Day 1 - Fly to Minneapolis  On arrival, transfer from Minneapolis Airport to your hotel, the Intercontinental St Paul Riverfront Hotel, in central St Paul, Minneapolis. Drinks reception with Sam Torrance, winning Ryder Cup Captain in 2002 and veteran of 21 wins on the European tour.  Day 2 - Ryder Cup - Final Practice Day  Take breakfast with Telegraph correspondent, James Corrigan will be followed by our first foray onto the Hazletine course for the practice day, and an insight into whom captains are looking to pair up when competition proper starts on Friday. This will be an early taste of the fantastic atmosphere a Ryder Cup generates, and a chance to survey this exceptional course in the rolling countryside of middle America.  Breakfast is followed by a briefing with Sam Torrance, who will talk over the team picks and the prospects for this morning’s opening foursome’s (or fourball) matches. We will then head out on the course to follow all of the first day’s action.  Following another breakfast briefing with Sam Torrance before we follow the unfolding drama of the critical second day. This evening you can enjoy drinks and capapes, which will feature another star or former Ryder Cups alongside Sam Torrance.  Day 5 - Ryder Cup - Day 3 (Final Day - Singles)  Following breakfast we head to Hazeltine for the final time to watch the climax of the competition - the 12 single matches. This will be followed by the closing ceremony and the presentation of the 41st winner of the Ryder Cup. Your vantage point during the day will include on course VIP Hospitality, hosted by Sam Torrance, and including refreshments throughout the day. We will be hoping for a repeat of the drama of 2012 which saw a remarkable last day comeback by the Europeans - the amazing Miracle at Medinah.  After breakfast we will transfer from your hotel to Minneapolis before flying back to Heathrow on Delta Airlines.  Transfer to Minneapolis airport for a flight to Chicago. Transfer to the Kohler Resort where you will spend three nights on a room-only basis at The American Club, Whistling Straits. Your package includes a welcome drink on arrival, the services of an onsite YGT representative, and 18 holes on both the River Course at Black-Wolf Run and Whistling Straits, which hosted this year’s US PGA championship and which will be the venue for the 2020 Ryder Cup. (Note that cart and caddy fees are not included. Caddies are mandatory on the Straits Course - approx $60 per person - and are available at Blackwolf Run). On day nine you will transfer to Chicago airport for the return Virgin Atlantic flight direct to Heathrow (arrives the following morning).
The Ryder Cup has, time and again, proven to be one of the most exciting encounters on the...