2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

Ryder Cup MatchesThe 35th Ryder CupMatches are scheduled forSeptember at Oakland HillsCountry Club in BloomfieldHills, MI.The Ryder Cup willuse a revised three-yearsystem for qualifying,with a return to a two-year system beyond that. Thetop 10 United States players for 2004 will bechosen based on placing in top-10 finishes, withthe following points breakdown: 37.5 points (in2002), 75 points (in 2003) and 150 points (in 2004) Hal Suttonto the winner of a PGA TOUR tournament; and 150points (in 2002), 225 points (in 2003) and 300 points (in 2004) to the winner ofmajor championships. The teams will be captained by PGA TOUR membersHal Sutton (U.S.) and Bernhard Langer (International).The 34th Ryder Cup Matches were playedSept. 27-29, 2002, at The De Vere Belfry in SuttonColdfield, England, after the matches werepostponed from Sept. 28-30, 2001 because of theterrorist tragedies in the United States. TheEuropean Team won 15 1 /2-12 1 /2.PGA of America officials determined thatfuture Ryder Cup Matches will be played in evennumberedyears. The Presidents Cup was movedfrom 2002 to 2003 and will be played in oddnumberedyears.The Ryder Cup Matches developed frominformal matches between American and British Bernhard Langerprofessionals in the early 1920s. Following anexhibition match in 1926 at Wentworth, England, Samuel A. Ryder, a wealthyBritish seed merchant and golf enthusiast, offered to donate a solid goldtrophy bearing his name in time for the inaugural matches in 1927 atWorcester, MA.Year Location Date ResultsSECTION 4 / SPECIAL EVENTS1927 Worcester Country Club, Worcester, MA June 3-4 U.S. 9 1 /2 Britain 2 1 /21929 Moortown, England April 26-27 Britain 7 U.S. 51931 Scioto Country Club, Columbus, OH June 26-27 U.S. 9 Britain 31933 Southport & Ainsdale Courses, England June 26-27 Britain 6 1 /2 U.S. 5 1 /21935 Ridgewood Country Club, Ridgewood, NJ Sept. 28-29 U.S. 9 Britain 31937 Southport & Ainsdale Courses, England June 29-30 U.S. 8 Britain 4Ryder Cup Matches not held during World War II years.1947 Portland Golf Club, Portland, OR Nov. 1-2 U.S. 11 Britain 11949 Ganton Golf Course, Scarborough, England Sept. 16-17 U.S. 7 Britain 51951 Pinehurst Country Club, Pinehurst, NC Nov. 2-4 U.S. 9 1 /2 Britain 2 1 /21953 Wentworth, England Oct. 2-3 U.S. 6 1 /2 Britain 5 1 /21955 Thunderbird Ranch and Country Club, Palm Springs, CA Nov. 5-6 U.S. 8 Britain 41957 Lindrick Golf Club, Yorkshire, England Oct. 4-5 Britain 7 1 /2 U.S 4 1 /21959 Eldorado Country Club, Palm Desert, CA Nov. 6-7 U.S. 8 1 /2 Britain 3 1 /21961 Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club, St. Annes-On-The-Sea, England Oct. 13-14 U.S. 14 1 /2 Britain 9 1 /21963 East Lake Country Club, Atlanta, GA Oct. 11-13 U.S. 23 Britain 91965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England Oct. 7-9 U.S. 19 1 /2 Britain 12 1 /21967 Champions Golf Club, Houston, TX Oct. 20-22 U.S. 23 1 /2 Britain 8 1 /21969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England Sept. 18-20 U.S. 16 Britain 16 (Tie)1971 Old Warson Country Club, St. Louis, MO Sept. 16-18 U.S. 18 1 /2 Britain 13 1 /21973 Muirfield, Scotland Sept. 20-22 U.S. 19 Britain 131975 Laurel Valley Golf Club, Ligonier, PA Sept. 19-21 U.S. 21 Britain 111977 Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club, St. Annes-On-The-Sea, England Sept. 15-17 U.S 12 1 /2 Britain 7 1 /21979 Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV Sept. 13-15 U.S. 17 Europe 111981 Walton Heath Golf Club, Surrey, England Sept. 18-20 U.S. 18 1 /2 Europe 9 1 /21983 PGA National Golf Club, Palm Beach Gardens, FL Oct. 14-16 U.S. 14 1 /2 Europe 13 1 /21985 The Belfry Golf Club, Sutton Coldfield, England Sept. 13-15 Europe 16 1 /2 U.S. 11 1 /21987 Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, OH Sept. 24-27 Europe 15 U.S. 131989 The Belfry Golf Club, Sutton Coldfield, England Sept. 22-24 U.S. 14 Europe 14 (Tie)1991 The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, SC Sept. 26-29 U.S. 14 1 /2 Europe 13 1 /21993 The Belfry Golf Club, Sutton Coldfield, England Sept. 24-26 U.S. 15 Europe 131995 Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, NY Sept. 22-24 Europe 14 1 /2 U.S. 13 1 /21997 Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain Sept. 26-28 Europe 14 1 /2 U.S. 13 1 /21999 The Country Club, Brookline, MA Sept. 24-26 U.S. 14 1 /2 Europe 13 1 /22002 The Belfry Golf Club, Sutton Coldfield, England Sept. 27-29 Europe 15 1 /2 U.S. 12 1 /2(The United States leads the series, 24-8-2.)4-8 / 2003 PGA TOUR Media Guide WWW.PGATOUR.COM