2006 Ryder Cup

The 36th Ryder Cup Matches were held 22–24 September 2006 in Ireland at the Palmer Course of the K Club in Straffan, County Kildare, west of Dublin. It was the first time the event was played in Ireland.

36th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates22–24 September 2006
VenueThe K Club
LocationCounty Kildare, Ireland
Captains
18½ 9½
Europe wins the Ryder Cup
K Club
Location in Ireland

Europe won by 18½ to 9½ points, equalling their record winning margin of two years earlier for their third consecutive win, a first for Europe.[1] Swedish rookie Henrik Stenson made the winning putt, just moments after Luke Donald sank a putt to ensure Europe retained the trophy.[2]

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.

Television

Domestically, Sky Sports provided live coverage of all sessions.

In the United States, coverage of the first day was recorded live, but presented on tape-delay by USA Network. Bill Macatee hosted from the 18th tower. On Saturday, NBC Sports presented coverage on tape, but recorded live. NBC then aired the singles live on Sunday morning. Dan Hicks and Johnny Miller hosted from the 18th tower, Gary Koch and Bob Murphy called holes, while on-course reporters were Mark Rolfing, Roger Maltbie, and Dottie Pepper. To provide a European perspective, NBC used former European team player Nick Faldo as a guest analyst on the Saturday afternoon session. Faldo had worked in the same role for NBC at the 2002 Ryder Cup, and at the time of the 2006 edition was in between jobs, having worked as an analyst for ABC Sports from 2004-2006, but having signed with CBS Sports for 2007 and beyond.

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format used in 2004 and 2006 was as follows:

  • Day 1 (Friday) — 4 fourball (better ball) matches in a morning session and 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in an afternoon session
  • Day 2 (Saturday) — 4 fourball 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, 14½ points were required to win the Cup, and 14 points were required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Team qualification and selection

Europe

The European team consisted of:

  • The top five players on the Ryder Cup World Points List
  • The five players, not qualified above, on the Ryder Cup European Points List
    • Money earned in official European Tour events from 1 September 2005 to 3 September 2006
  • Two captain's picks

United States

The United States team consisted of:

  • The top ten players on the Ryder Cup Points List
    • Total points earned in PGA Tour events from 22 August 2004 to 20 August 2006. Points were awarded for top-10 finishes in these events based on the following table:
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
2004 Regular events7545403530252015105
2005 Regular events7545403530252015105
2005 Majors450225200175150125100755025
2006 Regular events37518016014012010080604020
2006 Majors6753603202802402001601208040
  • Two captain's picks

Teams
 Team Europe
Name Age Residence Points rank
(World)		 Points rank
(European)		 World
ranking		 Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Ian Woosnam 48Llanymynech, partly in England and partly in Wales
and Jersey		Non-playing captain
Henrik Stenson 30Dubai, UAE13110Rookie
Luke Donald 28High Wycombe, England
and Chicago, Illinois, USA		289142–1–162.50
Sergio García 26Borriol, Spain34831510–3–273.33
David Howell 31Weybridge, England4213121–1–050.00
Colin Montgomerie 43Oxshott, England511473219–8–567.19
Paul Casey 29Weybridge, England
and Scottsdale, Arizona, USA		7517121–1–050.00
Robert Karlsson 37Monaco106360Rookie
Pádraig Harrington 35Dublin, Ireland87183127–4–162.50
Paul McGinley 39Sunningdale, England17953262–1–358.33
José María Olazábal 40Fuenterrabia, Spain6101962815–8–562.50
Darren Clarke 38Chobham, England1330244177–7–350.00
Lee Westwood 33Worksop, England14215142011–8–157.50

Captains picks are shown in yellow; the world rankings and records are at the start of the 2006 Ryder Cup.

