Hello and welcome to the Hive Ryder Cup Contest 2025. We have a great competition lined up for you for the 45th Ryder Cup that commences on 26th September 2025 at Farmingdale, New York , USA. This contest is free to enter and there will be daily prizes over the course of the 3 days. For those of you who are not into golf , there is an explanation of the various Ryder Cup formats below so why not make a few selections and just partake for a bit of fun and interaction.
What is the Ryder Cup?
It's only the best golf tournament in the world. Europes best golfers battle it out against Americas best golfers in a 3 day event that begins on Friday morning and concludes on Sunday 28th September. It is a match play event and it only happens every two years. Europe are the current Ryder Cup holders but they have to go to American soil in order to defend it and predictions are that it will be a hostile atmosphere at Bethpage. But historically it is well reported that the Europeans are better as a team than the Americans but the event is now in their back yard and they are eager to take revenge on what happened two years ago in Italy. Over the last 5 Ryder Cups the home team has never lost yet so pressure is on.
Match Formats.
Friday morning -26th September - 4 x Foursomes
Friday afternoon -26th September - 4 x Fourballs
Saturday morning -27th September - 4 x Foursomes
Saturday afternoon -27th September -4 x Fourballs
Sunday - 28th September - 12 x Singles matches that will decide the Ryder Cup
Total matches = 28 matches over 3 days
Below is an explanation of the 3 different playing formats that will be played at the Ryder Cup.
Foursomes Rules : Two partners share one ball and take alternating shots and alternating who tees off on each hole. The team who completes the hole in the fewer shots wins.
Fourball Rules : Two partners on each team plays their own ball throughout the round and the teams score is the lowest of the two partners scores on a hole. The team who completes the hole in the fewer shots wins.
Singles Match Play: Two opponents compete hole by hole with the winner being the one who completes the hole in fewer shots.
Now that we have the little golf tutorial out of the way. Let's get to the juicy stuff. The contest. Below are the rules.
Rules
- Pick 1 player from each tier
- European players are in blue in the photo and American players are in red.Boooooo
- You can only pick 4 players frOm one team so teams can only be
4 players from USA & 2 from Europe
4 players from Europe & 2 from USA
3 players from Europe & 3 from USA
- You also must select who you think will win the Ryder Cup. A draw does not count.
- Finally you must pick a tiebreaker which is the final Ryder Cup score in case we have a tie between some contestants at the end
Scoring possibilities
Tie: 14–14
Minimum Win: 14.5–13.5
Other Possible Wins:
15–13
15.5–12.5
16–12
16.5–11.5
17–11
17.5–10.5
18–10
18.5–9.5
19–9
19.5–8.5
20–8
20.5–7.5
21–7
21.5–6.5
22–6
22.5–5.5
23–5
23.5–4.5
24–4
24.5–3.5
25–3
25.5–2.5
26–2
26.5–1.5
27–1
27.5–0.5
28–0
Comment your selections in the comments
For example.......
My selections
Rory McElroy
Xander Schauffele
Sam Burns
Juston Rose
Matt FitzPatrick
Rasmus Hojgaard
Europe to win
Tiebreak score: 15-13
How the Points Are Scored
Fourballs and Foursomes
2 points for each players who wins a doubles match
All players receive 1pt for a half in doubles match
Singles
4pts for a singles win
2pts each for a half
Event Winner
8pts for picking the right team to win the Ryder Cup. A draw does not count.
In the unlikely scenario of a tie
If we have a tie at the end the closest person in the tiebreaker wins the prize
And these ladies and gentlemen are the rules. If you have any questions do not hesitate to land them below in the comments. We can talk prizes when I see how far this will get in upvotes but I am sure we can give 100 Hive starting off anyway to the winner. Closing date is Thursday Evening as play begins on Friday. Please like and reblog to get the word out.