All-Time Records
Team Europe Records
| Total Points Over 34 Matches |
|
Team points |
319.5 |
|
Foursome points |
90.5 |
|
Four-Ball points |
72 |
|
Singles points |
157 |
|
| Highest Margin of Victory |
|
1985 in The Belfry, England |
16½ to 11 |
|
1957 in Yorkshire, England |
7½ to 4½ |
|
| Most Times on Ryder Cup Team |
|
Nick Faldo |
11 |
1977-'79-'81-'83-'85-'87-'89-'91-'93-'95-'97 |
|
Christy O' Connor Sr. |
10 |
1955-'57-'59-'61-'63-'65-'67-'69-'71-'73 |
|
Bernhard Langer |
10 |
1981-'83-'85-'87-'89-'91-'93-'95-'97-'02 |
|
Dai Rees |
9 |
1937-'47-'49-'51-'53-'55-'57-'59-'61 |
| Youngest Player |
|
Sergio Garcia in 1999 |
age 19 years, 8 months, 15 days |
|
Nick Faldo in 1977 |
age 20 years, 1 months, 28 days |
|
Paul Way in 1983 |
age 20 years, 7 months, 3 days |
|
Bernard Gallacher in 1969 |
age 20 years, 7 months, 9 days |
| Oldest Player |
|
Ted Ray in 1927 |
age 50 years, 2 months, 5 days |
|
Christy O'Connor Sr. in 1973 |
age 48 years, 8 months, 30 days |
| Most Matches Played |
|
Nick Faldo |
46 |
|
Bernhard Langer |
42 |
|
Neil Coles |
40 |
|
Seve Ballesteros |
37 |
|
Christy O'Connor Sr. |
36 |
|
Tony Jacklin |
35 |
|
| Most Points Won |
|
Nick Faldo |
25 |
|
Bernard Langer |
24 |
|
Seve Ballesteros |
22½ |
|
Colin Montgomerie |
18½ |
|
José Maria Olazábal |
17½ |
|
Tony Jacklin |
17 |
|
Ian Woosnam |
16½ |
|
Bernard Gallacher |
15½ |
|
Peter Oosterhuis |
15½ |
|
Neil Coles |
15½ |
|
| Best Point Percentage (Minimum of 3 Ryder Cup Matches) |
|
Colin Montgomerie (16-7-5) |
66% |
|
Abe Mitchell (4-2-0) |
65% |
|
José Maria Olazábal (15-8-3) |
61% |
|
Seve Ballesteros (20-12-5) |
59% |
|
Percy Alliss (3-2-1) |
58% |
| Most Singles Matches |
|
Neil Coles |
15 |
|
Christy O'Connor Sr. |
14 |
|
Nick Faldo |
11 |
|
Tony Jacklin |
11 |
|
Bernard Gallacher |
11 |
|
Bernard Langer |
10 |
|
Brian Barnes |
10 |
|
Bernard Hunt |
10 |
|
| Most Foursome Matches |
|
Nick Faldo |
18 |
|
Bernhard Langer |
18 |
|
Seve Ballesteros |
14 |
|
Christy O'Connor Sr. |
13 |
|
Tony Jacklin |
13 |
|
Neil Cole |
13 |
|
| Most Four-Ball Matches |
|
Nick Faldo |
17 |
|
Seve Ballesteros |
15 |
|
Bernhard Langer |
14 |
|
Ian Woosnam |
14 |
|
José Maria Olazábal |
12 |
|
Neil Coles |
12 |
|
Tony Jacklin |
11 |
|
Colin Montgomerie |
10 |
|
Sam Torrance |
11 |
|
| Most Matches Won |
|
Nick Faldo |
23 |
|
Bernhard Langer |
21 |
|
Seve Ballesteros |
20 |
|
Colin Montgomerie |
16 |
|
José Maria Olazábal |
15 |
|
Ian Woosnam |
14 |
|
Peter Oosterhuis |
14 |
|
Tony Jacklin |
13 |
|
Bernard Gallacher |
13 |
|
