How the Ryder Cup timeline game works

Ryder Cup matches fill this deck, each given a nickname as its title and a line underneath saying who won and where. You're ordering the matches by the year each was played. One Ryder Cup starts on the timeline with its year visible. Place each new card in a gap; get it right and the year appears, get it wrong and the match still lands in its true spot but costs one of three lives.

Venues alternate between the two sides of the Atlantic, and some courses hosted more than once, so a familiar name can belong to more than one card. Captains, comebacks and record margins in the descriptions are your best anchors. Matches described only as a comfortable win at a particular club are the hardest to place.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 28 of the 44 cards you might be dealt, with 16 more in the deck. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

The First Match at Worcester The inaugural Ryder Cup; USA beat Great Britain at Worcester Country Club, Massachusetts.
Moortown's British Answer Great Britain won on home soil at Moortown in Yorkshire.
Southport's Home Win Great Britain edged the USA at Southport & Ainsdale in England.
Ridgewood in New Jersey USA won comfortably at Ridgewood Country Club.
Portland After the War The first post-war Ryder Cup; USA crushed Great Britain 11-1 at Portland, Oregon.
Ganton's Comeback Bid USA won at Ganton in Yorkshire despite a British lead after the foursomes.
Wentworth Thriller USA held off Great Britain by a single point at Wentworth.
Lindrick's British Upset Great Britain won for the first time in decades at Lindrick.
Palm Desert Rout USA won at Eldorado Country Club in Palm Desert.
East Lake Domination USA won big at East Lake in Atlanta, Bobby Jones's home course.
Royal Birkdale's First USA won at Royal Birkdale in Southport.
The Nicklaus Concession Jacklin's putt conceded by Nicklaus left the match tied at Royal Birkdale.
Old Warson Missouri USA won at Old Warson Country Club near St. Louis.
Laurel Valley Pennsylvania USA won at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Pennsylvania.
The Greenbrier's New Europe First match with Continental Europe added; USA won at The Greenbrier.
Walton Heath Surrey USA won at Walton Heath in Surrey against Europe.
The Belfry Breakthrough Europe won for the first time in 28 years at The Belfry.
Muirfield Village Miracle Europe won on American soil for the first time at Jack Nicklaus's Muirfield Village.
War on the Shore at Kiawah USA won by a point on the Ocean Course after Langer missed the final putt.
The Belfry Again USA won at The Belfry to reclaim the Cup.
Valderrama in Spain Europe won under Seve Ballesteros's captaincy at Valderrama, the first held in Spain.
The Belfry Postponed Edition Europe won at The Belfry in the match delayed a year after September 11.
Oakland Hills Landslide Europe won by a record nine points at Oakland Hills in Michigan.
Valhalla Reclaimed USA won at Valhalla in Kentucky under Paul Azinger.
Celtic Manor Monday Finish Europe won at Celtic Manor in Wales after rain forced a Monday finish.
Gleneagles in Scotland Europe won at Gleneagles under Paul McGinley.
Hazeltine's American Redemption USA won convincingly at Hazeltine in Minnesota.
Whistling Straits Record USA won by a record 19-9 margin at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.