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Sunday 29 September 2002Team cupsYear in Review
Europe wins Ryder Cup
The Belfry, Wishaw, England · Friday 27 to Sunday 29 September 2002 · 34th Ryder Cup Matches; originally scheduled for 28-30 September 2001 at The Belfry, postponed for a year on 16 September 2001 after the 11 September attacks at the request of the PGA of America (Wikipedia; BBC: rescheduled for September 2002). Teams were those selected for 2001. Later editions moved to even-numbered years (Wikipedia)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 34° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/12°C · wind 12 km/h NNW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/11°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/10°C · wind 17 km/h SSE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- Ryder Cup
1927–2025 in our record, 45 editions.
The ones it got away from
- United States USA · 12½Level 8-8 after two days, but Torrance front-loaded his singles order and Europe took 4½ of the first six points; won the singles session only 4½ to Europe's 7½ Europe regain Ryder Cup (BBC Sport)
24 started
Same week
Team cup
Ryder Cup
The Belfry (Brabazon Course), The Belfry
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Europe
Runner-up: USA
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 September 2002
Apart from my marriage and the birth of my children, without doubt this is the proudest moment of my life.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 September 2002
I thought he took a hell of a gamble by front-loading his team like he did, a heck of a gamble. Because if they don't do well, in my mind it was over.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 September 2002
We got beat. That happens, and the fans were fantastic, the atmosphere was something that we will never forget, and guys hold their heads high, and we'll be back in two years.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 September 2002
Myself and Pierre Fulke and Phillip Price talked about it at breakfast. One of us is going to be here, is going to finish it.
Top 10
Not yet researched
The golfer
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet