Tag Archives: Ryder Cup
Should Ryder Cup Players Be Paid?
Back 9 Report wonders if Ryder Cup participants should receive compensation.
Ryder Cup is Just a Month Away
By Fred Altvater The Ryder Cup has become one of the most anticipated and watched sporting events in the world. Next month the 43rd Ryder Cup will be held at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. Samuel Ryder receives full credit for donating the first trophy back in 1927 and Sports Illustrated officially wrote about a proposed intercontinental golf competition as early as September 1920. […]
Is It Time for a Senior Ryder Cup?
By Fred Altvater We have seen the Ryder Cup become a huge international sporting event that transcends golf and appeals to non-golfers alike. The Solheim Cup has grown to become one of the most anticipated athletic events on the calendar every two years. To a lesser degree the Presidents Cup is anticipated and receives excellent […]
A Ryder Cup Rant: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports Just Happened?
By Fred Altvater On the way to the podium to retain the Ryder Cup, Team USA ran into a slight problem. The European Team, captained by, “The Smartest Man in Golf,” Thomas Bjorn, said, Not so fast my friends. Yes, it was all fun and games in the city of lights. Dinner at Versailles all […]
Ryder Cup Began in Toledo
By: Fred Altvater The 2018 Ryder Cup is being held at Le Golf Club National outside of Paris, France. The European Team has won seven of the past ten Ryder Cups and has not lost on European soil in 25 years. The Ryder Cup has become one of the biggest sporting events in the world, […]
The Ryder Cup Has Become One of the World’s Leading Sports Events
By Fred Altvater For serious sports fans there is the Super Bowl, World Series, World Cup, Wimbledon, the Stanley Cup, Daytona 500, Boston Marathon and the Ryder Cup that stand as the biggest and best competitions in each of their respective sports. This year the biennial Ryder Cup will be held September 25-30, at Le […]
Thomas Bjorn Stuck to the European Ryder Cup Formula
By Fred Altvater Over the last 20 years the Europeans have become the dominant force in the Ryder Cup, winning six of the last eight competitions since 2002. They have a solid formula, let the best eight sort themselves out on the World and European Points Lists. The Captain then picks the best veterans and […]