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| Dates | 1–4 October2010 | ||||
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| Venue | Celtic Manor Resort Twenty Ten Course | ||||
| Location | Newport, Wales | ||||
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| Europe wins theRyder Cup | |||||
The38th Ryder Cup was held 1–4 October 2010 at theCeltic Manor Resort inNewport, Wales. It was the 17th time theRyder Cup had been staged inBritain, but the first time in Wales. It was played on the newly constructedTwenty Ten course, specifically designed for the event.[1] The team captains wereColin Montgomerie for Europe andCorey Pavin for the United States.
With the U.S. as the defending champion, Europe won by a score of 141⁄2 to 131⁄2 and regained the Cup. It was Europe's sixth victory in the last eight contests and their fourth consecutive home win. The event was plagued by bad weather with play having to be suspended twice. Having taken a 3-point lead into the singles matches Europe faced a U.S. fightback and the conclusion of the Ryder Cup 2010 went right down to the anchor match betweenGraeme McDowell andHunter Mahan. Eventually McDowell defeated Mahan 3 & 1 to regain the Cup for Europe.[2][3]
The competition was officially opened byCarwyn Jones,First Minister for Wales.[4]
TheRyder Cup is amatch play event, with each match worth one point. The original schedule in 2010 was:
With a total of 28 points, 141⁄2 points are required to win the Cup, and 14 points are required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
It was the second time in succession that the schedule for four-ball (better ball) and foursome (alternate shot) matches on Day One and Day Two has been changed, i.e. it was scheduled to be effectively the same timetable as was used in2006.
As a result of the long suspension of play on the first day due to heavy rain, the format for the rest of the competition was changed to try to bring a conclusion to the matches on Sunday. However, further heavy rain caused a delayed start on Sunday, so that the last of the revised sessions would be played on Monday. Because of the changes, there were a number of Ryder Cup firsts. For the first time in the history of the Ryder Cup, all 24 players took part in pairing sessions at the same time in six pairings (as opposed to the usual four pairings) and in another first for the event both foursome and four-ball matches were played in the same session at the same time. It is also the first time that the competition went into a fourth day. The revised schedule consisted of four sessions as opposed to the usual five.[5]
The total number of each type of match remained the same, 8 four-ball, 8 foursomes, and 12 singles. By captains' agreement, matches would conclude at sundown Monday if not completed before then. Any matches still in progress would be considered halved at that point.[6]
The matches were covered live domestically onSky Sports with daily highlights shown on theBBC.
All matches were covered live in the United States, a first for a Ryder Cup in Europe.ESPN handled Friday coverage.Mike Tirico andPaul Azinger hosted from the 18th tower, withCurtis Strange,Peter Alliss, andSean McDonough calling holes, and on-course reportersAndy North,Billy Kratzert andJudy Rankin.Scott Van Pelt andTom Weiskopf handled recaps during coverage. Most of ESPN's coverage was rained out on Friday, with a 7-hour rain delay during the middle of the day.NBC Sports covered the weekend action, withDan Hicks andJohnny Miller hosting from the 18th tower,Gary Koch calling holes, and on-course reportersMark Rolfing,Roger Maltbie, andDottie Pepper.USA Network aired coverage of the singles live on Monday morning. The coverage was produced by corporate sibling NBC, with NBC's announcers being used on the telecast.
The European team consisted of:[7]
There was much discussion about the qualification process after leading players based primarily in the United States, such asPaul Casey andJustin Rose, failed to make the team.[12][13] As a result, the priority of the European and World lists was switched for the2012 Ryder Cup.
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The United States team consisted of:[17]
The team was finalised on 7 September when the four wildcards were announced.[19]
| Position | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson (Q) | 6,095.063 |
| 2 | Hunter Mahan (Q) | 4,095.620 |
| 3 | Bubba Watson (Q) | 3,894.319 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk (Q) | 3,763.642 |
| 5 | Steve Stricker (Q) | 3,697.976 |
| 6 | Dustin Johnson (Q) | 3,573.804 |
| 7 | Jeff Overton (Q) | 3,533.148 |
| 8 | Matt Kuchar (Q) | 3,415.853 |
| 9 | Anthony Kim | 3,274.684 |
| 10 | Lucas Glover | 3,052.874 |
| 11 | Zach Johnson (P) | 3,051.897 |
| 12 | Tiger Woods (P) | 2,902.580 |
| 13 | Bo Van Pelt | 2,662.234 |
| 14 | Stewart Cink (P) | 2,644.833 |
| 15 | Ben Crane | 2,629.796 |
| 16 | Ricky Barnes | 2,610.171 |
| 17 | Nick Watney | 2,557.441 |
| 18 | Sean O'Hair | 2,417.574 |
| 19 | J. B. Holmes | 2,390.710 |
| 20 | Rickie Fowler (P) | 2,353.320 |
The team captains were Colin Montgomerie for Europe and Corey Pavin for the USA.
