2008 Ryder Cup

• When: Sept. 16-21, 2008
• Where: Valhalla Golf club, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
• Captain: Captain Nick Faldo

The 37th Ryder Cup comes back to the States in 2008 at Valahalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.

Bet on the world's best golfers, as the United States aims to take back the trophy from Europe.

It will be played from Sept. 19-21, 2008. Valhalla Golf Club, designed by Jack Nicklaus and opened in 1986, has been host to the 1996 and 2000 PGA Championships, the 2002 PGA Professional National Championship and the 2004 Senior PGA Championship. Valhalla Golf course has a links style front 9 with a more traditional parkland layout on the back 9. The signature hole is #13, a 350-yard, par 4, requiring a tee shot to a small landing area, then an approach shot over water to an island green. The club is private and is owned by the PGA of America.

Ryder Cup 2008 Golf Betting

The Ryder Cup is the next big sporting event on the horizon, Nick Faldo has named his wildcards and the 12 man team will now be preparing themselves for one of the most avidly followed events in world sport. The Ryder Cup betting, as always shall be substantial, both leading up to the match and during the match itself. It will surpass any other sports betting events during the 3 days of the Ryder Cup competition. There has been much talk about the strength of the USA Ryder Cup team without Tiger Woods; will they be better or worse off without him? As everyone knows however the Ryder Cup is as much about team play as it is individual head to head play and this is where for last few matches the Europeans have come into their own.

The 36th Ryder Cup at The K Club, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland, was played from Sept. 22-24, 2006, with the Europeans scoring their second straight 18 1/2-9 1/2 victory. The Celtic Manor Resort in Wales will host The 2010 Ryder Cup; Medinah Golf Club, Illinois, in 2012; The Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland, in 2014; Hazeltine National Golf Club, Minnesota in 2016 and Whistling Straits, Wisconsin in 2020.

Valhalla Golf Club

Golf Digest consistently rates Valhalla as the "Best in State" and one of "America's 100 Greatest Courses". In addition, Golf Week ranks it as one of "America's 100 Best Modern Courses". Valhalla Golf Club has been the host site for the 1996 and 2000 PGA Championships, the 2002 PGA Club Professional Championship and the 2004 Senior PGA Championship. In September of 2008, golf's most illustrious event, the 37th Ryder Cup, will be contested here. With this, the facility becomes only the third such in the nation to host a PGA Championship, a Senior PGA Championship and a Ryder Cup.

Ryders Cup History

The first informal matches were played in 1921 in Gleneagles, Scotland.  James Harnett, most likely with Walter Hagen’s assistance, selected the American team. The British soundly defeated the U.S. Team, 9-3. During those matches, British golf star Abe Mitchell beat the reigning British Open Champion, American Jim Barnes, 8 and 7 in the singles, and then partnered with George Duncan in the foursomes to beat Hagen and Barnes, 9 and 8.  English seed merchant and entrepreneur Samuel Ryder watched those matches and enjoyed himself tremendously.  Ryder was an English nurseryman from St. Albans in Hertfordshire, who made his fortune selling penny seed packets. Before the matches in Wentworth, Ryder had engaged Mitchell as his personal golf tutor. Soon, Ryder agreed to donate a solid gold cup, worth £250. The cup was designed by Mappin & Webb Company. Ryder insisted that a golfing figure adorn the lid and that it resemble Mitchell.

The first official Ryder Cup Matches were arranged for June 3-4, 1927, at Worcester Country Club in Worcester, Massachusetts. That same year in1927, Mitchell was originally selected as Captain for the Ryder Cup but suffered appendicitis and was replaced by Ted Ray.  Ray was joined on the team by Aubrey Boomer, Archie Compston, George Duncan, George Gadd, Arthur Havers, Herbert Jolly, Fred Robson and C.A. (Charles) Whitcombe.  Only British Isle-born players were allowed to join the team. The U.S. Ryder Cup team was captained by Hagen, a charter member of the PGA of America.  Only American-born players were allowed to make the team.  Joining Hagen on the team were Leo Diegel, Johnny Farrell, Johnny Golden, Bill Mehlhorn, Gene Sarazen, Joe Turnesa and Al Watrous.  Mike Brady and Al Espinosa were named alternates. The United States team defeated the team from Great Britain in that historic match, 9 ½ to 2 ½. With the outbreak of World War II, the Ryder Cup Matches were suspended from 1939-’45, and the U.S. retained the trophy from its 1937 victory. Over the last 20 years and 10 competitions Europe has won five times, the United States has won four times and they have tied once. The Ryder Cup Format today is a four four-ball and four foursome matches the first two days and 12 singles matches on the third day.  The total points awarded is 28 points.  This format will be the same for the 2006 Ryder Cup Matches.

Europe and the United States take turns hosting this biennial event, which means that the U.S. only plays host once every four years. Overall, only 17 courses in the United States have served as sites for the Matches, and no course or club has ever held the Matches twice. In 2004, Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, site of six U.S. Opens and two PGA Championships will become the 18th course to host the event. The Ryder Cup will be held on The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland.

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Match Play Guidelines & Terminology

• Match play is a game that is decided hole by hole instead of cumulatively over 18 holes.

• A hole is won by the team, which holes its ball in the fewer strokes.

• Score is kept by the number of holes up (won) and the number of holes to play. (Example: U.S. 2-up, with six holes to play)

• When a team is up (winning) by more holes than there are holes remaining, then the match is closed out and a point is awarded.

• One point is awarded for each match won.

• If the match is tied or "halved" through 18 holes of play, each team receives one half of a point.

• A total of 28 points are awarded in Ryder Cup competition. If a match is currently tied while in competition, then it is considered "all-square".

• A match is considered "dormie" when one side is up by the exact number of holes that remain.

• A player/twosome is said to be 2-up thru 10 after winning two more holes than their opponent(s) through 10 holes.

• A player/twosome is said to win the match 2-up after winning two more holes than their opponent thru 18 holes.

• A player/twosome is said to win 3 and 2 after winning three holes more than their opponent(s) with only two holes left to play, assuring victory.

Ryder Cup 2008 Results

US celebrate Ryder Cup victory

The American Ryder Cup team wasn’t expected to do much this year, not with Europe winning the last three events in a row and Tiger Woods unavailable to play. But the Europeans didn’t bring their A-team to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville. Team USA won 16 1/2 to 11 1/2, their most lopsided finish at the Ryder Cup since 1981.

Europe captain Nick Faldo has taken heat for choosing Ian Poulter and Paul Casey for this year’s squad over successful veterans Colin Montgomerie and Darren Clarke. Then Faldo shuffled his lineup as Europe fell behind early, benching Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood for the morning foursomes in Day 2 of the three-day event.

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