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The Ryder Cup (officially the Ryder Cup Matches) is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States.

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Slattery leads windy Wales Open

England's Lee Slattery overcame windy conditions on Thursday with a four-under 67 and is the first-round leader of the Wales Open.

Marcel Siem and Tim Sluiter are one stroke back after three-under 68s in round one at the Celtic Manor Resort, home of the 2010 Ryder Cup, where Europe reclaimed the trophy.The wind was tough on the players in Thursday's opening round. Only 11 players broke par and Slattery was the best among them.Due to logistics, players begin on the first and 11th tees for the first two rounds, instead of the customary first and 10th tees.Slattery started on No. 11 and flew out of the gate with back-to-back birdies. He parred his last six holes on the opening side and got to three-under par with a birdie at the second.Two holes later, the Englishman birdied the par-four fifth and reached five- under with a birdie at the eighth. He was tied for the lead with Siem, but a bogey at the long, par-five ninth left Slattery one back.He parred the 10th, then took over sole possess...

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