Behind The Ryder Cup

Author : Jason Henderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1495650693

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Collision Course by Jason Henderson Pdf

Mary Decker's clash with Zola Budd at the 1984 Los Angeles Games is one of the biggest and most controversial events in Olympic history. In a head-to-head that gripped the imagination of the world, the 3000 metres race pitted the experienced and glamourous world champion from the host nation against a prodigious, teenage waif from South Africa wearing a hastily-organised British flag on her vest and, memorably, no shoes on her feet. Disastrously, a mid-race collision saw Decker tumble to the inside of the track after her legs tangled with Budd's as the 18-year-old overtook the American in a battle for pole position. Distraught and unable to carry on, the tearful Decker watched in frustration as Maricica Puica of Romania stormed to gold while Budd, who was heavily booed by the partisan crowd in the closing stages, faded to seventh. Using the famous Olympic moment as its focal point, Collision Course tells the story of two of the best-known and greatest athletes of alltime, analyses their place in history as pioneers of women's sport, and lifts the lid on two lives that have been filled of sporting and political intrigue that, until now, has never been fully told.

Author : Peter Burns
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 757 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780857908858

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Behind the Ryder Cup by Peter Burns Pdf

Enter the locker room: this is a history of the Ryder Cup like you have never experienced it before. From the origin matches that preceded the first official trans-Atlantic encounter between Britain and America at Worcester Country Club in 1927, all the way through to the fortieth installment at Gleneagles in 2014, this is the complete history of the Ryder Cup – told by the men who have been there and done it. With exhaustive research and exclusive new material garnered from interviews with players and captains from across the decades, Behind the Ryder Cup unveils the compelling truth of what it means to play in golf's biggest match-play event, where greats of the game have crumbled under pressure while others have carved their names into sporting legend.

Author : Peter Burns,Ed Hodge
Publisher : Arena Sport
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : SPORTS & RECREATION
ISBN : 1495650316

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Behind the Ryder Cup by Peter Burns,Ed Hodge Pdf

Recounts the events of the Ryder Cup golf tournament, beginning with the first competition in 1927 at the Worcester Country Club and up through 2014 at Gleneagles, all told via a collection of illustrated interview excerpts with both United States and European team players.

Author : Shane Ryan
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780306874390

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The Cup They Couldn't Lose by Shane Ryan Pdf

The definitive story of the Ryder Cup—the event that pits the best golfers from America against the best from Europe—exploring the modern history of the tournament that led to the showdown at Whistling Straits in 2021. The task facing Steve Stricker at the 2021 Ryder Cup was enormous. It was his job, as the American captain, to stare down almost 40 years of Ryder Cup history, break a pattern of home losses that had persisted almost as long, and reverse the tide of European dominance in one of golf's most tense and emotional events. This was the epitome of a must-win, but it was also something more—in the entire 93-year history of the event, no American side had ever faced this kind of pressure. Starting on the morning of September 24, those 12 players competed not just for a Cup, or for pride, but to save the reputation of the U.S. team itself. The great mystery of the Ryder Cup is that America loses despite having superior individual talent. The European renaissance began in the 1980s, led by the brilliant Tony Jacklin and Seve Ballesteros, and since then, the U.S. has suffered a slew of embarrassing defeats abroad and at home. The signs in 2021 weren’t good: Tiger Woods was out after his horrific car crash, Patrick Reed (“Captain America,” to his supporters) was hospitalized with double pneumonia weeks before the event, and America had to rely on its rising stars—including Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka, who spent most of the year immersed in an escalating feud—to prove their mettle. Meanwhile, the European team had a few major stars of its own, like Jon Rahm, the world no. 1 and the first Spanish player ever to win the U.S. Open, and Rory McIlroy, the four-time major winner. Throw in the complications of a global pandemic, and the stage was set for one of the strangest Ryder Cups ever. Following the drama in Wisconsin while deconstructing the rich history of the tournament, The Cup They Couldn't Lose tells the story of how the U.S. defeated Europe in record fashion, restored their status as golf’s global superpower, and transformed their entire way of thinking in order to truly understand the nature of the Ryder Cup. **The Sports Librarian’s Best of 2022 – Sports Books**

Author : Peter Burns
Publisher : Arena Sport
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 190971545X

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Behind the Ryder Cup by Peter Burns Pdf

This Ryder Cup edition joins the best-selling series of behind-the-scenes histories from Arena Sport.

