In the 45th edition of the Ryder Cup, unlike the Masters, it was not a tradition like no other. The American team lost to the European golfers. Insults were hurled loudly from the crowd at Bethpage Black in New York, mostly towards Rory McIlroy, the winner of this year’s Masters.
Augusta’s own Club Car played a pivotal role as the Worldwide Supplier of The Ryder Cup with a fleet of nearly 500 vehicles powering the teams and operations for the tournament. It was uplifting during a tournament that some fans are calling, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.”
With support from official distributors and partners, Club Car golf and utility vehicles were used across the massive event footprint by captains and vice-captains, match officials, staging crews, broadcasters, greenkeeping teams, and transportation staff to keep the tournament moving.
Club Car also built the iconic red and blue custom team cars, ensuring U.S. Captain Keegan Bradley, European Captain Luke Donald, and their respective vice-captains can move efficiently across the sprawling Black Course.
“We take great pride in our role as a trusted partner to the Ryder Cup and PGA of America,” said Fred Palmer, Vice President of Golf Business Development at Club Car. “It is incredibly rewarding to see our vehicles in action across Bethpage and in the heart of the city to help deliver one of the most iconic events in sports.”
In addition to its operational role, Club Car delivered a series of fan-focused activations around the 2025 Ryder Cup. Beginning with “Ryder Cup Live” at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, which gave fans a chance to win an authentic Team Ryder Cup car.
During the tournament, Club Car displayed three Club Car Onward LSVs in the People’s Plaza, the official fan zone of the Ryder Cup, where fans could commemorate their Ryder Cup experience while sitting in the Onward LSV and share their pictures on social media to receive a Club Car and Ryder Cup-branded sticker.
