Why is it called the ryder cup?



Answers:
Samuel Ryder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ryder_cup.
because the trophy was donated by a mr samuel ryder
Samuel Ryder, a former Mayor of St Albans, donated the trophy in 1927.
Because the Americans look as though they have got their team outfits from a Sue Ryder charity shop
It is named after Samuel Ryder, a St Albans seed merchant, who made the event official in 1926, after it was initially proposed by golf journalist James Harnett. Hope that does it for you.
Named after the creator of the competition, Samuel Ryder.
Because a guy named Ryder started it.
because it was started as a friendly competition between the American and British professional golfers (c.1927) by a seed merchant called Samuel Ryder.

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