"and would therefore not be one of Watson's three captain's picks. Woods had finished 71st in the Ryder Cup points list. Tom Watson was named the USA team captain on 13 December 2012. At 65 he became the oldest Ryder Cup captain; a record previously held by J.H. Taylor who was 62 when he captained the Great Britain team in 1933. Previously the oldest United States captain had been Sam Snead who was 57 when he was captain in 1969. Paul McGinley was named the Europe team captain on 15 January 2013. He was the first Irishman to captain the"
"between teams from different regions of the world started since the 1990s, inspired by the popularity of the Ryder Cup. In March 2014 the European Tour and the Asian Tour launched a new team tournament, the EurAsia Cup, also played between teams represented Europe and Asia. The Royal Trophy planned for December 2014 was cancelled and has not been held since. Seve Ballesteros, a leading proponent of team golf competitions, captained the European team in the inaugural tournament, and Japan's Masahiro Kuramoto captained Asia. Europe's team included the highly ranked David Howell and Paul McGinley, and former World Number 1s"
"2014 European Tour The 2014 European Tour was the sixth edition of the Race to Dubai and the 43rd season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy was named Golfer of the Year and Brooks Koepka of the United States Rookie of the Year. The table below shows the 2014 European Tour schedule which began with five events in late 2013. Events from 2013 that were not on the 2014 schedule were the Avantha Masters and the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles (hosting the 2014 Ryder Cup, will return in 2015). New"
"in this capacity for Colin Montgomerie at the 2010 Ryder Cup. On 15 January 2013, he was named the Europe team captain for the 2014 Ryder Cup. – the first Irishman in that role. His team went on to beat the USA. In May 2013, McGinley gave European player Sergio García his backing following a public feud that the Spaniard had with Tiger Woods and a controversial ""fried chicken"" remark that García made about Woods. In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, McGinley said: ""I think there's a personality clash and they don't particularly like each other's company. For"
"a golfer born in Asia. It also marked the first time that Woods had lost a major after holding at least a share of first after 54 holes. The 2016 Ryder Cup was awarded to Hazeltine in 2002 and was scheduled for September 27 – October 2. On February 24, 2015, Davis Love III was named captain for Team USA with Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke captaining Team Europe. The United States' 17-11 victory was their first victory in the event since 2008 at Valhalla and tied the record for the biggest American margin of victory on home soil set in"
"the fourth to take a 5–3 lead in the Ryder Cup. It was the first time since 2006 that Europe led after the first day of the competition. Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson, who won 5 & 4 in their morning match, played again and won; they never trailed at any point during the day. Gene Wojciechowski, a columnist for ESPN, criticized American captain Tom Watson for not playing Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed in the afternoon after they had won their morning match 5 & 4. The European pairing of Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson led off and won"
"picks are shown in yellow. Players written in italics qualified through the Ryder Cup World points list below. Two players qualifying through that list were not in the top 15, as they mainly played on the USPGA tour during the qualification process. The leading 15 players in the final Ryder Cup world point list were: Players in qualifying places are shown in green. Captain's picks are shown in yellow. Players written in italics qualified through the European points list above. Darren Clarke was named as the European captain on February 18, 2015. He was selected by a five-man selection panel"
"of 18 holes. Captains picks are shown in yellow. The world rankings and records are at the start of the 1991 Ryder Cup. The selection process for the European team remained the same as used since 1985, with nine players chosen from the 1991 European Tour money list at the conclusion of the German Open on August 25 and the remaining three team members being chosen immediately afterwards by the team captain, Bernard Gallacher. Gallacher had announced before the final event that he would choose Nick Faldo as one of his picks. He also announced that he would select José"
