Ryder Cup Trophy

The Ryder Cup Trophy was paid for by Samuel Ryder, a seed merchant from the north of England. Samuel Ryder presented the Ryder Cup to the Professional Golfers' Association of Great Britain as a prize to be presented to the winners of an international golf competition between professional between American and British players. The Ryder Cup trophy cost £250 to make. It weighs four pounds and is 17 inches in height. The trophy measures nine inches from the tip of one handle to the tip of the other.

At the top of the Ryder Cup trophy is the figure of well-known British golfer in the 1920's and 1930's. Abe Mitchell was Samuel Ryder's golf tutor and friend and played in the early Ryder Cup golf competitions. Unfortunately he missed the official first Ryder Cup competition, which was held in Massachusetts in the USA in 1927, due to illness. He did represent Britain in the Ryder Cup competitions of 1929, 1931 and 1933.

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