 Complete the following phrase:  The Ryder Cup matches were always covered by the BBC, whether in Britain or in the United States, even prior to the British teams merger with Europe. But in the 1970s ITV gained the rights to the Ryder Cup showing the 1973, 1975 in the USA and 1977 cups ITV had the 1979 rights hosted in the USA and the first with a European team but the 1979 cup wasnt televised in the UK due to the 1979 ITV strike. In 1981 the BBC regained the rights covering the 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 