 Team USA
Name Age Residence Points
rank		 World
ranking		 Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Tom Lehman 47Austin, MinnesotaNon-playing captain
Tiger Woods 30Windermere, Florida114207–11–240.00
Phil Mickelson 36Rancho Santa Fe, California225209–8–352.50
Jim Furyk 36Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida334154–9–233.33
Chad Campbell 32Lewisville, Texas422131–2–033.33
David Toms 39Monroe, Louisiana516284–3–156.25
Chris DiMarco 38Orlando, Florida615142–1–162.50
Vaughn Taylor 30Augusta, Georgia7600Rookie
J. J. Henry 31Fairfield, Connecticut8640Rookie
Zach Johnson 30Cedar Rapids, Iowa9420Rookie
Brett Wetterich 33Cincinnati, Ohio10680Rookie
Stewart Cink 33Huntsville, Alabama1223272–4–135.71
Scott Verplank 42Dallas, Texas2037132–1–066.67

Captains picks are shown in yellow; the world rankings and records are at the start of the 2006 Ryder Cup.

Friday's matches

Morning four-ball
Results
Harrington/Montgomerie 1 up Woods/Furyk
Casey/Karlsson halved Cink/Henry
García/Olazábal 3 & 2 Toms/Wetterich
Clarke/Westwood 1 up Mickelson/DiMarco
2½ Session 1½
2½ Overall 1½

Afternoon foursomes
Results
Harrington/McGinley halved Campbell/Johnson
Howell/Stenson halved Cink/Toms
Westwood/Montgomerie halved Mickelson/DiMarco
Donald/García 2 up Woods/Furyk
2½ Session 1½
5 Overall 3

Saturday's matches

Morning four-ball
Results
Casey/Karlsson halved Cink/Henry
García/Olazábal 3 & 2 Mickelson/DiMarco
Clarke/Westwood 3 & 2 Woods/Furyk
Stenson/Harrington 2 & 1 Verplank/Johnson
2½ Session 1½
7½ Overall 4½

Afternoon foursomes
Results
García/Donald 2 & 1 Mickelson/Toms
Montgomerie/Westwood halved Campbell/Taylor
Casey/Howell 5 & 4 Cink/Johnson
Harrington/McGinley 3 & 2 Furyk/Woods
2½ Session 1½
10 Overall 6

Sunday's singles matches
Results
Colin Montgomerie 1 up David Toms
Sergio García 4 & 3 Stewart Cink
Paul Casey 2 & 1 Jim Furyk
Robert Karlsson 3 & 2 Tiger Woods
Luke Donald 2 & 1 Chad Campbell
Paul McGinley halved[3] J. J. Henry
Darren Clarke 3 & 2 Zach Johnson
Henrik Stenson 4 & 3 Vaughn Taylor
David Howell 5 & 4 Brett Wetterich
José María Olazábal 2 & 1 Phil Mickelson
Lee Westwood 2 up Chris DiMarco
Pádraig Harrington 4 & 3 Scott Verplank
8½ Session 3½
18½ Overall 9½

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.

Source: [4]

Europe
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Paul Casey32–0–21–0–01–0–00–0–2
Darren Clarke33–0–01–0–00–0–02–0–0
Luke Donald33–0–01–0–02–0–00–0–0
Sergio García44–1–00–1–02–0–02–0–0
Pádraig Harrington0.50–4–10–1–00–1–10–2–0
David Howell2.52–0–11–0–01–0–10–0–0
Robert Karlsson10–1–20–1–00–0–00–0–2
Paul McGinley10–1–20–0–10–1–10–0–0
Colin Montgomerie21–1–21–0–00–0–20–1–0
José María Olazábal33–0–01–0–00–0–02–0–0
Henrik Stenson1.51–1–11–0–00–0–10–1–0
Lee Westwood43–0–21–0–00–0–22–0–0

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Chad Campbell10–1–20–1–00–0–20–0–0
Stewart Cink2.51–1–31–0–00–1–10–0–2
Chris DiMarco0.50–3–10–1–00–0–10–2–0
Jim Furyk22–3–00–1–01–1–01–1–0
J. J. Henry1.50–0–30–0–10–0–00–0–2
Zach Johnson1.51–2–10–1–00–1–11–0–0
Phil Mickelson0.50–4–10–1–00–1–10–2–0
Vaughn Taylor0.50–1–10–1–00–0–10–0–0
David Toms0.50–3–10–1–00–1–10–1–0
Scott Verplank22–0–01–0–00–0–01–0–0
Brett Wetterich00–2–00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Tiger Woods33–2–01–0–01–1–01–1–0

References
  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 won over Brett Wetterich, and the win was certain when 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 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. 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." Archived 28 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

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