This Day in Golf History: September 30

The European team won two of three Ryder Cup matches that ended on this date. The American team won in 1937 in an away match at Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club, 8-4, the first time the home team had lost in the Ryder Cup. In 2012, Europe beat an uninspired American team, 14½-13½, at Medinah to retain the cup by overcoming a 10-6 Day 2 lead. And in 2018, at Le Golf National, Europe crushed the Americans, 17½–10½, as Spain’s Sergio Garcia became the highest point scorer in RC history with 25½. Also, in the 1882 Open Championship, the 22nd Open held on this date at the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland, Bob Ferguson won for the third straight time, with a 171 total, by three strokes over Willie Fernie, who would win in 1883.