Preview - Ryder Cup 2012

DATES: Friday, September 28th through Sunday, September 30th

SITE: Medinah Country Club (Course No. 3), Medinah, Illinois

COURSE ARCHITECT: Tom Bendelow (1928), Rees Jones (2003, 09-11)

PAR: 72

YARDAGE: 7,658

Hole-By-Hole:	1 - Par 4 433 Yds	10 - Par 5 578 Yds
	2 - Par 3 192 Yds	11 - Par 4 440 Yds
	3 - Par 4 412 Yds	12 - Par 4 476 Yds
	4 - Par 4 463 Yds	13 - Par 3 245 Yds
	5 - Par 5 536 Yds	14 - Par 5 609 Yds
	6 - Par 4 509 Yds	15 - Par 4 391 Yds
	7 - Par 5 617 Yds	16 - Par 4 482 Yds
	8 - Par 3 201 Yds	17 - Par 3 193 Yds
	9 - Par 4 432 Yds	18 - Par 4 449 Yds
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	36 3,795 Yds	36 3,863 Yds

Biennial:	39th
Defending Champion:	Europe
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 (25-11-2)
Captains:	Jose Maria Olazabal (Europe)
	Davis Love III (United States)
Assistant Captains:	Thomas Bjorn, Darren Clarke, Miguel Angel Jimenez,
	Paul McGinley (Europe)
	Fred Couples, Mike Hulbert, Jeff Sluman,
	Scott Verplank (United States)

Past Ryder Cup Winners
Year	Winner (Score) -- Course
2010	Europe (14 1/2 - 13 1/2) -- Celtic Manor Resort, Wales
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