Each captain selected a number of vice-captains to assist him during the tournament and to advise the players on the course.
The European vice-captains wereThomas Bjørn,Darren Clarke,Sergio García,Paul McGinley andJosé María Olazábal.[21][22] Olazábal was added as a fifth vice-captain during the tournament, when the revised format meant that there were not enough vice-captains to cover all six matches simultaneously.[23]
The USA vice-captains werePaul Goydos,Tom Lehman,Davis Love III andJeff Sluman.[21]
 Team Europe | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Residence | Points rank (World) | Points rank (European) | World ranking | Previous Ryder Cups | Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
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 Lee Westwood | 37 | Worksop, England | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 14–10–5 | 56.90 |
 Rory McIlroy | 21 | Holywood, Northern Ireland | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | Rookie | ||
 Martin Kaymer | 25 | Mettmann, Germany | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Graeme McDowell | 31 | Portrush, Northern Ireland | 4 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 62.50 |
| Ian Poulter | 34 | Milton Keynes, England | 7 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 5–2–0 | 71.43 |
| Ross Fisher | 29 | Cheam, England | 14 | 6 | 27 | 0 | Rookie | ||
 Francesco Molinari | 27 | Turin, Italy | 10 | 7 | 32 | 0 | Rookie | ||
 Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 46 | Málaga, Spain | 11 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 2–7–3 | 29.17 |
 Peter Hanson | 32 | Trelleborg, Sweden | 13 | 9 | 42 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Edoardo Molinari | 29 | Turin, Italy | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Luke Donald | 32 | High Wycombe, England | 6 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5–1–1 | 78.57 |
 Pádraig Harrington | 39 | Dublin, Ireland | 8 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 7–11–3 | 40.48 |
Captains picks are shown in yellow; theworld rankings and records are at the start of the 2010 Ryder Cup. Peter Hanson celebrated his 33rd birthday on the final day.
 Team USA | ||||||||
| Name | Age | Residence | Points rank | World ranking | Previous Ryder Cups | Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
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| Phil Mickelson | 40 | Rancho Santa Fe, California | 1 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 10–14–6 | 43.33 |
| Hunter Mahan | 28 | Plano, Texas | 2 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2–0–3 | 70.00 |
| Bubba Watson | 31 | Bagdad, Florida | 3 | 24 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Jim Furyk | 40 | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 8–13–3 | 39.58 |
| Steve Stricker | 43 | Madison, Wisconsin | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0–2–1 | 16.67 |
| Dustin Johnson | 26 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 6 | 12 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Jeff Overton | 27 | Bloomington, Indiana | 7 | 48 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Matt Kuchar | 32 | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | 8 | 11 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Zach Johnson | 34 | Lake Mary, Florida | 11 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 37.50 |
| Tiger Woods | 34 | Windermere, Florida | 12 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 10–13–2 | 44.00 |
| Stewart Cink | 37 | Duluth, Georgia | 14 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 4–7–4 | 40.00 |
| Rickie Fowler | 21 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 20 | 33 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Captains picks are shown in yellow; theworld rankings and records are at the start of the 2010 Ryder Cup.
| Results | |
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| Westwood/Kaymer |  3 & 2 | Mickelson/D. Johnson |
| McIlroy/McDowell | halved | Cink/Kuchar |
| Poulter/Fisher |  2 up | Stricker/Woods |
| Donald/Harrington | 3 & 2 | Watson/Overton |
| 11⁄2 | Session | 21⁄2 |
| 11⁄2 | Overall | 21⁄2 |
Four-balls play on Friday began on schedule but was suspended at 9:43 am BST due to poor course conditions because of rain. Play was resumed at 5:00 pm as the water had drained off the course but was suspended again for the day just after 7 pm BST. Play was completed Saturday morning.[24]
| Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jiménez/Hanson | 4 & 3 | Woods/Stricker |
| Molinari/Molinari | 2 up | Z. Johnson/Mahan |
| Westwood/Kaymer | halved | Furyk/Fowler |
| Harrington/Fisher | 3 & 2 | Mickelson/D. Johnson |
| Poulter/Donald | 2 & 1 | Watson/Overton |
| McDowell/McIlroy | 1 up | Cink/Kuchar |
| 21⁄2 | Session | 31⁄2 |
| 4 | Overall | 6 |
In order to fit the intended number of matches into a schedule that had been condensed due to the weather, three sessions of four matches each were converted into 2 sessions of 6 matches each, requiring all 24 players to play during Sessions 2 and 3.
