| Ryder Cup Facts |
Facts and figures for the 33rd Ryder Cup matches being played
Sept. 24-26 at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. | |
| The Course |
Founded in 1882, golf began 10 years later when
the first six holes were built. One of the five founding courses of
the USGA, and only club to be host of six USGA competitions -- three
U.S. Opens, five U.S. Amateurs, three U.S. Women's Amateurs, two
Walker Cup matches, a U.S. Girls' Junior and a U.S. Junior Amateur.
Site of America's first great triumph in golf -- Francis Ouimet
beating British stars Harry Vardon and Ted Ray to win the 1913 U.S.
Open.
| Last time |
Inspired by captain Seve Ballesteros, Europe won six of eight points on the second day to build a 10 1/2-5 1/2 lead. The Americans rallied in singles, but Europe retained the cup with a
14 1/2-13 1/2 victory at Valderrama. Tiger Woods, Justin Leonard and
Davis Love III, who had won three of the four majors in 1997, were
a combined 1-9-3. Europe's five rookies accounted for eight points.
| Format |
Four alternate-shot matches and four best-ball matches
on each of the first two days. Twelve 18-hole singles matches
Sunday. One point is awarded for each victory, a half-point when
the match is a draw. The U.S. needs 14 1/2 points to win the cup.
Europe, as defending champion, would retain the cup if it ends in a
tie.
| Teams |
U.S. team: Tiger Woods, David Duval, Payne Stewart, Davis Love
III, Mark O'Meara, Hal Sutton, Justin Leonard, Jim Furyk, Phil
Mickelson, Jeff Maggert, Tom Lehman, Steve Pate.
European team: Colin Montgomerie, Lee Westwood, Darren Clarke,
Paul Lawrie, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jose Maria Olazabal, Sergio
Garcia, Jarmo Sandelin, Jean Van de Velde, Padraig Harrington,
Andrew Coltart, Jesper Parnevik.
| Captains |
Ben Crenshaw (U.S.), Mark James (Europe)
| Notable |
Europe has won or retained the Ryder Cup five of the
past seven matches.
| Quotable |
"It's extremely important that people know what
we're playing for. We're playing for our souls." -- Ben Crenshaw
| Television (all times EDT) |
Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (USA Network). Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (NBC). Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (NBC).
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| The length of the course is 7,033 yards. Par is 35-36-71. |
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