Ryder Cup 2010 - Key Facts

Ryder Cup - Key Facts

DATES: Friday, October 1st through Sunday, October 3rd

SITE: Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course), Newport, South Wales

COURSE ARCHITECT: Robert Trent Jones Jr and European Golf Design (2007)

PAR: 71

YARDAGE: 7,378

Hole-By-Hole:	1 - Par 4 465 Yds	10 - Par 3 210 Yds
	2 - Par 5 610 Yds	11 - Par 5 562 Yds
	3 - Par 3 189 Yds	12 - Par 4 458 Yds
	4 - Par 4 461 Yds	13 - Par 3 189 Yds
	5 - Par 4 433 Yds	14 - Par 4 485 Yds
	6 - Par 4 422 Yds	15 - Par 4 377 Yds
	7 - Par 3 213 Yds	16 - Par 4 499 Yds
	8 - Par 4 439 Yds	17 - Par 3 211 Yds
	9 - Par 5 580 Yds	18 - Par 5 575 Yds
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	36 3,812 Yds	35 3,566 Yds

Biennial:	38th
Defending Champion:	United States
Schedule of Play:	Match Play, including foursomes, 2-man teams in alternate
	shot four-ball, 2-man teams in better ball singles, 18
	holes of match play
Scoring:	Victory in a match scores one point. When a match goes 18 holes
	without a decision, one-half point is awarded to each side.
Series Standing:	United States (25-10-2)
Captains:	Corey Pavin (United States)
	Colin Montgomerie (Europe)
Assistant Captains:	Paul Goydos, Tom Lehman, Davis Love III,
	Jeff Sluman (United States)
	Thomas Bjorn, Darren Clarke, Sergio Garcia,
	Paul McGinley (Europe)

Past Ryder Cup Winners
Year	Winner (Score) -- Course
2008	United States (16 1/2 - 11 1/2) -- Valhalla GC, Kentucky
2006	Europe (18 1/2 - 9 1/2) -- The K Club, Ireland
2004	Europe (18 1/2 - 9 1/2) -- Oakland Hills CC, Michigan
2002	Europe (15 1/2 - 12 1/2)-- The Belfry, England
2001	Not Held due to the tragedies of September 11
1999	United States (14 1/2 - 13 1/2) -- Country Club, Massachusetts
1997	Europe (14 1/2 - 13 1/2) -- Valderrama GC, Spain
1995	Europe (14 1/2 - 13 1/2) -- Oak Hill CC, New York
1993	United States (15 - 13) -- The Belfry, England
1991	United States (14 1/2 - 13 1/2) -- Kiawah Island, South Carolina
1989	Tie (14 - 14) -- The Belfry, England
1987	Europe (15 - 13) -- Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio
1985	Europe (16 1/2 - 11 1/2) -- The Belfry, England
1983	United States (14 1/2 - 13 1/2) -- PGA National, Palm Beach, Florida
1981	United States (18 1/2 - 9 1/2) -- Walton Heath, England
1979	United States (17 - 11) -- Greenbrier, West Virginia
1977	United States (12 1/2 - 7 1/2) -- Royal Lytham, England
1975	United States (21 - 11) -- Laurel Valley GC, Pennsylvania
1973	United States (19 - 13) -- Muirfield, Scotland
1971	United States (18 1/2 - 13 1/2) -- Old Warson CC, St Louis, Missouri
1969	Tie (16 - 16) -- Royal Birkdale, England
1967	United States (23 1/2 - 8 1/2) -- Champions GC, Houston, Texas
1965	United States (19 1/2 - 12 1/2) -- Royal Birkdale, England
1963	United States (23 - 9) -- East Lake CC, Atlanta, Georgia
1961	United States (14 1/2 - 9 1/2) -- Royal Lytham, England
1959	United States (8 1/2 - 3 1/2) -- Eldorado CC, California
1957	Britain (7 1/2 - 4 1/2) -- Lindrick GC, Yorkshire, England
1955	United States (8 - 4) -- Thunderbird CC, Palm Springs, California
1953	United States (6 1/2 - 5 1/2) -- Wentworth GC, Wentworth, England
1951	United States (9 1/2 - 2 1/2) -- Pinehurst CC, North Carolina
1949	United States (7 - 5) -- Ganton GC, Scarborough, England
1947	United States (11 - 1) -- Portland GC, Portland, Oregon
1945	Not Held due to World War II
1943	Not Held due to World War II
1941	Not Held due to World War II
1939	Not Held due to World War II
1937	United States (8 - 4) -- Southport & Ainsdale GC, England
1935	United States (9 - 3) -- Ridgewood CC, Ridgewood, NJ
1933	Britain (6 1/2 - 5 1/2) -- Southport & Ainsdale GC, England
1931	United States (9 - 3) -- Scioto CC, Columbus, Ohio
1929	Britain (7 - 5) -- Moortown GC, Leeds, England
1927	United States (9 1/2 - 2 1/2) -- Worcester CC, Massachusetts