"the Ryder Cup: Joakim Haeggman, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Jesper Parnevik, Robert Karlsson, Jarmo Sandelin, Pierre Fulke, Niclas Fasth, Peter Hanson and Henrik Stenson. Karlsson and Stenson (twice) have won the European Tour Order of Merit/Race to Dubai. Stenson rose to second on the world ranking after winning the PGA Tour's championship trophy the FedEx Cup in 2013. Fasth and Parnevik (twice) have been runner-up in the British Open, which Stenson won in record-breaking fashion in 2016, shortly before securing an Olympic silver medal. Annika Sörenstam is a World Golf Hall of Fame member and dominated her sport 1995–2005, with ten major"
"In December 2010, he accepted the BBC Sports Personality Coach of the Year award as captain of the victorious Ryder Cup team. Montgomerie has been the playing captain of the European team in the Royal Trophy, played against a team from Asia. Europe was successful on both those occasions. He has the distinction of being the only person to have been a victorious player and captain in the Ryder Cup, Seve Trophy and Royal Trophy – the three main team golf competitions open to players from Europe. In 2011, Montgomerie was named president of the English junior golf charity, the"
"Patrick Reed Patrick Nathaniel Reed (born August 5, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He is notable for his victories in the 2018 Masters Tournament and the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship. He has represented the United States in Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup competitions. Because of his success in representing the United States in these team events, he has earned the nickname ""Captain America"". Reed was born in 1990 in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated University High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. While there, he won the 2006 Junior Open Championship"
"on the 16th hole. The win moved Gallacher back into the world's top 100. The following year, Gallacher defended his title with a one stroke victory at the 2014 Omega Dubai Desert Classic for his third European Tour victory. He is the first golfer to ever successfully defend the title. Gallacher was picked as one of the three captain's picks by Paul McGinley for the 2014 Ryder Cup. European Tour playoff record (1–2) CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Professional Stephen Gallacher Stephen James Gallacher (born 1 November 1974) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays"
"España. This sealed his promotion to the main European Tour for 2012. He played well enough in his first full season to retain his playing rights, finishing 72nd on the Order of Merit. Baldwin is from Southport, Lancashire - the same home town as fellow professional golfer Tommy Fleetwood. His grandfather is the former professional rugby league footballer Ron Ryder. CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Matthew Baldwin Matthew Baldwin (born 26 February 1986) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Baldwin was captain of the England Boys side before turning professional"
"Martin Kaymer Martin Kaymer ( ; born 28 December 1984) is a German professional golfer. A winner of two major championships, he was also the No. 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking for eight weeks in 2011. Kaymer sank a putt on the 18th hole on the final day of the Ryder Cup in 2012, which retained the cup for Europe and successfully overturned a four-point deficit against the United States at the start of the final day's play. In May 2014, Kaymer won The Players Championship, the flagship event of the PGA Tour. A month later,"
"of the European Tour. Europe competes as a single team in the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup versus the United States, and the Royal Trophy and EurAsia Cup versus Asia. Also, the Seve Trophy was played between the Great Britain and Ireland and the Continental Europe team. Notable male golfers include Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Rory McIlroy, Pádraig Harrington, Ian Woosnam, Lee Westwood, Henrik Stenson, Bernhard Langer, Martin Kaymer, Seve Ballesteros, José María Olazábal and Miguel Ángel Jiménez. Notable female golfers include Annika Sörenstam, Laura Davies and Suzann Pettersen. Tennis is popular in most of Europe. Two of the four"
"States of America to win the Ryder Cup golf tournament. The European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie decided to break with tradition and play the European anthem by itself instead of the individual anthems from participating European nations. It was similarly employed at the 2014 Ryder Cup prizegiving ceremony on 28 September, after Europe had beaten America under its captain, Paul McGinley. It was also played at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Ryder Cup, right after the anthem of the USA. ""Ode to Joy"" is used as the theme song to the 2016 UEFA Euro qualifying and the European"
