Ryder Cup Betting 2010

The Ryder Cup is a biannual golf competition played between teams from Europe and the United States of America. The 2010 Ryder Cup will be the 38th edition of the competition; it will be played over three days beginning on 1 October 2010 and will be held at the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales.

The European team is captained by Colin Montgomerie along with vice-captains Thomas Bjorn, Darren Clarke, Sergio Garcia and Paul McGinley. The American team is lead by Corey Pavin along with his four vice captains Paul Gydos, Tom Lehman, Davis Love and Jeff Sluman.

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Ryder Cup 2010 Betting Markets

The obvious Ryder Cup Betting 2010 market is the winner’s market.  Not in recent memory have Europe had such a distinct advantage over their American counterparts based on players world rankings, and as a result Europe are made the clear betting favourites to regain the Ryder Cup that they lost at Valhalla two years ago.

However, Ryder Cup Betting 2010 is in no way restricted to the winner’s market. Punters can bet on a wide variety of markets including;

  • Each and every individual match
  • By what score each match will be won
  • Overall team score
  • Top team points scorer
  • Correct score
  • Draw no bet
  • Who will hole the winning put
  • Points supremacy
  • And much, much more

The Ryder Cup only comes around once every two years and it dominates the world of sport when it does. Ryder Cup Betting 2010 promises to be one of the highlights of the Sports Betting calendar.

European Ryder Cup Betting 2010

Before a tee shot has been hit in anger punters can get involved in Ryder Cup Betting 2010 regarding which players will make the team. The selection criteria differs slightly for each team, so make sure you are aware of how it works before placing your bets on these markets.

The European team is made up of;

  • The top four players on the Ryder Cup World points list
  • The top five players – that aren’t already selected by the above criteria – on the Ryder Cup European points list
  • Three captain’s picks

The 12 players that fit that criteria and make up the European Ryder Cup 2010 team are;

  • Lee Westwood
  • Rory McIlroy
  • Martin Kaymer
  • Graeme McDowell
  • Ian Poulter
  • Ross Fisher
  • Francesco Molinari
  • Miguel Angel Jimenez
  • Peter Hanson
  • Padraig Harrington
  • Luke Donlad
  • Edoardo Molinari

USA Ryder Cup Betting

The American Ryder Cup selection process is slightly more straightforward in one sense, but also allows the captain to have more influence over the men who he will lead into battle. Second guessing the captain’s thought process can be a powerful tool in Ryder Cup Betting 2010 when looking to bet on which players will be involved in the USA team.

The USA team is made up of;

  • The top eight players on the Ryder Cup points list
  • Four captain’s picks

The 12 players that fit that criteria and make up the USA Ryder Cup 2010 team are;

  • Phil Mickelson
  • Hunter Mahan
  • Bubba Watson
  • Jim Furyk
  • Steve Stricker
  • Dustin Johnson
  • Jeff Overton
  • Matt Kuchar
  • Zach Johnson
  • Tiger Woods
  • Stewart Cink
  • Rickie Fowler