GOLF HISTORY

Ryder Cup winners, 1927-2006

Created as a competition between the best golfers in the United States and Great Britain, the Ryder Cup is named for Samuel Ryder, a seed merchant who didn't pick up a golf club until after his 50th birthday but nevertheless helped shape what is today one of the world's most prestigious sporting events.

The Ryder Cup Matches have undergone significant changes since their inception in the 1920s, the addition of players from continental Europe to the contest in 1979 being arguably the most significant. Here is the record of the event's storied history.

2008 Ryder Cup Matches
Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky
Sept. 19-21, 2008

Ryder Cup winners

• 2006: Europe
• 2004: Europe
• 2002: Europe
• 1999: U.S.
• 1997: Europe
• 1995: Europe
• 1993: U.S.
• 1991: U.S.
• 1989: Draw
• 1987: Europe
• 1985: Europe
• 1983: U.S.
• 1981: U.S.
• 1979: U.S.
• 1977: U.S.
• 1975: U.S.
• 1973: U.S.
• 1971: U.S.
• 1969: Draw
• 1967: U.S.
• 1965: U.S.
• 1963: U.S.
• 1961: U.S.
• 1959: U.S.
• 1957: Great Britain
• 1955: U.S.
• 1953: U.S.
• 1951: U.S.
• 1949: U.S.
• 1947: U.S.
• 1939-45: Event not played due to World War II
• 1937: U.S.
• 1935: U.S.
• 1933: Great Britain
• 1931: U.S.
• 1929: Great Britain
• 1927: U.S.

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