2006 Ryder Cup

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The 36th Ryder Cup Matches were held between September 22 and September 24, 2006 at The K Club, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Team Europe won the competition by a score of 18½ to 9½, equalling their record winning margin of 2 years earlier. This was the first time Europe had achieved three successive victories.[1] Swedish rookie Henrik Stenson made the winning putt, just moments after Luke Donald had sunk a putt to ensure Europe retained the trophy. [2]

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[edit] Teams

The top ten players for the USA and Europe as determined by their points performance (variously calculated by their local PGA) received an automatic place on the team. The remaining two players on each team were selected at the discretion of the team Captain. Team USA was finalized on August 21, while qualification for Team Europe ended on September 3. The Official World Golf Rankings shown are as of 17 September 2006, the last set issued before the Ryder Cup. The average ranking of the American team was 29.4 and that of the European team was 22.8.

   Team USA
Name Age Residence Points
rank
World
ranking
Notes
Tom Lehman 47 Austin, Minnesota non-playing captain
Tiger Woods 30 Windermere, Florida 1 1
Phil Mickelson 36 Rancho Santa Fe, California 2 2
Jim Furyk 36 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 3 3
Chad Campbell 32 Lewisville, Texas 4 22
David Toms 39 Monroe, Louisiana 5 16
Chris DiMarco 38 Orlando, Florida 6 15
Vaughn Taylor 30 Augusta, Georgia 7 60 Ryder Cup rookie
J.J. Henry 31 Fairfield, Connecticut 8 64 Ryder Cup rookie
Zach Johnson 30 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 9 42 Ryder Cup rookie
Brett Wetterich 33 Cincinnati, Ohio 10 68 Ryder Cup rookie
Stewart Cink 33 Huntsville, Alabama 12 23 captain's pick
Scott Verplank 42 Dallas, Texas 20 37 captain's pick
   Team Europe
Name Age Residence World
ranking
Notes
Flag of Wales Ian Woosnam 48 Llanymynech, Powys, Wales
and Jersey
non-playing captain
Flag of England Luke Donald 28 High Wycombe, England
and Chicago, Illinois, USA
9
Flag of Spain Sergio García 26 Borriol, Spain 8
Flag of Sweden Henrik Stenson 30 Dubai, UAE 11 Ryder Cup rookie
Flag of England David Howell 31 Weybridge, England 13
Flag of Scotland Colin Montgomerie 43 Oxshott, England 14
Flag of Sweden Robert Karlsson 37 Monaco 36 Ryder Cup rookie
Flag of England Paul Casey 29 Weybridge, England
and Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
17
Flag of Republic of Ireland Padraig Harrington 35 Dublin, Ireland 18
Flag of Spain José María Olazábal 40 Fuenterrabia, Spain 19
Flag of Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley 39 Sunningdale, England 53
Flag of Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 38 Chobham, England 24 captain's pick
Flag of England Lee Westwood 33 Worksop, England 51 captain's pick

[edit] Format

The match format was unchanged from previous years. A total of 28 points were available, divided among four periods of team play, followed by one period of singles play. All play was matchplay, as opposed to strokeplay. The first period, on Friday morning, was four rounds of four-balls. This was followed in the afternoon by four rounds of foursomes. This schedule was repeated on the Saturday morning and afternoon. The four periods on Friday and Saturday accounted for 16 points. During these team periods, the players played in teams of two. The captain of each team could play a player as many or as few times as he desired. The final 12 points were decided in a round of singles matchplay, in which all 24 players (12 from each team) took part.

