What kind of competition is the Ryder Cup? What is its competition system?

Ryder Cup is a golf tournament, which started at 1927. It was originally a golf team competition between the United States and Britain. In the 22 matches from 1927 to 1977, the United States won 19 times, occupying an overwhelming advantage. From 1979 to the United States against European United, it became a tie.

Ryder Cup Competition System:

The Ryder Cup tournament has 65,438+02 participants from each side, which is held in odd-numbered years and adopts the pairing system. The competition is divided into 28 games in 3 days. Two days ago, there were four players and four goals, *** 16 games, and the last day was 12 single game. In the foursome competition, two players from each side take turns hitting the ball. This requires a lot of understanding and cooperation between two people.

In the four-ball game, two players and four players from each side play in the same venue, each player plays his own four balls, and finally each player takes the better one as the result of the game. This method tests the anti-interference ability of the players. Singles are one-on-one contests with real swords and guns. In each game, the winner gets 1 point, and the loser gets 0 point. If the game is tied, each player gets half a point.

The defending champion only needs 14 points to win the cup, while the challenger needs 14.5 points to win the cup.

Extended data:

Because the Ryder Cup is a hole-to-hole competition, the results are calculated by holes, and each hole has to start from scratch, so the competition is more exciting. The performance in the Ryder Cup is not only personal, but also related to the honor of the country, so all players go all out to compete for every hole. Nervousness and excitement can be compared with other competitive competitions.

The number of fans watching Ryder Cup far exceeds that of other golf events. Every wonderful ball is greeted with deafening cheers, which is no less than the scene after a crucial goal is scored in a football match. This also makes the Ryder Cup the most exciting game in professional golf.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Ryder cup