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Thu 08 Aug 2006Ryder Cup ticketholders to face identity checks, say organisersRyder Cup tickets will not be transferable and there will be security procedures in place to ensure the identity of ticket holders are checked, organisers have said.Despite a lively trade in tickets on website eBay.ie, the organisers of the 36th Ryder Cup, to be held in Straffan, Co Kildare, in September, have said that second-hand purchasers will not be able to use their tickets.