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| Total Points Over 37 Matches | |
|---|---|
| Team points | 476 |
| Foursome points | 135½ |
| Four-Ball points | 95½ |
| Singles points | 244½ |
| Largest Margin of Victory | |
|---|---|
| 1967 at Champions GC in Houston, Texas | 23½ to 8½ |
| 1963 at East Lake CC in Atlanta, Georgia. | 23 to 9 |
| 1947 at Portland GC in Portland, Oregon. | 11 to 1 |
| 1975 at Laurel Valley GC in Ligonier, Pa. | 21 to 11 |
| Most Consecutive Ryder Cup Victories | |
|---|---|
| 7 by the United States | 1935-1955 |
| 7 by the United States | 1971-1983 |
| Number of Ryder Cup Matches Won | |
|---|---|
| United States | 25 wins |
| Tied | 2 |
| Most Ryder Cup Appearances | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ryder Cup Teams Winning All Points in a Series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Foursomes | United States won the series United States won the second series United States won the first series United States won the second series |
4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 |
1947 1963 1975 1981 |
| Four-Ball | United States won the first series United States won the first series Europe won the first series Europe won the first series |
4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 |
1967 1971 1987 1989 |
| Singles | No side has ever won all the single matches | ||
| Breakdown of Points Won in the 36 Matches Between 1927-2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| United States | Great Britain and Ireland/Europe | |
| Total team points | 476 | 368 |
| Total foursome points 241 matches (1927 to 2008) |
136 | 105 |
| Total four-ball points 181 matches (1963 to 2008) |
95½ | 85½ |
| Total single points 422 matches (1927 to 2008) |
244½ | 177½ |
| Comparison of the United States and Europe Between 1985-2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| United States | Europe | |
| Wins | 4 | 7 |
| Tied | 1 | 1 |
| Matches won | 131 | 163 |
| Points won | 157½ | 178½ |
| Foursome points won | 45 | 51 |
| Four-ball points won | 38½ | 57½ |
| Single points won | 74 | 70 |
| Winning on the 18th hole | 27 | 44 |
| Rookies record | 58 wins, 68 losses, 23 halves | 46 wins, 56 losses, 23 halves |
| Captain's Picks | 35 wins, 27 losses, 14 halves | 49 wins, 45 losses, 10 halves |
| Most Matches Played | |
|---|---|
| Billy Casper | 37 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 34 |
| Arnold Palmer | 32 |
| Raymond Floyd | 31 |
| Lee Trevino | 30 |
| Phil Mickelson | 30 |
| Tom Kite | 28 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 28 |
| Gene Littler | 27 |
| Davis Love III | 26 |
| Tiger Woods | 25 |
| 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 |
| Phil Mickelson | 13 |
| Davis Love III | 11½ |
| Julius Boros, Tiger Woods | 11 |
| Most Singles Points Won | |
|---|---|
| Arnold Palmer | 7 |
| Billy Casper | 7 |
| Lee Trevino | 7 |
| Gene Littler | 6½ |
| Tom Kite | 6 |
| Sam Snead | 6 |
| Most Foursome Points Won | |
|---|---|
| Lanny Wadkins | 9 |
| Arnold Palmer | 9 |
| Billy Casper | 9 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 8 |
| Tom Kite | 7½ |
| Julius Boros | 6 |
| Hale Irwin | 6 |
| Lee Trevino | 6 |
