1. Hi guys in my speech I will be speaking about The Ryder Cup. You
may interrupt me at any moment to ask questions or make
comments. The Ryder Cup is a golf tournament which is held in The
United States of America and Europe. It is managed by USPGA and
PGA European Tour which are the associations more important in the
event. Now move on to the next part which explains who takes part
in this competition. Two teams from America and Europe are
matched up each two years. Each year the event takes part in a
different continent. What about its history? The first official match
was held in Massachusetts, US in 1927. Europe has won nine times
since 1979 and America seven times. The European team has
included players from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy,
Spain and Sweden. It has been celebrated from 1927 until 2012. In
addition it is based in 16 double matches and 12 individual matches
which are played in 3 days. The first ones are held in the first and
second days. If you win the match you will get a point. Let’s talk
about the players who stand out: Firstly we have Severiano
Ballesteros, from Spain. He was one of the golfers more important.
His track record includes five Ryder Cups in these years (here you are
given the dates) and he was the team captain of the winner European
team in the Ryder Cup in 1997. Another golfer is Tom Watson from
America. He took part in these years in the competition (here you
have); in addition he will be the US captain in 2014. Finally he is Tiger
Woods. You probably will know him owing to he is one of the best
current golfers in the whole world. He has taken part in these dates
in the competition getting records. The players who take part in The
Ryder Cup, receive no prize money in spite of being high-profile
events that provide large amounts of money in television and
sponsorship revenue they only take the cup until the next edition.
Moreover the competition has been held 37 times and the player
who has participated more times is Nich Faldo with 46 matches.
Finally here you have a video which talks about the highlights in the
Ryder Cup 2012.