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==Format==
The match format was unchanged from previous years. A total of 28 points were available, divided among fours periods of team play, followed by one period of singles play. All play was ], as opposed to ]. The first period, on Friday morning, was four rounds of ]. This was followed in the afternoon by four rounds of ]. This schedule was repeated on the Saturday morning and afternoon. The four periods on Friday and Saturday accounted for 16 points. During these team periods, the players played in teams of two. The captain of each team could play a player as many or as few times as he desired. The final 12 points were decided in a round of singles matchplay, in which all 24 players (12 from each team) took part.


==Friday, September 22== ==Friday, September 22==

Revision as of 11:42, 26 September 2006

The 36th Ryder Cup Matches were held between September 22 and September 24, 2006 at The K Club, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Team Europe won the competition by a score of 18½ to 9½, equalling their record winning margin of 2 years earlier. This was the first time Europe had achieved three successive victories. Swedish rookie Henrik Stenson made the winning putt, just moments after Luke Donald had sunk a putt to ensure Europe retained the trophy.

The teams

The top ten players for the USA and Europe as determined by their points performance (variously calculated by their local PGA) received an automatic place on the team. The remaining two players on each team were selected at the discretion of the team Captain. Team USA was finalized on August 21, while qualification for Team Europe ended on September 3. The Official World Golf Rankings shown are as of 17 September 2006, the last set issued before the Ryder Cup. The average ranking of the American team was 29.4 and that of the European team 22.8.

   Team USA
Name Age Residence Points
rank 		World
ranking 		Notes
Tom Lehman 47 Austin, Minnesota Non-playing captain
Tiger Woods 30 Windermere, Florida 1 1
Phil Mickelson 36 Rancho Santa Fe, California 2 2
Jim Furyk 36 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 3 3
Chad Campbell 32 Lewisville, Texas 4 22
David Toms 39 Monroe, Louisiana 5 16
Chris DiMarco 38 Orlando, Florida 6 15
Vaughn Taylor 30 Augusta, Georgia 7 60 Ryder Cup rookie
J.J. Henry 31 Fairfield, Connecticut 8 64 Ryder Cup rookie
Zach Johnson 30 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 9 42 Ryder Cup rookie
Brett Wetterich 33 Cincinnati, Ohio 10 68 Ryder Cup rookie
Stewart Cink 33 Huntsville, Alabama 12 23 Captain's pick
Scott Verplank 42 Dallas, Texas 20 37 Captain's pick


   Team Europe
Name Age Residence World
ranking 		Notes
Ian Woosnam 48 Llanymynech, Powys, Wales
and Jersey 		Non-playing captain
Luke Donald 28 High Wycombe, England
and Chicago, Illinois, USA 		9
Sergio García 26 Borriol, Spain 8
Henrik Stenson 30 Dubai, UAE 11 Ryder Cup rookie
David Howell 31 Weybridge, England 13
Colin Montgomerie 43 Oxshott, England 14
Robert Karlsson 37 Monaco 36 Ryder Cup rookie
Paul Casey 29 Weybridge, England
and Scottsdale, Arizona, USA 		17
Padraig Harrington 35 Dublin, Ireland 18
José María Olazábal 40 Fuenterrabia, Spain 19
Paul McGinley 39 Sunningdale, England 53
File:Flag of Northern Ireland (bordered).svg Darren Clarke 38 Chobham, England 24 Captain's pick
Lee Westwood 33 Worksop, England 51 Captain's pick

Format

The match format was unchanged from previous years. A total of 28 points were available, divided among fours periods of team play, followed by one period of singles play. All play was matchplay, as opposed to strokeplay. The first period, on Friday morning, was four rounds of four-balls. This was followed in the afternoon by four rounds of foursomes. This schedule was repeated on the Saturday morning and afternoon. The four periods on Friday and Saturday accounted for 16 points. During these team periods, the players played in teams of two. The captain of each team could play a player as many or as few times as he desired. The final 12 points were decided in a round of singles matchplay, in which all 24 players (12 from each team) took part.

Friday, September 22

Four-ball

Results
Montgomerie/Harrington 1 up Woods/Furyk
Casey/Karlsson Match halved Cink/Henry
García/Olazábal 3 and 2 Toms/Wetterich
Clarke/Westwood 1 up Mickelson/DiMarco
2 ½ Four-balls 1 ½
2 ½ Overall 1 ½

Foursomes pairings

Results
McGinley/Harrington Match halved Campbell/Johnson
Howell/Stenson Match halved Cink/Toms
Westwood/Montgomerie Match halved Mickelson/DiMarco
Donald/García 2 up Woods/Furyk
2½ Foursomes 1½
5 Overall 3

Saturday, September 23

Four-ball

Results
Casey/Karlsson Match halved Cink/Henry
García/Olazábal 3 and 2 Mickelson/DiMarco
Westwood/Clarke 3 and 2 Woods/Furyk
Stenson/Harrington 2 and 1 Johnson/Verplank
2½ Four-balls 1½
7½ Overall 4½

Foursomes pairings

Results
García/Donald 2 and 1 Mickelson/Toms
Montgomerie/Westwood Match halved Campbell/Taylor
Casey/Howell 5 and 4 Cink/Johnson
Harrington/McGinley 3 and 2 Woods/Furyk
2½ Foursomes 1½
10 Overall 6

Sunday, September 24

Singles

Scores
Colin Montgomerie 1 up David Toms
Sergio García 4 and 3 Stewart Cink
Paul Casey 2 and 1 Jim Furyk
Robert Karlsson 3 and 2 Tiger Woods
Luke Donald 2 and 1 Chad Campbell
Paul McGinley Match halved J.J. Henry
Darren Clarke 3 and 2 Zach Johnson
Henrik Stenson 3 and 2 Vaughn Taylor
David Howell 5 and 4 Brett Wetterich
José María Olazábal 2 and 1 Phil Mickelson
Lee Westwood 2 up Chris DiMarco
Padraig Harrington 4 and 3 Scott Verplank
8½ Singles 3½
18½ Overall 9½

The course

The K Club has two Arnold Palmer-designed championship courses and the 36th Ryder Cup was held on the Palmer Course (also known as the North or Old Course). The course is a parkland course located on the banks of the River Liffey, threaded through mature woodlands on the Straffan country estate.

Notes

  1. The sequence from 1985-1987-1989 included a tie in 1989, retaining the trophy for Europe.
  2. If the 'dormie' situation is taken into account, then half points can be 'virtually' added from matches still in play where Europe were guaranteed half a point. From this viewpoint, Europe's retention of the trophy was sealed when David Howell sealed his win over Brett Wetterich, and the win was certain when Luke Donald beat Chad Campbell. However, because players in a 'dormie' situation can still be disqualified and lose their match, the scoreboard and the records of the tournament only take account of concluded matches, and so the records credit Donald with ensuring that Europe retained the trophy and rookie Henrik Stenson with guaranteeing the victory.
  3. After Europe had already won, McGinley conceded a 25-foot birdie putt to Henry on the 18th hole, halving their match. If Henry had putted and missed, Europe's final total would have been a record victory over the Americans. McGinley's action has been described as an example of the "sportsmanship that has come to signify the Ryder Cup."

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