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 Trustees Dave Holwell and Pat Fulton fulfil a lifetime ambition! St Albans Verulamium Museum hosted the official opening of The Ryder Cup Heritage Exhibition. The golden Ryder Cup glistened on its
stand and many lucky citizens were able to have a photo taken with it. This honour is usually reserved for the winning team of the Ryder Cup matches, one of the world's greatest sporting events.
The exhibition charts the history of the cup given by Samuel Ryder and first played for in 1927 at Worcester Mass. USA, with many photos and items of memorabilia. The PGA brought the exhibition to St Albans, working along with the St Albans Council and museum service. Previously it has only been on show at the Celtic Manor for the 2010 Ryder Cup. David Wright, PGA's heritage curator was keen for the exhibition to start off the road trail in St Albans, where Samuel Ryder spent all his working life building up his seed business and finding time to become a Mayor and Magistrate, his philanthropy extended to many avenues around St Albans. Those present were members of the PGA, Ryder Cup Europe, St Albans District Council, The Samuel Ryder Foundation and other invited guests. Also attending were members of Verulam golf club, where Samuel Ryder was three times Captain. The club are very proud of the man who did so much for them through his generosity. The Mayor Aislinn Lee gave a speech praising Samuel Ryder as a citizen, businessman, model employer and sportsman. Sandy Jones CEO of the PGA spoke about the reasons behind the decision to bring this important exhibition to St Albans and why the city should be the first in line to host it. Trustees of the Samuel Ryder Foundation were lucky enough to have a photo taken with the cup! The exhibition will be at the museum until June 28th. On leaving St Albans the exhibition will embark upon a journey which will take it around the UK, arriving at Gleneagles for the 2014 match. This is a must for anyone interested in the history of St Albans and golf! See photos of the event
The Herts Advertiser has agreed to become the official media partner of the Samuel Ryder Foundation. The newspaper will be supporting the Foundation’s fundraising work for a statue of Samuel in the heart of St Albans, and its activities promoting sponsorship for young and aspiring golfers, greenkeepers and horticulturalists.
Editor Matt Adams said: “I am delighted that the Herts Ad has become the official media partner of the Samuel Ryder Foundation, and look forward to working with them closely in the future to celebrate one of St Albans’ greatest citizens.”
The Foundation is delighted to be collaborating with the Herts Advertiser and looks forward to a long and successful relationship through the coming years".
The Samuel Ryder Foundation are proud and delighted to announce that Jack Nicklaus the greatest ever golfer has become a patron. Media Officer for The Foundation Patricia Fulton said “ we are honoured to have Jack on board with us. He has played a huge part in the history of The Ryder Cup and was instrumental in the change whereby Great Britain & Ireland became Europe which resulted in the matches becoming more competitive and are now one of the worlds great sporting events”
_It was announced on the 15 December 2011 at a press conference in London given by The World Golf Hall of Fame, Peter Alliss, patron of The Foundation and one of the most respected figures in golf, is to be inducted into The Hall of Fame in The Lifetime Achievement Category. The ceremony will take place on May 7th 2012 at The World Golf Hall of Fame Florida USA.
 _In November 2011 the trustees were invited to Gorhambury House by our patrons Lord and Lady Verulam. They were given a progress report on the recent activities of The Foundation. A wide ranging discussion then took place which encompassed the statue project, the aims and objectives of The Foundation.Lady Verulam showed the trustees some of her own artistic work. One in black and white was a tribute to Samuel, featuring The Ryder Cup with the hands of the team members touching the trophy.
On November 20th trustees of The Foundation attended The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire's annual service at St Albans Cathedral. The collection raised funds for The High Sheriff's Fund, The Diamond Scholarship Fund and St Albans Cathedral Trust. Foundation patrons in attendance were The High Sheriff Lord Charles Cecil and Lord and Lady Verulam.
To help celebrate the history and tradition surrounding the Ryder Cup, The Concession Golf Club recently commissioned renowned artist Bart Forbes to create an oil painting of Samuel Ryder to add to their collection of historical golf artwork that adorns the halls of The Concession Clubhouse.
Forbes has created art for most of America's top magazines including TIME, Sports Illustrated and Golf Digest as well as for a long list of major sporting events including the Kentucky Derby, America's Cup, the Indianapolis 500, Boston Marathon and the Olympic Games as well as numerous PGA tournaments including Pebble Beach, The Players Championship and the Ryder Cup.
“Bart is an absolute dream to work with, as he is a consummate professional,” said Taba Dale,
President of Scottsdale Collection, a company devoted to creating great golf experiences through art acquisition and or memorable golf adventures around the world. “He’s an amazing talent who has
painted just about every sport you can think of, but golf is the sport that he has enjoyed playing. When
looking for an artist, I thought Bart's style of painting would be a perfect complement for the interior of The Concession Golf Club, in that it is very representational and contemporary at the same time.”
