PGA European Tour - Tournaments

The 2006 Ryder Cup

The K Club

Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland

22 Sep 2006 - 24 Sep 2006

The victorious 2006 European Ryder Cup Team

24 Sep 2006

As the Guinness and compliments flowed in equal measure at The K Club, Ian Woosnam and his triumphant team were able to bask in some high praise from an unlikely source – Tom Lehman’s father.

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Emotional Europe Equal Record Victory

24 Sep 2006

They said it couldn’t be done. Not again. Especially not on a course that was designed by an American and suited the style of their players. But to the backdrop of arguably the most emotionally-charged scenes ever witnessed at a golf tournament, Europe won The 2006 Ryder Cup at The K Club by exactly the margin of two years ago, 18½ points to 9½.

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Europe Win The 2006 Ryder Cup

24 Sep 2006

Amid unprecedented scenes of raw emotion, Europe won a third consecutive Ryder Cup for the first time in history, matching their record 18 ½ - 9 ½ victory of two years ago.

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Europe Have History in their Sights

23 Sep 2006

The European Ryder Cup Team are on the brink of history as they take a 10-6 lead into the final day singles looking to win all five sessions for the first time and win Samuel Ryder’s golden chalice for a record third successive time.

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Europe Edge 10-6 Ahead After Saturday Foursomes

23 Sep 2006

Europe bagged another 2 ½ points from the Saturday afternoon Foursomes to establish an overall 10-6 lead over the USA. It was another wonderful performance from Ian Woosnam’s Team, summed up in one perfect shot from Paul Casey, who ended his and David Howell’s match against Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson in outrageous style with a hole in one on the Palmer Course’s par three 14th.

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Europe Increase Their Lead

23 Sep 2006

Europe have extended their lead at The 2006 Ryder Cup to three points after toppling the USA’s highest ranked partnerships in the Saturday morning Fourballs. Sergio Garcia and José Maria Olazábal defeated Chris DiMarco and Phil Mickelson 3 & 2, before Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood disposed of Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods by the same scoreline to leave the home side leading 7 ½ to 4 ½.

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Europe Look to Press Home Advantage

23 Sep 2006

European Captain Ian Woosnam has made only one change to the opening day foursomes pairings for this afternoon as he looks to press home the advantage in the second foursomes session.

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Europe's Flying Start Turns to Midway Dominance

23 Sep 2006

Europe’s flying start in the Saturday morning Fourballs became halfway dominance as the four matches moved through the turn on the Palmer Course. The home side lead in three matches and are one down in the fourth.

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Europe Fly Out of the Blocks on Day Two

23 Sep 2006

The second day of The 2006 Ryder Cup is under way, with Europe flying out of the blocks in the first Fourball match of Saturday morning as Paul Casey and Robert Karlsson surged to a two hole lead over Stewart Cink and JJ Henry after four holes.

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Pendulum Swings Europe's Way

22 Sep 2006

Europe take a 5-3 lead into the second day of The 2006 Ryder Cup after a sensational day’s golf at The K Club which saw seven of the eight matches go to the 18th. It is the fifth successive Ryder Cup that Europe have led after the first day.

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Pumped-up Garcia inspires Europe to 5-3 lead

22 Sep 2006

Another inspired performance from Sergio Garcia, who partnered Luke Donald to a two-hole win over the United States’s top pairing of Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk, helped Europe take a 5-3 lead into the second day of The 2006 Ryder Cup at The K Club, Ireland.

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Europe Extend Dominance Of Opening Session

22 Sep 2006

Europe extended their winning run in the opening session of The Ryder Cup to seven years when the experienced combination of Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood closed out a one hole victory over World Number Two Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco in the anchor match.

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Robert Karlsson of Europe tees off the 1st hole

Casey and Karlsson the Pick of Early Bunch

22 Sep 2006

Paul Casey and rookie Robert Karlsson produced the outstanding front nine performance of the morning fourballs, reaching the turn in 31 to open up a three hole lead over Stewart Cink and JJ Henry.

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Darren Clarke

Ryder Cup Off to a Flying Start

22 Sep 2006

After the strong winds and driving rain, The 2006 Ryder Cup at The K Club started amid sunshine and to the soundtrack of throaty roars from some uniquely passionate galleries. World Number Three Jim Furyk of the United States struck the first tee shot at 8am and found the fairway, before his playing partner, Tiger Woods, hooked his drive into the water on the left-hand side of the first hole.

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Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington

Harrington and Montgomerie Looking To Bring Down Tiger Again

21 Sep 2006

Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington have revealed their excitement at the prospect of starting Europe’s bid to win an historic third successive Ryder Cup with a victory over Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk in Friday morning’s opening Fourball fixture.

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Captains Reveal Fourball Pairings

21 Sep 2006

The watching millions are assured of a mouth-watering start to The 2006 Ryder Cup at The K Club following the announcement that the first fourball match out at 8am on Friday will pit Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk, the World Number One and Three respectively, against the powerful European partnership of Padraig Harrington of Ireland and Colin Montgomerie of Scotland.

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Let The Games Begin

21 Sep 2006

The 2006 Ryder Cup is underway after a spectacular Opening Ceremony at The K Club launched the 36th edition of the greatest team event in golf. Organisers said they wanted the ceremony to "establish the benchmark against which all future opening ceremonies and host nations of the Ryder Cup will be judged.” They succeeded.

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Europe Attempt to Make History at The K Club

18 Sep 2006

Europe will attempt to make golfing history at The K Club this week when they bid for a third successive victory over the United States in The Ryder Cup. Since 1979, when players from the Continent joined the biennial contest for the first time, European Teams have been hugely successful in the game’s greatest team event and, indeed, in the past ten matches from 1985 to 2004, Europe have won six times and tied once. Never, however, have they tasted victory three times in a row.

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