Ryder Cup

British

/ raɪdə /

noun

the trophy awarded in a professional golfing competition between teams representing Europe and the US

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Etymology

Origin of Ryder Cup

C20: named after Samuel Ryder (1859–1936), British businessman and golf patron

Example Sentences

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The time-consuming work means Woods has yet to make up his mind about whether he'd be willing to captain the 2027 US Ryder Cup team, although he said the PGA of America had been in touch.

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"I'm trying to figure out what we're trying to do with our tour. That's been driving me hours upon hours every day and trying to figure out if I can actually do our team, our Team USA and our players and everyone that's going to be involved in the Ryder Cup, if I can do it justice with my time."

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Victory capped an incredible comeback by Kim -- a Ryder Cup champion, three-time PGA Tour winner and former world number six who retired from golf in 2012.

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A precocious talent who burst on the scene in 2006, Kim was the spark-plug of the 2008 US Ryder Cup team that beat Europe at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky.

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The Englishman, who made the winning putt at last year's Ryder Cup, holed his approach shot on the 17th for an eagle before adding a birdie on the final green.

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