The Ryder Cup is a "completely different animal" than the PGA Championship hosted six years ago by Medinah Country Club, Michael Belot, director of the 2012 Ryder Cup, told the Schaumburg Business Association.

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Mike Scully, director of golf at Medinah Country Club, left, and Brian Burke, founding chairman of the Schaumburg Business Association, listen as Don Larson, general chairman for the Ryder Cup, talks about the event.

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Schaumburg Business Association members listen to the movers and shakers behind the Ryder Cup discuss the prestigious, international golf event being held next month at Medinah Country Club.

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Putting up the event's 76 corporate hospitality tents took four months. "You can build some pretty significant buildings and homes quicker than you can build a Ryder Cup site," said Ryder Cup Director Michael Belot.

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