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Sunday 30 September 2001Team cupsYear in Review
Ryder Cup postponed
The Belfry, Wishaw, England · Friday 28 to Sunday 30 September 2001 · 34th Ryder Cup, due at The Belfry on 28-30 September 2001 (Golf Today schedule: matches Fri 28 - Sun 30 Sep; The Independent: due to start 28 September). Postponed for a year on Sunday 16 September 2001 after the 11 September attacks in the United States, at the request of the PGA of America, and rescheduled for September 2002 at The Belfry with the same captains and teams (BBC; The Independent). Played in 2002: see ryder-cup-2002
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 34° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
Team cup
Ryder Cup
The Belfry, The Belfry, Wishaw, England
1 of 5 researched
Result
Winner not yet researched
Score, margin and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
18 September 2001
Everybody will have their 2001 hats on. They will still wear their 2001 clothes and their 2001 rain gear. That's important to me, that this is the 2001 team and that we don't forget why we're playing a year later.
The Independent
17 September 2001
The decision to postpone the Ryder Cup this year is one of common sense.
The Independent
17 September 2001
We don't know what's going to happen – it could be World War III or something – so I think it's a very good decision.
Top 10
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The golfer
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What’s in the bag
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