Ryder Cup Captains Between 1927-2020
Year | GB&I/Europe | United States |
1927 | Ted Ray | Walter Hagen |
1929 | George Duncan | Walter Hagen |
1931 | Charles Whitcombe | Walter Hagen |
1933 | J.H. Taylor* | Walter Hagen |
1935 | Charles Whitcombe | Walter Hagen |
1937 | Charles Whitcombe | Walter Hagen* |
1939# | Walter Hagen (Vic Ghezzi) | |
1941# | Walter Hagen | |
1947 | Sir Henry Cotton | Ben Hogan (Walter Hagen) |
1949 | Charles Whitcombe* | Ben Hogan* (Ed Dudley) |
1951 | Arthur Lacey* | Sam Snead |
1953 | Henry Cotton* | Lloyd Mangrum |
1955 | Dai Rees | Chick Harbert (Lloyd Mangrum) |
1957 | Dai Rees | Jack Burke Jr |
1959 | Dai Rees | Sam Snead |
1961 | Dai Rees | Jerry Barber |
1963 | John Fallon* | Arnold Palmer |
1965 | Harry Weetman* | Byron Nelson* |
1967 | Dai Rees* | Ben Hogan* |
1969 | Eric Brown* | Sam Snead* |
1971 | Eric Brown* | Jay Herbert* |
1973 | Bernard Hunt* | Jack Burke Jr* |
1975 | Bernard Hunt* | Arnold Palmer |
1977 | Brian Huggett* | Dow Finsterwald* |
1979 | John Jacobs* | Billy Casper* |
1981 | John Jacobs* | Dave Marr* |
1983 | Tony Jacklin* | Jack Nicklaus* |
1985 | Tony Jacklin* | Lee Trevino* |
1987 | Tony Jacklin* | Jack Nicklaus* |
1989 | Tony Jacklin* | Raymond Floyd* |
1991 | Bernard Gallacher* | Dave Stockton* |
1993 | Bernard Gallacher* | Tom Watson* |
1995 | Bernard Gallacher* | Lanny Wadkins* |
1997 | Seve Ballesteros* | Tom Kite* |
1999 | Mark James* | Ben Crenshaw* |
2002 | Sam Torrance* | Curtis Strange* |
2004 | Bernard Langer* | Hal Sutton* |
2006 | Ian Woosnam* | Tom Lehman* |
2008 | Nick Faldo* | Paul Azinger* |
2010 | Colin Montgomerie* | Corey Pavin* |
2012 | José Maria Olazábal* | Davis Love III* |
2014 | Paul McGinley* | Tom Watson* |
2016 | Darren Clarke* | Davis Love III* |
2018 | Thomas Bjørn* | Jim Furyk* |
2020 | Pádraig Harrington* | Steve Stricker* |
2023 | Luke Donald | Zach Johnson |
*Non-playing Captain #USA teams selected but no matches played. GB&I named eight players only for the 1939 proposed match. (names in parentheses indicate Honorary Captains) |
Total Points Over 43 Matches
Team points | 451 |
Foursome points | 130 |
Four-Ball points | 107.5 |
Singles points | 213.5 |
Largest European Margin of Victory
2004 at Oakland Hills, Michigan & 2006 in Straffan, Ireland | 18.5 to 9.5 |
2018 at Le Golf National, France | 17.5 to 10.5 |
1985 at The Belfry, England and 2014 at Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland | 16.5 to 11.5 |
Most Consecutive European Ryder Cup Victories
3 by Europe | 2002-'04-'06 and 2010-'12-'14 |
Number of Ryder Cup Matches Won
Europe | 14 wins - (11 as Europe, 3 as GB&I) |
Tied | 2 |
Most Ryder Cup Appearances
Sir Nick Faldo | 11 | 1977-'79-'81-'83-'85-'87-'89-'91-'93-'95-'97 |
Lee Westwood | 11 | 1997-'99-'02-'04-'06-'08-'10-'12-'14-'16-'20 |
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 |
Sergio Garcia | 10 | 1999-'02-'04-'06-'08-'12-'14-'16-'18-'20 |
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 Europe won the first series | 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 | 1947 1963 1975 1981 2018 |
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 43 Matches Between 1927-2020
United States | Great Britain and Ireland/Europe | |
Total team points | 561 | 451 |
Total foursome points | 159 | 130 |
Total four-ball points | 121.5 | 107.5 |
Total single points | 280.5 | 213.5 |
Comparison of the United States and Europe Between 1979 - 2020
United States | Europe | |
Wins | 9 | 11 |
Tied | 1 | 1 |
Points won | 295.5 | 292.5 |
Foursome points won | 86.5 | 81.5 |
Four-ball points won | 90 | 78 |
