Most celebrated team event in golf gets underway 1979 . Europe defend Scot Gallacher against United States at Chair of the Association of Golf Writers in Chicago . Europe has four of the top five in the rankings , led by world No.1 Rory McIlroy , but the home team boasts 10 inside the top 20 and have -- in wild card pick Snedeker -- the man of the moment after his triumph in Atlanta . Europe has won six of the last eight meetings of the biennial clash . Chicago dominated prior to American players competing from 1979 onwards .
Most celebrated team event in golf gets underway 1979 . Europe defend Scot Gallacher against United States at Chair of the Association of Golf Writers in Chicago . Europe has won six of the last eight meetings of the biennial clash . Chicago dominated prior to American players competing from 1979 onwards .