"and 1978 Open Championships)<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place ""Results not in chronological order before 2017. CUT = missed the halfway cut<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Amateur Professional Mark James (golfer) Mark Hugh James (born 28 October 1953) is an English professional golfer who had a long career on the European Tour and captained Europe in the 1999 Ryder Cup. He has also played senior golf on the European Senior Tour and the U.S.-based Champions Tour. James was born in Manchester, England and educated at Stamford School. He won the English Amateur championship at Woodhall"
"the strongest fields. 1. Playing members of the 2014 United States and European Ryder Cup teams. Thomas Bjørn, Keegan Bradley (2,3), Jamie Donaldson (2,3), Victor Dubuisson (2,3), Rickie Fowler (2,3,4), Jim Furyk (2,3,4), Stephen Gallacher, Sergio García (2,3), Zach Johnson (2,3,4), Martin Kaymer (2,3), Matt Kuchar (2,3), Hunter Mahan (2,3,4), Graeme McDowell, Phil Mickelson (2,3), Ian Poulter (2,3), Patrick Reed (2,3,4), Justin Rose (2,3,4), Webb Simpson (2,3), Jordan Spieth (2,3,4), Henrik Stenson (2,3,4), Jimmy Walker (2,3,4), Bubba Watson (2,3,4), Lee Westwood (2,3,4,5) 2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 27, 2015. Paul Casey"
"Ryder Cup for the week of the event, and planned to broadcast 240 hours of coverage. Following the European victory in the 2014 Ryder Cup, the PGA of America created a ""Ryder Cup Task Force"". The Task Force consisted of three PGA officials and eight players with Ryder Cup experience. There were three previous Ryder Cup captains: Raymond Floyd, Tom Lehman and Davis Love III together with Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker and Tiger Woods. The Task Force considered a number of issues including the selection of the Ryder Cup captain and vice-captains and the team selection"
"Dai Rees David James Rees, (31 March 1913 – 15 November 1983) was one of the Britain's leading golfers either side of the Second World War. The winner of many prestigious tournaments in Britain, Europe and farther afield, Rees is best remembered as the captain of the Great Britain Ryder Cup team which defeated the United States at Lindrick Golf Club in Yorkshire, England, in 1957. It was the only defeat which the United States suffered in the competition between 1933 and 1985. Rees was born in Fontegary, near Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. He was brought up"
"in nine years. In September 2018, Casey was named as a captain's pick by Thomas Bjørn for the European team participating in the 2018 Ryder Cup. Europe defeated the U.S. team 17 1/2 to 10 1/2 at Le Golf National outside of Paris, France. Casey went 1–1–1 and halved his singles match against Brooks Koepka. PGA Tour playoff record (1–2) Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour European Tour playoff record (2–1) Co-sanctioned by the European Tour WD = withdrew<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied ""Results not in chronological order prior to 2015."" WD = Withdrew<br> QF, R16,"
"his first venture in golf course ownership. Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour<br> European Tour playoff record (1–3) Co-sanctioned with the European Tour CUT = missed the halfway cut<br> WD = withdrew<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place. ""Results not in chronological order prior to 2015."" WD = Withdrew<br> QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" = tied<br> Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. <nowiki>*</nowiki>As of the 2018 season. Amateur Professional Ryder Cup points record Henrik Stenson Henrik Olof Stenson (; born 5 April 1976) is"
"Na, Geoff Ogilvy, Scott Piercy (10), Ian Poulter (9), Patrick Reed (9,10), John Senden, Shawn Stefani, Robert Streb (10), Kevin Streelman, Justin Thomas, Brendon Todd, Cameron Tringale, Camilo Villegas (10), Nick Watney, Boo Weekley 9. Members of the United States and European 2014 Ryder Cup teams (provided they are ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking on August 2, 2015)<br> Jamie Donaldson, Stephen Gallacher, Graeme McDowell 10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2014 PGA Championship<br> Alex Čejka, J. J. Henry, Shane Lowry, Nick Taylor 11. Vacancies are filled by"
"José María Olazábal José María Olazábal Manterola (, ; born 5 February 1966) is a Spanish professional golfer from the Basque region who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships, both at The Masters. In 2012 he captained Europe's Ryder Cup team to a narrow victory over the USA, which seemed improbable at the start of the final day's play when the Europeans trailed 10–6. They came back to win 14½–13½. Olazábal was very emotional with the win, saying in an interview that that was his number one happiest"
"to those used for the 2016 Ryder Cup. The points given for the 2018 season major championships were reduced from double to 50% extra (except for the winner who still received double points). The dates on which the captain's picks were made were brought forward by one or two weeks. The leading 15 players in the final points list after the final qualifying event, the 2018 PGA Championship were: Players in qualifying places are shown in green. Captain's picks are shown in yellow. Thomas Bjørn was named as the European captain on 6 December 2016. He was chosen by a"
