| The Ryder Cup is one of the most popular and | | | | The tournament is comprised of a number of different |
| viciously contested of all of the golfing tournaments. | | | | match formats. In total there are ten players per team |
| The Ryder Cup is the bi annual tournament that pits a | | | | and these players are used strategically in an attempt |
| team of the best golfers from Europe against a team | | | | to win the tournament. The captains have the choice |
| of the best golfers from the US. The 2010 Ryder Cup | | | | of how to use their players. There are twelve players |
| is set to continue the tradition of excitement and | | | | in total and they each can be utilized throughout the |
| ferocious competition. Set to take place on the 27th of | | | | three day tournament. The Ryder cup consists of eight |
| September in 2010 in the Welsh town of Newport at | | | | foursome matches, eight four ball matches and twelve |
| the beautiful Celtic manor resort we can expect to | | | | singles matches. |
| see a continuation of the passion and fierce rivalry that | | | | Each hole is won by the golfer that sinks the ball in the |
| has always ignited this tournament. | | | | lowest number of shots and this achieves scores for |
| The tournament captures the imagination of audiences | | | | their respective teams. This means that the captain will |
| from all over the world as two of the largest | | | | pick their players strategically so that they can win |
| continents compete to win the tournament. One of the | | | | games that suit their skills. The players do not play |
| most eagerly anticipated and widely watched golf | | | | necessarily therefore play every day. |
| tournaments will bring together the long history of the | | | | The Ryder Cup seems to attract an enormous |
| tournament. | | | | amount of controversy. Many of the matches |
| The first tournament of this type took place in 1926. In | | | | between the continents have experienced moments |
| the early years the tournament took place between a | | | | that live long in the memory of golf enthusiasts. The |
| team of golfers that represented Britain against a | | | | US team has consistently stretched the rules of the |
| team of golfers that represented the United States of | | | | tournament in an attempt to achieve a competitive |
| America. Initially an exhibition match the tournament | | | | advantage. 1991 saw Seve Ballesteros vocalised the |
| grew in popularity and it was soon made a regular | | | | frustrations of the golfing masses and accused the |
| event. The tournament remained a British versus | | | | Americans of cheating. In 1999 the US team |
| America event for a number of years. But after the | | | | demonstrated the extent of their cheating and lack of |
| Second World War the American team won a | | | | concern for the sanctity of the game. |
| number of tournaments and became dominant over | | | | The tournament had come down to the final game of |
| the title. As a result in 1979 the British team | | | | the cup and the European representative Jose Maria |
| incorporated players from Europe. These players | | | | Olazabal and the US golfer Justin Leonard both hit the |
| included a number of Spanish players. There was a | | | | green equal on shots. Leonard had an enormous putt |
| new breed of talented golfers that were coming out | | | | to achieve whilst Olazabal had a difficult putt but one |
| of Spain and these golfers went a long way to | | | | that looked achievable. Leonard subsequently holed the |
| narrowing the gap in quality between the teams. | | | | incredible putt which meant Olazabal would have to |
| The team was soon joined by golfers from countries | | | | putt his ball. Sadly as Leonards shot went in the |
| all across Europe which resulted in a much more | | | | disgraceful American fans ran onto the green and |
| competitive tournament. Since the team became a | | | | celebrated riotously. It was a horrible scene and it really |
| European team the tournament title has been shared | | | | ruined the composure of Olazabal and he |
| almost an equal number of times. The European team | | | | subsequently missed his putt. There is little doubt that |
| has won the competition seven times and the | | | | the 2010 Ryder Cup will deliver as much excitement. |
| American team has won the tournament six times. | | | | |