Ryder Cup 2012: Why the US Will Walk Away Victorious

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Published: September 25, 2012

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We are just days away from kicking off the biennial Ryder Cup, a friendly but still fierce competition between the United States and Europe. This year the squads will face off at Medinah Country Club in Chicago.

Europe has won six of the last eight Ryder Cups and comes into Chicago led by world No.1 Rory McIlroy.

The Davis Love-led United States team boasts five of the world's top 10 golfers, including FedEx Cup winner Brandt Snedeker.

Vegas currently lists the U.S. as the favorites entering the match—and rightly so. Here is why the Americans will walk away with the trophy they lost in Wales.

 

Home Course Advantage

The most obvious advantage the United States has entering the Ryder Cup is that it is on American soil. Even as the golfers simply walked over a bridge to the first tee at Medinah, the crowd at Medinah roared.

Imagine what it will be like when one of the golfers makes a big putt!

Peter Hason of Sweden talked about the home course advantage with the Associated Press, saying:

"We talked a lot about it and there's no doubt, playing at home is a big advantage. We saw it last time in Wales, and we have seen it over here in the past. So I think it's just something we have to deal with, and we have to be stronger this time than we were the last time when we won by one point. So if we are going to get that cup back overseas, we know we have to perform very well."

Home advantage is said to be worth one point. That is the margin that the Europeans won by at Celtic Manor at the last Ryder Cup in 2010.The slight edge of playing close to home may be the slight edge that the Americans need to walk away with the win.

 

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