'May, 2006' Articles
As you probably know, tickets for the 2006 Ryder Cup are like gold dust! The official lottery is completed and if you didn't get one there you're probably going to have to pay in the region of €3000 for a ticket! (If you're lucky).
We're constantly on the lookout for competitions (if you come a... (Read on...)
31 May 2006 by John
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Another busy week this week for Ryder Cup news and a day or too late on my part too so lets jump straight in starting this week with Team USA. A result which just didn't make it into the previous weeks roundup was Tim Herron's excellent win after a play-off with Sweden's Richard Johnson in the in t... (Read on...)
31 May 2006 by Joe
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Tom Lehman’s captaincy has been dogged by controversy and sniping at his record from the outset from both sides of the Atlantic.
Firstly, but only briefly, let’s touch on his reputation in Europe. This is based one could say almost exclusively upon his conduct in the infamous “walking a... (Read on...)
26 May 2006 by John
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The History of the results of the Ryder Cup Matches is as follows:
Team USA has won the trophy 24 times and held the trophy once through a tie as the incumbant.
Team Europe (in it's various guises over the years) has one the competition 9 times and held the trophy once through a tie as the incum... (Read on...)
24 May 2006 by John
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Well the the race for Ryder Cup points is really starting in earnest this week on both sides of the Atlantic. On the European side the major event contributing to Ryder Cup points was the Nissan Irish Open. The event was badly effected with weather delays and was only concluded today on the fifth ... (Read on...)
22 May 2006 by Joe
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Ahhh the Irish weather. Never has a topic of conversation consumed a nation as much as the weather does in Ireland. Visitors to the country are often bemused as to the amount of time given over to the weather in everyday conversation. Most talk is given over to the upcoming weather, a little le... (Read on...)
19 May 2006 by Joe
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The 36th Ryder Cup Matches in September 2006 will be played on the Arnold Palmer designed North course at the K Club. The course was finished in 1991 on what was then a 330 acre estate with mature woodlands and the river Liffey flowing through it. Arnold Palmer and his right hand man Ed Seay des... (Read on...)
17 May 2006 by John
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The race for Ryder Cup points for the European Team started in earnest this week with the Quinn Direct British Masters at the Belfry being the first of a number of major events which contribute to Ryder Cup points. Sweden's Johan Edfors was the eventual winner with the early pace-setter Daren Clark... (Read on...)
15 May 2006 by Joe
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The 36th Ryder Cup Matches will take place in Ireland between Friday 22nd and Sunday 24th September 2006. Over the course of three days Team Europe will take on Team USA competing for a total of 28 points and of course the Ryder Cup Trophy (not to mention the even more valuable bragging rights ... (Read on...)
12 May 2006 by John
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If you're travelling the the 36th Ryder Cup Matches and want to know how to get to the K Club this article is to help you figure out where it is and what resources are available online to get you there. First of all here's a map of the route from Dublin.
The K Club is in Straffan and Straffan is ... (Read on...)
11 May 2006 by John
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For those not from Ireland there is one thing you should know; Ireland is expensive. The rapid growth in the Irish economy over the past ten years has seen prices for everything from property to pretzels increase dramatically. It's something Irish people are begrudgingly getting very acquainted with... (Read on...)
11 May 2006 by Joe
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The K Club is one of Ireland's premier golf clubs, boasting a five star hotel and spa as well as two courses designed by the legenday Arnold Palmer.
The club is located in Straffan, Co. Kildare in Ireland and is the brainchild of Dr Michael Smurfit, one of Ireland's best known businessmen. Smur... (Read on...)
10 May 2006 by John
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After Sundays Win in the Wachovia Championship at Charlotte Jim Furyk adds another 375 points to his tally in Ryder Cup Points putting him in 3rd postion in the current ranking.
The Wachovia title was Furyks first title win of 2006 and his 11th PGA tour title. Having finished regulation play ... (Read on...)
10 May 2006 by John
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Samuel Ryder was born in Preston Lancashire on 24th March in 1858. He was the son of a Manchester corn merchant and was educated at Manchester University.
Ryder joined the family business and worked for his father in Manchester. He came up with the idea of selling penny seed packets to garden... (Read on...)
8 May 2006 by John
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The Ryder Cup Trophy is a solid gold cup weighing 4lbs and measuring 17" high and 9" wide from handle to handle. Samuel Ryder commissioned Mappin and Webb to design the trophy and he presented to the The Professional Golfers' Association of Great Britain in 1927. The cost of the trophy at the time... (Read on...)
6 May 2006 by John
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The Ryder Cup matches are the highlight of the professional golfing calendar every two years for European and American golfers. This team competition between professional golfers on both sides of the Atlantic is played with an intensity that is legendary. The Ryder Cup is technically the name ... (Read on...)
5 May 2006 by John
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NOTE: We are now posting the latest points standings as a seperate post, please see the Ryder Cup News category for the latest. Full historical data is still being maintained in the comments below. Here’s the latest standing for who’s going to make the Ryder Cup Team USA on merit. (See this art... (Read on...)
5 May 2006 by Joe
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The Ryder Cup hopeful Niclas Fasth did his chances the world of good today by clinching the Spanish Open. This moves Niclas up from 17th to 11th on the qualifying table. It was a win win which didn't go unnoticed by Ryder Cup European Team captain Ian Woosnam who praised Fasth for, "spending his t... (Read on...)
4 May 2006 by Joe
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The European Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam has issued a warning today to those hoping to make the team as one of his captain's picks. Woosnam warned those players who are hoping to qualify through the Ryder Cup World Points list (usually those players who opt to participate in more of the US event... (Read on...)
4 May 2006 by Joe
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NOTE: We are now posting the latest points standings as a seperate post, please see the Ryder Cup News category for the latest. Full historical data is still being maintained in the comments below. Here's the latest standing for who's going to make the Ryder Cup Team Europe on merit. (See this art... (Read on...)
4 May 2006 by Joe
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