2010 edition of the Ryder Cup
The
38th Ryder Cup
was held 1?4 October 2010 at the
Celtic Manor Resort
in
Newport, Wales
. It was the 17th time the
Ryder Cup
had been staged in
Britain
, but the first time in Wales. It was played on the newly constructed
Twenty Ten
course, specifically designed for the event.
[1]
The team captains were
Colin Montgomerie
for Europe and
Corey Pavin
for the United States.
With the U.S. as the defending champion, Europe won by a score of 14
1
⁄
2
to 13
1
⁄
2
and regained the Cup. It was Europe's sixth victory in the last eight contests and their fourth consecutive home win. The event was plagued by bad weather with play having to be suspended twice. Having taken a 3-point lead into the singles matches Europe faced a U.S. fightback and the conclusion of the Ryder Cup 2010 went right down to the anchor match between
Graeme McDowell
and
Hunter Mahan
. Eventually McDowell defeated Mahan 3 & 1 to regain the Cup for Europe.
[2]
[3]
The competition was officially opened by
Carwyn Jones
,
First Minister for Wales
.
[4]
Format
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The
Ryder Cup
is a
match play
event, with each match worth one point. The original schedule in 2010 was:
- Day 1
(Friday) ? 4
four-ball
(better ball) matches in a morning session and 4
foursome
(alternate shot) matches in an afternoon session
- Day 2
(Saturday) ? 4 four-ball matches in a morning session and 4 foursome matches in an afternoon session
- Day 3
(Sunday) ? 12 singles matches
With a total of 28 points, 14
1
⁄
2
points are required to win the Cup, and 14 points are required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
It was the second time in succession that the schedule for four-ball (better ball) and foursome (alternate shot) matches on Day One and Day Two has been changed, i.e. it was scheduled to be effectively the same timetable as was used in
2006
.
Revised format
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As a result of the long suspension of play on the first day due to heavy rain, the format for the rest of the competition was changed to try to bring a conclusion to the matches on Sunday. However, further heavy rain caused a delayed start on Sunday, so that the last of the revised sessions would be played on Monday. Because of the changes, there were a number of Ryder Cup firsts. For the first time in the history of the Ryder Cup, all 24 players took part in pairing sessions at the same time in six pairings (as opposed to the usual four pairings) and in another first for the event both foursome and four-ball matches were played in the same session at the same time. It is also the first time that the competition went into a fourth day. The revised schedule consisted of four sessions as opposed to the usual five.
[5]
- Session One
(Friday and Saturday) ? 4 four-ball (better ball) matches
- Session Two
(Saturday) ? 6 foursome (alternate shot) matches
- Session Three
(Saturday and Sunday) ? 2 foursome and 4 four-ball matches
- Session Four
(Monday) ? 12 singles matches
The total number of each type of match remained the same, 8 four-ball, 8 foursomes, and 12 singles. By captains' agreement, matches would conclude at sundown Monday if not completed before then. Any matches still in progress would be considered halved at that point.
[6]
Television
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The matches were covered live domestically on
Sky Sports
with daily highlights shown on the
BBC
.
All matches were covered live in the United States, a first for a Ryder Cup in Europe.
ESPN
handled Friday coverage.
Mike Tirico
and
Paul Azinger
hosted from the 18th tower, with
Curtis Strange
,
Peter Alliss
, and
Sean McDonough
calling holes, and on-course reporters
Andy North
,
Billy Kratzert
and
Judy Rankin
.
Scott Van Pelt
and
Tom Weiskopf
handled recaps during coverage. Most of ESPN's coverage was rained out on Friday, with a 7-hour rain delay during the middle of the day.
NBC Sports
covered the weekend action, with
Dan Hicks
and
Johnny Miller
hosting from the 18th tower,
Gary Koch
calling holes, and on-course reporters
Mark Rolfing
,
Roger Maltbie
, and
Dottie Pepper
.
USA Network
aired coverage of the singles live on Monday morning. The coverage was produced by corporate sibling NBC, with NBC's announcers being used on the telecast.
Team qualification and selection
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Europe
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The European team consisted of:
[7]
- The top four players on the Ryder Cup World Points List
[8]
- The five players, not qualified above, on the Ryder Cup European Points List
[9]
- Money earned in official
European Tour
events from 3 September 2009 to 29 August 2010
- Three captain's picks
- The captain's picks were named on 29 August.
[10]
In the previous the Ryder Cup had been two wildcard places on the European team, but on 12 May 2009 it was announced that this had been increased to three.
[11]
There was much discussion about the qualification process after leading players based primarily in the United States, such as
Paul Casey
and
Justin Rose
, failed to make the team.
[12]
[13]
As a result, the priority of the European and World lists was switched for the
2012 Ryder Cup
.
