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Ryder Cup Records

Ryder Cup Captains Between 1927-2020

YearGB&I/EuropeUnited States
1927Ted RayWalter Hagen
1929George DuncanWalter Hagen
1931Charles WhitcombeWalter Hagen
1933J.H. Taylor*Walter Hagen
1935Charles WhitcombeWalter Hagen
1937Charles WhitcombeWalter Hagen*
1939# Walter Hagen
(Vic Ghezzi)
1941# Walter Hagen
1947Sir Henry CottonBen Hogan
(Walter Hagen)
1949Charles Whitcombe*Ben Hogan*
(Ed Dudley)
1951Arthur Lacey*Sam Snead
1953Henry Cotton*Lloyd Mangrum
1955Dai ReesChick Harbert
(Lloyd Mangrum)
1957Dai ReesJack Burke Jr
1959Dai ReesSam Snead
1961Dai ReesJerry Barber
1963John Fallon*Arnold Palmer
1965Harry Weetman*Byron Nelson*
1967Dai Rees*Ben Hogan*
1969Eric Brown*Sam Snead*
1971Eric Brown*Jay Herbert*
1973Bernard Hunt*Jack Burke Jr*
1975Bernard Hunt*Arnold Palmer
1977Brian Huggett*Dow Finsterwald*
1979John Jacobs*Billy Casper*
1981John Jacobs*Dave Marr*
1983Tony Jacklin*Jack Nicklaus*
1985Tony Jacklin*Lee Trevino*
1987Tony Jacklin*Jack Nicklaus*
1989Tony Jacklin*Raymond Floyd*
1991Bernard Gallacher*Dave Stockton*
1993Bernard Gallacher*Tom Watson*
1995Bernard Gallacher*Lanny Wadkins*
1997Seve Ballesteros*Tom Kite*
1999Mark James*Ben Crenshaw*
2002Sam Torrance*Curtis Strange*
2004Bernard Langer*Hal Sutton*
2006Ian Woosnam*Tom Lehman*
2008Nick Faldo*Paul Azinger*
2010Colin Montgomerie*Corey Pavin*
2012José Maria Olazábal*Davis Love III*
2014Paul McGinley*Tom Watson*
2016Darren Clarke*Davis Love III*
2018Thomas Bjørn*Jim Furyk*
2020Pádraig Harrington*Steve Stricker*
2023Luke DonaldZach 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 points451
Foursome points130
Four-Ball points107.5
Singles points213.5

Largest European Margin of Victory

2004 at Oakland Hills, Michigan & 2006 in Straffan, Ireland18.5 to 9.5
2018 at Le Golf National, France17.5 to 10.5
1985 at The Belfry, England and 2014 at Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland16.5 to 11.5

Most Consecutive European Ryder Cup Victories

3 by Europe2002-'04-'06 and 2010-'12-'14

Number of Ryder Cup Matches Won

Europe14 wins - (11 as Europe, 3 as GB&I)
Tied2

Most Ryder Cup Appearances

Sir Nick Faldo111977-'79-'81-'83-'85-'87-'89-'91-'93-'95-'97
Lee Westwood111997-'99-'02-'04-'06-'08-'10-'12-'14-'16-'20
Christy O' Connor Sr.101955-'57-'59-'61-'63-'65-'67-'69-'71-'73
Bernhard Langer101981-'83-'85-'87-'89-'91-'93-'95-'97-'02
Sergio Garcia101999-'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

SinglesNo side has ever won all the single matches

Breakdown of Points Won in the 43 Matches Between 1927-2020

 United StatesGreat Britain and Ireland/Europe
Total team points561451
Total foursome points159130
Total four-ball points121.5107.5
Total single points280.5213.5

Comparison of the United States and Europe Between 1979 - 2020

 United StatesEurope
Wins911
Tied11
Points won295.5292.5
Foursome points won86.581.5
Four-ball points won9078
Single points won133119

Most Matches Played

Lee Westwood47
Sir Nick Faldo46
Sergio Garcia45
Bernhard Langer42
Neil Coles40

Most Points

Sergio Garcia 28.5
Sir Nick Faldo25
Bernhard Langer24
Lee Westwood24
Colin Montgomerie23.5

Most Singles Points

Neil Coles, Colin Montgomerie7
Colin Montgomerie7
Peter Alliss6.5
Sir Nick Faldo6.5
Peter Oosterhuis6.5
Ian Poulter.5

Most Foursome Points

Sergio Garcia13.5
Bernhard Langer11.5
Sir Nick Faldo11
Lee Westwood11
Seve Ballesteros10.5

Most Four-ball Points

José María Olazábal10.5
Ian Woosnam10.5
Sergio Garcia10.5
Lee Westwood9
Seve Ballesteros9

Most Foursome Matches

Lee Westwood20
Sergio Garcia19
Bernhard Langer18
Sir Nick Faldo 18
Seve Ballesteros14
Colin Montgomerie14

Most Singles Matches

Neil Coles15
Christy O'Connor Sr.14
Peter Alliss12
Sir Nick Faldo11
Tony Jacklin11
Bernard Gallacher11
Lee Westwood11

Most Four-ball Matches

Sir Nick Faldo17
Lee Westwood16
Sergio Garcia16
Seve Ballesteros15
Bernhard Langer14
Ian Woosnam14
Colin Montgomerie14
José María Olazábal14

Most Matches Won

Sergio Garcia5
Sir Nick Faldo23
Bernhard Langer21
Lee Westwood21
Colin Montgomerie20
Seve Ballesteros20

All-time Most Successful Ryder Cup Partnerships: Great Britain & Ireland / Europe

PartnershipMatchesWonLostHalvedPoints
Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal15112212
Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood86206
Sir Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam105326
Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie7511
Bernard Gallacher and Brian Barnes10541
Peter Alliss and Christy O’Connor10561
Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald65105
Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood74125
Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari44004
Ian Poulter and Justin Rose54104
Peter Oosterhuis and Sir Nick Faldo64204
Peter Oosterhuis and Tony Jacklin73224
Bernhard Langer and Sandy Lyle4301
Sergio Garcia and Jesper Parnevik4301
Colin Montgomerie and Sir Nick Faldo7331
Neil Coles and Christy O’Connor7331

All-time Most Successful Ryder Cup Partnerships in a single Ryder Cup match: Great Britain & Ireland / Europe

PartnershipYearPoints
Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari20184 out of 4
Sir Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam19873.5 out of 4
Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal19893.5 out of 4
Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal19913.5 out of 4
Sergio Garcia and Jesper Parnevik19993.5 out of 4
Sandy Lyle and Bernhard Langer19873 out of 3
Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson20143 out of 3
Peter Alliss and Christy O’Connor19653 out of 4
Bernard Gallacher and Brian Barnes19793 out of 4
Sir Nick Faldo and Bernhard Langer19833 out of 4
Seve Ballesteros and Manuel Piñero19853 out of 4
Seve Ballesteros and  José Maria Olazábal19873 out of 4
Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood20023 out of 4

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