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Old 09-27-2025, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
I have zero interest in watching the Ryder Cup event. The United States is a country, but Europe is not. How does this make any sense? It is a fabricated event designed to make money. The only golf tournaments I enjoy watching are individual events, like The Masters, The U.S. Open, etc.
Oh really? Fabricated 98 years ago. Created as an exhibition. It began as USA vs England. England kept getting beat ... 18 out of 22 tries, which is why it was expanded to include the entire continent.

It wasn't even on TV until 1989. No one was making money from it.
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