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Ryder Cup Memorabilia

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Ryder Cup 1931

There’s a very interesting Golfing Memorabilia auction next Monday (14th of July 2008) at Bonhams in Chester in the UK. Amongst the treasure trove of items are some exciting Ryder Cup pieces. Lot 115 is The ‘Third Biennial International Dinner’ menu 25 June 1931 – the front cover signed with 12 player’s autographs to include George Duncan, Walter Hagen, Arthur Havers, Fred Robson, Abe Mitchell, Billy Burke together with the Mayor of Columbus and the Governor of Ohio.
With an estimate of £2,000 – £3,000

For further details contact the auction house:

Bonhams
New House
150 Christleton Road
Chester, Cheshire
CH3 5TD
Tel: +44 (0)1244 313 936
Fax: +44 (0)1244 340 028

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Ryder Cup Blog

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The RyderDiary.com is the definitive Ryder Cup Blog. We are all Ryder Cup ALL the time. We are always interested in new contributors and what you have to say, so if you are passionate (and knowledgeable) about the Ryder Cup and have some interesting insight we’d be delighted to hear from you…

We’re interested in anything Ryder Cup related from Ryder Cup History to Ryder Cup News

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No Tiger in Kentucky!

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

The game’s greatest player will not be playing in this year’s Ryder Cup in Valhalla. News that Tiger will have reconstructive surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of his left knee emerged today from his personal website.

Tiger’s golfing accomplishments in the last twelve months seem even greater with the news that he ruptured his ACL shortly after last year’s Open Championship yet since then has battled on to win ten of the thirteen tournaments in which he has played (btw, the other three were two second-place finishes and one fifth-place!). Even more extraordinary is the news that he also has a double stress fracture of his left tibia. One can only speculate how well Tiger could be playing if he was fully fit!

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New faces on the European team?

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

European Ryder Cup Team 2006

With just 16 weeks of golf remaining before European captain Nick Faldo finalises his team for Ryder Cup 2008, it does appear likely that the European team will feature quite a few new faces in Valhalla.

Some of the veterans of the 2006 victory, and indeed of many previous victories, will have to play a lot of successful golf to climb back into serious contention for this year’s team. Previous European stalwarts such as Colin Montgomerie, Darren Clarke, Paul McGinley and Jose-Maria Olazabal are all facing an uphill climb to get themselves into contention on the points lists.

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Ryder Cup Captains Spat

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

You know the Ryder Cup season is firmly in train when the first PR salvos are fired! In a recent article in the UK paper Mail on Sunday Paul Azinger loosed the following shot across Nick Faldo’s bow…

“Nick Faldo has tried to redefine himself,” “I’d say he is both who he is and who he was.
“Some people have bought it. Some have not. But if you’re going to be a p***k and everyone hates you, why do you think that just because you’re trying to be cute and funny on air now that the same people are all going to start to like you?”
“The bottom line is that the players from his generation and mine really don’t want to have anything to do with him. He did what he did as a player and there are consequences.”

The Mail on Sunday is not exactly the paper of record and as we all know controversy sells papers however there’s often no smoke without a fire…

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Match-play format certainly suits Tiger!

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Arizona

Match-play format, where players compete directly against each other to win each hole, is rarely employed on the major golf tours. This is primarily due to the impracticality of arranging a tournament in head-to-head fashion, in contrast to the standard practice of allowing 100+ professionals to measure themselves against the par of the course. The Accenture Match Play Championship (part of the World Golf Championships series) is one such rare event and has brought the (nominally) Top 64 players in the world together in Tucson, Arizona for five glorious days of mano-a-mano competition.

The next time we see match-play dividing some of these talented players will be in Valhalla in September. (more…)

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Will a change in format bring a change in outcome?

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

The captain of the American team for Ryder Cup 2008, Paul Azinger, has already shown great determination to do whatever it takes to wrestle the Cup back to the Americans in Valhalla in September. He introduced a radical shake up to team selection by doubling the size of his personal picks, from two to four, and has transformed the qualification criteria for the other eight players.

Now, he’s requested a change in the format of the competition itself. (more…)

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Elin Nordegren Woods Settles Case

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

Elin Nordegren

Elin Nordegren Woods settled her libel case against The Dubliner magazine in the High Court in Dublin for a reported sum of $183,250 and an apology.

She has indicated that the settlement will be donated to a cancer charity in honour of Heather Clarke. (more…)

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Ryder Cup Gleneagles

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Ryder Cup Gleneagles

The 40th anniversary Ryder Cup matches will be held on the Centenary Course at Gleneagles in 2014.

Gleneagles has a special historic connection with the event as it was here that the precursor of the Ryder Cup was held in 1921. This informal competition between British and American teams was won by the British team which included James Braid, the course designer. (more…)

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Ryder Cup Information

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup Diary provides comprehensive information on the Ryder Cup. It’s a valuable resource for those who want to attend and are looking for information on the Ryder Cup 2008 at Valhalla or the Ryder Cup 2010 in Wales, for those looking for information on the History of the Ryder Cup and we also have lots of information from the European Team and the US Team for the enthusiast.

On the other hand if you are a Ryder Cup novice and are trying to figure out what it’s all about and how it works we have a Ryder Cup for Dummies introduction…

We welcome any up to date information on the Ryder Cup, Player information, Ticket information, and General Ryder Cup information, so if you want to share something relevant just contact us and we’ll tell the fans…

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