The United States team will face Team Europe in the 45th Ryder Cup this Friday through Sunday at Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y.

The most storied international competition in golf, the Ryder Cup is played biennially but only held on American soil once every four years as the teams trade off hosting duties. Rosters of 12 will square off in five sessions across three days for the right to hoist the trophy.

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What is the Ryder Cup?

Contested since 1927, the Ryder Cup pits a team of the best professional golfers from the United States against the best players born in Europe. At first, the competition was between the U.S. and Great Britain; the British team was expanded to include Ireland in 1973, then all of Europe in 197

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