2012 Ryder Cup: Will Team Europe Continue Its Domination of Team USA?

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Published: September 23, 2012

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Team Europe has won three of the four last Ryder Cup contests. Team USA’s only recent win was in 2008 at Valhalla. Although the 2010 European victory at Celtic Manor was close, 14½ -13½, in Europe’s two previous wins they dominated the USA with a final score of 18½ to 9½ on both occasions.

Will this trend continue? What are the advantages each side brings to the competition, and which will prove to be more important this time around?

 

Team Europe Advantages




Team Europe has Three of the Four Top-Ranked Players

Rory McIlroy, golf’s world No. 1, is on a stellar streak. Winning under pressure, winning from behind or closing while leading, he leaves his competitors to fight over a distant second. This will be his second appearance at a Ryder Cup and the first time Europe has had the No. 1-ranked player on its team since Nick Faldo competed in 1993.

Luke Donald, the world No. 3, has had a superb year. The three Ryder Cup teams he played on, in 2004, 2006 and 2010, were all victories for Team Europe. Winning is the only thing he knows in this format.

Lee Westwood, ranked golf's No. 4, wins consistently at this event and is a great team player. In his seven consecutive appearances his record is: 16 wins, 11 losses and six halves, more than once being the highest-scoring player of the event. He brings experience and passion for this contest.



Tiger Woods, the world No. 2, is the only player from the top four on team USA. He does not excel at team play. His Ryder Cup record is a dismal 13 wins, 14 losses and two halves. For a player whose name throughout most of his career was synonymous with the game of golf, this is not his event.

 

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