What is the Ryder Cup?
Ryder Cup is a trophy provided by the winning team of the Golf Competition between the United States and Europe. The competition originally began as a tournament between America and Great Britain and spread to allow representation of other European nations, in the hope of balancing the conditions. Since the Ryder Cup began in the 1920s, the rules and regulations concerning the tournament have been in constant state of the stream, but the match remains one of the most respected competitions in the golf world.
After the First World War, the idea of a friendly Golf Competition of the United States Versus Great Britain was designed by several people than officially founded by a British merchant named Samuel Ryder. Ryder is something of the golf legend itself when he has become a successful golfer after picking up the game at the age of 50. According to most of the historical descriptions of the Ryder Cup, Samuel Ryder took part in one of the early versions of the competition Anabízely, and later put money to find the tournament.
Although the United States was in previous unofficialThe first tournament Ryder Cup won the matches in 1926. Rather than being a traditional golf competition, the tournament was several different types of game styles and a table system. Games use the format of matches where competitors receive points for defeating their opponents than on the basis of how many strokes they take to complete the hole.
both teams, each consisting of 12 players, participate in three different types of competitions. In the singles matches, competitors go to the head of matches. Four use two teams of two players, each team alternating shots on the same ball until the hole is completed. The third type of competition called FourBalls also uses two teams of two players, but each uses Their's own ball and points are awarded to players with the lowest individual score.
The format of games has changed over the years; In 1961, 1963, 1977, 1979 and 2008 with the basic competitive afterThe Ryder Cup shifted somehow. The tournament, which was originally a two -day affair, now stretches over a three -day weekend and is undergoing further changes in the 2008 competition. Ryder Cup is originally held every year and is now held two years and since the games were postponed a year after terrorist attacks in America. September 2001.
It is chosen to participate in the Ryder Cup team is a huge honor, sought after by the most respected golfers in the world. European teammates are chosen by their performance on the European tour and their current world rating. America has recently implemented a new standard of selection of team members and calculated points to participate through winning money won in a specific tournament. The eight best American players last year US Open, Masters, Open Championship and PGA tournament are automatically provided, while the team captain chooses the four remaining places.
The 21st Century Tournaments were dominated by a European team that won all three competitions since 2002. AMHowever, the eric team dominated since its earliest days, because since 1926 it has lost only ten times and twice since 1926. Citizens of all participating countries can always look forward to a gloomy competition, regardless of the result.