| Most Four-Ball Points Won | |
|---|---|
| Lanny Wadkins | 7½ |
| Billy Casper | 7½ |
| Arnold Palmer | 7 |
| Gene Littler | 7 |
| Lee Trevino | 7 |
| Phil Mickelson | 6 |
| Raymond Floyd | 5½ |
| Jack Nicklaus | 5½ |
| 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 Foursome Matches | |
|---|---|
| Lanny Wadkins | 15 |
| Billy Casper | 15 |
| Tom Kite | 13 |
| Arnold Palmer | 12 |
| Raymond Floyd | 12 |
| Lee Trevino, Tiger Woods | 10 |
| Payne Stewart, Phil Mickelson | 10 |
| 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, Phil Mickelson | 7 |
| Most Four-Ball Matches | |
|---|---|
| Phil Mickelson | 13 |
| Billy Casper | 12 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 11 |
| Raymond Floyd | 11 |
| Davis Love III | 11 |
| Tiger Woods | 10 |
| Lee Trevino | 10 |
| Fred Couples | 9 |
| Arnold Palmer | 9 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 9 |
| Gene Littler | 9 |
| Jim Furyk | 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 | 13 |
| Raymond Floyd | 12 |
| Sam Snead | 10 |
| Tom Watson | 10 |
| Phil Mickelson | 10 |
| Tiger Woods | 10 |
| Most Singles Matches Won | |
|---|---|
| Arnold Palmer | 6 |
| Billy Casper | 6 |
| Sam Snead | 6 |
| Lee Trevino | 6 |
| Tom Kite | 5 |
| Gene Littler | 5 |
| Raymond Floyd, Jack Nicklaus, Jim Furyk | 4 |
| Gene Sarazen, Lanny Wadkins | 4 |
| 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 | 4 |
| J.C. Snead, Raymond Floyd, Tom Watson, Phil Mickelson | 5 |
| Most Matches Lost | |
|---|---|
| Raymond Floyd | 16 |
| Tiger Woods | 13 |
| Davis Love III, Curtis Strange, Phil Mickelson | 12 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 11 |
| Billy Casper | 10 |
| Fred Couples, Jim Furyk | 9 |
| Tom Kite, Mark O'Meara | 9 |
| Payne Stewart | 9 |
| Paul Azinger, Ben Crenshaw | 8 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 8 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Davis Love III, Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk | 6 |
| Paul Azinger | 5 |
| Curtis Strange | 5 |
| Mark Calcavecchia, Ben Crenshaw | 4 |
| Tom Kite, Raymond Floyd | 4 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 4 |
| Lanny Wadkins, Jack Nicklaus | 3 |
| Billy Casper, Hale Irwin, Fred Couples | 3 |
| Most Matches Halved | |
|---|---|
| Gene Littler | 8 |
| Billy Casper | 7 |
| Lee Trevino, Justin Leonard | 6 |
| Fred Couples, Davis Love III, Julius Boros, 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 | 4 |
| Billy Casper, David Toms | 2 |
| Gene Sarazen, Chad Campbell | 2 |
| Lee Trevino, Justin Leonard | 2 |
| Julius Boros | 2 |
| Most Four-Ball Matches Halved | |
|---|---|
| Gene Littler | 4 |
| Raymond Floyd | 3 |
| Billy Casper | 3 |
| Stewart Cink | 3 |
| Fred Couples | 2 |
| Lee Trevino | 2 |
| Al Geiberger | 2 |
| Miller Barber | 2 |
| Johnny Miller | 2 |
| Craig Stadler | 2 |
| J.J. Henry | 2 |
| Justin Leonard | 2 |
| Phil Mickelson | 2 |
| Ryder Cup Holes-in-One | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Player | Match | Hole |
| 1973 | Muirfield | Peter Butler | 2nd day Foursomes Barnes/Butler vs. Nicklaus/Weiskopf |
16th |
| 1993 | The Belfry | Nick Faldo | Final Day Singles Faldo vs. Azinger |
14th |
