Ryder Cup 2 - Answers

Published: Monday 22nd September 2014
  1. What was the occupation of Samuel Ryder after whom the competition was named? Seed Merchant.
  2. Who holds the record for most times as team captain? Walter Hagen.
  3. In which year was the Great Britain & Ireland team replaced by Team Europe? 1979
  4. Which golfer has played in the most Ryder Cups? Nick Faldo.
  5. At which course did Scott Verplank score a hole-in-one in 2006? The K Club, County Kildare.
  6. Which Spanish pair holds the record for the number of times they have played together? Seve Ballesteros & Jose Maria Olazabal.
  7. Who is the youngest US player to compete in a Ryder Cup match? Horton Smith (who was 20 in 1929).
  8. Who in 1963 became the youngest Ryder Cup captain? Arnold Palmer.
  9. Who in 2014 will become the oldest team captain? Tom Watson.
  10. Who has played the most Ryder Cup matches for the US team? Phil Mickelson.
  11. Which club hosted the first post-war Ryder Cup in 1947? Portland Golf Club, Oregon.
  12. Who holds the record for most points scored in Ryder Cup matches? Nick Faldo.
  13. Who is the youngest European to play in the Ryder Cup? Sergio Garcia (who was 19 in 1999).
  14. Which TWO golfers hold the record for most points scored in a single Ryder Cup? Peter Alliss & Tony Jacklin.
  15. In which year did the GB & Ireland team last have a playing captain? 1961 (Dai Rees).
  16. Who was the first father and son to represent their country in the competition? Percy & Peter Alliss.
  17. In which European country was the 1997 Ryder Cup held? Spain.
  18. On how many occasions has a Welshman captained a Ryder Cup team? Seven (Dai Rees 5, Brian Huggett & Ian Woosnam one each).
  19. Who is the only German to captain a Ryder Cup team? Bernhard Langer.
  20. In which year did the USA lose its first post-war Ryder Cup? 1957

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