Ryder Cup

History

Ryder Cup

History

Era 1 Early Years 1927 - 1937

Era 2 The Formative Years 1947 - 1967

Era 3 American Domination 1969 - 1983

Era 4 Europe Emerges 1985 - 2016

1927 Worcester Country Club, Worcester, Massachusetts

9^½ Walter Hagen USA Captain

2^½ Ted Ray GB Captain

United States wins inaugural Ryder Cup

1929 Moortown Golf Club, Leeds, England

5 Walter Hagen USA Captain

7 George Duncan GB Captain

GREAT BRITAIN EVENS THE SCORE AT 1-1

1931 Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

9 Walter Hagen USA Captain

3 Charles Whitcombe GB Captain

U.S. ROLLS TO EASY VICTORY AT SCIOTO

1933 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, Southport, England

5^½ Walter Hagen USA Captain

6^½ JH Taylor GB Captain

GREAT BRITAIN TRIUMPHS IN ENGLAND AGAIN

1935 Ridgewood Country Club, Ridgewood, New Jersey

9 Walter Hagen USA Captain

3 Charles Whitcombe GB Captain

HAGEN RETIRES AS PLAYER AFTER BIG U.S. WIN

1937 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, Southport, England

8 Walter Hagen USA Captain

4 Charles Whitcombe GB Captain

UNITED STATES EARNS FIRST VICTORY IN ENGLAND

Go to next era > The Formative Years 1947 - 1967

1947 Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon

11 Ben Hogan USA Captain

1 Henry Cotton GB Captain

RYDER CUP RESUMES WITH USA RUNAWAY IN PORTLAND

1949 Ganton Golf Club, Scarborough, England

7 Ben Hogan USA Captain

5 Charles Whitcombe GB Captain

UNDERMANNED USA EKES OUT VICTORY AT GANTON

1951 Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, North Carolina

9^½ Sam Snead USA Captain

2^½ Arthur Lacey GB Captain

AT PINEHURST, SNEAD QUARTERBACKS USA TO BIG WIN

1953 Wentworth Golf Club, Wentworth, England

6^½ Lloyd Mangrum USA Captain

5^½ Henry Cotton GB Captain

TENSE MATCHES END IN NARROW VICTORY FOR USA

1955 Thunderbird Golf & Country Club, Palm Springs, California

8 Chick Habert USA Captain

4 Dai Rees GB Captain

BOLT AND BURKE POWER USA TO VICTORY IN DESERT

1957 Lindrick Golf Club, Yorkshire, England

4^½ Jack Burke USA Captain

7^½ Dai Rees GB Captain

NEW POINT SYSTEM ADDS UP TO SOLID BRITISH WIN

1959 Eldorado Country Club, Palm Desert, California

8^½ Sam Snead USA Captain

3^½ Dai Rees GB Captain

BACK IN CALIFORNIA, USA ROLLS TO BIG VICTORY

1961 Royal Lytham & St. Annes, St. Annes, England

14^½ Jerry Barber USA Captain

9^½ Dai Rees GB Captain

SOLID VICTORY FOR UNITED STATES IN PALMER'S DEBUT

1963 East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia

23 Arnold Palmer USA Captain

9 John Fallon GB Captain

UNITED STATES DOMINATES FIRST THREE-DAY RYDER CUP

1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England

19^½ Byron Nelson USA Captain

12^½ Harry Weetman GB Captain

AMERICANS CONQUER BRITISH WIND AT BIRKDALE

1967 Champions Golf Club, Houston, Texas

23^½ Ben Hogan USA Captain

8^½ Dai Rees GB Captain

UNITED STATES WINS BY ITS LARGEST MARGIN EVER

Go to next era > American Domination 1969 - 1983

1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England

16 Sam Snead USA Captain

16 Eric Brown GB Captain

NICKLAUS' CONCESSION YIELDS A HISTORIC TIE

1971 Old Warson Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri

18^½ Jay Hebert USA Captain

13^½ Eric Brown GB Captain

UNITED STATES SCORES SOLID VICTORY IN ST. LOUIS

1973 Muirfield Golf Club, Muirfield, Scotland

19 Jack Burke USA Captain

13 Bernard Hunt GB & I Captain

FIRST RYDER CUP IN SCOTLAND GOES TO USA

1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club, Ligonier, Pennsylvania

