2006 Ryder Cup
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| 2006 Ryder Cup Matches | ||
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| Dates | September 22–24 | |
| Venue | The K Club | |
| Location | County Kildare, Ireland | |
| Captains | Ian Woosnam (EU) Tom Lehman (US) |
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| Europe retains the Ryder Cup | ||
| «2004 | 2008» | |
The 36th Ryder Cup Matches were held between September 22 and September 24, 2006 at The K Club, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Team Europe won the competition by a score of 18½ to 9½ points, equalling their record winning margin of 2 years earlier. This was the first time Europe had achieved three successive victories.[1] Swedish rookie Henrik Stenson made the winning putt, just moments after Luke Donald had sunk a putt to ensure Europe retained the trophy. [2]
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[edit] Format
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format used in 2004 and 2006 was as follows:
- Day 1 (Friday) — 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in a morning session and 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in an afternoon session
- Day 2 (Saturday) — 4 four-ball matches in a morning session and 4 foursome matches in an afternoon session
- Day 3 (Sunday) — 12 singles matches
With a total of 28 points, 14½ points were required to win the Cup, and 14 points were required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
[edit] Teams
The top ten players for the USA and Europe as determined by their points performance (variously calculated by their local PGA) received an automatic place on the team. The remaining two players on each team were selected at the discretion of the team Captain. Team USA was finalized on August 21, while qualification for Team Europe ended on September 3. The Official World Golf Rankings shown are as of 17 September 2006, the last set issued before the Ryder Cup. The average ranking of the American team was 29.4 and that of the European team was 22.8.
 Team USA |
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| Name | Age | Residence | Points rank |
World ranking |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Lehman | 47 | Austin, Minnesota | non-playing captain | ||
| Tiger Woods | 30 | Windermere, Florida | 1 | 1 | |
| Phil Mickelson | 36 | Rancho Santa Fe, California | 2 | 2 | |
| Jim Furyk | 36 | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | 3 | 3 | |
| Chad Campbell | 32 | Lewisville, Texas | 4 | 22 | |
| David Toms | 39 | Monroe, Louisiana | 5 | 16 | |
| Chris DiMarco | 38 | Orlando, Florida | 6 | 15 | |
| Vaughn Taylor | 30 | Augusta, Georgia | 7 | 60 | Ryder Cup rookie |
| J. J. Henry | 31 | Fairfield, Connecticut | 8 | 64 | Ryder Cup rookie |
| Zach Johnson | 30 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 9 | 42 | Ryder Cup rookie |
| Brett Wetterich | 33 | Cincinnati, Ohio | 10 | 68 | Ryder Cup rookie |
| Stewart Cink | 33 | Huntsville, Alabama | 12 | 23 | captain's pick |
| Scott Verplank | 42 | Dallas, Texas | 20 | 37 | captain's pick |
 Team Europe |
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| Name | Age | Residence | World ranking |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ian Woosnam |
48 | Llanymynech, Powys, Wales and Jersey |
non-playing captain | |
 Luke Donald |
28 | High Wycombe, England and Chicago, Illinois, USA |
9 | |
 Sergio García |
26 | Borriol, Spain | 8 | |
 Henrik Stenson |
30 | Dubai, UAE | 11 | Ryder Cup rookie |
| David Howell |
31 | Weybridge, England | 13 | |
 Colin Montgomerie |
43 | Oxshott, England | 14 | |
| Robert Karlsson |
37 | Monaco | 36 | Ryder Cup rookie |
| Paul Casey |
29 | Weybridge, England and Scottsdale, Arizona, USA |
17 | |
 Padraig Harrington |
35 | Dublin, Ireland | 18 | |
| José María Olazábal |
40 | Fuenterrabia, Spain | 19 | |
| Paul McGinley |
39 | Sunningdale, England | 53 | |
 Darren Clarke |
38 | Chobham, England | 24 | captain's pick |
