1971 Ryder Cup
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Dates | September 16–18, 1971 | ||||
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Venue | Old Warson Country Club | ||||
Location | St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
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United States wins the Ryder Cup | |||||
The 19th Ryder Cup Matches were held September 16–18 at the Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. The United States team won the competition by a score of 18½ to 13½ points.[1][2]
Contents
Format
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1963 through 1971 the competition format was as follows:
- Day 1 — 8 foursomes (alternate shot) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
- Day 2 — 8 four-ball (better ball) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
- Day 3 — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions
With a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
Teams
Source: [3]
Team USA | |||||
Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
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Jay Hebert | 48 | Non-playing captain | |||
Miller Barber | 40 | 1 | 4 | 1–1–2 | 50.00 |
Frank Beard | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 37.50 |
Billy Casper | 40 | 5 | 24 | 14–4–6 | 70.83 |
Charles Coody | 34 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Gardner Dickinson | 44 | 1 | 5 | 5–0–0 | 100.00 |
Gene Littler | 41 | 5 | 21 | 9–4–8 | 61.90 |
Jack Nicklaus | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 37.50 |
Arnold Palmer | 42 | 4 | 21 | 16–4–1 | 78.57 |
Mason Rudolph | 37 | 0 | Rookie | ||
J. C. Snead | 30 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Dave Stockton | 29 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Lee Trevino | 31 | 1 | 6 | 3–2–1 | 58.33 |
Team Great Britain | |||||
Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
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Eric Brown | 46 | Non-playing captain | |||
Harry Bannerman | 29 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Brian Barnes | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0.00 |
Maurice Bembridge | 26 | 1 | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50.00 |
Peter Butler | 39 | 2 | 9 | 2–5–2 | 33.33 |
Neil Coles | 36 | 5 | 27 | 10–13–4 | 44.44 |
Bernard Gallacher | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 50.00 |
John Garner | 24 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Brian Huggett | 34 | 3 | 15 | 4–7–4 | 40.00 |
Tony Jacklin | 27 | 2 | 12 | 6–3–3 | 62.50 |
Christy O'Connor Snr | 46 | 8 | 27 | 9–16–2 | 37.04 |
Peter Oosterhuis | 23 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Peter Townsend | 25 | 1 | 5 | 3–2–0 | 60.00 |
Thursday's matches
Morning foursomes
Results | ||
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Coles/O'Connor | 2 & 1 | Casper/Barber |
Townsend/Oosterhuis | 2 up | Palmer/Dickinson |
Huggett/Jacklin | 3 & 2 | Nicklaus/Stockton |
Bembridge/Butler | 1 up | Coody/Beard |
3 | Session | 1 |
3 | Overall | 1 |
Afternoon foursomes
Results | ||
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Bannerman/Gallacher | 2 & 1 | Casper/Barber |
Townsend/Oosterhuis | 1 up | Palmer/Dickinson |
Huggett/Jacklin | halved | Trevino/Rudolph |
Bembridge/Butler | 5 & 3 | Nicklaus/Snead |
1½ | Session | 2½ |
4½ | Overall | 3½ |
Friday's matches
Morning four-ball
Results | ||
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O'Connor/Barnes | 2 & 1 | Trevino/Rudolph |
Coles/Garner | 2 & 1 | Beard/Snead |
Oosterhuis/Gallacher | 5 & 4 | Palmer/Dickinson |
Townsend/Bannerman | 2 & 1 | Nicklaus/Littler |
0 | Session | 4 |
4½ | Overall | 7½ |
Afternoon four-ball
Results | ||
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Gallacher/Oosterhuis | 1 up | Trevino/Casper |
Jacklin/Huggett | 2 & 1 | Littler/Snead |
Townsend/Bannerman | 1 up | Palmer/Nicklaus |
Coles/O'Connor | halved | Coody/Beard |
1½ | Session | 2½ |
6 | Overall | 10 |
Saturday's matches
Morning singles
Results | ||
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Tony Jacklin | 1 up | Lee Trevino |
Bernard Gallacher | halved | Dave Stockton |
Brian Barnes | 1 up | Mason Rudolph |
Peter Oosterhuis | 4 & 3 | Gene Littler |
Peter Townsend | 3 & 2 | Jack Nicklaus |
Christy O'Connor | 5 & 4 | Gardner Dickinson |
Harry Bannerman | halved | Arnold Palmer |
Neil Coles | halved | Frank Beard |
3½ | Session | 4½ |
9½ | Overall | 14½ |
Afternoon singles
Results | ||
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Brian Huggett | 7 & 6 | Lee Trevino |
Tony Jacklin | 1 up | J. C. Snead |
Brian Barnes | 2 & 1 | Miller Barber |
Peter Townsend | 1 up | Dave Stockton |
Bernard Gallacher | 2 & 1 | Charles Coody |
Neil Coles | 5 & 3 | Jack Nicklaus |
Peter Oosterhuis | 3 & 2 | Arnold Palmer |
Harry Bannerman | 2 & 1 | Gardner Dickinson |
4 | Session | 4 |
13½ | Overall | 18½ |
Individual player records
Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.
Source: [3]
United States
Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
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Miller Barber | 0 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 |
Frank Beard | 2 | 1–1–2 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–1 |
Billy Casper | 0 | 0–3–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 |
Charles Coody | 0.5 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 |
Gardner Dickinson | 4 | 4–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Gene Littler | 2 | 2–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–0–0 |
Jack Nicklaus | 5 | 5–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–0–0 |
Arnold Palmer | 4.5 | 4–1–1 | 0–1–1 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 |
Mason Rudolph | 1.5 | 1–1–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–0 |
J. C. Snead | 4 | 4–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 |
Dave Stockton | 1.5 | 1–1–1 | 1–0–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
Lee Trevino | 3.5 | 3–1–1 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 1–1–0 |
Great Britain
Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
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Harry Bannerman | 2.5 | 2–2–1 | 1–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 0–2–0 |
Brian Barnes | 2 | 2–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
Maurice Bembridge | 1 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
Peter Butler | 1 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
Neil Coles | 2 | 1–2–2 | 0–1–1 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–1 |
Bernard Gallacher | 3.5 | 3–1–1 | 1–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
John Garner | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
Brian Huggett | 1.5 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–1 | 0–1–0 |
Tony Jacklin | 1.5 | 1–3–1 | 0–2–0 | 1–0–1 | 0–1–0 |
Christy O'Connor | 1.5 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–1 |
Peter Oosterhuis | 3 | 3–3–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–1–0 |
Peter Townsend | 0 | 0–6–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–2–0 |
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