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Date: Sept. 16-18, 2011

Site: CordeValle

San Martin, Calif.

Defending Champion: United States

Prize Money and Honors

No prize money is awarded to the PGA Cup competitors. Members of both teams compete solely for their country and their country’s right of possession of the Llandudno International Golf Trophy.

Method of Play

Identical to that of the Ryder Cup: match play, including foursomes (two-man teams in alternate shot), four-ball (two-man teams in better ball) and singles (18 holes at match play).

United States PGA Cup Team

U.S. Captain: Jim Remy, Honorary President, PGA of America

Ludlow, Vt.

Years W-L-H

Danny Balin Debut

Scott Erdmann Debut

David Hutsell Debut

Faber Jamerson Debut

Marty Jertson Debut

Brad Lardon Debut

Rob McClellan Debut

Mark Sheftic 2009 2-2-0

Sonny Skinner 2009 4-0-0

Mike Small 2005, ’07, ’09 4-9-2

Members of the 2011 United States Team were determined over a two-year points system, based on performances in the 2010 and 2011 PGA Professional National Championships, and the 2011 PGA Championship.

Great Britain & Ireland PGA Cup Team

Great Britain-Ireland Captain: Russell Weir, PGA Professional

Cowal Golf Club

Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland

Years W-L-H

Gary Brown Debut

Simon Edwards 2003, ’05 3-5-1

Robert Giles Debut

Christopher Gill Debut

Craig Goodfellow 2007 2-2-1

John Kennedy Debut

Stuart Little Debut

David Mortimer Debut

David Shacklady Debut

John Wells Debut

The Great Britain-Ireland Team was determined following completion of the Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship, June 17, 2011.

Rules and Regulations.

The Rules of Golf, which govern play, are determined by the United States Golf Association and applied by The PGA of America.

2011 U.S. Eligibility

Must be a member in good standing of The PGA of America.

PGA Honorary President Jim Remy will serve as the U.S. Captain for the 25th PGA Cup.

(Membership on the 2011 PGA Cup Team will be forfeited should the player subsequently become reclassified as a Tour professional or any other ineligible classification).

U.S. PGA Cup Points System

The 2011 United States PGA Cup Team is determined through a two-year points system featuring a player’s performance in the 2010 and 2011 PGA Professional National Championship and the2010 and 2011 PGA Championship.

25th PGA CUP TEAM FINAL STANDINGS

2010 PNC 2011 PNC 2010 PGA 2011 PGA Total

1. David Hutsell, Baltimore, Md. 1200 3125 -- -- 4325

2. Danny Balin, Greenwich, Conn. 1800 2250 -- -- 4050

3. Mike Small, Champaign, Ill. 2500 1000 -- 425 3925

T4 Faber Jamerson, Appomattox, Va. -- 2656.5 -- -- 2656.5

T4. Scott Erdmann, Tigard, Ore. -- 2656.5 -- -- 2656.5

6. Sonny Skinner, Sylvester, Ga. 2250 -- -- -- 2250

7. Rob McClellan, -Butler, Pa. 370 1750 -- -- 2120

8. Mark Sheftic, Blue Bell, Pa. 2000 -- -- -- 2000

9. Brad Lardon, College Station, Texas -- 1750 -- -- 1750

10. Marty Jertson, Phoenix, Ariz . -- 1750 -- -- 1750

A Cup for PGA Club Professionals

The PGA Cup originated in 1973 at Pinehurst (N.C.) Country Club as an outgrowth of the PGA Professional National Championship. Structured after the format of the Ryder Cup, which feature team competition between the U.S. and Europe, the PGA Cup features the top PGA club professionals from both sides of the Atlantic. Competition was held annually until 1984, when both countries agreed to hold this event biennially at alternating sites.

Proceeds from then-titled PGA Club Professional Championship in 1975 at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Ga., covered the expenses of the U.S. Team for the first overseas PGA Cup.

A pro-am event was held prior to the 1975 PGA Cup, which raised $12,000 and made it possible for the British PGA to stage the competition. Great Britain & Ireland Captain Christy O’Connor Sr., then 51, did his part to keep the event alive, winning the pro-am.

The teams began with nine players, but the rosters were expanded to 10 in 1988. Qualification for America’s team is based upon performances in the PGA Club Professional Championship. From 1973-88, the European team was comprised of PGA club professionals from Great Britain and Ireland. The format was changed from 1990-94, opening up qualifying spots to professionals throughout Europe. The selection process was revised in 1996 to feature only Great Britain & Ireland players.

