She’s a golf painter who doesn’t play golf. But that hasn’t stopped part-time Naples, Florida, artist Elaine Ryder-Thompson from making a name for herself in the professional golf world — including recently at the 2025 Ryder Cup tournament in New York.
Ryder-Thompson’s oil painting was one of two official art prints sold at the September tournament at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York. It showcased the golden Ryder Cup trophy and the 18th hole of the famously difficult Bethpage Black Course.
It’s probably her eighth painting for the United States Golf Association (USGA) and the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA), she estimates…