Author : Tom Clavin,Bob Bubka
Publisher : Diversion Books
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781626814202

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The Ryder Cup by Tom Clavin,Bob Bubka Pdf

Revised and updated, this in-depth look recounts The Ryder Cup’s rich history and venerated place in sports, its champions and its characters, and its status as golf’s greatest grudge match. From its humble origins in 1927 to its place today as golf’s most gentlemanly battle—and a multi-million-dollar international sports event—The Ryder Cup has cemented its place in both its legacy and lore. Golf journalist Tom Clavin and golf commentator Bob Bubka have now made current their seminal work on the tournament, exploring the history and the rivalries, the extraordinary triumphs and devastating defeats, and the U.S. and the European contingents who have made this contest so remarkable. The names are legendary for any fan of golf: Palmer, Nicklaus, Jacklin, Floyd, Mickelson, Ballesteros, Faldo, Hogan, Nelson, Watson, Strange, Sarazen, Crenshaw, Woods, Montgomerie…the list goes on, as do their pitched battles for dominance and accomplishments on the greens. This up-close and personal look at The Ryder Cup is a must-read for golf fans, especially in preparation for the landmark 40th Anniversary tournament in Gleneagles, Scotland, in 2014.

Author : Peter Fry,Bernard Gallacher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0953908712

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Samuel Ryder by Peter Fry,Bernard Gallacher Pdf

Author : Ross Biddiscombe
Publisher : Dolman Scott Publishing
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780956285027

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Ryder Cup Revealed by Ross Biddiscombe Pdf

Ryder Cup Revealed: Tales of the Unexpected is the previously-untold, behind-the-scenes story of golf's most iconic team contest. The book reports on the commercial mysteries of the money and business; the political games and social mischief-making; the controversial actions and conflicting viewpoints; the ever-changing, sensitive relationship between the players, captains and teams. Using new interviews, fresh insights, unique research and an alternative perspective, author Ross Biddiscombe debates and contextualises all nine decades of the Ryder Cup's history. Plus, he provides dramatic forecasts on the future of the matches that have grown from being financial liability to one of the most successful stories in the whole of sport.

Author : Bruce Critchley,Henry Lord,Peter Pugh
Publisher : Corinthian
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09
Category : Ryder Cup
ISBN : 190685016X

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The Ryder Cup by Bruce Critchley,Henry Lord,Peter Pugh Pdf

For those old enough to remember, the Ryder Cups before the 1980s were often dispiriting affairs, especially if you were British. The Americans were simply too good and the British won only very occasionally. At the end of the 1970s, the great American golfer, Jack Nicklaus, suggested that the British invite golfers from Europe to join their team. Seve Ballesteros from Spain and Bernhard Langer from Germany were just coming to the peak of their careers and it was an inspired suggestion that fortunately the British accepted. The contest became more even and the Europeans began to win as often as the Americans. Indeed, since 1981 Europe has won ten of the sixteen contests.There have been many close and exciting contests with huge dramas developing on the last day. Standing out are the matches at Brookline in 1999 when the Americans overturned a deficit of 10-6 going into the final day; Celtic Manor in 2010, when the Americans nearly, but not quite, overturned a substantial European lead; and finally at Medinah in 2012 when the Americans were cruising comfortably to victory on Saturday afternoon with a 10-4 lead, only for the Europeans to fight back: first by winning the last two fourballs on the Saturday and then winning 81⁄2 points out of 12 in the singles on Sunday.The Ryder Cup captures all the glory of golf's greatest match.

Author : Peter Fry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Golfers
ISBN : 0953908704

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Samuel Ryder by Peter Fry Pdf

Author : Tim Rosaforte
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0312143516

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Heartbreak Hill by Tim Rosaforte Pdf

Senior Sports Illustrated writer Tim Rosaforte presents a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most spectacular comebacks in the history of the Ryder Cup golf tournament. Capturing the dramatic holes-in-one, the clutch chips, the joys and disappointments that marked the 1995 event, Rosaforte offers a must-have book for every fan.

