Ryder Cup - Gleneagles - A Day at the Course
near Auchterarder, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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Besides one of the oldest competitions, the Ryder Cup is also one of the most media, only being second to the America Cup (sailing).
Born in 1927 and sponsored by Samuel Ryder of whom it took its name, this competition played over three days, confronts US golfers against golsfistas from Europe (until 1979 USA against GB & Ireland).
The overall format of the competition is match play - as opposed to stroke play or medal mode in which contestants compete for the result hole in the hole granting the hole on the side that in that hole makes fewer strokes.
In the first two days the competition is played in pairs. In the mornings four games are played in four ball better ball - each side, with two players per game, plays two balls winning the side with fewer strokes in each of the balls thrown. In the afternoon, four more matches are played in four somes - each side, with two players, plays a single ball, beaten alternately by each of the players on each side. On each side the outputs alternate, regardless of who performed the last blow in the previous hole. The victories concede a point, the draws 0.5 points and the defeats 0 points.
The last day is also played in match play, but in this case in singles - each player is paired with an opponent according to the order in which they appear in the lists delivered the previous day by the respective captains and throwing each his ball - being played 12 matches. The score is identical to the first two days.
Therefore, in the three days of the competition, a total of twenty-eight points are in dispute. Whoever wins 14.5 points or who won the previous edition - the race is played every two years and alternately between the USA and Europe - make 14 points.
This year's edition took place in Gleneagles, Scotland, in a field designed by Jack Nicklaus - The Centenary Course.
For this type of competition the field is particularly well manicured, with the Greens and Tees in immaculate condition and the Fairways narrower than usual. The Roughs are also given special attention in order to penalize shots that fail the Fairways and make it difficult to access the Greens.
Gleneagles did not escape the rule with perhaps a difference to what is the norm: the speed of Greens, which is usually extreme. It seemed to me, this time, to be a little short of what was expected.
As an additional note, the weather was stable although cold. With the Driving Range opening at 06:30 and training leaving at 07:30, the ambient temperature was around 3 degrees Celsius at this time. Nothing that would prevent competitors and spectators from getting out of bed at 05:00 in the morning.
Say there now that golf is an activity for idlers ...
Born in 1927 and sponsored by Samuel Ryder of whom it took its name, this competition played over three days, confronts US golfers against golsfistas from Europe (until 1979 USA against GB & Ireland).
The overall format of the competition is match play - as opposed to stroke play or medal mode in which contestants compete for the result hole in the hole granting the hole on the side that in that hole makes fewer strokes.
In the first two days the competition is played in pairs. In the mornings four games are played in four ball better ball - each side, with two players per game, plays two balls winning the side with fewer strokes in each of the balls thrown. In the afternoon, four more matches are played in four somes - each side, with two players, plays a single ball, beaten alternately by each of the players on each side. On each side the outputs alternate, regardless of who performed the last blow in the previous hole. The victories concede a point, the draws 0.5 points and the defeats 0 points.
The last day is also played in match play, but in this case in singles - each player is paired with an opponent according to the order in which they appear in the lists delivered the previous day by the respective captains and throwing each his ball - being played 12 matches. The score is identical to the first two days.
Therefore, in the three days of the competition, a total of twenty-eight points are in dispute. Whoever wins 14.5 points or who won the previous edition - the race is played every two years and alternately between the USA and Europe - make 14 points.
This year's edition took place in Gleneagles, Scotland, in a field designed by Jack Nicklaus - The Centenary Course.
For this type of competition the field is particularly well manicured, with the Greens and Tees in immaculate condition and the Fairways narrower than usual. The Roughs are also given special attention in order to penalize shots that fail the Fairways and make it difficult to access the Greens.
Gleneagles did not escape the rule with perhaps a difference to what is the norm: the speed of Greens, which is usually extreme. It seemed to me, this time, to be a little short of what was expected.
As an additional note, the weather was stable although cold. With the Driving Range opening at 06:30 and training leaving at 07:30, the ambient temperature was around 3 degrees Celsius at this time. Nothing that would prevent competitors and spectators from getting out of bed at 05:00 in the morning.
Say there now that golf is an activity for idlers ...
Waypoints
Waypoint
653 ft
Tee 2
Tee 2
Waypoint
724 ft
Tee 3
Tee 3
Waypoint
617 ft
Second shot 11
Second shot 11
Waypoint
629 ft
Second shot 12
Second shot 12
Waypoint
607 ft
Second shot 13
Second shot 13
Waypoint
615 ft
Tee 14
Tee 14
Waypoint
627 ft
Second shot 14
Second shot 14
Waypoint
616 ft
Second shot 15
Second shot 15
Waypoint
596 ft
Second shot 16
Second shot 16
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