What is 2006 Ryder Cup?
The '''36th [[Ryder Cup]] Matches''' were held between 22 and 24 September 2006 at [[The Kildare Hotel and Golf Club|The K Club]], [[Straffan]], [[County Kildare|Co. Kildare]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. Team Europe won the competition by a score of 18½ to 9½, equalling their record winning margin of [[2004 Ryder Cup|2 years earlier]]. This was the first time [[Europe]] had achieved three successive victories.<ref>The sequence from 1985-1987-1989 included a tie in 1989, retaining the trophy for Europe.</ref> [[Swedes|Swedish]] rookie [[Henrik Stenson]] made the winning putt, just moments after [[Luke Donald]] had sunk a putt to ensure Europe retained the trophy. ==Other websites== * [http://www.rydercup.com/2006/usa/ Official Ryder Cup site for Team USA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902082508/http://www.rydercup.com/2006/usa/ |date=2006-09-02 }} * [http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/ Official Ryder Cup site for Team Europe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006192056/http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/ |date=2006-10-06 }} * [http://www.golfrewind.com/showthread.php?t=25805 Ryder Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311051053/http://www.golfrewind.com/showthread.php?t=25805 |date=2007-03-11 }} Discussion * [http://www.ryderdiary.com Ryder Cup Diary] * [http://www.kclub.ie Official K Club website] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Sport-stub}} [[Category:2006 in sports]] [[Category:Golf tournaments]] [[Category:Sport in the Republic of Ireland]] [[Category:County Kildare]] [[Category:2000s in the Republic of Ireland]] [[Category:2006 in Europe]]