In this piece Sam Tremlett takes a look at which course has hosted the most Ryder Cup matches.
Which Course Has Hosted The Most Ryder Cups?
The Ryder Cup first started way back in 1927 at Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts. But which course has hosted the event the most times? We take a look below.
4 – The Belfry (1985, 1989, 1993, 2002)
The Belfry, situated in Warwickshire has hosted the event a total of four times, including three European events in a row from 1985 to 1993. Its last outing was in 2002.
It proves to be a happy hunting ground for the European side because they have won there three times and have only lost once in 1993 when Tom Watson got the better of Bernard Gallagher.
The event is always held on the Brabazon Course which has several recognisable holes like the par-4 drivable 10th and the incredible difficult par-4 18th.
The drivable par-4 10th at The Belfry (Getty Images)
2 – Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club – (1933, 1937)
Royal Lytham & St Annes – (1961, 1977)
Royal Birkdale – (1965, 1969)
Their are three course who have hosted the Ryder Cup twice as you can see above.
Southport and Ainsdale was the host in 1933 in which the European team picked up their second victory over the Americans. But then in 1937 they would lose on the same turf.
Unfortunately for Europe, the two Lancashire based courses, Lytham and Birkdale also hosted the event twice each and on all four occasions the US were victorious.
The 18th at Royal Lytham & St Annes (Getty Images)
There have also been a whole host of course that have provided the battle ground for the event. below is the full list of Ryder Cup venues.
Ryder Cup Venues
Worcester Country Club, Massachusetts – 1927
Moortown Golf Club, Yorkshire, England – 1929
Scioto Golf Club, Ohio – 1931
Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, Lancashire, England – 1933, 1937
Ridgewood Country club, New Jersey – 1935
Portland Golf Club, Oregon – 1947
Ganton Golf Club hosted the Ryder Cup in 1949 (Getty Images)
Ganton Golf Club, Yorkshire, England – 1949
Pinehurst No. 2, North Carolina – 1951
Wentworth Golf Club, Surrey, England – 1953
Thunderbird Country Club, California – 1955
Lindrick Golf Club, West Riding of Yorkshire, England – 1957
Eldorado Golf Club, California – 1959
Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire, England – 1961, 1977
Atlanta Athletic Club, Georgia – 1963
Royal Birkdale, Lancashire, England – 1965, 1969
The 11th at Royal Birkdale (Getty Images)
Champions Golf Club, Texas – 1967
Old Watson Country Club, Missouri – 1971
Muirfield, East Lothian, Scotland – 1973
Laurel Valley Golf Club, Pennsylvania – 1975
The Greenbrier, West Virginia – 1979
Walton Heath Golf Club, Surrey, England – 1981
PGA National Golf Club, Florida – 1983
The Belfry, Warwickshire, England – 1985, 1989, 1993, 2002
Muirfield Village, Ohio – 1987
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Kiawah Island Golf Resort, South Carolina – 1991
Oak Hill Country Club, New York – 1995
Valderrama, Andalucía, Spain – 1997
The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts – 1999
Oakland Hills, Michigan – 2004
K Club, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland – 2006
Valhalla Golf Club, Kentucky – 2008
Valhalla, the host of the 2008 Ryder Cup (Getty Images)
Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales – 2010
Medinah Country Club, Illinois – 2012
Gleneagles, Perth and Kinross, Scotland – 2014
Hazeltine National Golf Club, Minnesota – 2016
Le Golf National, Paris, France – 2018
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