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Lindrick Golf Club saved the Ryder Cup. By the time 1957 came around, the event was on its knees. The US had won every match dating back 24 years. Interest was waning. No one wanted to sponsor it and with only months to go before the Ryder Cup was due to be played, the end was in sight. It was in need of a saviour. Sir Stuart Goodwin, a Yorkshire industrialist, answered the call. He had found golf relatively late in life having been intrigued by the skill shown by an exhibition match at Lindrick between British captain Dai Rees and…

Ganton Golf Club, nestled in North Yorkshire, is a course of rare character and history. Host of the Ryder Cup, Walker Cup and Curtis Cup, its heathland-links blend of gorse, heather and ferocious bunkering demands imagination and precision. Ganton remains one of Britain’s most revered golfing tests.…

It’s not often golf can reach beyond the sport and capture the imagination of a new audience.  The Ryder Cup, however, carries that power. It is an event built on prestige, not prize money, one that conjures up vivid, enduring memories and brings to mind the names of the courses on which the battles have played out.  As part of our exclusive Ryder Cup series, we visited three iconic Ryder Cup Yorkshire courses, Ganton, Moortown and Lindrick to tell their story. In all, 12 British clubs have hosted the Ryder Cup. Scotland has held it twice – at Muirfield and…