The Llandudno International Golf Trophy

The scars of a tumble from long ago are no longer visible under its lid. The Llandudno International Golf Trophy, the prize of the winning team of the PGA Cup, looks as good as new today. You can credit the silversmith, Samuel Pitt & Company near Birmingham, England, for performing a minor facelift on the 68-year-old, 18-pound piece of hardware.

Named after one of Wales largest ports, the Llandudno Trophy has been the possession of The PGA of America since 2007.

A small dent, which had been carried since World War II on the underside of its lid, was repaired. But the legend lives on.

First awarded to England in 1939, the trophy was the idea of members of Maesdu Golf Club in Llandudno Conwy County, Wales. It began as the prize to the winning side in the first Home Tournament Series, which featured teams from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The series was abolished with the outbreak of World War II. Former Great Britain Ryder Cup veteran Percy Alliss (1929, ’31, ’33, ’35, ’37), who had served as the captain of England, retired the trophy to his personal collection.

The story of that famous dent is linked to World War II, when Germany’s relentless bombing missions against Britain reached a crescendo. During one particular mission to rain havoc upon Southampton and Portsmouth, a German bomber was perilously low on fuel and had to turn its munitions loose on non-targets.

One bomb exploded on the first fairway of Ferndown Golf Club near Bournemouth, less than 50 yards from the Alliss home. The ensuring tremor was so strong that it rumbled through the neighborhood and anything fragile within nearby homes was in peril.

“My grandmother (Dorothy) kept the trophy on the mantelpiece,” said Gary Alliss, Great Britain & Ireland Captain in 2007 and 2009. “Well, it tumbled to the floor on its head and caused the dent to the lid. After my parents married in 1953, my mother took on the role of guardian and cleaned that trophy for years.”

Percy Alliss, who passed away in 1975, ensured that the Llandudno Trophy would be forever secure with the “Home Professionals.” In 1972, he and his son, Peter, a former captain of the Professional Golfers’ Association, an eight-time Ryder Cup participant and one of BBC’s most popular voices of golf, donated the trophy to the Professional Golfers’ Association. The trophy would forever be awarded to the winner of the PGA Cup.

CordeValle

San Martin, Calif.

Par: 72

Yardage: 7,252

Designer: Robert Trent Jones Jr. (opened for play 1999)

Proposed PGA Cup Yardages

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Par 4 3 5 4 4 5 3 4 4

Yards 425 240 573 407 497 540 215 325 425

Meters 389 219 524 372 454 494 197 297 389

Front 9 Par: 36 Yardage: 3,647 Meters: 3,335

Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Par 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 5

Yards 422 427 230 446 454 480 166 450 530

Meters 386 390 210 408 415 439 152 411 485

Back 9 Par: 36 Yardage: 3,605 Meters: 3,296 Course Par: 72 Yardage: 7,252 Meters 6,631

CordeValle — The PGA Cup Returns to California

The PGA Cup, the international showcase event for PGA Professionals, returns to California for the first time since 1977.

The 25th PGA Cup, contested Sept. 16-18, will be contested at CordeValle in the countryside of San Martin, Calif., just 30 minutes south of San Jose. Opened for play in 1999, CordeValle is destined to be the equal of the world’s finest golf courses. CordeValle attracted nationwide attention in 2010 and the acclaim of participants, hosting its first PGA Tour event, the Open.

Featuring a 260-acre, 18-hole championship golf course designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones Jr., the California golf resort has garnered some of America’s most prestigious golf recognition in 2007 and 2008 including:

Condé Nast Traveler: Top 100 Golf Resorts Worldwide, No. 13

Golf Digest: Best State Golf Course

Gary Gaylean’s The Golf Letter: Best Golf Resorts in the World

Golfweek: America’s Best Resort Golf Courses

Golf Digest Index: America’s 50 Best Golf Course, No. 14

GOLF Magazine: Top 100 Courses You Can Play

Featuring unobstructed views of natural beauty with dramatic contours and elevation changes, this 18-hole, 7,169-yard, par-72 golf course makes innovative use of Northern California’s hillsides, canyons and broad meadows.

