33rd Ryder Cup Matches
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Dates		September 24–26
Venue		The Country Club
Location		Brookline, Massachusetts
Captains		Ben Crenshaw (USA) Mark James (Europe)
14½   13½
United States wins the Ryder Cup
«1997		2002»

The 33rd Ryder Cup Matches, also known as the "Battle of Brookline",^[1] were held between September 24–26 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.

The American team won the competition by a margin of 14½ to 13½, the closest score possible in a Ryder Cup competition except for a tie. The Europeans, leading 10-6 heading into the final round, needed only 4 points on the final day to retain the cup. But the Americans rallied on Sunday, winning the first 6 matches of the day to surge into the lead. Jim Furyk upset Sergio García to give the Americans their 8th point of the day, and the Americans recaptured the cup when Justin Leonard halved his match with José María Olazábal.

The behavior of the U.S. team was criticized after they raucously invaded the 17th green following a long putt from Leonard before Olazábal could tackle a shorter putt which would have kept European hopes alive, an incident which was viewed by many as appalling sportsmanship.^[2][3] Veteran broadcaster Alistair Cooke described the last day of the tournament as "a date that will live in infamy" in a Letter from America entitled "The arrival of the golf hooligan".^[4]

It was nevertheless the largest come-from-behind victory in Ryder Cup history, and it is widely regarded as one of the most impressive come-from-behind victories in recent sports history.^[5]

This was also one of the last public appearances of Payne Stewart, who died in a plane crash less than a month later.

Format[link]

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format used from 1991 to 2002 was as follows:

• Day 1 (Friday) — 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in a morning session and 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in an afternoon session
• Day 2 (Saturday) — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session
• Day 3 (Sunday) — 12 singles matches

With a total of 28 points, 14½ points were required to win the Cup, and 14 points were required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams[link]

[edit] Team Europe

The 1999 European Team Points Table began in September 1998, and concluded on August 22, 1999, after the BMW International Open. The top 10 players in the Points Table qualified automatically for the team. Captain Mark James then left out the number 11 player Robert Karlsson and the experienced (but out-of-form) Bernhard Langer by instead selecting Andrew Coltart and Jesper Parnevik as the two 'wild card' players to round out the team.

Captain: Mark James

• Darren Clarke
• Sergio García
• Pádraig Harrington
• Miguel Ángel Jiménez
• Paul Lawrie
• Colin Montgomerie
• José María Olazábal
• Jarmo Sandelin
• Jean van de Velde
• Lee Westwood
• Andrew Coltart — captain's pick
• Jesper Parnevik — captain's pick

[edit] Team USA

The 1999 U.S. Ryder Cup Team was chosen on the basis of points compiled by the PGA of America, early 1998, through the 81st PGA Championship, Aug. 12-15, 1999. Points are awarded for top-10 finishes at PGA Tour co-sponsored or sanctioned events, with added emphasis on major championships and events played during the Ryder Cup year. The top 10 finishers on the points list automatically qualified for the 12-member team, and U.S. Captain Ben Crenshaw selected the final two players—Steve Pate and Tom Lehman.

Captain: Ben Crenshaw

• David Duval
• Jim Furyk
• Justin Leonard
• Hal Sutton
• Davis Love III
• Jeff Maggert
• Phil Mickelson
• Mark O'Meara
• Payne Stewart
• Tiger Woods
• Steve Pate — captain's pick
• Tom Lehman — captain's pick

Friday's matches[link]

Morning foursomes[link]

	Results
Montgomerie/Lawrie	3 & 2	Mickelson/Duval
García/Parnevik	2 & 1	Lehman/Woods
Jiménez/Harrington	halved	Love III/Stewart
Clarke/Westwood	3 & 2	Maggert/Sutton
2½	Sessions	1½
2½	Overall	1½

Afternoon four-ball[link]

	Results
Montgomerie/Lawrie	halved	Love III/Leonard
García/Parnevik	1 hole	Mickelson/Furyk
Jiménez/Olazábal	2 & 1	Maggert/Sutton
Clarke/Westwood	2 holes	Duval/Woods
3½	Session	½
6	Overall	2