| Lee Westwood |
33 | Worksop, England | 51 | captain's pick |
[edit] Friday's matches
[edit] Morning four-ball
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Results | |
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| Montgomerie/Harrington |  1 up |
Woods/Furyk |
| Casey/Karlsson | halved | Cink/Henry |
| García/Olazábal |  3 and 2 |
Toms/Wetterich |
| Clarke/Westwood | 1 up |
Mickelson/DiMarco |
| 2½ | Session | 1½ |
| 2½ | Overall | 1½ |
[edit] Afternoon foursomes
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| McGinley/Harrington | halved | Campbell/Johnson |
| Howell/Stenson | halved | Cink/Toms |
| Westwood/Montgomerie | halved | Mickelson/DiMarco |
| Donald/García | 2 up |
Woods/Furyk |
| 2½ | Session | 1½ |
| 5 | Overall | 3 |
[edit] Saturday's matches
[edit] Morning four-ball
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Casey/Karlsson | halved | Cink/Henry |
| García/Olazábal | 3 and 2 |
Mickelson/DiMarco |
| Westwood/Clarke | 3 and 2 |
Woods/Furyk |
| Stenson/Harrington | 2 and 1 |
Johnson/Verplank |
| 2½ | Session | 1½ |
| 7½ | Overall | 4½ |
[edit] Afternoon foursomes
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| García/Donald | 2 and 1 |
Mickelson/Toms |
| Montgomerie/Westwood | halved | Campbell/Taylor |
| Casey/Howell | 5 and 4 |
Cink/Johnson |
| Harrington/McGinley | 3 and 2 |
Woods/Furyk |
| 2½ | Session | 1½ |
| 10 | Overall | 6 |
[edit] Sunday's singles matches
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Montgomerie | 1 up |
David Toms |
| Sergio García | 4 and 3 |
Stewart Cink |
| Paul Casey | 2 and 1 |
Jim Furyk |
| Robert Karlsson | 3 and 2 |
Tiger Woods |
| Luke Donald | 2 and 1 |
Chad Campbell |
| Paul McGinley | halved [3] | J. J. Henry |
| Darren Clarke | 3 and 2 |
Zach Johnson |
| Henrik Stenson | 4 and 3 |
Vaughn Taylor |
| David Howell | 5 and 4 |
Brett Wetterich |
| José María Olazábal | 2 and 1 |
Phil Mickelson |
| Lee Westwood | 2 up |
Chris DiMarco |
| Padraig Harrington | 4 and 3 |
Scott Verplank |
| 8½ | Session | 3½ |
| 18½ | Overall | 9½ |
Colin Montgomerie - who won his singles match 1-up - has a singles record of 6 wins, 2 draws and no defeats in his 8 Ryder Cup singles matches.
[edit] The course
The K Club has two Arnold Palmer-designed championship courses and the 36th Ryder Cup was held on the Palmer Course (also known as the North or Old Course). The course is a parkland course located on the banks of the River Liffey, threaded through mature woodlands on the Straffan country estate. A temporary hospitality unit erected alongside the 17th fairway during the tournament has been permanently relocated to Great Leighs Racecourse in England.
[edit] Notes
- ^ The sequence from 1985-1987-1989 included a tie in 1989, retaining the trophy for Europe.
- ^ If the 'dormie' situation is taken into account, then half points can be 'virtually' added from matches still in play where Europe were guaranteed half a point. From this viewpoint, Europe's retention of the trophy was sealed when David Howell sealed his win over Brett Wetterich, and the win was certain when Luke Donald beat Chad Campbell. However, because players in a 'dormie' situation can still be disqualified and lose their match, the scoreboard and the records of the tournament only take account of concluded matches, and so the records credit Donald with ensuring that Europe retained the trophy and rookie Henrik Stenson with guaranteeing the victory.
- ^ After Europe had already won, McGinley conceded a 25-foot birdie putt to Henry on the 18th hole, halving their match. If Henry had putted and missed, Europe's final total would have been a record victory over the Americans. McGinley conceded the putt because an almost-naked spectator ran across the green and jumped into the lake as Henry was about to putt.[1] This was reported on radio stations and in newspapers but not shown on television. McGinley's action has been described as an example of the "sportsmanship that has come to signify the Ryder Cup." [2]
