Ryder

American

[rahy-der] / ˈraɪ dər /

noun

Albert Pinkham 1847–1917, U.S. painter.

Ryder British

/ ˈraɪdə /

noun

Susan , Baroness Ryder of Warsaw. 1923–2000, British philanthropist; founder of the Sue Ryder Foundation for the Sick and Disabled, which is funded by a chain of charity shops: married to Leonard Cheshire

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McIlroy once again held off English veteran Justin Rose - whose own Augusta dream was dashed again by his European Ryder Cup team-mate.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Only this time Tommy Fleetwood, the Englishman paired with Lowry, joined the celebrations and gave his Ryder Cup teammate a hug.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Hoping to upstage Ryder Cup team-mates McIlroy and Rose, Lowry will enter the final round just two back after a rollercoaster 68 that featured a glorious hole-in-one at the sixth.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

After a stellar career that included Olympic gold in 2016, Ryder Cup heroics and reaching No. 1 in the world, it began to look like time was catching up to Rose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Ryder sniffs a patch of tiny purple flowers.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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