In late September 2006, as one of the most venerated events in professional golf drew to a close, a pair of eleven-year-olds were on hand to help present the trophy. Clad in the tricolors of the host country—their native Ireland— Leona and Lisa Maguire walked on stage to deliver the Ryder Cup to the winning European team.

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In the foothills of eastern Crete, a short trek from the seaside village of Kavousi, there are the outlines of an early Greek city. Among the remnants are traces of a communal dining hall, an olive press facility, storerooms, a hearth temple, and clusters of small houses, all dating to at least the fifth century B.C. For most of the year, the site, called Azoria, sits dormant.