| 1995 | Oak Hill | Costatino Rocca | 2nd day Foursomes Rocca/Torrance vs. Love III/Maggert |
6th |
| 1995 | Oak Hill |
Howard Clark |
Final Day Singles vs. Peter Jacobsen |
11th |
| 2006 | The K Club | Paul Casey | 2nd day Foursomes Casey/Howell vs. Cink/Johnson |
14th |
| 2006 | The K Club | Scott Verplank | Final day Singles Harrington vs. Verplank |
14th |
| Ryder Cup Singles Results 1979-2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | USA | Europe |
| 1979 | 8½ | 3½ |
| 1981 | 8 | 4 |
| 1983 | 6½ | 5½ |
| 1985 | 4½ | 7½ |
| 1987 | 7½ | 4½ |
| 1989 | 7 | 5 |
| 1991 | 6½ | 5½ |
| 1993 | 7½ | 4½ |
| 1995 | 4½ | 7½ |
| 1997 | 8 | 4 |
| 1999 | 8½ | 3½ |
| 2002 | 4½ | 7½ |
| 2004 | 4½ | 7½ |
| 2006 | 3½ | 8½ |
| 2008 | 7½ | 4½ |
| Scores Going Into The Final Day Singles Since 1985 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | USA | Europe |
| 1985 | 7 | 9 |
| 1987 | 5½ | 10½ |
| 1989 | 7 | 9 |
| 1991 | 8 | 8 |
| 1993 | 7½ | 8½ |
| 1995 | 9 | 7 |
| 1997 | 5½ | 10½ |
| 1999 | 6 | 10 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5 | 11 |
| 2006 | 6 | 10 |
| 2008 | 9 | 7 |
| Record Leading/Winning Ryder Cup Margins After Each Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| United States | ||
| After Day 1 | Margin | Score |
| 1975 | 5 points | 6½-1½ |
| 1977 | 5 points | 7½-2½ |
| 1947 | 4 points | 4-0 |
| 1961 | 4 points | 6-2 |
| 1963 | 4 points | 6-2 |
| After Day 2 | Margin | Score |
| 1967 | 10 points | 13-3 |
| 1975 | 9 points | 12½-3½ |
| 1963 | 8 points | 12-4 |
| 1981 | 5 points | 10½-5½ |
| After Singles | Margin | Score |
| 1967 | 15 points | 23½-8½ |
| 1963 | 14 points | 23-9 |
| 1975 | 10 points | 21-11 |
| 1947 | 10 points | 11-1 |
| Final Day Winning Ryder Cup Comebacks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winning Team | Deficit Made Up | Final Score |
| 1929 | Great Britain | 1 | GB 7 US 5 |
| 1949 | United States | 2 | GB 5 US 7 |
| 1957 | Great Britain | 2 | GB 7½ US 4½ |
| 1995 | Europe | 2 | EU 14½ US 13½ |
| 1999 | United States | 1 | EU 13½ US 14½ |
| Largest Winning Margins in 36 and 18 Hole Matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| 36 HOLE MATCHES | ||
| Foursomes | ||
| Margin | Year | Match |
| 10 and 9 | 1931 | Walter Hagen and Densmore Shute beat George Duncan and Arthur Havers |
| 10 and 9 | 1947 | Lew Worsham and Ed Oliver beat Sir Henry Cotton and Arthur Lees |
| 9 and 8 | 1935 | Paul Runyan and Horton Smith beat Bill Cox and Edward Jarman |
| Singles | ||
| Margin | Year | Match |
| 10 and 8 | 1929 | George Duncan beat Walter Hagen |
| 9 and 8 | 1929 | Leo Diegel beat Abe Mitchell |
| 9 and 8 | 1933 | Abe Mitchell beat Olin Dutra |
| 9 and 7 | 1953 | Fred Daly beat Ted Kroll |
| 18 HOLE MATCHES | ||
| Foursomes | ||
| Margin | Year | Match |
| 7 and 6 | 1979 | Hale Irwin and Tom Kite beat Ken Brown and Des Smyth |
| 7 and 6 | 1991 | Paul Azinger and Mark O'Meara beat Nick Faldo and David Gilford |
| 7 and 5 | 1983 | Gil Morgan and Lanny Wadkins beat Sam Torrance and J M Cañizares |
| 7 and 5 | 1985 | J M Cañizares and José Rivero beat Tom Kite and Calvin Peete |
| 7 and 5 | 1993 | Ian Woosnam and Bernhard Langer beat Paul Azinger and Payne Stewart |
| Fourballs | ||
| Margin | Year | Match |
