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2020 Ryder Cup Betting

Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisconsin has been selected as the course for this spectacular event where Europe will attempt to successfully defend the trophy that they regained at Le Golf National two years previously.

It was indeed a handsome 17.5 – 10.5 points victory for Team Europe on that occasion, although it still doesn’t mean they are favourites for a Ryder Cup where the Americans will have home advantage.

Latest 2020 Ryder Cup Odds

Steve Stricker is the man tasked with bringing home the bacon as far as the American team is concerned, with William Hill making them the 8/11 favourites to scoop their second consecutive home win in the Ryder Cup.

The fact that they managed to win 17-11 in the Hazeltine renewal suggests that they deserve to be market leaders and Stricker will have some excellent players lining up including Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods.

The Americans will able to have a big decision on course layout including the cut of the fairways and the pin positions, although the plain fact is that the European team have won four of the past five renewals and they have often shown better teamwork when it has really mattered.

Team Europe are a backable 6/4 with Paddy Power and the team produced some superlative golf two years ago in Paris, with Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari leading the charge for the Europeans.

The draw is trading at 12/1 with William Hill and such an outcome would be brilliant for the visitors who only need to the score to finish level in order to retain the trophy for another two years.

However, the competition has only been tied on one occasion, with the 1989 Ryder Cup having finished 14-14 at The Belfry which saw the Europeans keep the silverware.

Ryder Cup History

The first ever Ryder Cup actually took place in 1927 where the United States beat Great Britain by a comfortable margin and this was the sign of things to come.

Between 1927 – 1977, Great Britain were only able to win three of the twenty-two Ryder Cups, with 1979 seeing the first time that the United States of America competed with a European team made up of international players from across the continent.

Since 1979, the balance has swung in favour of the Europeans who have clocked up eleven wins and a draw from their twenty matches played.

The three tournaments between 1979 – 1983 actually turned out in favour of the Americans, although Team Europe claimed a historic first Ryder Cup in 1985 when Tony Jacklin led them to victory at The Belfry.

Jacklin was to remain captain in 1987 and 1989 to steer the European team to further successes. In 1987, it was the first victory on American soil for the Europeans who were able to claim a 15-13 win in America. Then came that 14-14 draw at The Belfry.

The USA team stormed back to win the next two tournaments, with captain Bernard Gallacher being defeated home and away before the team managed to win at the Oak Hill Country Club in New York.

1997 was a breakthrough year by virtue of the fact that it was the first Ryder Cup to be held in Spain, with the Valderrama Golf Club hosting a tournament which saw the legendary Seve Ballesteros captain the team for the first time.

After a close run match, the Europeans won by a single point, with the Americans then landing a controversial win in an ill-tempered affair at Brookline although that was to be the last USA success for some time.

Europe triumphed at The Belfry and Oakland Hills Country Club before making it a consecutive hat-trick of wins at the K Club in the Republic of Ireland, with Ian Woosnam proving to be the successful captain on that occasion.

Paul Azinger steered the US team to a convincing victory two years later although that was to be followed by a further three successes for the Europeans who were threatening to dominate proceedings.

There was an exciting win at Celtic Manor which was the first time that a tournament was hosted in Wales, with Colin Montgomerie becoming the latest successful captain for Europe.

The Miracle of Medinah

The most amazing Ryder Cup in living history was the 2012 event where Team Europe managed to win despite trailing all the way through the three days until coming to life in the Sunday singles event.

Jose Maria Olazabal was the European team captain and hoping to follow in the footsteps of his great friend Seve Ballesteros, although the Americans led 5-3 after the first day’s play and things were to get even worse for the visitors.

Some crushing defeats in the Saturday morning foursomes included a 7 & 6 success for Keegan Bradley and Phil Mickelson, with Europe managing to land a couple of narrow fourball wins in the afternoon although they still trailed 10-6 on the final day.

Olazabal had to send out his strongest players first for the singles and they didn’t disappoint. Luke Donald, Ian Poulter, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Paul Lawrie helped make the scoreboard go blue very quickly.

Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood also played their parts although it was Martin Kaymer who holed the winning putt and the Europeans not only retained the trophy but also won overall.

The Key Players for the 2020 Ryder Cup

There are some players certain to be lining up for the opening ceremony at Whistling Straits and that includes Rory McIlroy who has become emblematic of the European success over the past few years.

Rory has a fantastic Ryder Cup record and will be joined as one of the elder statesmen by Justin Rose who has so much experience when it comes to these tournaments.

Jon Rahm is another player almost certain to qualify without needing to be a captain’s pick, while Tommy Fleetwood will be among the dozen players who head out to the United States in search of success.

Fleetwood will look to rekindle that partnership with Francesco Molinari which proved so fruitful two years ago, with Paul Casey another player who can bring solid experience and it’s hard to imagine a European side without Sergio Garcia.