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    In the Ryder Cup the rivalry is unmissable. "There is an animosity between Europe and the US. It's a traditional rivalry, whereas with the international team it has taken a few more years to develop because a bunch of the guys haven't played together before" said Ogilvy, who pointed out that one of the problems is that the event has been fairly one-sided in its short history (which has seen the US winning five of the seven played). Full Article at Mail & Guardian Online
    There is an animosity between Europe and the US. It's a traditional rivalry, whereas with the international team it has taken a few more years to develop because a bunch of the guys haven't played together before
    Geoff Ogilvy – Geoff Ogilvy SOURCE: Mail & Guardian Online 1 month ago
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  1. This is a fun event, not so gruelling [as the Ryder Cup] where it is five days of saying some word to someone and it gets blown out of proportion and they hate you. And then you go to Europe and they hate you. That's not going to happen here
    SOURCE: Mail & Guardian Online 1 month ago
  2. His role was to have fun with the guys. He's certainly not telling them how to hit a chip shot
    Fred Couples – Fred Couples SOURCE: Mail & Guardian Online 1 month ago
  3. But wait until people get into it. The crowd senses no animosity, no hard feelings. But they root just as hard.
    SOURCE: Mail & Guardian Online 1 month ago
  4. If we win a couple of close ones then that will help. All events develop their own history.
    SOURCE: Mail & Guardian Online 1 month ago
  5. I think that this event, like the Ryder Cup, has some unique characteristics. There are definitely some things we could learn from this event
    SOURCE: Mail & Guardian Online 1 month ago

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