| 7 and 5 | 1981 | Lee Trevino and Jerry Pate beat Nick Faldo and Sam Torrance |
| 6 and 5 | 1981 | Des Smyth and J M Cañizares beat Bill Rogers and Bruce Lietzke |
| 6 and 5 | 1989 | Seve Ballesteros and J M Olazá beat Tom Watson and Mark O'Meara |
| 6 and 5 | 1993 | Ian Woosnam and Peter Baker beat Fred Couples and Paul Azinger |
| 6 and 5 | 1995 | Jeff Maggert and Loren Roberts beat Sam Torrance and Costantino Rocca |
| 6 and 4 | 1965 | Arnold Palmer and Dave Marr beat Peter Alliss and Christy O'Connor |
| 6 and 4 | 1995 | Corey Pavin and Phil Mickelson beat Bernhard Langer and P-U Johansson |
| Singles | ||
| Margin | Year | Match |
| 8 and 7 | 1989 | Tom Kite beat Howard Clark |
| 8 and 7 | 1997 | Fred Couples beat Ian Woosnam |
| 7 and 6 | 1969 | Miller Barber beat Maurice Bembridge |
| 7 and 6 | 1971 | Lee Trevino beat Brian Huggett |
| 7 and 6 | 1997 | Tom Lehman beat Igancio Garrido |
| 6 and 5 | 1963 | Gene Littler beat Tom Haliburton |
| 6 and 5 | 1973 | Gay Brewer beat Bernard Gallacher |
| 6 and 5 | 1973 | Lee Trevino beat Neil Coles |
| 6 and 5 | 1999 | Davis Love III beat Jean Van de Velde |
| 6 and 4 | 1965 | Tony Lema beat Christy O'Connor |
| 6 and 4 | 1981 | Ben Crenshaw beat Des Smyth |
| 6 and 4 | 2004 | Jim Furyk beat David Howell |
| 100% Career Winning Ryder Cup Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| United States | ||
| Player | Year | Record |
| Jimmy Demaret | 1947-49-51 | P6 W6 |
| Billy Maxwell | 1963 | P4 W4 |
| Johnny Golden | 1927-29 | P3 W3 |
| Billy Burke | 1931-33 | P3 W3 |
| Ben Hogan | 1947, 51 | P3 W3 |
| Wilfred Cox | 1931 | P2 W2 |
| Ralph Guldahl | 1937 | P2 W2 |
| Lew Worsham | 1947 | P2 W2 |
| Chick Harbert | 1949, 55 | P2 W2 |
| Bob Rosburg | 1959 | P2 W2 |
| Herman Barron | 1947 | P1 W1 |
| Jim Turnesa | 1953 | P1 W1 |
| Most Successful Ryder Cup Partnerships in a Single Ryder Cup Match | ||
|---|---|---|
| United States | ||
| Partnership | Year | Points |
| Larry Nelson and Lanny Wadkins | 1979 | 4 out of 4 |
| Bobby Nichols and Johnny Pott | 1967 | 3 out of 3 |
| Arnold Palmer and Gardiner Dickinson | 1971 | 3 out of 3 |
| Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus | 1981 | 3 out of 3 |
| Justin Leonard and Hunter Mahan | 2008 | 2½ out of 3 |
| Phil Mickelson and David Toms | 2002 | 2½ out of 4 |
| All-Time Most Successful Ryder Cup Partnerships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | |||||
| Matches | Wins | Lost | Halved | Points | |
| Arnold Palmer and Gardner Dickinson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Nelson and Lanny Wadkins | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Phil Mickelson and David Toms | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3½ |
| Tony Lema and Julius Boros | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3½ |
| Lloyd Mangrum and Sam Snead | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Arnold Palmer and Billy Casper | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Justin Leonard and Hunter Mahan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2½ |
| Tom Kite and Curtis Strange | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2½ |
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