sport live online: Ryder Cup: Everything you need for the 40th Gulf duel

<- css js html 112924 -> Sir Alex Ferguson has already forged together and motivated, as required generations of footballers. So the Scottish coaching legend at Manchester United earned the nickname “Hairdryer” because he his players up close so moved off that hair fluttered like the blow drying. Such measures has Sir Alex does not have to rely on Tuesday evening. But as a motivator he was still asked: The 72-year-old gave the European Ryder Cup team some wisdom along the way, which starts on Friday and ends on Sunday, according to the duels with the United States to the 40th Ryder Cup.

The current best player in the world and the number one ranking, the Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, spoke of “like listening to trance” to have Ferguson. “I sat there, I looked up to him and could not take my eyes off.” McIlroy is the big star of the Ryder Cup and the great hope for a title defense. 2012 the team won the club of Medinah near Chicago. Martin Kaymer sank the decisive putt at that time.

“Golf as in the football stadium”

Every two years each measure, the twelve best golfers from the United States and from Europe compete for the trophy. This year, the biggest and most prestigious tournament in the world takes place in Gleneagles, Scotland, and one hour drive from the capital city of Glasgow.

Fans rave about the mood in these duels, also for the players is the Ryder Cup special. More pressure, but also more passion. The German Martin Kaymer, once again for Europe at the start, talking of “Golf as in a football stadium.”

A total of 28 matches will be played – four Foursomes and Four Balls on Friday and Saturday and twelve singles on Sunday. Europe needs as defending 14 of 28 points to triumph for the eighth time in the last ten sweeps. The U.S. team needs 14.5 points (case of a tie the win goes to the defending champion).

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The Cup will be played in the so-called Match Play method. – So man to man. In four Fourball- and four foursomes matches on Friday and Saturday two players per team compete against each other – a total of 16 games are completed.

In Four ball each player plays his ball to the hole. Here, the lowest batting result of all four parties will be considered as income for the hole successful team, the team gets one point. Achieve two players of different teams the same result, the hole is counted as draw, each team will receive half a point.

This is also true for the Foursomes, which beat the team players alternately one ball to the hole. On Sunday twelve individual are finally played each hole win in the game of man against man is one point for each golfer. If the player, for example, according to the 16th green with three more won holes in front, the match is terminated early – his team receives a point. The defending champion (in this case Europe) ranges for a total of 28 points will be awarded to three days (16 in the foursomes, twelve in the singles), already a draw to win. The challenger must have at least a 14.5: 13.5 reach

Favorites

This year the Europeans go as favorites in the tournament, not. only because of the home advantage and not only because of McIlroy. Four of the six best golfers in the world rankings are in the European squad. And the players in European team, who have played such a good season, and learn real Ryder Cup experts. A good example is the Englishman Ian Poulter, who has the best average points of all players in the field and the team captain Paul McGinley was a wildcard. Also included is again Martin Kaymer. The 29-year-old has won the Ryder Cup in 2010 and 2012 and then also won the decisive point for the Europeans.

In the current SPIEGEL you will find an interview with Martin Kaymer, in which he also talks about the most important moment of his career. “The burden was extremely in the moment,” he says. (Click here for digital edition)

In the United States the long injured superstar Tiger Woods is missing – what need not be a disadvantage: Woods has 0.44 points on average, at best, average Ryder Cup-record. When it comes after the US-captain Tom Watson, there is the Ryder Cup anyhow any favorites: “On Friday, if you go to the first tee, all the same,” said the 65-year-old

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Ryder Cup

History

Namesake of the founder of the Ryder Cup and Cup was the Englishman Samuel Ryder. For the first time the competition took place in 1927 in the American Worcester instead, then played the United States and Britain against each other. Since then, the venue always changes between the continents. In the first few decades, however, the United States dominated the Cup. To promote equality of opportunity, were from 1973, golfers from Ireland to participate since 1979 throughout Europe. The Ryder Cup can be won no prize money, it’s all about the victory and honor.

players

Each team is running with twelve players who are led by a captain. In the United States, eight places will be allocated automatically on the world rankings, to get four more wild cards, called “Captain’s picks”. The European team is made up of the five best players in the European money list and in the world rankings. Only two places, the Ryder Cup captain assigned via wildcard.

Achievements

2012 USA – Europe 13.5 14.5
2010 Europe – USA 14.5: 13.5
2008 USA – Europe 16.5 11.5
2006 Europe – USA 18.5: 9.5
2004 Europe – USA 18.5: 9.5
2002 Europe – United States 15.5 12 , 5
1999 USA – Europe 14.5 13.5
1997 Europe – USA 14.5: 13.5
1995 Europe – USA 14.5: 13.5
1993 USA – Europe
15:13 1991 USA – 14.5 Europe: 13.5
1989 Europe – USA 14:14
1987 Europe – USA 15:13
1985 Europe – USA 16.5: 11.5
1983 USA – Europe 14.5 13.5
1981 USA – Europe 18.5: 9.5
1979 USA – Europe
17:11 1977 USA – UK / Ireland 12.5: 7 , 5
1975 USA – UK / Ireland
21:11 1973 USA – UK / Ireland
19:13 1971 USA – United Kingdom 18.5 13.5
1969 USA – United Kingdom 16:16
1967 USA – United Kingdom 23.5 8.5
1965 USA – United Kingdom 19.5 12.5
1963 USA – United Kingdom 23: 9
1961 USA – United Kingdom 14.5: 9.5
1959 USA – United Kingdom 8.5: 3.5
1957 United Kingdom – United States 7.5: 4.5
1955 USA – United Kingdom 8: 4
1953 USA – United Kingdom 6.5 5.5
1951 USA – United Kingdom 9.5: 2.5
1949 USA – United Kingdom 7: 5
1947 USA – United Kingdom 11: 1
1937 USA – United Kingdom 8: 4
1935 USA – United Kingdom 9: 3
1933 United Kingdom – United States 6.5: 5.5
1931 USA – United Kingdom 9: 3
1929 United Kingdom – United States 7 : 5
1927 USA – United Kingdom 9.5: 2.5

In 2001, the Cup was postponed for a year due to the terrorist attacks of September 11. Since then he finds in even-numbered years instead.

Click here to see both teams at a glance, click from player to player for more information and statistics.

The course

18 holes, par 72, 6,624 meters long. Built by Jack Nicklaus, one of the best golfers in the history (115 tournament victories, 18 victories in major tournaments), the already launched a second career as a golf course architect during his playing days. The place of “The Monarch’s Course” was formerly and now “PGA Centenary Course”, was a “piece of land that is for me the best and most beautiful in the world,” enthused Nicklaus. For the 2012 season the place was extensively renovated. Its design allows the players now to attack the holes with risk and score – or to land in one of the numerous bunkers. “It plays very European,” Martin Kaymer said after his practice round: “You can tell already that we can here a bit to determine how high the rough is, how fast are the greens we grew up on it, so we already have. a small advantage. “

In the graphics they can call each lane of a video that shows where the golfer will try to place their balls. Just click on the numbers!

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