Saturday's matches[link]

Morning foursomes[link]

	Results
Montgomerie/Lawrie	2 holes	Sutton/Maggert
Clarke/Westwood	3 & 2	Furyk/O'Meara
Jiménez/Harrington	2 holes	Woods/Pate
Parnevik/García	3 & 2	Stewart/Leonard
2	Session	2
8	Overall	4

Afternoon four-ball[link]

	Results
Clarke/Westwood	2 & 1	Mickelson/Lehman
Parnevik/García	halved	Love III/Duval
Jiménez/Olazábal	halved	Leonard/Sutton
Montgomerie/Lawrie	2 & 1	Pate/Woods
2	Session	2
10	Overall	6

Sunday's matches[link]

Singles[link]

	Results
Lee Westwood	3 & 2	Tom Lehman
Darren Clarke	4 & 2	Hal Sutton
Jarmo Sandelin	5 & 3	Phil Mickelson
Jean van de Velde	6 & 5	Davis Love III
Andrew Coltart	3 & 2	Tiger Woods
Jesper Parnevik	5 & 4	David Duval
Pádraig Harrington	1 hole	Mark O'Meara
Miguel Ángel Jiménez	2 & 1	Steve Pate
José María Olazábal	halved	Justin Leonard
Colin Montgomerie	1 hole	Payne Stewart
Sergio García	4 & 3	Jim Furyk
Paul Lawrie	4 & 3	Jeff Maggert
3½	Session	8½
13½	Overall	14½

The course[link]

The Country Club, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest country clubs in the United States. It holds an important place in golf history, as it was one of the five charter clubs which founded the United States Golf Association, and has hosted numerous USGA tournaments including the famous 1913 U.S. Open won by then-unknown Francis Ouimet. The club is one of the largest of its kind in the northeastern U.S., with about 1300 members.

Notes[link]

References[link]

Ryder System, Inc.

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Type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: R S&P 500 Component
Industry	Transportation
Founded	Miami, Florida, U.S. (1933)
Founder(s)	James Ryder
Headquarters	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Key people	Gregory Swienton (Chairman, CEO) Robert Sanchez (CFO)
Services	Fleet management Supply chain management Dedicated carrier Cargo truck rental
Revenue	US$5.136 billion (2010)
Operating income	US$405.46 million (2007)
Net income	US$186.31 million (2010)
Total assets	US$6.652 billion (2010)
Total equity	US$1.404 billion (2010)
Employees	25,900 (2010)
Website	http://ryder.com
References: [1][2][3][4]

A 2003-07 Ryder Ford E-450

Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), or Ryder, is an American-based provider of transportation and supply chain management products, and is especially known for its fleet of rental trucks.^[5] Ryder specializes in fleet management, supply chain management and dedicated contracted carriage. Ryder operates in North America, the United Kingdom and Asia. It has its headquarters in suburban Miami, Florida within Miami-Dade County.

History[link]

This section requires expansion.

Ryder was founded in Miami, Florida in 1933 by James Ryder as a concrete hauling company with one truck, a 1931 Model "A" Ford.^[1] Within a few years,^[when?] the business expanded to leasing trucks to other companies. This led to Ryder changing its focus from distribution to leasing. By 1939, Ryder's truck fleet had increased to 50. Ryder bought Great Southern Trucking Company in 1952. In 1955 Ryder System, Inc. was formed to combine Great Southern and Ryder Truck Rental. Ryder System went public in 1955.^[6] By the 1960s and 1970s, Ryder had expanded into the distribution and supply chain markets.

In 2008, Ryder acquired three regional competitors: Pollock, Lily Transportation and Gator Leasing.

James A. Ryder, founder and chairman, retired in 1978.^[1]

Business[link]

Ryder divides its business into three segments: Fleet Management Solutions, Supply Chain Solutions, and Dedicated Contract Carriage. In 2008 (the last year whose report is posted online) the total company revenue was $ 6.2 billion with profits (earnings before income taxes) of $ 459 million. The numbers mentioned below are before eliminations.^[7] The basic variables are who owns the trucks, maintains the trucks, pays the drivers, does the warehousing, and supervises the driving.