| Results | |
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| Donald/Westwood | 6 & 5 | Stricker/Woods |
| McDowell/McIlroy | 3 & 1 | Z. Johnson/Mahan |
| Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Harrington/Fisher | 2 & 1 | Furyk/D. Johnson |
| Hanson/Jiménez | 2 up | Watson/Overton |
| Molinari/Molinari | halved | Cink/Kuchar |
| Poulter/Kaymer | 2 & 1 | Mickelson/Fowler |
| 51⁄2 | Session | 1⁄2 |
| 91⁄2 | Overall | 61⁄2 |
Play began in the third session on late Saturday afternoon. Team Europe was leading all six matches when darkness halted play. Start of play on Sunday was delayed until 13:20, due to severe weather overnight leaving running water on the fairways again.[26]
| Results | | Timetable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Westwood | 2 & 1 | Steve Stricker | 1st: 91⁄2 -71⁄2 |
| Rory McIlroy | halved | Stewart Cink | 4th: 11 - 9 |
| Luke Donald | 1 up | Jim Furyk | 5th:12 - 9 |
| Martin Kaymer | 6 & 4 | Dustin Johnson | 2nd: 91⁄2 -81⁄2 |
| Ian Poulter | 5 & 4 | Matt Kuchar | 3rd:101⁄2 - 81⁄2 |
| Ross Fisher | 3 & 2 | Jeff Overton | 7th: 13 -10 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 4 & 3 | Bubba Watson | 6th:13 - 9 |
| Francesco Molinari | 4 & 3 | Tiger Woods | 8th: 13 -11 |
| Edoardo Molinari | halved | Rickie Fowler | 10th: 131⁄2 - 121⁄2 |
| Peter Hanson | 4 & 2 | Phil Mickelson | 9th: 13 -12 |
| Pádraig Harrington | 3 & 2 | Zach Johnson | 11th: 131⁄2 -131⁄2 |
| Graeme McDowell | 3 & 1 | Hunter Mahan | 12th:141⁄2 - 131⁄2 |
| 5 | Session | 7 | |
| 141⁄2 | Overall | 131⁄2 |
Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.
Source:[28]
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Donald | 3 | 3–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Ross Fisher | 2 | 2–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Peter Hanson | 1 | 1–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Pádraig Harrington | 2 | 2–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 2 | 2–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Martin Kaymer | 2.5 | 2–1–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 | 2–0–0 |
| Graeme McDowell | 2.5 | 2–1–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–1 |
| Rory McIlroy | 2 | 1–1–2 | 0–0–1 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–1 |
| Edoardo Molinari | 1 | 0–1–2 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 |
| Francesco Molinari | 0.5 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 |
| Ian Poulter | 3 | 3–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Lee Westwood | 2.5 | 2–1–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–1 | 1–0–0 |
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Cink | 2.5 | 1–0–3 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–2 |
| Rickie Fowler | 1 | 0–1–2 | 0–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–0 |
| Jim Furyk | 0.5 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–0 |
| Dustin Johnson | 1 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 |
| Zach Johnson | 2 | 2–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Matt Kuchar | 2 | 1–1–2 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–2 |
| Hunter Mahan | 1 | 1–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Phil Mickelson | 1 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 |
| Jeff Overton | 2 | 2–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Steve Stricker | 3 | 3–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Bubba Watson | 1 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Tiger Woods | 3 | 3–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–0–0 |
A concert, dubbed 'Welcome to Wales', was held at theMillennium Stadium inCardiff on 29 September 2010, two days prior to the beginning of the Ryder Cup. The event replaced a planned traditional gala dinner and was introduced by celebrities and golf stars. The concert featured musical performances by international superstars,[29] and was hosted bySteve Jones.[30]
The concert was headlined byLostprophets,[31] withShirley Bassey,Katherine Jenkins,Catherine Zeta-Jones andOnly Men Aloud! also featuring in the 90-minute televised event. The European and US golfers appeared on stage to greet the audience.[32] It marked Bassey's first appearance in Wales for over 5 years.[33]
In December 2010,BBC Sport named the Europe squad "Team of The Year".[34]
