Ryder Cup seed planted, grew from humble roots

In 1927, Samuel Ryder, an English businessman, entrepreneur, golf enthusiast and golf promoter, funded an international golf competition between the 12 best professional golfers in the United States and the 12 best in the United Kingdom.

It’s a pretty safe bet that he had no clue how this golf match would grow.

Ryder originated the idea of selling garden seeds in “penny packets,” and he built a successful business on this concept. His concept on this international golf match between the U.S. and the U.K. is probably the most powerful seed ever planted in golf, because no golf competition in the world can rival that of the Ryder Cup.

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