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Sunday 24 September 2006Team cupsYear in Review
Europe wins Ryder Cup
The K Club, Straffan, Ireland · Friday 22 to Sunday 24 September 2006 · 36th Ryder Cup Matches; first Ryder Cup played in Ireland; heavy rain Sunday morning
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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 35° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/13°C · wind 28 km/h SSE, gusts 80 · 3.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/14°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 52 · 14.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/12°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 5 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 · 9½Lost every session: 2½–1½ in each of the four team sessions (10–6 down entering the singles), then 8½–3½ in the singles; Stenson's 4 & 3 win over Vaughn Taylor clinched Europe clinch Ryder Cup hat-trick (BBC Sport)
24 started
Same week
Team cup
Ryder Cup
The K Club (Palmer Course), The K Club
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Europe
Runner-up: USA
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 September 2006
It's never been like this before. They've made history with this crowd here.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 September 2006
They played inspired golf, and they never, ever did not make us pay for a mistake that we made. They made us pay every time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 September 2006
It's done a lot for people to show me how much they care and how much they care about me. It's done a lot to show that they cared about Heather, and that means everything.
Top 10
Not yet researched
The golfer
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What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet