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The First Major. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | October Coming intothe Americans had lost an astounding six out of the last seven Ryder Cup matches, and tensions were running high for the showdown that took place in October, in Hazeltine, Minnesota, just days after American legend Arnold Palmer had died.

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