Not unlike the U.S.–based majors, most stateside Ryder Cups are competed on sublime private courses — to which the New Yorkers who’ll crowd the rope lines on Bethpage Black would say, “Fuhgeddaboudit.”
Of the 22 past Cups staged in the U.S., only these four have been hosted on public-access tracks — and each was a charm for Team USA
1983
Where: PGA National Resort (Champion)
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Winner: Team U.S.A. 14.5–13.5
PGA National Resort & Spa
1991
Where: Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean)
Kiawah, SC
Winner: Team U.S.A. 14.5–13.5
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1997
Where: The Greenbrier (Greenbrier)
White Sulphur Springs, WV
Winner: Team U.S.A. 17–11
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Chip Henderson
2021
Where: Whistling Straits (Straits)
Haven, WI
Winner: Team U.S.A. 19–9
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2025
Where: Bethpage State Park (Black)
Farmingdale, N.Y.
Winner: TBD
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