August 2021 Ohio Golf Journal

Ryder Cup is Just a Month Away N ext month the 43rd Ryder Cup will be held at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. Samuel Ryder receives full credit for donating the first trophy back in 1927 and Sports Illustrated officially wrote about a proposed intercontinental golf competition as early as September 1920. A little-known fact, however, is that Toledo-native S.P. Jermain suggested such a competition be held earlier in 1920 during a conversation over dinner The Ryder Cup has become one of the most anticipated and watched sporting events in the world. with United State Golf Association officials in New York. This biennial competition originally scheduled for 2020 was postponed due to COVID and is set to be held September 24-26. Whistling Straits has hosted major championships and is a highly respected Pete Dye design on the banks of Lake Michigan. Mr. Kohler hired Dye to By Fred Altvater Ohio Golf Journal