Dates: September 15-16, 2008
Site: The Club at Olde Stone
U.S. Captain: Ken Lindsay, PGA Past President (1997-1998)
European Captain: T.B.D.

Method of Play

The Junior Ryder Cup competition features one day of six foursome matches, one-day of mixed four-ball matches and one day of singles matches involving all 12 members of each team. The opening-day matches feature six boys' matches and six girls' matches. The final day features twelve matches involving boy/girl teams.

Rules and Regulations

The Rules of Golf, which govern play, are determined by the United States Golf Association (USGA) and applied by the PGA of America Board of Directors. The team selection is subject to the overall supervision of the Board and the PGA Rules Committee. Junior Ryder Cup proper shall be played under the R&A Rules of Golf, in accordance with the European Golf Association.

Eligibility

Boys and girls must not have reached their 19th birthday respectively by the start of the competition and must be American citizens, to be eligible to represent the United States Junior Ryder Cup Team. The 12-member team consists of six boys and six girls, who earn berths through results from the 2007/2008 Callaway Golf PGA Junior Series events and the 2007/2008 Junior PGA Championship points system.

PGA Points Structure

The PGA points structure is three-tiered, with points awarded in premier events, top events and Section events. A complete list of events can found on www.pga.com/juniors.

An International Showcase of Golf's Next Generation

For the first time in Junior Ryder Cup history, the biennial matches were halved in 2006, with a 6-6 draw at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales. Both the United States and European Junior Ryder Cup Teams were evenly matched, as they each recorded three victories apiece on both the first and second days.

In 2002, the Junior Ryder Cup was won by Europe, 9 ½ to 2½, at the K Club, in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland. Recognized as one of Europe's most spectacular golf courses and Ireland's most challenging inland layout, the K Club also served as the host site for the 2006 Ryder Cup.

On Sept. 20, 1995, a series of exhibition matches were conducted matching the Central New York PGA Section-area juniors against 12 leading European junior players. The Europeans, age 15 and younger, toured three New York courses and dominated all of the matches. No results were published. The event was contested again prior to the 1997 Ryder Cup in Sotogrande, Spain. The U.S. won, 7-5. In 1999, Europe returned to face the U.S. juniors, and dominated in the Boston area by a 10½-to-1½ margin. This marked the first of three-straight outright Junior Ryder Cup victories for the Europeans. In 2006, however, the United States team was able to halve the Junior Ryder Cup, 6-6. The matches were contested in Newport, Wales.

Junior Ryder Cup Champions Through the Years

For further information and complete historical summaries on the Junior Ryder Cup, visit www.pgamediacenter.com. Click on the Online PGA Media Guide, then the Amateur Tournaments tab.