List of Ryder Cup records
The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. Originally contested between Great Britain and the United States, the first official Ryder Cup took place in 1927. The representation of "Great Britain and Ireland" was extended to include continental Europe from 1979.
In all the following tables Europe includes Great Britain/Great Britain and Ireland up to 1977.
For details of individual players' complete Ryder Cup records see: List of European Ryder Cup golfers and List of American Ryder Cup golfers.
Contents
Summary
There have been a total of 928 individual matches played in the 40 Ryder Cups. Of these the United States has won 449, Europe (including Great Britain/Great Britain and Ireland up to 1977) has won 348 with 131 matches halved. Thus the United States have scored a total of 514½ points to Europe's 413½.[1]
Team | All Ryder Cups | 36 hole matches | 18 hole matches | ||||||||
Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs | |
United States won | 449 | 228 | 131 | 90 | 94 | 61 | 33 | 355 | 167 | 98 | 90 |
Europe won | 348 | 165 | 105 | 78 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 300 | 132 | 90 | 78 |
Halved | 131 | 65 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 117 | 55 | 25 | 37 |
United States points | 514½ | 260½ | 145½ | 108½ | 101 | 66 | 35 | 413½ | 194½ | 110½ | 108½ |
Europe points | 413½ | 197½ | 119½ | 96½ | 55 | 38 | 17 | 358½ | 159½ | 102½ | 96½ |
Total | 928 | 458 | 265 | 205 | 156 | 104 | 52 | 772 | 354 | 213 | 205 |
36 holes matches were played up to 1959, 18 hole matches from 1961 onwards. Fourball matches were first played in 1963. The table includes three 18 hole single matches (in 1979, 1991 and 1993) which were not actually played because of injury but were declared as halved matches.
Holes-in-one
Europe
Hole | Player | Match | Type | Year |
16th at Muirfield | Peter Butler | Brian Barnes & Peter Butler lost 1 hole v Jack Nicklaus & Tom Weiskopf | Foursomes | 1973 |
14th at The Belfry | Nick Faldo | Nick Faldo halved with Paul Azinger | Singles | 1993 |
6th at Oak Hill | Costantino Rocca | Sam Torrance & Costantino Rocca won 6 & 5 v Davis Love III & Jeff Maggert | Foursomes | 1995 |
11th at Oak Hill | Howard Clark | Howard Clark won 1 hole v Peter Jacobsen | Singles | 1995 |
14th at The K Club | Paul Casey | Paul Casey & David Howell won 5 & 4 v Stewart Cink & Zach Johnson | Foursomes | 2006 |
United States
Hole | Player | Match | Type | Year |
14th at The K Club | Scott Verplank | Scott Verplank won 4 & 3 v Pádraig Harrington | Singles | 2006 |
Largest margins of victory in a match
36 hole matches (to 1959)
All victories by 7 or more holes for Europe and by 8 or more holes for the United States are listed.
Europe
Margin | Winner | Loser | Type | Year |
10 & 8 | George Duncan | Walter Hagen | Singles | 1929 |
9 & 8 | Abe Mitchell | Olin Dutra | Singles | 1933 |
9 & 7 | Fred Daly | Ted Kroll | Singles | 1953 |
The largest victory in a foursomes match was a 7&5 win by Aubrey Boomer & Charles Whitcombe against Leo Diegel & Bill Mehlhorn in 1927.
United States
Margin | Winner | Loser | Type | Year |
10 & 9 | Walter Hagen & Denny Shute | George Duncan & Arthur Havers | Foursomes | 1931 |
10 & 9 | Ed Oliver & Lew Worsham | Henry Cotton & Arthur Lees | Foursomes | 1947 |
9 & 8 | Leo Diegel | Abe Mitchell | Singles | 1929 |
9 & 8 | Paul Runyan & Horton Smith | Bill Cox & Ted Jarman | Foursomes | 1935 |
18 hole matches (from 1961)
All victories by 5 or more holes for Europe and by 6 or more holes for the United States are listed.
Europe
Margin | Winner | Loser | Type | Year |
7 & 5 | José Maria Cañizares & José Rivero | Tom Kite & Calvin Peete | Foursomes | 1985 |
7 & 5 | Ian Woosnam & Bernhard Langer | Paul Azinger & Payne Stewart | Foursomes | 1993 |
6 & 5 | Dave Thomas & George Will | Arnold Palmer & Dave Marr | Foursomes | 1965 |
6 & 5 | Nick Faldo & Peter Oosterhuis | Andy Bean & Tom Kite | Foursomes | 1979 |
6 & 5 | Des Smyth & José Maria Cañizares | Bill Rogers & Bruce Lietzke | Fourball | 1981 |
6 & 5 | Seve Ballesteros & José María Olazábal | Tom Watson & Mark O'Meara | Fourball | 1989 |
6 & 5 | Ian Woosnam & Peter Baker | Fred Couples & Paul Azinger | Fourball | 1993 |
6 & 5 | Sam Torrance & Costantino Rocca | Davis Love III & Jeff Maggert | Foursomes | 1995 |
6 & 5 | Luke Donald & Lee Westwood | Steve Stricker & Tiger Woods | Foursomes | 2010 |
The largest victory in a singles match has been a 5&4 win, achieved 9 times, firstly by Bernard Hunt against Jerry Barber in 1961.
