This Day in Ryder Cup History: October 4

On this date in 2016, a public memorial service was held at St. Vincent College basilica for Arnold Palmer, televised on Golf Channel. Also, the 2010 Ryder Cup, at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, ended in a 14.5 to 13.5 victory for Europe. the inaugural U.S. Open was held on this date in 1895 at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. Englishman Horace Rawlins won by two shots over Scotland’s Willie Dunn. Rawlins had a 36-hole score of 173 for first, two ahead of Dunn.