- 2002 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 2002
dates = 27–29 September
venue =The Belfry
location =Wishaw, Warwickshire ,England
home = EU
away = US
homecaptain =Sam Torrance
awaycaptain =Curtis Strange
homescore = 15½
awayscore = 12½
result = Europe winsThe 34th Ryder Cup Matches were held between 27-29 September 2002, on the Brabazon Course atThe Belfry in Wishaw,Warwickshire ,England (nearSutton Coldfield ).The European team won the competition by a margin of 15½ to 12½, the largest margin of victory since the European team won 16½ to 11½ in 1985, also played at The Belfry.
The event was originally scheduled for 28-30 September 2001, but was postponed one year due to the
September 11 attacks . It was also decided to thereafter play matches in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered, pushing the already-scheduled 2003 and 2005 editions to 2004 and 2006 respectively. This in turn caused a corresponding change in schedules for thePresidents Cup andSolheim Cup (both of which are played in years the Ryder Cup is not played). The Presidents Cup was also delayed by a year, while the Solheim Cup played their 2002 match as scheduled but then started playing in odd-numbered years in 2003. The first officialJunior Ryder Cup , which was also scheduled for 2001, was also postponed. [cite web|last=Holmes|first=John|title=Ryder Cup moves to even years|url=http://www.pga.com/Newsline/Industry_News/industrynews_detail.cfm?ID=2298|date=19 September 2001 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20021015104008/www.pga.com/Newsline/Industry_News/industrynews_detail.cfm?ID=2298|archivedate=2002-10-15]Format
The
Ryder Cup is amatch play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format used from 1991 to 2002 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 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session
*Day 3 (Sunday) — 12 singles matchesWith 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.Teams
;flagicon|EU|size=50px Team EuropeCaptain: flagicon|Scotland
Sam Torrance
*flagicon|DenmarkThomas Bjørn
*flagicon|Northern IrelandDarren Clarke
*flagicon|SwedenNiclas Fasth
*flagicon|SwedenPierre Fulke
*flagicon|SpainSergio García
*flagicon|IrelandPádraig Harrington
*flagicon|GermanyBernhard Langer
*flagicon|IrelandPaul McGinley
*flagicon|ScotlandColin Montgomerie
*flagicon|SwedenJesper Parnevik
*flagicon|WalesPhillip Price
*flagicon|EnglandLee Westwood ;flagicon|USA|size=50px Team United StatesCaptain:Curtis Strange
*Paul Azinger
*Mark Calcavecchia
*Stewart Cink
*David Duval
*Jim Furyk
*Scott Hoch
*Davis Love III
*Phil Mickelson
*Hal Sutton
*David Toms
*Scott Verplank
*Tiger Woods Friday's matches
Morning four-ball
Afternoon four-ball
unday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/2002.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 2002 Results |publisher=The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive |accessdate=2007-03-14
*cite web |url=http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup2002.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 2002 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-14
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3913557.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 2001 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-14
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3913659.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 2002 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-14
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