[edit] Friday's matches

[edit] Morning Four-Ball

Flag of European Union Results Flag of United States
Montgomerie/Harrington Flag of United States 1 hole Woods/Furyk
Casey/Karlsson halved Cink/Henry
García/Olazábal Flag of European Union 3 and 2 Toms/Wetterich
Clarke/Westwood Flag of European Union 1 hole Mickelson/DiMarco
2 ½ Four-Ball 1 ½
2 ½ Overall 1 ½

[edit] Afternoon Foursomes

Flag of European Union Results Flag of United States
McGinley/Harrington halved Campbell/Johnson
Howell/Stenson halved Cink/Toms
Westwood/Montgomerie halved Mickelson/DiMarco
Donald/García Flag of European Union 2 up Woods/Furyk
Foursomes
5 Overall 3

[edit] Saturday's matches

[edit] Morning Four-Ball

Flag of European Union Results Flag of United States
Casey/Karlsson halved Cink/Henry
García/Olazábal Flag of European Union 3 and 2 Mickelson/DiMarco
Westwood/Clarke Flag of European Union 3 and 2 Woods/Furyk
Stenson/Harrington Flag of United States 2 and 1 Johnson/Verplank
Four-Ball
Overall

[edit] Afternoon Foursomes

Flag of European Union Results Flag of United States
García/Donald Flag of European Union 2 and 1 Mickelson/Toms
Montgomerie/Westwood halved Campbell/Taylor
Casey/Howell Flag of European Union 5 and 4 Cink/Johnson
Harrington/McGinley Flag of United States 3 and 2 Woods/Furyk
Foursomes
10 Overall 6

[edit] Sunday's matches

[edit] Singles

Flag of European Union Results Flag of United States
Colin Montgomerie Flag of European Union 1 hole David Toms
Sergio García Flag of United States 4 and 3 Stewart Cink
Paul Casey Flag of European Union 2 and 1 Jim Furyk
Robert Karlsson Flag of United States 3 and 2 Tiger Woods
Luke Donald Flag of European Union 2 and 1 Chad Campbell
Paul McGinley halved [3] J.J. Henry
Darren Clarke Flag of European Union 3 and 2 Zach Johnson
Henrik Stenson Flag of European Union 3 and 2 Vaughn Taylor
David Howell Flag of European Union 5 and 4 Brett Wetterich
José María Olazábal Flag of European Union 2 and 1 Phil Mickelson
Lee Westwood Flag of European Union 2 up Chris DiMarco
Padraig Harrington Flag of United States 4 and 3 Scott Verplank
Singles
18½ Overall

Colin Montgomerie - who won his singles match by 1 hole - has a singles record of 6 wins, 2 draws and no defeats in his 8 Ryder Cup singles matches.

[edit] The course

The K Club has two Arnold Palmer-designed championship courses and the 36th Ryder Cup was held on the Palmer Course (also known as the North or Old Course). The course is a parkland course located on the banks of the River Liffey, threaded through mature woodlands on the Straffan country estate. The temporary grandstand installed for the tournament has been permanently relocated to Great Leighs Racecourse in England.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The sequence from 1985-1987-1989 included a tie in 1989, retaining the trophy for Europe.
  2. ^ If the 'dormie' situation is taken into account, then half points can be 'virtually' added from matches still in play where Europe were guaranteed half a point. From this viewpoint, Europe's retention of the trophy was sealed when David Howell sealed his win over Brett Wetterich, and the win was certain when Luke Donald beat Chad Campbell. However, because players in a 'dormie' situation can still be disqualified and lose their match, the scoreboard and the records of the tournament only take account of concluded matches, and so the records credit Donald with ensuring that Europe retained the trophy and rookie Henrik Stenson with guaranteeing the victory.
  3. ^ After Europe had already won, McGinley conceded a 25-foot birdie putt to Henry on the 18th hole, halving their match. If Henry had putted and missed, Europe's final total would have been a record victory over the Americans. McGinley conceded the putt because an almost-naked spectator ran across the green and jumped into the lake as Henry was about to putt.[1] This was reported on radio stations and in newspapers but not shown on television. McGinley's action has been described as an example of the "sportsmanship that has come to signify the Ryder Cup." [2]

[edit] See also

[edit] External links


2004 Ryder Cup
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2006 Ryder Cup
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2008 Ryder Cup