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The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe. The Ryder Cup is named after the English businessman Samuel Ryder who donated the trophy. The event is jointly administered by the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe, the latter a joint venture of the PGA European Tour (60%), the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland (20%), and the PGAs of Europe (20%).
1871 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
The following is a partial timeline of the history of golf:
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. It is a private members-only club based in St Andrews in Scotland. It was previously known colloquially as "The R&A", but in 2004, a new organisation known as The R&A was spun off, assuming the club's functions as one of the governing authorities of the game and organiser of tournaments such as The Open Championship. Despite this legal separation, one of the club's objectives remains to contribute, through its members, to the governance, championship organisation, and golf development roles now carried out by The R&A.
The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland featuring players from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup Match. It is organised by The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA). In 1921 the Royal Liverpool Golf Club hosted an unofficial contest which was followed by official annual contests from 1922 through 1924. From 1925 they became biennial, held on even-number years. After World War II they switched to odd-numbered years. From 2026 it will be held in even-numbered years following the switch of the Eisenhower Trophy to odd-numbered years to avoid that event clashing with the Olympic Games. They are held alternately in the U.S., and Ireland or Britain.
The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and "Great Britain and Ireland". The same two teams originally contested the Ryder Cup, but unlike that competition, the Curtis Cup has not widened the Great Britain and Ireland team to include all Europeans. Many women who have gone on to become stars of women's professional golf have played in the Curtis Cup.
The Madras Gymkhana Club (MGC) is an elite social club in Chennai, India, which was founded in 1884 to promote sports and social and cultural activities. It owns and operates one of Chennai's two 18-hole golf courses, one of Asia's oldest courses. Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala published The Glory Years, a coffee-table book commemorating the club's 125th anniversary, in 2009.
Pinnacle State Park and Golf Course was a 714-acre (2.89 km2) state park located in Steuben County, New York. The park's site is southwest of the City of Corning in the Town of Addison, east of Village of Addison.
The Ladies' Golf Union (LGU) was the governing body for women's and girls' amateur golf in Great Britain and Ireland. It was founded in 1893 and was based in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland until merging with The R&A at the start of 2017.
The University Golf Match is the annual golf match contested between the Full Blue golf teams from Oxford and Cambridge universities. Dating back to 1878, it is the oldest amateur event in golf, as the first Amateur Championship was played in 1885. It is also the oldest team event in English golf. Scottish team matches were common after 1849, and included St Andrews University matches against Fife artisan clubs.
The 1930 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Acacia Country Club, which was the 1st edition of the event. Lucia Mida won the championship in match play competition by defeating June Beebe in the final match, 6 and 5.
The 1932 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Ozaukee Country Club, which was the third edition of the event. Jane Weiller won the championship in match play competition by defeating June Beebe in the final match, 5 and 4.
The 1934 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Portland Golf Club, the 5th edition of the event. Marian McDougall won the championship in match play competition by defeating Mrs. Guy Riegel in the final match, 9 and 7.
The 1938 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Broadmoor Golf Club, the 9th edition of the event. Bea Barrett won the championship in match play competition by defeating Helen Hofmann in the final match, 6 and 4.
The 1940 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Blue Mound Golf & Country Club, the 11th edition of the event. Babe Zaharias won the championship in match play competition by defeating Mrs. Russell Mann in the final match, 5 and 4.
The 1944 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Park Ridge Country Club in Park Ridge, Illinois, the 15th edition of the event. Babe Zaharias won the championship in match play competition by defeating Dorothy Germain in the final match, 7 and 5.
The 1945 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Highland Golf & Country Club, which was the 16th edition of the event. Babe Zaharias won the championship in match play competition by defeating Dorothy Germain in the final match, 4 and 2.
The 1948 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Skycrest Country Club, now known as the Twin Orchard Country Club, in Long Grove, Illinois, which was the 19th edition of the event. Patty Berg won the championship in match play competition by defeating Babe Zaharias in the final match, 37 holes.
The 1949 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, which was the 20th edition of the event. Louise Suggs won the championship in match play competition by defeating Betty Jameson in the final match, 5 and 4.
The 1954 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Glen Flora Country Club in Waukegan, Illinois, which was the 25th edition of the event. Betty Jameson won the championship in match play competition by defeating Louise Suggs in the final match, 6 and 5.
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- ↑ "Oak Meadows Golf Club - Addison". DuPage Golf. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
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