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Ryder Cup History

 
Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer
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Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer

All-Time Greats

David Feherty had a win, a loss and a tie in his only Ryder Cup appearance. But that doesn't mean he is blind to the talent of others. Learn who he thinks the greatest players in Ryder Cup history, and why these players were giants in golf's most pressure-filled event.
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Photos: Ryder Cup celebrations
Garrity's Ghosts: A cruise with the Boys of '21
Complete 2008 Ryder Cup Coverage

 
Darren Clarke at 2006 Ryder Cup

Scores & Highlights

Recent Ryder Cup Results

A complete list of the results from each Ryder Cup since 1979, the year that the rest of Europe joined golfers from Great Britian and Ireland to complete against the United States.

Tiger Woods, Underachiever

Less Than Great

This Dud's For You

Ryder Cup pressure has turned some of the game's best players into the Arizona Cardinals of golf. Here are 10 who've brought the sizzle but left the steak at home.

In the Beginning

Mysterious Origins

How the competition started—we think—and when the trophy arrived.

Ryder Cup trophy
 

Saving the Cup

Close Call

Learn how a whiskey company saved the Ryder Cup in 1982.

Ryder Cup
 

We want to know...

In your opinion, who is the greatest Ryder Cup player of all time?

  • Seve Ballesteros
  • Nick Faldo
  • Walter Hagen
  • Colin Montgomerie
  • Jack Nicklaus
  • Arnold Palmer
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Feherty's History Lesson

David Feherty's Ryder Cup History
Sit back and relax while David Feherty shamelessly promotes his book and tells you all about the real history of the Ryder Cup.

They Said It

1983 United States Ryder Cup team
We've raided the SI Vault for some of the greatest one-liners in Ryder Cup history, like this one from Jack Nicklaus, the 1983 captain: "Lanny [Wadkins], that little son of a gun. He needs a wheelbarrow to carry his brass around."