Things To Know About The Ryder Cup Before Bethpage Black: Ryder Cup Facts And Trivia

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00:00Things to know about the Ryder Cup before Bethpage Black.

00:04Ryder Cup Facts and Trivia

00:05Never skip the 19th hole!

00:09The Ryder Cup began when Samuel Ryder, a British seed merchant,

00:13hosted drinks with American and British golfers in 1926.

00:17If this isn't proof that post-round drinks at the 19th hole are a necessity after a round,

00:22I don't know what is.

00:24The Ryder Cup trophy is full of trivia.

00:26The Ryder Cup trophy, named after its founder, Samuel Ryder,

00:30stands 17 inches tall, weighs 4 pounds, and was commissioned in 1927.

00:36Made of gold, it's estimated to be worth approximately $600,000.

00:41The lid features Abe Mitchell, a British golfer and friend of Ryder.

00:46The trophy cost approximately 300 British pounds to construct by Mappin & Webb Company.

00:52Owned by the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland, it's not awarded to winners.

00:57Aces aplenty

00:57Throughout the years, there have been six holes in one at the Ryder Cup.

01:02The first was by Peter Bolter at Muirfield in 1973.

01:06Remarkably, the only event with two aces occurred in 2006,

01:10when Paul Casey and Scott Verplank each holed out at the 14th hole at the K-Club.

01:15Ryder Cup victory by the numbers.

01:18It is worth noting that the largest possible margin of victory in a Ryder Cup match would

01:23be 10-8, with a golfer or duo winning every single hole in a row.

01:28Twice, a golfer won by an 8-7 margin, both times for the Americans.

01:32Tom Kite in 1987 over Howard Clark, and Freddie Couples in 1997 against Ian Woosnam.

01:39Team USA also won the first-ever Ryder Cup back in 1927.

01:43Golf Legends at the Ryder Cup

01:45The Ryder Cup features foursomes, four ball, and concludes with match play matches.

01:51Sevi Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal have an unmatched 11-2-2 record.

01:56Lee Westwood leads in points over Phil Mickelson, despite both playing 47 matches.

02:01Mickelson holds the record for 12 appearances.

02:03Interestingly, only three lefties, including Bubba Watson, have played.

02:09A family affair.

02:10Five sets of brothers have competed on the same Ryder Cup team.

02:14Most recently, the Molinaros, Francesco, and Eduardo played in 2010 for Team Europe.

02:20The 1935 Ryder Cup featured an extraordinary trio, Charles, Ernest, and Reg Whitcomb, playing

02:25together for Great Britain and Ireland, a unique occurrence unlikely to be repeated.

02:30Does age matter at the Ryder Cup?

02:32Sergio Garcia set the record as the youngest Ryder Cup golfer at 19 years and 258 days old.

02:40Team USA famously overtook a 10-6 deficit to win in 1999.

02:45Raymond Floyd, a captain's pick in 1993, was the oldest player at 51.

02:51What happens in the event of an injury?

02:53Have you ever heard of the envelope rule at the Ryder Cup?

02:56Before the competition, each team's captain writes down the name of one golfer in case of injury.

03:01Remarkably, Oliver Wilson played in the 2008 Ryder Cup, and Ricky Fowler and Jeff Overton joined in 2010 without PGA Tour wins.

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03:27Have we done it?

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