Ryder Cup Diary

Ryder Cup Trophy

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 was £250.

The top of the trophy is decorated with the figure of a golfer which is the image of Abe Mitchell a contemporary and friend of Samuel Ryder’s.

The idea was that the trophy was to be the prize for a transatlantic competition between the best of American born pro golfers and the best of British pro golfers.

6 May 2006 by John comment [1]

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1. Ryder Cup » Everything you wanted to know about the Ryder Cup but were afraid to ask… posted on September 15, 2006:

   [...] The Ryder Cup is held every 2 years and alternates between a venue in the US and a venue in Europe. If you want to read up on the history of the event click here (the quick recap is they are playing for the Ryder Cup trophy and the bragging rights not money for a change). There are two teams competing, Team Europe and Team USA with each team comprising of 12 players and a non-playing captain. [...]

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