1979 Ryder Cup
The 23rd Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Greenbrier Course of The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. It was the beginning of a new era for the Ryder Cup. For the first time players from continental Europe took part in the Ryder Cup (specifically, Spanish golfers Seve Ballesteros and Antonio Garrido), to form Team Europe which replaced Team Great Britain and Ireland as the official opposition to the United States. It was hoped that the historic change would help bring about the end of near total domination by the United States that had existed since the end of the Second World War. However the change made no real impact at the first attempt as the United States won the competition easily by a score of 17 to 11 points and led after every session.
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