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The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield , more colloquially known as Sutton Coldfield or simply Sutton , is a town and civil parish in Birmingham , England , forming a suburb of the city . The town lies about 6 . 5 miles ( 10 km ) northeast of Birmingham City Centre and borders Little Aston , North Warwickshire , Lichfield , Erdington and South Staffordshire . Its 2011 Census population was 95 , 107  a fall of 4 . 8 % since the 2001 Census . Scotland ( Scots : ) is a country that is part of the ___MASK71___ and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain . It shares a border with England to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south - west . In addition to the mainland , the country is made up of more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . The 28th Ryder Cup Matches were held 22 -- 24 September 1989 at The Belfry in Wishaw , Warwickshire , England , near Sutton Coldfield . For only the second time , the competition ended in a draw at 14 points each , but the European team retained the Cup since they had won it outright in 1987 . Europe held a two - point lead , 9 to 7 , entering the singles matches on Sunday , and the match which retained the Cup for Europe was the eighth , between José Maria Cañizares and Ken Green . Cañizares made a two - foot ( 0 . 6 m ) putt on the 18th green to win 1 up and give Europe a 14 -- 10 lead , with four matches remaining on the course . The final four matches all resulted in U . S . wins and an overall draw . This was the first Ryder Cup played in Europe to be televised live in the United States . It was carried by the USA Network on cable , with video provided by the BBC . The U . S . television coverage in 1985 was a highlight show on ESPN in early November , over a month after its completion . NBC Sports took over live weekend coverage in 1991 in South Carolina , and 1993 marked the first time a major U . S . network televised it live from Europe . The Ryder Cup is a biennial men ' s ___MASK29___ competition between teams from Europe and the United States . The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe . The Ryder Cup is named after the English businessman Samuel Ryder who donated the trophy . The event is jointly administered by the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe , the latter a joint venture of the PGA European Tour ( 60 %), the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland ( 20 %), and the PGA of Europe ( 20 %). The Belfry is a ___MASK29___ resort and hotel in Wishaw , Warwickshire , close to Sutton Coldfield , Birmingham , England . It was acquired by KSL Capital Partners in August 2012 . The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading men ' s professional ___MASK29___ tours in Europe : the elite European Tour , the European Senior Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour . Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water , Surrey , England . The European Tour is the primary ___MASK29___ tour in Europe . The European Tour was established by the British - based Professional Golfers ' Association , and responsibility was transferred to an independent PGA European Tour organisation in 1984 . Most events on the PGA European Tour ' s three tours are held in Europe , but in recent years an increasing number have been held in other parts of the world outside of Europe ; in 2015 a majority of the ranking events on the European Tour were held outside Europe , though this included both Majors and World ___MASK29___ Championship events that are ranking events for multiple tours . Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire , England . The town lies upon the River Avon , south of Coventry and just west of Leamington Spa and Whitnash with which it is conjoined . At the 2011 ___MASK71___ census , it had a population of 31 , 345 . The Isles of Scilly ( or "") are an archipelago off the south western tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain . It is the southernmost location in England and the ___MASK71___ , as well as the most westerly in England . Samuel Ryder ( 24 March 1858  2 January 1936 ) was an English businessman , entrepreneur , ___MASK29___ enthusiast , and ___MASK29___ promoter . He originated the idea of selling garden seeds in " penny packets " and built a very successful business on the concept . Wales is a country that is part of the ___MASK71___ and the island of Great Britain . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the Bristol Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3 , 063 , 456 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . Wishaw is a village and civil parish ( as Wishaw and Moxhull ) in the north - west of Warwickshire , England . The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 125 . It is located within the district of North Warwickshire and is famous as the home of The Belfry ___MASK29___ resort , which has hosted the Ryder Cup on four occasions . The village is also home to some notable buildings . The ___MASK71___ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the ___MASK71___ ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . ___MASK29___ is a club and ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible . Warwickshire ( or ) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands of England . The county town is Warwick , although the largest town is Nuneaton . The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare . Commonly used abbreviations for the county are Warks or Warwicks . England is a country that is part of the ___MASK71___ . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . Birmingham is a major city and metropolitan borough of West Midlands , England . It is the largest and most populous British city outside London , with a population in 2014 of 1 , 101 , 360 . The city is in the West Midlands Built - up Area , the third most populous urban area in the ___MASK71___ , with a population of 2 , 440 , 986 at the 2011 census . Birmingham ' s metropolitan area is the second most populous in the UK with a population of 3 . 8 million . This also makes Birmingham the 9th most populous metropolitan area in Europe .