Samuel Richard Ryder is a professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Ryder was born in Winter Park, Florida, and attended Stetson University, where he studied finance. Ryder played on the PGA Tour Canada in 2014 and 2015.
In 2015 he finished fourth in the PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit earning a place on the Web.com Tour for 2016.
Is Sam Ryder’s golfer related to Samuel Ryder?
In case anyone’s wondering, there is no relation. “People ask me a lot if we’re related, especially when the Ryder Cup comes along,” Sam Ryder said on Tuesday after practicing at Atlantic Beach. Sam Ryder has named after his great-uncle on his father’s side.
Samuel Ryder was an English businessman, entrepreneur, golf enthusiast, and golf promoter. He originated the idea of selling garden seeds in “penny packets” and built a very successful business on the concept.
At the age of 50, he became an enthusiastic golfer, and then from 1923 to 1925 he, together with his brother James, started sponsoring several golf tournaments and matches mostly at his home club of Verulam near St Albans. In late 1925 he started employing Abe Mitchell as his private coach.