Final points standings
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|
European points list
[14]
[16]
Position
|
Name
|
Points
|
1
|
Lee Westwood
(q)
|
3,446,137.87
|
2
|
Martin Kaymer
(q)
|
2,638,282.58
|
3
|
Rory McIlroy
(q)
|
2,368,205.11
|
4
|
Graeme McDowell
(q)
|
2,307,041.47
|
5
|
Ian Poulter
(Q)
|
2,238,874.06
|
6
|
Ross Fisher
(Q)
|
1,732,537.57
|
7
|
Francesco Molinari
(Q)
|
1,700,408.54
|
8
|
Miguel Angel Jimenez
(Q)
|
1,642,436.14
|
9
|
Peter Hanson
(Q)
|
1,599,952.41
|
10
|
Edoardo Molinari
(P)
|
1,542,828.32
|
11
|
Paul Casey
|
1,487,776.86
|
12
|
Padraig Harrington
(P)
|
1,486,529.63
|
13
|
Ross McGowan
|
1,414,157.79
|
14
|
Simon Dyson
|
1,367,083.58
|
15
|
Alvaro Quiros
|
1,296,413.04
|
16
|
Luke Donald
(P)
|
1,290,803.61
|
|
- Players in qualifying places (Q) are shown in green; captain's picks (P) are shown in yellow; those in italics (q) qualified through the other points list.
United States
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The United States team consisted of:
[17]
- The top eight players on the Ryder Cup Points List
[18]
- Points gained from money earned in
majors
in 2009 and official PGA tour events in 2010 up to 15 August (i.e. up to and including money earned at the
2010 PGA Championship
). Money earned in 2010 majors counted double and money earned in 2010 events played opposite the majors or
World Golf Championships
counted half.
- Four captain's picks
The team was finalised on 7 September when the four wildcards were announced.
[19]
Final points standings
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US Ryder Cup points list
[14]
[20]
Position
|
Name
|
Points
|
1
|
Phil Mickelson
(Q)
|
6,095.063
|
2
|
Hunter Mahan
(Q)
|
4,095.620
|
3
|
Bubba Watson
(Q)
|
3,894.319
|
4
|
Jim Furyk
(Q)
|
3,763.642
|
5
|
Steve Stricker
(Q)
|
3,697.976
|
6
|
Dustin Johnson
(Q)
|
3,573.804
|
7
|
Jeff Overton
(Q)
|
3,533.148
|
8
|
Matt Kuchar
(Q)
|
3,415.853
|
9
|
Anthony Kim
|
3,274.684
|
10
|
Lucas Glover
|
3,052.874
|
11
|
Zach Johnson
(P)
|
3,051.897
|
12
|
Tiger Woods
(P)
|
2,902.580
|
13
|
Bo Van Pelt
|
2,662.234
|
14
|
Stewart Cink
(P)
|
2,644.833
|
15
|
Ben Crane
|
2,629.796
|
16
|
Ricky Barnes
|
2,610.171
|
17
|
Nick Watney
|
2,557.441
|
18
|
Sean O'Hair
|
2,417.574
|
19
|
J. B. Holmes
|
2,390.710
|
20
|
Rickie Fowler
(P)
|
2,353.320
|
- Players in the qualifying places (Q) are shown in green. Captains picks (P) are shown in yellow.
Teams
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Captains
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The team captains were Colin Montgomerie for Europe and Corey Pavin for the USA.
Vice-captains
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Each captain selected a number of vice-captains to assist him during the tournament and to advise the players on the course.
The European vice-captains were
Thomas Bjørn
,
Darren Clarke
,
Sergio Garcia
,
Paul McGinley
and
Jose Maria Olazabal
.
[21]
[22]
Olazabal was added as a fifth vice-captain during the tournament, when the revised format meant that there were not enough vice-captains to cover all six matches simultaneously.
[23]
The USA vice-captains were
Paul Goydos
,
Tom Lehman
,
Davis Love III
and
Jeff Sluman
.
