were 16 ryder cups held the usa dominate in that era by winning the title 14th times 1 by gb i 1 is the tie. The match was the last to be contested over 36 holes of foursomes and singles matches. The event traces its roots to 1926 when samuel ryder a british citizen avid golfer and successful businessman commissioned a trophy to serve as the prize in a proposed goodwill competition pitting british.

Nick faldo europe has got won the most points in ryder cup with 25. He was one of seven rookies on the team at brookline scene of the infamous 17th green invasion. This was seized upon by among others george duncan a leading professional of the day and when ryder was prevailed upon to present a trophy so the ryder cup was born. The period of american domination prior to this period was well over.