Editing Ryder Cup (section)

===Worcester 1927===
{{Main|1927 Ryder Cup}}
The 1927 competition was organized on a much more formal basis. A Ryder Cup "Deed of Trust" was drawn up formalising the rules of the contest, while each of the PGA organisations had a selection process. In Britain, ''Golf Illustrated'' launched a fund to raise £3,000 to fund professional golfers to play in the [[1927 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] and the Ryder Cup. Ryder contributed £100 and, when the fund closed with a shortfall of £300, he made up the outstanding balance himself. Although not in the rules at that time, the American PGA restricted their team to those born in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2010/usa/history/index.cfm |title=The History of the Ryder Cup |publisher=Ryder Cup |access-date=24 September 2014}}</ref>

In early 1928 it became clear that an annual contest was not practical and so it was decided that the second contest should be in 1929 and then every two years thereafter.<ref name=fry/>

For the 1929 UK contest at Moortown GC, Leeds, the American PGA again restricted their team to those born in the USA but in late 1929 the Deed of Trust was revised requiring all players to be born in{{refn|Prior to the 2002 Ryder Cup, the PGA of America changed its eligibility rules, extending eligibility for Team USA to all individuals born with U.S. citizenship, plus those who acquired U.S. citizenship before age 18.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/golf/sport/story/146498.html |title=Rules ravage Pettersson's Ryder bid – for both teams |first=Alex |last=Dimond |work=[[ESPN (UK)]] |date=18 April 2012 |access-date=24 September 2014}}</ref>}} and resident in their respective countries, as well as being members of their respective Professional Golfers' Association.<ref name=fry/>