Fleet management[link]

Ryder's fleet management business is its largest business segment, accounting for 71% of its revenue for a total of $ 4.4 billion. Profit of $ 398 million was 86% of the total.^[7] This arm of the business does contract based full service leasing, contract maintenance, commercial rental and fleet support services. Under full service leasing Ryder owns and maintains the trucks and the customer decides where they go. In contract maintenance Ryder just takes care of the trucks. Commercial rentals are the white Ryder trucks which the contract customers can rent on a temporary basis. Ryder grew its North American rental fleet to nearly 30,000 vehicles in 2010 and 2011 raising the percentage of model year 2010 or newer vehicles in the fleet to more than 40 percent.^[8] Support services consist of insurance, vehicle permits, and fuel.

In April 2011 Ryder bought B.I.T. Leasing, from Hayward California.^[9]. Also in 2011 it acquired the full service leasing and rental business of Carmenita Leasing, Inc., located in Santa Fe Springs, California^[10], and the full service lease, contract maintenance, commercial rental and dedicated contract carriage business, The Scully Companies, Inc., based in Fontana, California.^[11]

Supply chain[link]

Ryder' supply chain operations accounted for 26% of its revenue for a total of $ 1.6 billion. Profit of $ 42 million was 9% of the total. This business consists of management of a customer’s supply chain. Basically the customer owns the trucks and Ryder decides where they go, managing the warehouses and the drivers. Ryder managed over 15,000,000 square feet (1,393,546 m²) of warehouse space on December 31, 2008.^[7]

In December 2010 Ryder bought TLC, a supply chain services company based in Holland, Michigan^[12]

Dedicated Contract Carriage[link]

Ryder' Dedicated Contract Carriage accounted for 8% of its revenue for a total of $ 0.5 billion. Profit of $ 49 million was 10% of the total.^[7] This arm of the business conducts both leasing and supply chain management.

Rental trucks[link]

Ryder launched a consumer truck-rental operation in 1968 with 1,000 trucks and vans. These were the yellow trucks known as "one-ways" and available for the public to rent from filling stations and other automotive-service locations. In June 1998, Ryder decided to focus on commercial truck rental and leasing, and exited the "one-way" business arena; which it sold to Budget Truck Rental.^[13] The white Ryder trucks seen on highways today are available to the general public looking to move locally (returning the truck to the original pick-up location), businesses, and companies that have a contractual agreement with Ryder.

Headquarters[link]

Ryder's headquarters are located in an unincorporated area in northwest Miami-Dade County, Florida, near the Miami Dade-County, Broward County boundary line.^[14][15]

Previously Ryder had its headquarters in Doral, Florida.^[16] In 2002, after taking a year long study of 22 potential headquarters sites in South Florida, Ryder announced that it would move its headquarters to another location in northwest Miami-Dade County. The commute times of around 200 employees who reside in Broward County decreased. Before the announcement of the final headquarters site, Ryder considered some locations in Miramar in Broward County.^[15] In 2005 Shoma Development Corp. began demolishing the former Ryder headquarters in Doral, replacing it with the Park Square at Doral development.^[17]

Locations[link]

Headquartered in Miami, Ryder has satellite locations in 50 US States and also in Mexico, Canada, Singapore, China and the United Kingdom.^[18]

Criticism[link]

In December 2011, the non-partisan organization Public Campaign criticized Ryder for spending $0.96 million on lobbying and not paying any taxes during 2008-2010, instead getting $46 million in tax rebates, despite making a profit of $627 million.^[19]

References[link]

Notes

Bibliography

External links[link]

• Ryder System, Inc. official website

Coordinates: 25°52′5.67″N 80°23′6.96″W / 25.8682417°N 80.3852667°W / 25.8682417; -80.3852667

Justin Leonard
Personal information
Full name	Justin Charles Garrett Leonard
Born	(1972-06-15) June 15, 1972 (age 40) Dallas, Texas
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Dallas, Texas
Career
College	University of Texas
Turned professional	1994
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour (joined 1994)
Professional wins	13
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	12
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T7: 1997
U.S. Open	T12: 2002
The Open Championship	Won: 1997
PGA Championship	2nd/T2: 1997, 2004

Justin Charles Garrett Leonard (born June 15, 1972) is an American professional golfer.

