What does representing Europe mean given the disparate nationalities uniting in a common cause against the US?
What is the cause? What does representing Europe mean? The camaraderie generated within the European Ryder Cup camp is famous, which is intriguing given golfers are playing under a banner which, in theory at least, means nothing to them for 103 out of every 104 weeks. Americans, in contrast, are permanently American.2012 Miracle of Medinah
“You get to the opening ceremony. You see this flag going up with something on it that we didn’t really grow up with. Then you realise: ‘Hang on. Every two years there’s 12 dumb guys like me sitting on these chairs, watching this flag go up and that is what we represent.’ You are part of a small club. It reaches a deep level in you, nothing else gets close.”
The Ryder Cup has, of course, evolved. The United States always provided opposition but it did so for Great Britain then GB and Ireland before the contest became so one-sided that further adaptation was required. Linked to the European Tour – which was rebranded as the DP World Tour in 2021 – golfers have played under a continental flag since 1979. By the 1980s, the utter disdain Ballesteros had for all things American drove Europe on.
“There are a lot of different meanings. First of all, you are playing for everybody that is part of the team. That is a huge thing, being there for your teammates. You are playing for the Tour, of course.
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