Single points won | 133 | 119 |
Most Matches Played
Lee Westwood | 47 |
Sir Nick Faldo | 46 |
Sergio Garcia | 45 |
Bernhard Langer | 42 |
Neil Coles | 40 |
Most Points
Sergio Garcia | 28.5 |
Sir Nick Faldo | 25 |
Bernhard Langer | 24 |
Lee Westwood | 24 |
Colin Montgomerie | 23.5 |
Most Singles Points
Neil Coles, Colin Montgomerie | 7 |
Colin Montgomerie | 7 |
Peter Alliss | 6.5 |
Sir Nick Faldo | 6.5 |
Peter Oosterhuis | 6.5 |
Ian Poulter | .5 |
Most Foursome Points
Sergio Garcia | 13.5 |
Bernhard Langer | 11.5 |
Sir Nick Faldo | 11 |
Lee Westwood | 11 |
Seve Ballesteros | 10.5 |
Most Four-ball Points
José María Olazábal | 10.5 |
Ian Woosnam | 10.5 |
Sergio Garcia | 10.5 |
Lee Westwood | 9 |
Seve Ballesteros | 9 |
Most Foursome Matches
Lee Westwood | 20 |
Sergio Garcia | 19 |
Bernhard Langer | 18 |
Sir Nick Faldo | 18 |
Seve Ballesteros | 14 |
Colin Montgomerie | 14 |
Most Singles Matches
Neil Coles | 15 |
Christy O'Connor Sr. | 14 |
Peter Alliss | 12 |
Sir Nick Faldo | 11 |
Tony Jacklin | 11 |
Bernard Gallacher | 11 |
Lee Westwood | 11 |
Most Four-ball Matches
Sir Nick Faldo | 17 |
Lee Westwood | 16 |
Sergio Garcia | 16 |
Seve Ballesteros | 15 |
Bernhard Langer | 14 |
Ian Woosnam | 14 |
Colin Montgomerie | 14 |
José María Olazábal | 14 |
Most Matches Won
Sergio Garcia | 5 |
Sir Nick Faldo | 23 |
Bernhard Langer | 21 |
Lee Westwood | 21 |
Colin Montgomerie | 20 |
Seve Ballesteros | 20 |
All-time Most Successful Ryder Cup Partnerships: Great Britain & Ireland / Europe
Partnership | Matches | Won | Lost | Halved | Points |
Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Sir Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5½ |
Bernard Gallacher and Brian Barnes | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5½ |
Peter Alliss and Christy O’Connor | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5½ |
Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Ian Poulter and Justin Rose | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Peter Oosterhuis and Sir Nick Faldo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Peter Oosterhuis and Tony Jacklin | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Bernhard Langer and Sandy Lyle | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3½ |
Sergio Garcia and Jesper Parnevik | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3½ |
Colin Montgomerie and Sir Nick Faldo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3½ |
Neil Coles and Christy O’Connor | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3½ |
All-time Most Successful Ryder Cup Partnerships in a single Ryder Cup match: Great Britain & Ireland / Europe
Partnership | Year | Points |
Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari | 2018 | 4 out of 4 |
Sir Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam | 1987 | 3.5 out of 4 |
Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal | 1989 | 3.5 out of 4 |
Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal | 1991 | 3.5 out of 4 |
Sergio Garcia and Jesper Parnevik | 1999 | 3.5 out of 4 |
Sandy Lyle and Bernhard Langer | 1987 | 3 out of 3 |
Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson | 2014 | 3 out of 3 |
Peter Alliss and Christy O’Connor | 1965 | 3 out of 4 |
Bernard Gallacher and Brian Barnes | 1979 | 3 out of 4 |
Sir Nick Faldo and Bernhard Langer | 1983 | 3 out of 4 |
Seve Ballesteros and Manuel Piñero | 1985 | 3 out of 4 |
Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal | 1987 | 3 out of 4 |
Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood | 2002 | 3 out of 4 |