Ryder Cup 2010 Golf Betting
The Ryder Cup is the next big sporting event on the horizon, Colin Montgomerie has been named European Captain and the 12 man team will now to prepare themselves for one of the most avidly followed events in world sport. The Ryder Cup Betting, as always shall be substantial, both leading up to the match and during the match itself.
Ryder Cup Venue

The Ryder Cup matches will take place at Celtic Manor in Wales in 2010 with Europe looking to regain the trophy from the USA who wll be captained by Corey Pavin this time round. It will be the first time the matches will have taken place in Wales and everyone at Celtic Manor are itching to get the event under way.
Ryder Cup Captains
The Ryder Cup Captains have been announced and it will be European legend Colin Montgomerie in charge of the Europeans with Corey Pavin leading the American team at Celtic Manor. The Captains have the task between now and the start of the tournament of selecting their wild card picks for 2010
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Ryder Cup Free Bets
All the online bookmakers will be offering Ryder Cup free bets and these are all available right here on this Ryder Cup site by clicking on the appropriate link. Once registered and have lodge funds into your account, you will be eligible for your Ryder Cup free bet. There are many Ryder Cup betting markets including the leading Ryder Cup point's scorer on each team, this is one of the most popular Ryder Cup bets to have.
View the latest betting odds comparison for the 2008 Ryder Cup
Ryder Cup Teams
The teams for the Ryder Cup will be made of 12 players with each captain handed wild card picks to strengthen their line-ups. Both the European Team and the American Team are expected to be strong once again as they face off in one of the toughest battles in sport.
European Team Qualification Criteria
European Ryder Cup captain, Colin Montgomerie will have no say on who the first nine players will be that represent European fortunes in the 2010 Ryder Cup. These nine are selected using the following criteria:
Ryder Cup World Points List
The top four European players on the World Points List will gain automatic selection for the Ryder Cup team, those players currently are :
- Lee Westwood
- Rory McIlroy
- Padraig Harrington
- Ross McGowan
Ryder Cup European Points List
The top five players in this list will be automatically selected provided that they have not already been selected in the World points list. The leading five players currently are:
- Simon Dyson
- Ian Poulter
- Alexander Noren
- Ross Fisher
- Francesco Molinari
European Wild Card Selections
Montgomerie will have three players of his choice that will make up the 12 strong team. Players in the running for a wild card at this time would be the three with highest position in the World rankings, although it is emphasised that this will be Monty’s decision. Those three are:
- Henrik Stenson
- Paul Casey
- Sergio Garcia






