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Event
Information:
The
39th Ryder Cup Matches will be held
September 28–30, , at the
Medinah Country Club in Medinah,
Illinois, United States. It will be
the first time Illinois has staged
the competition. Europe will be the
defending Cup holder, having
defeated the USA by 14˝ points to
13˝ in the 2010 competition at
Celtic Manor Resort, Wales. The team
captains will be Davis Love III for
the USA and José María Olazábal for
Europe. The
Ryder Cup is a match play event,
with each match worth one point. The
competition format will be as
follows:
Day 1
(Friday) - 4 foursome (alternate
shot) matches in the morning session
and 4 fourball (better ball) matches
in the afternoon session
Day 2 (Saturday) - 4 foursome
matches in the morning session and 4
fourball matches in the afternoon
session
Day 3 (Sunday) - 12 singles matches
On the
first two days there are 4 foursome
matches and 4 fourball matches with
the home captain choosing which are
played in the morning and which in
the afternoon. With a total of 28
points available, 14˝ points are
required to win the Cup, and 14
points are required for the
defending champion to retain the
Cup. All matches are played to a
maximum of 18 holes.
The
teams: Europe
Rory McIlroy (23, NI), Justin Rose
(32, Eng), Paul Lawrie (43, Sco),
Graeme McDowell (33, NI), Francesco
Molinari (29, Ita), Luke Donald (34,
Eng), Lee Westwood (39, Eng), Sergio
Garcia (32, Spa), Peter Hanson (34,
Swe), Martin Kaymer (27, Ger),
Nicolas Colsaerts (29, Bel), Ian
Poulter (36, Eng)
United States
Tiger Woods (36), Bubba Watson (33),
Jason Dufner (35), Keegan Bradley
(26), Webb Simpson (27), Zach
Johnson (36), Matt Kuchar (34), Phil
Mickelson (42), Steve Stricker (45),
Jim Furyk (42), Brandt Snedeker
(31), Dustin Johnson (28)
The
European team qualification rules
have changed since 2010. The
European Points List now takes
precedence over the World Points
List, while the captain's picks have
been reduced from 3 to 2 with the
top 5 players in the World Points
List now qualifying rather than the
top 4.
Only
members of the European Tour can
earn points in the above two lists.
They may be full or affiliate
members and must also satisfy (or be
planning to satisfy) their
membership obligations. Martin Laird
did not become an affiliate member
until and so his performances
in 2011 were not counted. Carl
Pettersson is not a member of the
European Tour and is therefore not
considered. The two captain's picks
were announced on Monday, August 27,
the day after the completion of the
Johnnie Walker Championship.
Olazábal chose Nicolas Colsaerts and
Ian Poulter. Colsaerts will become
the first player from Belgium to
play in the Ryder Cup.
The
first eight members of Team USA were
finalized after the conclusion of
the PGA Championship. Announced on
September 4, the four captain's
picks were Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker,
Dustin Johnson, and Brandt Snedeker. Each
captain has selected four
vice-captains to assist him during
the tournament. Love named the first
two USA vice-captains in June
and announced the other two after
the PGA Championship:
Fred
Couples
Mike Hulbert
Jeff Sluman
Scott Verplank
Olazábal named three of his
vice-captains on August 16. The
fourth vice-captain was announced on
August 25:
Thomas
Bjřrn
Darren Clarke
Paul McGinley
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
The
European team consists of the top 12
eligible players in the world
rankings. The USA had 11 of their
top 12 eligible payers in the world
rankings. The sole exception was the
inclusion of Jim Furyk instead of
Hunter Mahan (ranked 20, 12th USA
golfer in world rankings)
Medinah Country Club is a private
country club in Medinah, Illinois,
with nearly 600 members and 640
acres (2.6 km2) containing three
golf courses, Lake Kadijah, swimming
facilities and a Byzantine-style,
mosque-evoking clubhouse with
Oriental, Louis XIV and Italian
architectural aspects. Medinah is
widely known for its Course 3, now
at 7,657 yards (7,002 m), which has
hosted five major championships:
three U.S. Opens (1949, 1975, 1990)
and two PGA Championships (1999,
2006). It is scheduled to host the
Ryder Cup in in late September.
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