2010 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.

38th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates1–4 October 2010
VenueCeltic Manor Resort
Twenty Ten Course
LocationNewport, Wales
Captains
14½ 13½
Europe wins the Ryder Cup
Celtic Manor
Location in Wales

With the U.S. as the defending champion, Europe won by a score of 14½ to 13½ 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

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, 14½ 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

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

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, Bill 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

Europe

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]

United States

The United States team consisted of:[12]

  • The top eight players on the Ryder Cup Points List[13]
    • 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.[14]

Teams

Captains

The team captains were Colin Montgomerie for Europe and Corey Pavin for the USA.

Vice-captains

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 García, Paul McGinley and José María Olazábal.[15][16] Olazábal 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.[17]

The USA vice-captains were Paul Goydos, Tom Lehman, Davis Love III and Jeff Sluman.[15]

Players
 Team Europe
Name Age Residence Points rank
(World)		 Points rank
(European)		 World
ranking		 Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Colin Montgomerie 47Dunning, ScotlandNon-playing captain
Lee Westwood 37Worksop, England11362914–10–556.90
Rory McIlroy 21Holywood, Northern Ireland2390Rookie
Martin Kaymer 25Mettmann, Germany3260Rookie
Graeme McDowell 31Portrush, Northern Ireland4413142–1–162.50
Ian Poulter 34Milton Keynes, England7516275–2–071.43
Ross Fisher 29Cheam, England146270Rookie
Francesco Molinari 27Turin, Italy107320Rookie
Miguel Ángel Jiménez 46Málaga, Spain118263122–7–329.17
Peter Hanson 32Trelleborg, Sweden139420Rookie
Edoardo Molinari 29Turin, Italy510150Rookie
Luke Donald 32High Wycombe, England6168275–1–178.57
Pádraig Harrington 39Dublin, Ireland812225217–11–340.48

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
Corey Pavin 50Dallas, TexasNon-playing captain
Phil Mickelson 40Rancho Santa Fe, California1273010–14–643.33
Hunter Mahan 28Plano, Texas214152–0–370.00
Bubba Watson 31Bagdad, Florida3240Rookie
Jim Furyk 40Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida456248–13–339.58
Steve Stricker 43Madison, Wisconsin54130–2–116.67
Dustin Johnson 26Myrtle Beach, South Carolina6120Rookie
Jeff Overton 27Bloomington, Indiana7480Rookie
Matt Kuchar 32Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida8110Rookie
Zach Johnson 34Lake Mary, Florida1119141–2–137.50
Tiger Woods 34Windermere, Florida12152510–13–244.00
Stewart Cink 37Duluth, Georgia14354154–7–440.00
Rickie Fowler 21Las Vegas, Nevada20330Rookie

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)

Four-ball
Results
Westwood/Kaymer 3 & 2 Mickelson/D. Johnson
McIlroy/McDowell halved Cink/Kuchar
Poulter/Fisher 2 up Stricker/Woods
Donald/Harrington 3 & 2 Watson/Overton
1½ Session 2½
1½ Overall 2½

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.[18]

Session 2 (Saturday)

Foursomes

[19]

Results
Jiménez/Hanson 4 & 3 Woods/Stricker
Molinari/Molinari 2 up Z. Johnson/Mahan
Westwood/Kaymer halved Furyk/Fowler
Harrington/Fisher 3 & 2 Mickelson/D. Johnson
Poulter/Donald 2 & 1 Watson/Overton
McDowell/McIlroy 1 up Cink/Kuchar
2½ Session 3½
4 Overall 6

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)

Foursomes
Results
Donald/Westwood 6 & 5 Stricker/Woods
McDowell/McIlroy 3 & 1 Z. Johnson/Mahan

Four-ball
Results
Harrington/Fisher 2 & 1 Furyk/D. Johnson
Hanson/Jiménez 2 up Watson/Overton
Molinari/Molinari halved Cink/Kuchar
Poulter/Kaymer 2 & 1 Mickelson/Fowler
5½ Session ½
9½ Overall 6½

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.[20]

Session 4 (Monday)
  • 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.[21]

Singles
Results Timetable
Lee Westwood 2 & 1 Steve Stricker 1st: 9½ - 7½
Rory McIlroy halved Stewart Cink 4th: 11 - 9
Luke Donald 1 up Jim Furyk 5th: 12 - 9
Martin Kaymer 6 & 4 Dustin Johnson 2nd: 9½ - 8½
Ian Poulter 5 & 4 Matt Kuchar 3rd: 10½ - 8½
Ross Fisher 3 & 2 Jeff Overton 7th: 13 - 10
Miguel Ángel Jiménez 4 & 3 Bubba Watson 6th: 13 - 9
Francesco Molinari 4 & 3 Tiger Woods 8th: 13 - 11
Edoardo Molinari halved Rickie Fowler 10th: 13½ - 12½
Peter Hanson 4 & 2 Phil Mickelson 9th: 13 - 12
Pádraig Harrington 3 & 2 Zach Johnson 11th: 13½ - 13½
Graeme McDowell 3 & 1 Hunter Mahan 12th: 14½ - 13½
5 Session 7
14½ Overall 13½

Individual player records

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

Source:[22]

Europe
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Luke Donald33–1–01–0–02–0–00–1–0
Ross Fisher22–2–00–1–01–0–01–1–0
Peter Hanson11–2–00–1–00–1–01–0–0
Pádraig Harrington22–2–00–1–01–0–01–1–0
Miguel Ángel Jiménez22–1–01–0–00–1–01–0–0
Martin Kaymer2.52–1–10–1–00–0–12–0–0
Graeme McDowell2.52–1–11–0–01–1–00–0–1
Rory McIlroy21–1–20–0–11–1–00–0–1
Edoardo Molinari10–1–20–0–10–1–00–0–1
Francesco Molinari0.50–2–10–1–00–1–00–0–1
Ian Poulter33–1–01–0–01–0–01–1–0
Lee Westwood2.52–1–10–1–01–0–11–0–0

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Stewart Cink2.51–0–30–0–11–0–00–0–2
Rickie Fowler10–1–20–0–10–0–10–1–0
Jim Furyk0.50–2–10–1–00–0–10–1–0
Dustin Johnson11–3–01–0–00–1–00–2–0
Zach Johnson22–1–01–0–01–1–00–0–0
Matt Kuchar21–1–20–1–01–0–00–0–2
Hunter Mahan11–2–00–1–01–1–00–0–0
Phil Mickelson11–3–01–0–00–1–00–2–0
Jeff Overton22–2–01–0–00–1–01–1–0
Steve Stricker33–1–01–0–01–1–01–0–0
Bubba Watson11–3–00–1–00–1–01–1–0
Tiger Woods33–1–01–0–01–1–01–0–0

Opening concert
Welcome to Wales logo

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,[23] and was hosted by Steve Jones.[24]

The concert was headlined by Lostprophets,[25] 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.[26] It marked Bassey's first appearance in Wales for over 5 years.[27]

Awards

In December 2010, BBC Sport named the Europe squad "Team of The Year".[28]

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