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 but always comes as a shock to …
Monthly Archives: May 2006
K Club – Venue for Ryder Cup 2006
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. Smurfit originally aquired …
Ryder Cup – Jim Furyk Rises to No 3 on USA Ryder Cup Points
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 tied with South African, …
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Samuel Ryder – Patron of the Ryder Cup
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 gardeners, a plan his …
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 …
Ryder Cup History
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 of the trophy awarded to the winning team …
Who's on Ryder Cup Team USA?
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 article for how …
Ryder Cup Hopeful Niclas Fasth
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 time …
Ryder Cup Captain Ian Woosnam Issues a Warning Shot
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 events) that …
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Who's on Ryder Cup Team Europe
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 article for how …