Lee Janzen has won two major championships, the 1993 US Open at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, west of New York City and the 1998 US Open at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California.
The USA has won 27 of 43 events with 2 ties. The Great Britain and Ireland team won just 3 of 22 matches (and 1 tie) up to 1977 after which continental Europe joined in. From 1979 onwards the European team has won 11 of 21 matches with 1 tie.
According to an article in Forbes income from television rights provide 60% of each tournament's purse and the other 40% are provided by tournament sponsors.
Kurt Kitayama has not yet played in a Ryder Cup. While his recent stroke play performances have been strong he has no significant match play experience as a professional.
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