| Most Singles Matches Won |
|
Nick Faldo |
6 |
|
Peter Oosterhuis |
6 |
|
Peter Alliss |
5 |
|
Brian Barnes |
5 |
|
Neil Coles |
5 |
|
Dai Rees |
5 |
|
| Most Foursome Matches Won |
|
Bernhard Langer |
11 |
|
Nick Faldo |
10 |
|
Seve Ballesteros |
10 |
|
Tony Jacklin |
8 |
|
José Maria Olazábal |
7 |
|
Colin Montgomerie |
7 |
|
Peter Oosterhuis |
14 |
|
Tony Jacklin |
13 |
|
Bernard Gallacher |
13 |
|
| Most Matches Lost |
|
Christy O' Connor Sr. |
21 |
|
Neil Coles |
21 |
|
Nick Faldo |
19 |
|
Bernard Hunt |
16 |
|
Bernhard Langer |
15 |
|
Sam Torrance |
15 |
|
Mark James |
15 |
|
Peter Alliss |
15 |
|
Tony Jacklin |
14 |
|
Brian Barnes |
14 |
|
Bernard Gallacher |
13 |
|
Ian Woosnam |
12 |
|
Seve Ballesteros |
12 |
|
| Most Singles Matches Lost |
|
Christy O' Connor Sr. |
10 |
|
Tony Jacklin |
8 |
|
Neil Coles |
6 |
|
Harry Weetman |
6 |
|
Ian Woosnam |
6 |
| Most Foursome Matches Lost |
|
Bernard Hunt |
9 |
|
Neil Coles |
8 |
|
Sam Torrance |
7 |
|
Mark James |
7 |
|
C. O'Connor Sr., P. Alliss, B. Langer, N. Faldo, B. Gallacher, P. Oosterhuis |
6 |
|
| Most Four-Ball Matches Lost |
|
Nick Faldo |
9 |
|
Neil Coles |
7 |
|
Bernhard Langer |
6 |
|
Seve Ballesteros |
5 |
|
Sam Torrance |
5 |
|
Christy O'Connor Sr. |
5 |
|
Peter Alliss |
5 |
|
Brian Barnes |
5 |
|
George Will |
5 |
|
Tony Jacklin |
5 |
|
| Most Matches Halved |
|
Tony Jacklin |
8 |
|
Neil Coles |
7 |
|
Bernhard Langer |
6 |
|
Sam Torrance |
6 |
|
Brian Hugget |
6 |
|
Bernard Hunt |
6 |
|
| Most Singles Matches Halved |
|
Bernard Gallacher |
4 |
|
Neil Coles |
4 |
|
Bernhard Langer |
3 |
|
Sam Torrance |
3 |
|
Peter Alliss |
3 |
|
Bernard Hunt |
3 |
|
Seve Ballesteros |
2 |
|
Ian Woosnam |
2 |
|
Christy O'Connor Sr. |
2 |
|
Colin Montgomerie |
2 |
|
| Most Foursome Matches Halved |
|
Tony Jacklin |
4 |
|
Charles Whitcombe |
3 |
|
Nick Faldo |
2 |
|
Ian Woosnam |
2 |
|
Brian Hugget |
2 |
|
Ignacio Garrido |
2 |
|
Dave Thomas |
2 |
|
Harry Weetman |
2 |
|
Jesper Parnevik |
2 |
|
| Most Four-Ball Matches Halved |
|
Jose Maria Olazabal |
3 |
|
Sam Torrance |
3 |
|
Tony Jacklin |
3 |
|
Brian Hugget |
3 |
|
Colin Montgomerie |
2 |
|
Seve Ballesteros |
2 |
|
Bernhard Langer |
2 |
|
Maurice Bembridge |
2 |
|
Peter Butler |
2 |
|
Lionel Platts |
2 |
|
Bernard Hunt |
2 |
|
Dave Thomas |
2 |
|
Neil Coles |
2 |
| Players Selected, But Did Not Compete |
|
George Gadd | 1927 |
Laurie Ayton | 1949 |
|
Abe Mitchell | 1927 |
Jack Hargreaves | 1951 |
|
Abe Mitchell | 1927 |
Jack Hargreaves | 1951 |
|
Percy Alliss | 1929 |
Ken Bousfield | 1955 |
|
