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The 2008 Ryder Cup will be the 37th annual competition and it will be Valhalla Golf Club’s first time hosting the historic event in Louisville, Kentucky. Valhalla has been the home of the 1996 and 2002 PGA Championships, as well as the 2004 PGA Senior Championship. Scheduled for September 19-21, 2008, in the next chapter in Ryder Cup history promises to be an exciting one. For many years the Americans dominated the Ryder Cup, but recently they have lost three in a row and five of six matches against the European team. The Americans have not been able to call themselves Ryder Cup winners since 1999. It is the hope of golf enthusiasts that the naming of Paul Azinger as captain will help the American team to once again lead in the Ryder Cup games.
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The Ryder Cup was founded on prestige rather than prize money. Will the Americans surpass the Europeans this year or will the Europeans dominate once again? You probably won't see Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods paired up this year, but you could possibly see Tom Lehman playing the role as both a player and a captain.
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The Ryder Cup was founded in 1927 by Samuel Ryder. First staged at Worcester, Massachusetts, between a team of leading British and Irish golf professionals and a team of American professionals, the biennial contest has grown into a classic series with world-wide TV coverage attracting millions of viewers.
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