Leonard was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He won the 1992 U.S. Amateur and was a two-time All-American in 1993 and 1994. He won the Haskins Award in 1994 as the most outstanding collegiate golfer. Leonard is only the fourth golfer to go directly from college to the PGA Tour without going through Q School, after Gary Hallberg, Scott Verplank, and Phil Mickelson.

Leonard's first twelve wins on the PGA Tour included one of golf's four majors – the 1997 Open Championship; and the 1998 Players Championship. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for twenty four weeks in 1998 and 1999.^[1] He also had four other strong opportunities to win major championships; he lost playoffs at the 1999 Open Championship and the 2004 PGA Championship, in both instances falling into the playoff with a bogey on the 72nd hole.

At the 1997 PGA Championship, Leonard was tied with Davis Love III for the 54-hole lead. Love shot a final round 66 to win by five shots over Leonard who finished solo second. Leonard was ahead by three shots at the 54-hole mark of the 2002 PGA Championship before shooting a final round 77 and finishing tied for fourth.

Leonard qualified for the United States Ryder Cup team in 1997, 1999, and 2008. In the 1999 event, Leonard made a 45-foot putt for birdie on the 17th hole to complete a remarkable comeback by the U.S. team on the final day. The victory was somewhat marred by the celebration following Leonard's putt, when other U.S. players, their wives, and a few fans ran onto the green even though Leonard's opponent, José María Olazábal, still had an opportunity to match Leonard on the hole.

Leonard and his wife have two daughters and one son.

Amateur wins (6)[link]

• 1992 Western Amateur, Southern Amateur, U.S. Amateur
• 1993 Western Amateur, Southern Amateur
• 1994 NCAA Division I Championship

Professional wins (13)[link]

PGA Tour wins (12)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 4, 1996	Buick Open	–22 (65-64-69-68=266)	5 strokes	Chip Beck
2	Jun 8, 1997	Kemper Open	–10 (69-69-69-67=274)	1 stroke	Mark Wiebe
3	Jul 20, 1997	The Open Championship	–12 (69-66-72-65=272)	3 strokes	Darren Clarke, Jesper Parnevik
4	Mar 29, 1998	The Players Championship	–10 (72-69-70-67=278)	2 strokes	Glen Day, Tom Lehman
5	Sep 24, 2000	Westin Texas Open at LaCantera	–19 (64-68-65-64=261)	5 strokes	Mark Wiebe
6	Sep 30, 2001	Texas Open at LaCantera	–14 (65-64-68-69=266)	2 strokes	J. J. Henry, Matt Kuchar
7	Apr 21, 2002	WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf	–14 (67-64-66-73=270)	1 stroke	Heath Slocum
8	Mar 16, 2003	The Honda Classic	–24 (63-70-64-67=264)	1 stroke	Chad Campbell, Davis Love III
9	Jan 30, 2005	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	–28 (66-67-68-64-67=332)	3 strokes	Tim Clark, Joe Ogilvie
10	May 29, 2005	FedEx St. Jude Classic	–14 (62-65-66-73=266)	1 stroke	David Toms
11	Oct 7, 2007	Valero Texas Open	–19 (65-67-64-65=261)	Playoff	Jesper Parnevik
12	Jun 8, 2008	Stanford St. Jude Championship	–4 (68-73-67-68=276)	Playoff	Robert Allenby, Trevor Immelman

PGA Tour playoff record (2–5)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1996	Phoenix Open	Phil Mickelson	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2	1999	The Open Championship	Paul Lawrie, Jean van de Velde	Lawrie won 4-hole playoff (Lawrie:15, Leonard:18, Van de Velde:18)
3	2002	Bell Canadian Open	Neal Lancaster, John Rollins	Rollins won with birdie on first extra hole
4	2004	PGA Championship	Chris DiMarco, Vijay Singh	Singh won 3-hole playoff (Singh:10, DiMarco:11, Leonard:11)
5	2007	Valero Texas Open	Jesper Parnevik	Won with birdie on third extra hole
6	2008	Stanford St. Jude Championship	Robert Allenby, Trevor Immelman	Won with birdie on second extra hole
7	2009	Children's Miracle Network Classic	Stephen Ames, George McNeill	Ames won with par on second extra hole Leonard eliminated with par on first

