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1985 The Belfry Golf & Country Club, Sutton Coldfield, England

Captains: Lee Trevino (US), Tony Jacklin (Europe)
EUROPE 16 ½ - USA 11 ½

Team Europe

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Team USA

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Team Europe with the winning trophy
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Sam Torrance celebrates after sealing victory
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Scotland's Sam Torrance secured Europe's first Ryder Cup victory in 28 years by making an 18-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 1-up victory. Tears streamed down Torrance's face and he raised his arms aloft. Torrance, who had rallied from a three-hole deficit against U.S. Open champion Andy North, didn't need the birdie. North hooked his tee shot into the lake while Torrance hit a mammoth drive. North reached the green in four strokes and watched Torrance putt and evoke a thunderous ovation. Spain's Manuel Pinero (4-0) and Seve Ballesteros (3 ½) guided the European bid. The momentum swung to Europe during the second-day Four-Ball, when Craig Stadler, playing with Curtis Strange, missed a three-foot putt on the 18th hole that forced a halve with Bernhard Langer and Sandy Lyle. Europe took the cue, taking a 9-7 lead into the singles and dominating the final day, 7 ½ to 4 ½.

United States		Europe
Foursomes: Morning
S Ballesteros & M Piñero (2 & 1)	1	C Strange & M O'Meara	0
B Langer & N Faldo	0	C Peete & T Kite (3 & 2)	1
A Lyle & K Brown	0	L Wadkins & R Floyd (4 & 3)	1
H Clark & S Torrance	0	C Stadler & H Sutton (3 & 2)	1
Four-Ball:: Afternoon
P Way & I Woosnam (1 hole)	1	F Zoeller & H Green	0
S Ballesteros & M Piñero (2 & 1)	1	A North & P Jacobsen	0
B Langer & J M Canizares (halved)	½	C Stadler & H Sutton (halved)	½
S Torrance & H Clark	0	R Floyd & L Wadkins (1 hole)	1
Foursomes: Morning
S Torrance & H Clark (2 & 1)	1	T Kite & A North	0
P Way & I Woosnam (4 & 3)	1	H Green & F Zoeller	0
S Ballesteros & M Piñero	0	M O'Meara & L Wadkins (3 & 2)	1
B Langer & A Lyle (halved)	½	C Stadler & C Strange (halved)	½
Foursomes: Afternoon
J M Canizares & J Rivero (4 & 3)	1	T Kite & C Peete	0
S Ballesteros & M Piñero (5 & 4)	1	C Stadler & H Sutton	0
P Way & I Woosnam	0	C Strange & P Jacobsen (4 & 2)	1
B Langer & K Brown (3 & 2)	1	R Floyd & L Wadkins	0
Singles
M Piñero (3 & 1)	1	L Wadkins	0
I Woosnam	0	C Stadler (2 & 1)	1
P Way (2 holes)	1	R Floyd	0
S Ballesteros (halved)	½	T Kite (halved)	½
A Lyle (3 & 2)	1	P Jacobsen	0
B Langer (5 & 4	1	H Sutton	0
S Torrance (1 hole)	1	A North	0
H Clark (1 hole)	1	M O'Meara	0
J Rivero	0	C Peete (1 hole)	1
N Faldo	0	H Green (3 & 1)	1
J M Canizares (2 holes)	1	F Zoeller	0
K Brown	0	C Strange (4 & 2)	1