GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Ryder Cup, biennial professional team golf event first held in 1927. It was played between teams of golfers from the United States and Great Britain until the 1970s, when the British team was expanded to include players from Ireland (1973) and from all of Europe (1979).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ryder Cup is golf’s pre-eminent event, biennially bringing together 12-member teams from the U.S. and Europe, and where patriotism and national pride take center stage for a worldwide audience.

Detailed explanation-3: -How did the Ryder Cup come about? Matches throughout the 1920s pitted the best American golfers against the best of the United Kingdom. In 1927, Ryder commissioned the creation of theRyder Cup trophy. June 3 – 4, 1927 the first Ryder Cup match was played at Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Players alternate hitting tee shots, with one leading off on odd-numbered holes, and the other hitting first on even-numbered holes. The team with the low score on each hole wins that hole. If their scores are tied, the hole is halved.