Stewart Burns | 1929 |
Peter Mills | 1959 |
|
Allan Dailey | 1933 |
John Garner | 1973 |
|
Eric Green | 1947 |
Jose Maria Olazabal | 1995 |
|
Reg Horne | 1947 |
Miguel Angel Martin | 1997 |
Team US Records
| Total Points Over 34 Matches |
|
Team points |
440.5 |
|
Foursome points |
126.5 |
|
Four-Ball points |
85 |
|
Singles points |
229 |
|
| Highest Margin of Victory |
| 1967 in Houston, Texas |
23½ to 8½ |
| 1947 in Portland, Ore. |
11 to 1 |
|
| Most Times on Ryder Cup Team |
| Lanny Wadkins |
8 |
1977-’79-’83-’85-’87-’89-’91-’93 |
| Raymond Floyd |
8 |
1969-’75-’77-’81-’83-’85-’91-’93 |
| Billy Casper |
8 |
1961-’63-’65-’67-’69-’71-’73-’75 |
| Youngest Player |
| Horton Smith in 1929 |
age 21 years and 4 days |
| Tiger Woods in 1997 |
age 21 years, 8 months, 27 days |
| Horton Smith in 1931 |
age 23 years, 1 month, 5 days |
| Tiger Woods in 1999 |
age 23 years, 8 months, 25 days |
| Oldest Player |
| Raymond Floyd in 1993 |
age 51 years, 20 days |
| Don January in 1977 |
age 47 years, 9 months, 26 days |
| Julius Boros in 1967 |
age 47 years, 7 months, 17 days |
| Most Matches Played |
|
Billy Casper |
37 |
|
Lanny Wadkins |
34 |
|
Arnold Palmer |
32 |
|
Raymond Floyd |
31 |
|
Lee Trevino |
30 |
|
Tom Kite, Jack Nicklaus |
28 |
|
| Most Points Won |
| Billy Casper |
23½ |
|
Arnold Palmer |
23 |
|
Lanny Wadkins |
21½ |
|
Lee Trevino |
20 |
|
Jack Nicklaus |
18½ |
|
Gene Littler |
18 |
|
Tom Kite |
17 |
|
Hale Irwin |
14 |
|
Raymond Floyd |
13½ |
|
Julius Boros 11 |
11 |
| Best Point Percentage (Minimum of 3 Ryder Cup Matches) |
|
Jimmy Demaret (6-0-0) |
100% |
|
Jack Burke (7-1-0), Horton Smith (3-0-1) |
86% |
|
Walter Hagen (7-1-1) |
83% |
|
J.C. Snead (9-2-0) |
80% |
|
Sam Snead (10-2-1) |
79% |
| Most Singles Matches |
|
Arnold Palmer |
11 |
|
Jack Nicklaus |
10 |
|
Lee Trevino |
10 |
|
Gene Littler |
10 |
|
Billy Casper |
10 |
|
Lanny Wadkins |
8 |
|
Raymond Floyd |
8 |
|
Tom Kite, Sam Snead |
7 |
|
| Most Foursome Matches |
|
Lanny Wadkins |
15 |
|
Billy Casper |
15 |
|
Tom Kite |
13 |
|
Arnold Palmer |
12 |
|
Raymond Floyd |
12 |
|
Lee Trevino |
10 |
Payne Stewart |
10 |
|
| Most Four-Ball Matches |
| Billy Casper |
12 |
| Lanny Wadkins |
11 |
|
Raymond Floyd |
11 |
|
Lee Trevino |
10 |
|
Fred Couples |
9 |
|
Arnold Palmer |
9 |
|
Jack Nicklaus |
9 |
|
Gene Littler |
9 |
|
Davis Love III |
9 |
|
| Most Matches Won |
|
Arnold Palmer |
22 |
|
Lanny Wadkins |
20 |
|
Billy Casper |
20 |
|
Lee Trevino |
17 |
|
Jack Nicklaus |
17 |
|
Tom Kite |
15 |
|
Gene Littler |
14 |
|
Hale Irwin |
12 |
|