Reflecting the belief that championship golf courses are not built just for professional tournaments, CordeValle offers an impressive variety of play.

CordeValle is the outstanding accomplishment of Jones, a designer who is part visionary, part outdoorsman and part golf enthusiast. Given free rein to design CordeValle’s championship course, Jones created what many consider one of his greatest masterpieces.

Situated on the gently rolling terrain in a pastoral California valley, the course utilizes the natural elevation changes of its peaks and canyons, enhanced by broad meadows, streams, striking sycamore and mature California oak trees. The land surrounding the course is part of a private preserve with more than 1,000 protected acres, unencumbered by residential or commercial development.

The course features multiple tees and approach angles for varying degrees of difficulty. Strategically placed bunkers with challenging bays, fingers and folds establish the character of the course. An elevation change of approximately 150 feet over the entire 18 holes makes it walk able for the golf purist and demands different strategies and club selections.

CordeValle’s golf facilities include a comprehensive learning center directed by PGA Professionals, advanced practice grounds including a multiple-tee, all grass range with target greens and a special short game area for chipping, pitching, putting and sand play. In addition, practice putting greens are located near the first and 10th tees.

“The location had so many great possibilities that it was difficult to decide which to choose,” said Jones. “CordeValle is one of those pure ‘core golf’ experiences. It is perhaps my finest golf course creation.”

History Through the Years

U.S. 16 Wins Great Britain & Ireland - Europe 5 Wins 3 Draws

Year Results Site U.S. Team European

Captain Team Captain

Inaugural 1973 USA 13 GB&I 3 Pinehurst (N.C.) CC William Clarke Tom Halliburton

2nd 1974 USA 11 GB&I 4 Pinehurst (N.C.) CC Henry Poe Brian Hutchinson

3rd 1975 USA 9 GB&I 6 Hillside GC, Southport, England Don Padgett Jr. Christy O’Connor Sr.

4th 1976 USA 9 GB&I 6 Moortown GC, Leeds, England Frank Cardi George Will

5th 1977 USA 8 GB&I 8 Mission Hills CC, Palm Springs, Calif. Henry Poe Jack Hargreaves

6th 1978 GB&I 10 USA 6 St. Mellion G&CC, Plymouth, England Henry Poe Tommy Horton

7th 1979 GB&I 12 USA 4 Castletown Links, Isle of Man, England Don Padgett Jr. Bill Watson

8th 1980 USA 15 GB&I 6 Oak Tree GC, Edmond, Okla. Don Padgett Jr. David Talbot

9th 1981 USA 10 GB&I 10 Turnberry Isle CC, Miami, Fla. Joe Black Doug Smith

10th 1982 USA 13 GB&I 7 Holston Hills CC, Knoxville, Tenn. Don Padgett Jr. David Jones

11th 1983 GB&I 14 USA 6 Muirfield, Scotland Joe Black Keith Hockey

12th 1984 GB&I 12 USA 8 Turnberry, Scotland Joe Black Keith Hockey

13th 1986 USA 16 GB&I 9 Knollwood CC, Lake Forest, Ill. Mark Kizziar Derek Nash

14th 1988 USA 15 GB&I 10 The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England Mickey Powell David Huish

15th 1990 USA 19 EUR 7 Turtle Point GC, Kiawah Island, S.C. J.R. Carpenter Richard Bradbeer

16th 1992 USA 15 EUR 11 Kildare Hotel & CC, Dublin, Ireland Patrick J. Rielly Paul Leonard

17th 1994 USA 15 EUR 11 PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Dick Smith Michael Ingham

18th 1996 USA 13 GB&I 13 Gleneagles, Perthshire, Scotland Gary Schaal Craig DeFoy

19th 1998 USA 17 GB&I 9 The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo. Tom Addis III Craig DeFoy

20th 2000 USA 13½ GB&I 12½ Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales Ken Lindsay David Llewellyn

21st 2003 USA 19 GB&I 7 PGA Golf Club, Port St. Lucie, Fla. Jack Connelly/Will Mann David Jones

22nd 2005 GB&I 15 USA 11 The K Club, Straffan, Ireland M.G. Orender Jim Farmer

23rd 2007 USA 13½ GB&I 12½ Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, Ga. Roger Warren Gary Alliss

24th 2009 USA 17½ GB&I 8½ The Carrick, Loch Lomond, Scotland Brian Whitcomb Gary Alliss

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