Other wins[link]

• 2000 CVS Charity Classic (with Davis Love III)

Major championships[link]

Wins (1)[link]

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runners-up
1997	The Open Championship	5 shot deficit	−12 (69-66-72-65=272)	3 strokes	Darren Clarke, Jesper Parnevik

Results timeline[link]

LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary[link]

Results in World Golf Championship events[link]

¹Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

U.S. national team appearances[link]

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy: 1992
• Walker Cup: 1993 (winners)

Professional

• Presidents Cup: 1996 (winners), 1998, 2003 (tie), 2005 (winners), 2009 (winners)
• Ryder Cup: 1997, 1999 (winners), 2008 (winners)
• Dunhill Cup: 1997
• World Cup: 1997, 2003

See also[link]

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Justin Leonard

• Official website
• Justin Leonard at the PGA Tour official site
• Justin Leonard at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Justin Leonard in the Ryder Cup v t e United States Ryder Cup team – 1997 Fred Couples · Brad Faxon · Jim Furyk · Scott Hoch · Lee Janzen · Tom Lehman · Justin Leonard · Davis Love III · Jeff Maggert · Phil Mickelson · Mark O'Meara · Tiger Woods Tom Kite (non-playing captain) Lost: 13.5 – 14.5 v t e United States Ryder Cup team – 1999 David Duval · Jim Furyk · Tom Lehman · Justin Leonard · Davis Love III · Jeff Maggert · Phil Mickelson · Mark O'Meara · Steve Pate · Payne Stewart · Hal Sutton · Tiger Woods Ben Crenshaw (non-playing captain) Won: 14.5 – 13.5 v t e United States Ryder Cup team – 2008 Chad Campbell · Stewart Cink · Ben Curtis · Jim Furyk · J. B. Holmes · Anthony Kim · Justin Leonard · Hunter Mahan · Phil Mickelson · Kenny Perry · Steve Stricker · Boo Weekley Paul Azinger (non-playing captain) Won: 16.5 – 11.5

Justin Leonard in the Presidents Cup v t e United States Presidents Cup team – 1996 Mark Brooks • Fred Couples • David Duval • Scott Hoch • Tom Lehman • Justin Leonard • Davis Love III • Mark O'Meara • Phil Mickelson • Corey Pavin • Kenny Perry • Steve Stricker Arnold Palmer (non-playing captain) Won: 16.5 – 15.5 v t e United States Presidents Cup team – 1998 Mark Calcavecchia • Fred Couples • David Duval • Jim Furyk • Scott Hoch • John Huston • Lee Janzen • Justin Leonard • Davis Love III • Phil Mickelson • Mark O'Meara • Tiger Woods Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain) Lost: 11.5 – 20.5 v t e United States Presidents Cup team – 2003 Chris DiMarco • Fred Funk • Jim Furyk • Jay Haas • Charles Howell III • Jerry Kelly • Justin Leonard • Davis Love III • Phil Mickelson • Kenny Perry • David Toms • Tiger Woods Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain) Tied: 17 – 17 v t e United States Presidents Cup team – 2005 Stewart Cink • Fred Couples • Chris DiMarco • Fred Funk • Jim Furyk • Justin Leonard • Davis Love III • Phil Mickelson • Kenny Perry • David Toms • Scott Verplank • Tiger Woods Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain) Won: 18.5 – 15.5 v t e United States Presidents Cup team – 2009 Stewart Cink • Jim Furyk • Lucas Glover • Zach Johnson • Anthony Kim • Justin Leonard • Hunter Mahan • Phil Mickelson • Sean O'Hair • Kenny Perry • Steve Stricker • Tiger Woods Fred Couples (non-playing captain) Won: 19.5 – 14.5