# Team Competitions · Golf Level 10: Professional

Golf · Level 10: Professional · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/golf/level-10/team-competitions/)

Team Competitions in Golf (Level 10: Professional) on Insporta: 40 sourced facts behind 4 tests. Covers: the ryder cup; other team cups; and more.

Golf's team events: the Ryder Cup, the Solheim, Presidents, Walker and Curtis Cups, how captains run them, and famous matches.

## Test 1: The Ryder Cup

- Men's professionals. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- From St Albans in England. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- At Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Sixteen in pairs, twelve in singles. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- A tie is enough for the holder. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Some qualify on points, some are picked. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Alternating between the USA and Europe. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Singles always close it. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- 12, 14 and 28. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- The figure is said to be Abe Mitchell, Ryder's coach. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))

## Test 2: Other team cups

- Women's professionals. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- His company sponsored the first matches. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- First played in 1994. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- At Lake Nona in Florida. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- First played in 1922. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- A women's amateur match of GB and Ireland against the USA. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Fourteen is a tie. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- 1922, 1927, 1932 and 1990. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- 1990, 1994 and 1995. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Fourteen and a half is an outright win. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))

## Test 3: Captains and formats

- Added to the automatic qualifiers. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Often in-form or experienced players. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- They watch matches and pass on information. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Halves add up in close cups. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- The lists are then matched line by line. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- The two players are then given a half each. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Europe's biggest winning margin on US soil. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Neither captain sees the other's list first. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Picks come weeks before the matches. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Twelve matches, one point each. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))

## Test 4: Famous Ryder Cups

- Near Chicago. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- The USA came back from 10-6 down. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- At Marco Simone. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Europe won under captain Seve Ballesteros. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Europe kept the Cup as holders. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- A six-foot putt on the 18th. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- The 'Miracle at Medinah'. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- 1989, 1997, 1999 and 2012. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- 1927, 1985 and 2023. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))
- Europe won 8½ of the 12 singles points. (Source: Team competition records (Ryder Cup Europe, PGA of America, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, R&A, USGA))

Sources: Major championship, tour, team competition and Olympic records (Augusta National, USGA, PGA of America, The R&A, PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET, IGF, IOC), the world rankings and the World Golf Hall of Fame; only settled facts used as keys; original questions authored, nothing reproduced.

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