The Ryder Cup at Valderrama
The first Ryder Cup played in continental Europe, at Real Club Valderrama in Sotogrande.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
Subjects
- Real Club Valderrama · golf course · Spain
Evidence
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Source for The Ryder Cup at Valderrama
The 32nd Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, Spain, from September 26–28, 1997 ... golf's greatest team event was staged in Continental Europe for the first time. — Supports the year 1997, the venue (Valderrama, Sotogrande) and ”first Ryder Cup in continental Europe”; result titles ”1997 Ryder Cup” (Wikipedia) and ”THE 1997 RYDER CUP - Real Club Valderrama” (valderrama.com) listed. Quote from search summary. Read as a search summary on 2026-09-16 (seen as a result URL); the WebSearch tool returned result titles and one aggregate summary, not a per-page excerpt, and the page itself was not opened; its publication date was not seen.
en.wikipedia.org · Partly verified
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Ryder_Cup
Real Club Valderrama — official site
Identity, location and visitor terms of Real Club Valderrama. Visitor terms were stated only together with prices, which are not carried here. The domain was seen as a result URL on 2026-09-16; the page itself was not opened.
Real Club Valderrama · Partly verified
https://www.valderrama.com/