Golf has the Ryder Cup, and this biennial competition of 12 golfers, apiece, from the US and Europe is in a sweet spot. As a team sport, the Ryder Cup is not time-intensive to necessitate a trade-off of personal goals—every golfer wants to be here. Part of the charm of the Ryder Cup is that, like tennis and the Davis Cup, it offers an immense amount of creative space to the underdog. Since 1979, when US versus Great Britain evolved into US versus Europe, there have been 19 editions of the Ryder Cup. Choices, matchups, camaraderie, spunk, desire—in general, in the Ryder Cup, Europe has comes together better as a team and punches above its weight (chart 1).

Source: Mint September 20, 2018 18:00 UTC