Ryder's Cup '06, Kildare

Possibile che non ne abbiamo parlato gia' sul forum??

ormai siamo alle porte,domani comincia questo grande evento,il secondo piu importante nel mondo dello sport dopo la World Cup!

e dove avviene? IN IRLANDA ovviamente!!!

RYDER'S CUP, 22-24 settembre 06
K Club
Straffan,Co.Kildare



EUROPA CONTRO AMERICA!
Circa 40.000 persone arriveranno per assistere alle partite nei tre giorni,e circa 400milioni guarderanno alla tv l'evento!
questo concorso di golf e' cominciato nel 1927 per la prima volta in America:

per la storia della Ryders Cup: www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/


Who started it all off?The brainchild of Samuel Ryder, an avid golfer and seed merchant by trade, he was dismayed to see British and American golfers standing apart from each other at a pre-Open qualifying tournament. He came up with the novel idea of pitching the two nations against each other. The first players from continental Europe joined the competition in 1979 and, after years of US domination, the tide began to turn. The Ryder Cup has been held every two years since it first took place in Worcester Country Club, Massachusetts, when the US beat the UK by 9 1/2 – 2 1/2. There are two notable exceptions: in 2001 it was called off due to terrorist attacks in the US, and from 1937-47 players didn’t compete due to World War II.

Why was Ireland picked to host the Cup?That’s easy – Ireland is blessed with over 400 golf clubs and boasts some of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes. A whopping 30% of the world’s links courses are right here, and big names like Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Seve Ballesteros have all teed off on our exceptional courses. But on the 22nd September, golf fanatics will all be heading to the one place: the prestigious K Club in County Kildare, where the Ryder Cup Matches will be played.