Author : Philip Reid
Publisher : Maverick House
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1905379242

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The Cup by Philip Reid Pdf

Everybody knows about the Ryder Cup - its famous history and its stories of success and failure that rest on a single putt. In a keenly contested battle between the finest golfers from the US and Europe, these stories continue to enthral. The Cup goes behind the well-known tales to reveal the real story behind the 2006 Ryder Cup, exposing the political and diplomatic dramas that unfolded behind the scenes. Reid also explains why and how the teams were chosen and demonstrates the unique atmosphere of the Ryder Cup that fuses sport and politics in a way like no other sport.

Author : McCann Liam
Publisher : G2 Rights Limited
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1782812652

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Ryder Cup - Player by Player by McCann Liam Pdf

The brainchild of Samuel Ryder, a wealthy seed merchant from St Albans, the Ryder Cup was a bi-annual British-American professional golf tournament that was first played for the trophy bearing his name in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1927. America won the match and gradually became the dominant force in the competition. During the 1960s the results were so one-sided that the Ryder Cup was expanded so that players from Ireland could compete for the British team. As the Americans continued to win comfortably, Jack Nicklaus led the movement to alter the teams so that European players were also allowed to compete against them. Since 1983 the contest has become one of the most competitive tournaments in the world, with many players achieving sporting immortality for their exploits on green and fairway on both sides of the Atlantic. This book examines the careers and Ryder Cup contributions of 50 of the greatest golfers in history, from Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer to Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo. Lavishly illustrated throughout, this book provides the perfect accompaniment to the upcoming tournament at Gleneagles in Scotland.

Author : Oliver Holt
Publisher : Headline
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780755364831

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Miracle at Medinah: Europe's Amazing Ryder Cup Comeback by Oliver Holt Pdf

Golf fans will not forget the 39th Ryder Cup in a hurry. Staged at the Medinah Country Club just outside of Chicago, the 2012 event has already gone down as the most remarkable competition in its 85-year history. The American team had home advantage, and a golf course unapologetically set up to suit its own players. Supported by tens of thousands of loud and proud fans, the USA's star-studded line-up dominated the first two days and ended the Saturday with a seemingly unassailable 10-6 advantage. No away team had ever won the Ryder Cup from such an unpromising position. Sunday was singles day, traditionally the forte of American teams. The situation looked bleak, especially when European team member and number 1 golfer in the world, Rory McIlroy, very nearly missed his tee-off time. Yet slowly but surely, the European team - who had top-loaded their line-up in one last throw of the dice - started to turn the scoreboard blue. With inspirational captain Jose Maria Olazabal stiring European blood with thoughts of the late Ryder Cup magician Seve Ballesteros (whose silhouette was emblazoned on the players' sweaters and bags), the tide turned and the previously dominant American players started to crumble in the face of the onslaught. Suddenly European players were holing miraculous putts to win holes out of the blue. Something very special was happening. When German Martin Kaymer sank his putt on the eighteenth green to clinch the point that retained the Ryder Cup, the most astonishing comeback in the event's long and distinuished history was complete. Miracle at Medinah is the compelling narrative of those amazing three days in Illinois, a fitting chronicle of an unbelievable sporting story.

Author : Richard Gillis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781472907813

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The Captain Myth by Richard Gillis Pdf

The War on the Shore, the Battle of Brookline, the Miracle of Medinah: the Ryder Cup is golf's – and arguably one of international sport's – most intense, high-profile tournaments. Two teams tussle through 28 matches over three days for no prize money but enormous national pride. And purportedly in charge of those two teams are the captains, whose reputations are shaped forever by their players' results out on the course. Justin Rose's unlikely 35-foot on the 17th green at Medinah Country Club set up Europe's triumph – and one of modern sport's most remarkable turnarounds – in the 2012 Ryder Cup. It also established Davis Love II as 'a bad captain' and saw José María Olazábal feted for a series of leadership masterstrokes. In reality, neither captain had much to do with that putt being sunk. Yet the pressure remains on the captains to lead their team to victory. As each Cup passes, more theories are put forward about how to win. Some of these combine traditional golfing nous with cutting-edge sports psychology. Others are red herrings that have led captains down any number of blind alleys. So what can a captain do to win the Ryder Cup? Using exclusive interviews and saturation reporting, Gillis shows how strategy has evolved since the very first match in 1927, exploring the enduring and often surprising role played by some of the game's greatest stars including Walter Hagen, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tony Jacklin, Seve Ballesteros and Paul Azinger. The Captain Myth uses golf's greatest event to examine some fundamental questions about leadership, teams and motivation.