Updated: April 17, 2007, 6:35 PM ET
O'Grady ends speculation Cup could be four days
There was speculation the Ryder Cup would change to four days, which would create more flexibility in starting times and allow fans one more day of golf.
But European Tour chief George O'Grady said the matches will stick with the three-day format.
"We debated going to four days at great length, and yes, we would have got more money in the short term," O'Grady told The Daily Mail. "But would we have destroyed the beauty of the Ryder Cup in the process? The great thing about the current format is that the contest has to be alive going into the final day, even when there is a blowout like the last two matches.
"At the end of the day, there are just sound golfing reasons for staying the same."
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
