US
VICTORY AT THE RYDER CUP
 The
United States golf team pulled off a victory at The Ryder Cup
that should go down in history!
Some
people consider The Ryder Cup the olympics of golf, although it
is only a competition between golfers from the United States and
Europe. The tournament lasts for three days and is held every
other year, switching each time between a location in the United
States and a place in Europe.
This
year the tournament was held in Brookline, Massachusetts, therefore
the next time it will be held in Europe. Teams play against teams
for the overall title and the winning team gets the glory of being
called "The Ryder Cup Champions." This year, after two
days of golf, the United States team was down by four points.
No team in Ryder Cup history had ever come back from more than
two points on the final day to win the title.
Each
Ryder Cup team has a captain. The U.S. captain was Ben Crenshaw
and for Europe it was Mark James. The U. S. Ryder Cup team members
included the following great golfers: Tiger Woods, David Duvall,
Justin Leonard, Payne Stewart, Tom Lehman, Jim Furyk, Hal Sutton,
Steve Pate, Davis Love III, Jeff Maggert, Phil Mickelson, and
Mark O'Meara to name a few. European players included Serio Garcia,
Colin Montgomerie, Paul Lawrie, and Lee Westword.
The
final score on Sunday afternoon was U.S. 14 ½ and Europe 13 ½!
The crowd went crazy! The U.S. won the title and will hold the
Cup for the next two years until the teams meet again. It was
definitely a weekend full of fun and excitement!
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