[21]
Players
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Team Europe
|
Name
|
Age
|
Residence
|
Points rank
(World)
|
Points rank
(European)
|
World
ranking
|
Previous
Ryder Cups
|
Matches
|
W?L?H
|
Winning
percentage
|
Lee Westwood
|
37
|
Worksop
, England
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
29
|
14?10?5
|
56.90
|
Rory McIlroy
|
21
|
Holywood
, Northern Ireland
|
2
|
3
|
9
|
0
|
Rookie
|
Martin Kaymer
|
25
|
Mettmann
, Germany
|
3
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
Rookie
|
Graeme McDowell
|
31
|
Portrush
, Northern Ireland
|
4
|
4
|
13
|
1
|
4
|
2?1?1
|
62.50
|
Ian Poulter
|
34
|
Milton Keynes
, England
|
7
|
5
|
16
|
2
|
7
|
5?2?0
|
71.43
|
Ross Fisher
|
29
|
Cheam
, England
|
14
|
6
|
27
|
0
|
Rookie
|
Francesco Molinari
|
27
|
Turin
, Italy
|
10
|
7
|
32
|
0
|
Rookie
|
Miguel Angel Jimenez
|
46
|
Malaga
, Spain
|
11
|
8
|
26
|
3
|
12
|
2?7?3
|
29.17
|
Peter Hanson
|
32
|
Trelleborg
, Sweden
|
13
|
9
|
42
|
0
|
Rookie
|
Edoardo Molinari
|
29
|
Turin
, Italy
|
5
|
10
|
15
|
0
|
Rookie
|
Luke Donald
|
32
|
High Wycombe
, England
|
6
|
16
|
8
|
2
|
7
|
5?1?1
|
78.57
|
Padraig Harrington
|
39
|
Dublin
, Ireland
|
8
|
12
|
22
|
5
|
21
|
7?11?3
|
40.48
|
Captains picks are shown in yellow; the
world rankings
and records are at the start of the 2010 Ryder Cup. Peter Hanson celebrated his 33rd birthday on the final day.
Team USA
|
Name
|
Age
|
Residence
|
Points
rank
|
World
ranking
|
Previous
Ryder Cups
|
Matches
|
W?L?H
|
Winning
percentage
|
Phil Mickelson
|
40
|
Rancho Santa Fe, California
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
30
|
10?14?6
|
43.33
|
Hunter Mahan
|
28
|
Plano, Texas
|
2
|
14
|
1
|
5
|
2?0?3
|
70.00
|
Bubba Watson
|
31
|
Bagdad, Florida
|
3
|
24
|
0
|
Rookie
|
Jim Furyk
|
40
|
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
24
|
8?13?3
|
39.58
|
Steve Stricker
|
43
|
Madison, Wisconsin
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
0?2?1
|
16.67
|
Dustin Johnson
|
26
|
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
|
6
|
12
|
0
|
Rookie
|
Jeff Overton
|
27
|
Bloomington, Indiana
|
7
|
48
|
0
|
Rookie
|
Matt Kuchar
|
32
|
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
|
8
|
11
|
0
|
Rookie
|
Zach Johnson
|
34
|
Lake Mary, Florida
|
11
|
19
|
1
|
4
|
1?2?1
|
37.50
|
Tiger Woods
|
34
|
Windermere, Florida
|
12
|
1
|
5
|
25
|
10?13?2
|
44.00
|
Stewart Cink
|
37
|
Duluth, Georgia
|
14
|
35
|
4
|
15
|
4?7?4
|
40.00
|
Rickie Fowler
|
21
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
20
|
33
|
0
|
Rookie
|
Captains picks are shown in yellow; the
world rankings
and records are at the start of the 2010 Ryder Cup.
Session 1 (Friday and Saturday)
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Four-ball
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Four-balls play on Friday began on schedule but was suspended at 9:43 am BST due to poor course conditions because of rain. Play was resumed at 5:00 pm as the water had drained off the course but was suspended again for the day just after 7 pm BST. Play was completed Saturday morning.
[24]
Session 2 (Saturday)
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Foursomes
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[25]
In order to fit the intended number of matches into a schedule that had been condensed due to the weather, three sessions of four matches each were converted into 2 sessions of 6 matches each, requiring all 24 players to play during Sessions 2 and 3.
Session 3 (Saturday and Sunday)
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Foursomes
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Four-ball
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Play began in the third session on late Saturday afternoon. Team Europe was leading all six matches when darkness halted play. Start of play on Sunday was delayed until 13:20, due to severe weather overnight leaving running water on the fairways again.
[26]
Session 4 (Monday)
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- For the first time in Ryder Cup history, the final session was conducted on a Monday, due to torrential rain on the first day which delayed the schedule.
[27]
Singles
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Individual player records
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Each entry refers to the win?loss?half record of the player.
Source:
[28]
Europe
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United States
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Opening concert
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A concert, dubbed 'Welcome to Wales', was held at the
Millennium Stadium
in
Cardiff
on 29 September 2010, two days prior to the beginning of the Ryder Cup. The event replaced a planned traditional gala dinner and was introduced by celebrities and golf stars. The concert featured musical performances by international superstars,
[29]
and was hosted by
Steve Jones
.
[30]
The concert was headlined by
Lostprophets
,
[31]
with
Shirley Bassey
,
Katherine Jenkins
,
Catherine Zeta-Jones
and
Only Men Aloud!
also featuring in the 90-minute televised event. The European and US golfers appeared on stage to greet the audience.
[32]
It marked Bassey's first appearance in Wales for over 5 years.
[33]
Awards
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In December 2010,
BBC Sport
named the Europe squad "Team of The Year".
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References
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External links
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