Raymond Floyd |
12 |
|
| Most Singles Matches Won |
|
Arnold Palmer |
6 |
|
Billy Casper |
6 |
|
Sam Snead |
6 |
|
Lee Trevino |
6 |
|
Tom Kite |
5 |
|
Gene Littler |
5 |
|
| Most Foursome Matches Won |
|
Lanny Wadkins |
9 |
|
Arnold Palmer |
9 |
|
Billy Casper |
8 |
|
Jack Nicklaus |
8 |
|
Tom Kite |
7 |
|
Hale Irwin |
6 |
|
| Most Four-Ball Matches Won |
|
Lanny Wadkins |
7 |
|
Arnold Palmer |
7 |
|
Billy Casper |
6 |
|
Lee Trevino |
6 |
|
Jack Nicklaus |
5 |
|
Gene Littler |
5 |
|
Fred Couples, Corey Pavin, Hale Irwin, J.C. Snead, Raymond Floyd, Tom Watson 4 |
4 |
| Most Matches Lost |
| Raymond Floyd |
16 |
|
Curtis Strange |
12 |
|
Lanny Wadkins |
11 |
|
Billy Casper |
16 |
|
Fred Couples |
10 |
|
Tom Kite, Davis Love III |
9 |
|
Payne Stewart, Mark O’Meara |
9 |
|
Tiger Woods, Ben Crenshaw |
8 |
|
Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Fuzzy Zoeller |
8 |
|
| Most Singles Matches Lost |
|
Raymond Floyd |
4 |
|
Jack Nicklaus |
4 |
|
Mark O'Meara |
4 |
| Most Foursome Matches Lost |
|
Raymond Floyd |
8 |
|
Lanny Wadkins |
6 |
|
Fred Couples |
6 |
|
Tom Kite |
5 |
|
Billy Casper |
5 |
|
Payne Stewart |
5 |
|
| Most Four-Ball Matches Lost |
|
Curtis Strange |
5 |
|
Davis Love III |
5 |
|
Paul Azinger |
5 |
|
Mark Calcavecchia |
4 |
|
Raymond Floyd |
4 |
|
Tom Kite |
4 |
|
Fuzzy Zoeller |
4 |
|
Ben Crenshaw |
4 |
|
Lanny Wadkins, Jack Nicklaus |
3 |
|
Billy Casper, Hale Irwin, Fred Couples |
3 |
|
| Most Matches Halved |
|
Gene Littler |
8 |
|
Billy Casper |
7 |
|
Lee Trevino |
6 |
|
Davis Love III |
64 |
|
Fred Couples, Julius Boros |
4 |
|
Tom Kite, Hal Sutton |
4 |
|
| Most Singles Matches Halved |
|
Gene Littler |
3 |
|
Tom Kite |
2 |
|
Fred Couples |
2 |
|
Arnold Palmer |
2 |
|
Jack Nicklaus |
2 |
|
Lanny Wadkins |
2 |
|
Hale Irwin |
2 |
|
Lee Trevino |
2 |
|
Billy Casper |
2 |
|
Justin Leonard, Paul Azinger |
2 |
|
| Most Foursome Matches Halved |
|
Phil Mickelson |
2 |
|
Billy Casper |
2 |
|
Gene Sarazen |
2 |
|
Lee Trevino |
2 |
|
Julius Boros |
2 |
|
| Most Four-Ball Matches Halved |
|
Gene Littler |
4 |
|
Raymond Floyd |
3 |
|
Billy Casper |
3 |
|
Fred Couples |
3 |
|
Lee Trevino |
2 |
|
Al Geiberger |
2 |
|
Miller Barber |
2 |
|
Johnny Miller |
2 |
|
Craig Stadler |
2 |
| Players Selected, But Did Not Compete |
|
Al Espinoza | 1927 |
Horton Smith | 1931, '37 |
|
Dutch Harrison | 1951 |
Jack Burke Jr. | 1959 |
|
Johnny Pott | 1965 |
Tom Watson | 1979 |
RYDERCUP.COM is part of Bleacher Report - Turner Sports Network, part of the Turner Sports and Entertainment Network.