What is the Ryder Cup Format?
What is the Ryder Cup Format?Answer: The Ryder Cup format currently in use is this: • Play takes place over three days and includes foursomes, four ball and singles match play. • On Day 1, there are four foursomes matches and four four ball matches. One format is played in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Which goes first – foursomes our four balls – is decided by the home team captain. • One Day 2, there are another four foursomes matches and another four four ball matches. Therefore, there are four sessions over the first two days: two morning sessions and two afternoon sessions. • On Day 3, there are 12 singles matches, ensuring that all 12 members of each team have to play singles. For all the formats used throughout the history of the Ryder Cup, see
