The Ryder Cup stands alone as a gladiatorial arena. While the four Majors have the ownership on tradition and individual legacies, this biennial match between Europe and the United States has grown into a combat zone where players look each other in the eye, capturing the very nature of mano-a-mano matchplay combat.
Which is great, because matchplay golf has a rawness that so often is missing from the strokeplay tournaments that are the essence of professional tournaments week in and week out.
So, yes, the Ryder Cup is different and that’s why, every two years, it’s a priority for players to make the team. It’s why tickets sell out in jig time.
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