The Concession Golf Club was conceived in commemoration of the 1969 Ryder Cup singles
match between Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin, where Nicklaus conceded a putt on the 18th hole to
Jacklin rendering the two teams in a 17-17 tie and allowing The United States to retain the Ryder Cup
having won it in 1967. Nicklaus’ gesture, known as “the concession,” marked the beginning of a lasting
friendship between the two men and inspired one of America’s great golf clubs.
Bruce Cassidy Jr., General Manager of The Concession Golf Club, felt a painting of Ryder was
needed to help complete the clubhouse’s growing art collection. “We feel privileged and delighted to have this magnificent painting of Samuel Ryder added to our wonderful ‘Concession Collection,’” said Cassidy. “We believe that this painting will help honor the man who has become such a prominent figure in the history of golf and one The Concession will be forever linked with.”
Samuel Ryder (1858-1936), a prominent English seed merchant and entrepreneur, sponsored
the first biennial golf championship between the best professional golfers from the United States and
the United Kingdom. That event has since grown to include Europe and is considered by many to be
the most important team competition in golf.
Forbes’ oil on canvas painting prominently features Samuel Ryder holding the original Ryder Cup trophy, a solid gold cup that he donated in 1927. Walter Hagen, the first U.S. team captain and Abe Mitchell, a top British professional golfer, are in the background. Mitchell was also Ryder’s private golf
tutor and the model for the figure that stands atop the Ryder Cup trophy. The building in the
background is Gleneagles, Scotland, the site of the first informal matches played in 1921 and the host
of the 2014 Ryder Cup.
Two hundred and fifty signed and numbered paper and canvas copies of the original painting
are available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds going to the Samuel Ryder Foundation. Paper copies, $400, are approximately 20 x 28 inches (image size 15 x 22 x 12 inches) and the canvas prints, $600, measure 24 x 36 inches.
For additional information about The Concession Golf Club, visit www.theconcession.com or call
941-322-1922.
 Ms Taba Dale leading American international art dealer becomes our supporter from the USA. Ms Dale has been a leading figure in the art world since 1979. Her list of clients include many international companies. Her procurements include works by Picasso, Jackson Pollock and others for her private clients. In 1998 Ms Dale established The Scottsdale Collection a company specialising in golf art. She has been an official vendor at a number of major golf tournaments in the USA. Ms Dale was retained by The Concession Golf Club of Bradenton Florida to procure or have a new work created to hang in the club house. She chose Bart Forbes the American artist to paint a new portrait of Samuel Ryder. Through this Samuel Ryder project, Ms Dale found that she needed to know more about Samuel Ryder. She has confessed that this could become an obsession. For more information go to Ms Dale's company web site www.scottsdalecollection.com. Whilst there click on Ryder Cup News and see the new portrait of Samuel Ryder . The two figures behind Samuel are left to right Walter Hagen and Abe Mitchell. The original picture now hangs in The Concession Golf Club, Bradenton Florida. The Artist: Bart Forbes, over his career spanning more than three decades, has created art for most of America's top magazines including TIME, Sports Illustrated and Golf Digest. Bart has created artwork for a long list of major events including the Kentucky Derby, America's Cup, the Indianapolis 500, Boston Marathon and Olympic Games and numerous PGA tournaments including Pebble Beach, The Players Championship and the Ryder Cup. The future: The Scottsdale Collection are in the early stages of creating very high quality reproductions on both paper and canvas. Enquiries, at www.scottsdalecollection.com then use the Contact Form found on the About Us button
 Bob Reitemeier, Pat Fulton, Peter Alliss, Dave Holwell Trustees of the Foundation were delighted to meet patron Peter Alliss before he went on stage in the Alban Arena last Wednesday for his one man show An Evening with Alliss.
 The Samuel Ryder Foundation is proud and delighted to announce that Lord Charles Cecil the current High Sheriff of Hertfordshire has taken the position of patron. He joins our other patrons Bernard Gallacher OBE, Peter Alliss, Tony Jacklin CBE, Colin Montgomerie OBE of the UK along with Ben Crenshaw of the USA. All are committed to furthering the aims and objectives of The Foundation.
The Cecil family have lived and been part of Hertfordshire life for over 400 yrs.
 The legendary Tony Jacklin, Europe's greatest Ryder cup captain, has become a patron of The Samuel Ryder Foundation. In accepting the invitation to become a patron, Tony said “the Ryder Cup has been a great part of my life, it is an honour to be a patron, I will do everything I possibly can to help The Foundation achieve its aims and objectives”.
The first Ryder Cup was played in 1927, and up until 1985 the Americans won all but 3 matches. Tony's record as captain is :-
1983 Europe lost by 1 point.
1985 Europe won - the first time since 1957
1987 Europe won - the first time on American soil
1989 Match drawn - Europe retained the Ryder Cup.
The officers and trustees of The Samuel Ryder Foundation are thrilled and proud that Tony has accepted this position. Mary Moore, Samuel Ryder's only surviving grandchild and The Foundation's President, said, “Tony Jacklin played a huge pivotal role, in turning Europe's fortunes around.”
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