21 Arnold Palmer USA Captain

11 Bernard Hunt GB & I Captain

USA ROLLS, DESPITE TWO NICKLAUS SINGLES LOSSES

1977 Royal Lytham & St. Annes, St. Annes, England

12^½ Dow Finsterwald USA Captain

7^½ Brian Huggett GB & I Captain

UNITED STATES IN CONTROL ALL THE WAY AT LYTHAM

1979 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

17 Billy Casper USA Captain

11 John Jacobs Europe Captain

FIRST MATCH TO INCLUDE EUROPE ENDS IN U.S. WIN

1981 Walton Heath Golf Club, Surrey, England

18^½ Billy Casper USA Captain

9^½ John Jacobs Europe Captain

AT WALTON HEATH, USA DOMINATES FOR FINAL TIME

1983 PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

14^½ Jack Nicklaus USA Captain

13^½ Tony Jacklin Europe Captain

USA PULLS OUT WIN WITH WADKINS' LAST-HOLE HALVE

Go to next era > Europe Emerges 1985 - 2016

1985 The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England

11^½ Lee Trevino USA Captain

16^½ Tony Jacklin Europe Captain

TORRANCE SECURES EUROPEAN VICTORY AT THE BELFRY

1987 Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio

13 Jack Nicklaus USA Captain

15 Tony Jacklin Europe Captain

AT MUIRFIELD VILLAGE, EUROPE FINALLY WINS IN USA

1989 The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England

14 Raymond Floyd USA Captain

14 Tony Jacklin Europe Captain

USA RALLIES FOR SECOND DRAW IN RYDER CUP HISTORY

1991 Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, South Carolina

14^½ Dave Stockton USA Captain

13^½ Bernard Gallacher Europe Captain

USA NARROWLY PREVAILS IN 'WAR BY THE SHORE'

1993 The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England

15 Tom Watson USA Captain

13 Bernard Gallacher Europe Captain

MEMORABLE COMEBACK LEADS TO UNITED STATES WIN

1995 Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York

13^½ Lanny Wadkins USA Captain

14^½ Bernard Gallacher Europe Captain

EUROPE SHOCKS UNITED STATES LATE AT OAK HILL

1997 Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain

13^½ Tom Kite USA Captain

14^½ Seve Ballesteros Europe Captain

BALLESTEROS CAPTAINS EUROPE TO WIN IN SPAIN

1999 The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts

14^½ Ben Crenshaw USA Captain

13^½ Mark James Europe Captain

CRENSHAW'S "FEELING" LEADS TO USA'S COMEBACK WIN

2002 The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England

12^½ Curtis Strange USA Captain

15^½ Sam Torrance Europe Captain

UNDEFEATED MONTGOMERIE LEADS EUROPE TO VICTORY

2004 Oakland Hills Golf Club, Bloomfield Township, Michigan

9^½ Hal Sutton USA Captain

18^½ Bernhard Langer Europe Captain

AT OAKLAND HILLS, EUROPE GETS ITS BIGGEST WIN

2006 The K Club, Straffan, Ireland

9^½ Tom Lehman USA Captain

18^½ Ian Woosnam Europe Captain

EUROPE CRUISES TO RECORD-TYING ROUT IN IRELAND

2008 Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky

16^½ Paul Azinger USA Captain

11^½ Nick Faldo Europe Captain

AZINGER'S "PODS" POWER UNITED STATES TO VICTORY

2010 Celtic Manor Resort, Southport, Wales

13^½ Corey Pavin USA Captain

14^½ Colin Montgomerie Europe Captain

EUROPE WINS A SQUEAKER IN WET AND WILD WALES

2012 Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Illinois

13^½ Davis Love III USA Captain

14^½ Jose Maria Olazabal Europe Captain

EUROPE ROMPS IN SINGLES TO WIN "MIRACLE AT MEDINAH"

2014 Gleneagles Resort, Perthshire, Scotland

11^½ Tom Watson USA Captain

16^½ Paul McGinley Europe Captain

IN SCOTLAND, EUROPE WINS SIXTH OUT OF LAST SEVEN CUPS

2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota

17 Davis Love III USA Captain

11 Darren Clarke Europe Captain

Patrick Reed leads Ryder Cup USA to its first victory since 2008 2016 Coverage