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BMW AND THE RYDER CUP.
One strong team.
BMW and the Ryder Cup.One strong team.
Strong partners since 2006.
It is not just golf fans that view the Ryder Cup as the third most important sporting event in the world, after the Olympic Games and the football World Cup. The biennial team competition, played between the top golfers from the USA and Europe, is without doubt an electrifying and prestigious event, which cannot be compared to any other golf tournament.
"THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS".
Since 2006, the Ryder Cup has been intrinsically tied to BMW. BMW was "Official Car" for the first time at the K Club in Ireland, where captain Ian Woosnam’s Irish team put the US team firmly in its place with an 18.5:9.5 victory. BMW was involved as partner of the European Team in the Ryder Cups in the USA in 2008 (Valhalla GC), 2012 (Medinah CC) and 2016 (Hazeltine National GC).
The 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales, saw BMW take on the roles of both partner and “Official Car” of the event for the first time. BMW was also on hand as “Official Partner” and “Official Car” when the Ryder Cup celebrated its 40th anniversary in Gleneagles, Scotland, in 2014.
"BMW has been involved in the Ryder Cup since 2006, first as a sponsor and then, since 2010, as an Official Partner. Needless to say, the company has once again offered its invaluable support and will be standing shoulder to shoulder with us when the match gets under way this week," said George O’Grady, Chief Executive of the European Tour at the time, ahead of the 2014 Ryder Cup. "We are extremely grateful for BMW’s worldwide support. For The European Tour, only the best will do. And with BMW alongside us, we have the best of all worlds."
As in 2014, BMW also holds the global rights (except North America and Canada) as "Official Partner" at the 2018 Ryder Cup in France.
Darren Clarke, Captain Team Europe 2016„ Needles to say, BMW has once again offered invaluable support. “
THE BMW ERA.
2006
Triumphant home win in Ireland.
BMW’s debut as partner of the Ryder Cup ended with a hands-down victory for the European team. Ian Woosnam’s squad outclassed the USA at the K-Club, eventually winning 18.5:9.5. The most emotional moment of the competition came when Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke, whose wife had died of cancer just weeks before the Ryder Cup, sank his winning putt.
2008
Azinger takes revenge.
It was the first, and still the last, Ryder Cup victory for the USA in the BMW era. Captain Paul Azinger managed to forge his troops into a tight-knit unit, which left the Europeans wanting at Valhalla Golf Club (Louisville, Kentucky): the Americans claimed a comfortable 16.5:11.5 win on home soil.
2010
Thrilling finale on Monday.
For the first time in the history of the Ryder Cup, the tournament was still in full swing on the Monday. Persistent rain at Celtic Manor Resort (Newport, Wales) left the organisers with no choice. What developed was true sporting drama, with captain Colin Montgomerie and his European team just getting their noses in front to win 14.5:13.5.
2012
The "Miracle of Medinah".
What played out at the Medinah Country Club on the outskirts of Chicago in 2012 was one of the most impressive comebacks in the history of sport. Even today it is still hard to believe what happened. José María Olazábal’s European team trailed 6:10 going into the final day’s singles – but fought back to triumph 14.5:13.5.
2014
Anniversary in the home of golf.
The 40th Ryder Cup was appropriately held in the country that gave the world the game of golf. Gleneagles, in Scotland, hosted a largely one-sided Ryder Cup, which saw European captain Paul McGinley’s tight-knit unit take on a US team with clear problems. Europe, on the other hand, played some dazzling golf to win 16.5:11.5.
2016
Team USA takes revenge.
Four years after the miracle of Medinah, the Americans, whose captain was once again Davis Love III as in 2012, got their first win in eight years and only their second success in the previous eight duels. In the Hazeltine National Golf Club (Chaska, Minnesota), the US team defeated Team Europe with Official Partner BMW by 17 to 11.
BMW HIGHLIGHTS.
Driven by Passion.
An unforgettable Ryder Cup experience: Partner BMW has always pursued this aim and puts this into action again every Ryder Cup year – whether as Event Partner in Europe or as partner of the European team in the USA.
BMW HIGHLIGHTS.
Driven by Passion.
An unforgettable Ryder Cup experience: Partner BMW has always pursued this aim and puts this into action again every Ryder Cup year – whether as Event Partner in Europe or as partner of the European team in the USA.
#DRIVETOGLORY.
At the 2017 BMW International Open in Munich, the intensive Ryder Cup experience was just a few steps away. As the Official Partner of the 2018 Ryder Cup, BMW presented the Ryder Cup trophy in a special setting. In a recreated players’ tunnel with fan chants playing, visitors were able to have their photo taken with the legendary trophy at the virtual first tee.
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