Ryder Cup

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The Ryder Cup is a biennial men’s golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States, renowned as one of the sport’s most prestigious and passionately contested events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf golf tournament
team sports competition
alternatingVenue Europe NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
category golf in Europe
golf in the United States
international sports competition
competitionFormat match play
competitionType team event
continentTeam1 Europe
continentTeam2 United States NERFINISHED
firstEditionCity Worcester, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
firstEditionCountry United States NERFINISHED
firstEditionLocation Worcester Country Club NERFINISHED
formerTeam1 Great Britain NERFINISHED
Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
frequency biennial
gender men's competition
governingBody PGA of America
Ryder Cup Europe
hasRole team captain
vice-captain
inception 1927
matchTypes four-ball
foursomes
singles
namedAfter Samuel Ryder
notableFeature intense team rivalry
strong national and continental pride
numberOfTeams 2
organizer European Tour
PGA European Tour NERFINISHED
PGA of America NERFINISHED
The R&A
participantRegion1 European Tour players
participantRegion2 PGA Tour players
scoringSystem points-based
selectionMethod captain's picks
qualification points
spectatorType large on-site crowds
sport golf
status one of the most passionately contested events in golf
one of the most prestigious events in golf
team1 Team Europe
team2 Team USA
televisionCoverage global
trophy Ryder Cup trophy
trophyDonor Samuel Ryder NERFINISHED
typicalMonth September
typicalTeamSize 12 players per team
usualDuration three days

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
NBC Sports
Sky Sports
broadcasts
Ryder Cup ("Ryder Cup Europe")
governingBody
Newport, Wales ("2010 Ryder Cup")
hostedEvent

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