"team, thus leaving out Nick Faldo and Bernhard Langer (veterans who were the two most successful players for the European team in Ryder Cup history). In one of the most discussed moves in the Ryder Cup, James then kept Jean van de Velde, Jarmo Sandelin and Coltart on the bench during all sixteen matches during the first two days of play, relegating them to singles matches on Sunday only. His refusal to play those three first-time players helped lead to Europe's defeat, as none of the three won their one match. On the other hand, United States captain Ben Crenshaw"
"from the European Points being reduced from 5 to 4. The team consists of: The leading players in the Ryder Cup European points were: Players in qualifying places are shown in green. Donaldson had overtaken García by winning the penultimate qualifying event (the D+D Real Czech Masters) and since neither García nor Bjørn played in the final event (the Italian Open) and since no other player could pass Donaldson, he was assured of his place before the Italian Open. The leading players in the Ryder Cup World points were: Players in qualifying places are shown in green. Captain's picks are"
"by Rory McIlroy in 2014, winning the Open Championship and PGA Championship, as well as Jordan Spieth who won the Masters and the U.S. Open in 2015. Harrington's victory in the PGA Championship secured his position as the number one player in Europe, earning him a spot in the 2008 European Ryder Cup team under captain Nick Faldo. Harrington started his 2009 season with a tied-fifth finish in the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on the European Tour. He then went through a tough period in his career, missing the cut at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, as well as"
"1 up on the 18th fairway. After seeing Martin Kaymer clinch the Ryder Cup for Europe, Woods conceded the hole after missing his par putt. He would halve the match giving Europe the outright victory, and finish his week at 0-3-1. In 2018, Woods was initially named a vice-captain by Jim Furyk. Despite only playing half as many events as his peers, Woods still finished 11th in the final standings and was subsequently chosen as a captain's pick. Paired with Patrick Reed for the two four-ball sessions, they lost each time to Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari. In his Saturday"
"a losing team for the first time since 2008. In 2018, Thomas Bjørn selected Westwood as one of his five vice-captains for the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National, alongside Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald, Pádraig Harrington and Robert Karlsson. He is the European player who has the greatest number of participations in Ryder Cup winning teams (7 wins, 2 losses). Westwood married Laurae Coltart, the sister of Scottish Ryder Cup player Andrew Coltart, in January 1999. The couple have two children, Samuel Bevan and Poppy Grace. He is good friends with fellow Ryder Cup star Darren Clarke and from"
"Seniors Championship. Russell was selected by 2006 European Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam to be one of his assistants at the K Club. Russell is a European Tour Board Member and is the European Senior Tour Chairman. Russell's middle initial is almost always quoted in order to distinguish him from another English European Tour golfer of the same name, David A. Russell, who is three years younger. European Tour playoff record (0–1) ""Note: Russell only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1973 and 1974 Open Championships)<br> ""T"" = tied David J."
"of the award was the Spanish golfer Sergio García. During his debut season as a professional, the 19-year-old finished one stroke behind Tiger Woods at the 1999 PGA Championship and became the youngest player to gain selection for Team Europe for the Ryder Cup. , the award has been won by a different individual sportsperson every year (three to women, fifteen to men), although eight teams have been nominated – Ghana men's national football team (2007), VfL Wolfsburg (2010), Afghanistan men's national cricket team (2014), Switzerland Davis Cup team (2015), Chile men's national football team (2016), Fiji national rugby sevens"
"Joakim Haeggman Karl Sven Joakim Haeggman (born 28 August 1969) is a Swedish European Tour golfer. He turned professional in 1989 and won his place on the Tour at that year's qualifying school. He has won three events on the European Tour, and several other professional events. His best seasons were 1993, 1997 and 2004, in each of which he made the top twenty on the Order of Merit. In 1993 Haeggman became the first Swede to play for the European Team in the Ryder Cup. He was out of the game for nearly two years following an ice hockey"