THE 42nd Ryder Cup nears its conclusion at Le Golf National in Paris TODAY. The US defend the bi-annual trophy that was partly the brainchild of Samuel Ryder, an English businessman, entrepreneur, golf enthusiast and golf promoter. What was Ryder’s background? Ryder was born at Walton-le-Dale near Preston in 1858. He trained as a teacher at Owens College in Manchester but did not graduate […]
