Ryder Cup Quotes: Here are 15 quotes showing how much the biennial golf match means to the players
David Hepburn
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The Ryder Cup is a golf tournament like no other.
The 44th Ryder Cup will get underway tomorrow - the latest edition of a sporting event that dates back to 1927 when it made its debut at the Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts.
First contested between Great Britain and Ireland and the USA, it was expanded to include European players in 1979 due to American dominance.
Originally scheduled for 2022, this year's event was pushed back a year after the previous competition was postponed to 2021 due to the global pandemic.
"It would be very easy to drool with sentimentality over the Ryder Cup. But, at the end of the day, it is simply two teams trying to knock seven bells out of each other, in the nicest possible way."
Europe will be hoping to win the cup back from the USA, who registered an impressive 19–9 victory in their home tournament at Whistling Straits.
Here are 15 quotes that show just how much is means to the players - even though they don't get paid a single penny to take part.
"It’s not a pleasant feeling. It’s like riding a roller coaster or bungee jumping. As it’s happening, you’re thinking, ‘Why am I doing this?’ When it’s finished you’re thinking, ‘Oh, that was great'."
"The only thing that scares me about the Americans now is their dress sense."
"f you are a bad putter, you will not make a putt. If you have a tendency to chili-dip wedges, you’ll be chili-dipping them all over the place for sure. Whatever your weakness, it will come up in spades during the Ryder Cup."
"I trust that the effect of this match will be to influence a cordial, friendly and peaceful feeling throughout the whole civilised world… I look upon the Royal and Ancient game as being a powerful force that influences the best things in humanity."
"You have a far greater chance of going into space or climbing Mount Everest than you have representing Europe in the Ryder Cup."
"We are playing for history. It's like playing for your life."
"When you play for so many, it makes you strong."
"There is nothing like winning The Ryder Cup, because you are playing for something besides yourself."
"This has nothing to do with money. It’s bigger than that. This is playing for Uncle Sam, and Sam expects a lot."
"We’re going to have to start giving the Americans handicap strokes. This is getting boring."
"If somebody asks me whether I'd rather sink the winning putt in the Ryder Cup or win a major, it's the major every day. World championship or Ryder Cup? Win a world championship. At the end of the day you're going to be remembered for what you achieve in an individual sport."
"The only way I'll ever make the Ryder Cup team is when I become captain; then I can name myself to the team."
"I was way more nervous on the opening day of the Ryder Cup than the first round of any major. Every Ryder Cup match is like being in the last group on Sunday in a major."
"We are one of the closest-knit teams in international sport. It’s amazing how we play for each other.”
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