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Sunday 21 September 2008Team cupsYear in Review
USA wins Ryder Cup
Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky · Friday 19 to Sunday 21 September 2008 · 37th Ryder Cup Matches
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/15°C · wind 13 km/h ENE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/17°C · wind 7 km/h W, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/17°C · wind 9 km/h NE, gusts 22 · 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
- Europe · 11½Trailed after every session; 9–7 down entering the singles, lost the Sunday singles 7½–4½ (Furyk's 2 & 1 win over Jiménez clinched the 14½ points) 2008 Ryder Cup (Wikipedia)
24 started
Same week
Team cup
Ryder Cup
Valhalla Golf Club, Valhalla
2 of 5 researched
Winner
USA
Runner-up: Europe
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 September 2008
Well, a lot of things changed from last Ryder Cup to this one, and we created the "13th Man" and I'm real proud of these people, and they made a big difference and kept our guys energized
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 September 2008
I wanted the course to be in a way that didn't handcuff anybody. I felt like, let's play golf this time, no tall rough.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 September 2008
I've said it was best week of my golfing career kind of inside outside the ropes. The team, the whole atmosphere, the camaraderie, the fun we had
Associated Press via ESPN
21 September 2008
I figured this was going to define my career. But you know what? It made my career.
Top 10
Not yet researched
The golfer
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What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet