Golf really doesn't have a partisan crowd except at the Ryder Cup, where cheers can be for a good shot or a missed putt. An English seed merchant named Samuel Ryder donated a 17-inch gold chalice for the winner of the first Ryder Cup in 1927. There will be wall-to-wall coverage of the Ryder Cup from the opening shot at 7:10 a.m. Friday morning until the closing ceremony Sunday afternoon. At age 39, he is the youngest Ryder Cup captain since Arnold Palmer was 34 in 1963. They have gone 32 years since last winning the Ryder Cup away from home.