United States
Margin | Winner | Loser | Type | Year |
8 & 7 | Tom Kite | Howard Clark | Singles | 1989 |
8 & 7 | Fred Couples | Ian Woosnam | Singles | 1997 |
7 & 6 | Miller Barber | Maurice Bembridge | Singles | 1969 |
7 & 6 | Lee Trevino | Brian Huggett | Singles | 1971 |
7 & 6 | Hale Irwin & Tom Kite | Ken Brown & Des Smyth | Foursomes | 1979 |
7 & 6 | Paul Azinger & Mark O'Meara | Nick Faldo & David Gilford | Foursomes | 1991 |
7 & 6 | Tom Lehman | Ignacio Garrido | Singles | 1997 |
7 & 6 | Keegan Bradley & Phil Mickelson | Lee Westwood & Luke Donald | Foursomes | 2012 |
The largest victory in a fourball match has been a 7&5 win by Lee Trevino & Jerry Pate against Nick Faldo & Sam Torrance in 1981.
Pairings
Most frequent pairings
Pairings used 7 or more times for Europe and 4 or more times for the United States are listed.[4]
Europe
Pairing | Number | Points | First Year |
Last Year |
Overall Record W–L–H |
Foursomes Record W–L–H |
Fourballs Record W–L–H |
Seve Ballesteros & José María Olazábal | 15 | 12 | 1987 | 1993 | 11–2–2 | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 |
Peter Alliss & Christy O'Connor Snr | 12 | 5.5 | 1959 | 1969 | 5–6–1 | 4–4–1 | 1–2–0 |
Brian Barnes & Bernard Gallacher | 10 | 5.5 | 1973 | 1979 | 5–4–1 | 2–3–0 | 3–1–1 |
Nick Faldo & Ian Woosnam | 10 | 6 | 1987 | 1991 | 5–3–2 | 2–1–2 | 3–2–0 |
Neil Coles & Bernard Hunt | 8 | 2.5 | 1963 | 1967 | 2–5–1 | 1–2–1 | 1–3–0 |
Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood | 8 | 6 | 1999 | 2006 | 6–2–0 | 3–1–0 | 3–1–0 |
Neil Coles & Christy O'Connor Snr | 7 | 3.5 | 1963 | 1973 | 3–3–1 | 2–1–0 | 1–2–1 |
Tony Jacklin & Peter Oosterhuis | 7 | 4 | 1973 | 1975 | 3–2–2 | 1–1–1 | 2–1–1 |
Bernhard Langer & Colin Montgomerie | 7 | 5.5 | 1991 | 2002 | 5–1–1 | 3–0–1 | 2–1–0 |
Nick Faldo & Colin Montgomerie | 7 | 3.5 | 1993 | 1995 | 3–3–1 | 3–1–0 | 0–2–1 |
Sergio García & Lee Westwood | 7 | 5 | 2002 | 2008 | 4–1–2 | 2–0–1 | 2–1–1 |
United States
Pairing | Number | Points | First Year |
Last Year |
Overall Record W–L–H |
Foursomes Record W–L–H |
Fourballs Record W–L–H |
Larry Nelson & Lanny Wadkins | 6 | 4 | 1979 | 1987 | 4–2–0 | 2–1–0 | 2–1–0 |
Tom Kite & Curtis Strange | 6 | 2.5 | 1987 | 1989 | 2–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 0–2–0 |
Phil Mickelson & David Toms | 6 | 3.5 | 2002 | 2006 | 3–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 1–1–0 |
Steve Stricker & Tiger Woods | 6 | 2 | 2010 | 2012 | 2–4–0 | 1–2–0 | 1–2–0 |
Julius Boros & Tony Lema | 5 | 3.5 | 1963 | 1965 | 3–1–1 | 3–0–1 | 0–1–0 |
Gardner Dickinson & Arnold Palmer | 5 | 5 | 1967 | 1971 | 5–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Keegan Bradley & Phil Mickelson | 5 | 4 | 2012 | 2014 | 4–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 2–0–0 |
Lloyd Mangrum & Sam Snead | 4 | 3 | 1947 | 1953 | 3–1–0 | 3–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
Dave Marr & Arnold Palmer | 4 | 2 | 1965 | 1965 | 2–2–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
Billy Casper & Gene Littler | 4 | 2 | 1965 | 1965 | 1–1–2 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–2 |
Jack Nicklaus & Tom Watson | 4 | 4 | 1977 | 1981 | 4–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Paul Azinger & Chip Beck | 4 | 2 | 1989 | 1991 | 2–2–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
Fred Couples & Raymond Floyd | 4 | 2 | 1991 | 1993 | 2–2–0 | 1–2–0 | 1–0–0 |
Jim Furyk & Tiger Woods | 4 | 2 | 2006 | 2006 | 2–2–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
Webb Simpson & Bubba Watson | 4 | 2 | 2012 | 2014 | 2–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 2–1–0 |
Rickie Fowler & Jimmy Walker | 4 | 1.5 | 2014 | 2014 | 0–1–3 | 0–1–1 | 0–0–2 |
The ages given are on the first day of the Ryder Cup. Generally the leading 5 in each category are given.[1]
Youngest players
Europe
Age | Player | Year | Date of Birth | Date of Cup |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Sergio García | 1999 | 9 January 1980 | 24 September 1999 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Nick Faldo | 1977 | 18 July 1957 | 15 September 1977 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Paul Way | 1983 | 12 March 1963 | 14 October 1983 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Bernard Gallacher | 1969 | 9 February 1949 | 18 September 1969 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Ken Brown | 1977 | 9 January 1957 | 15 September 1977 |
United States
Age | Player | Year | Date of Birth | Date of Cup |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Horton Smith | 1929 | 22 May 1908 | 26 April 1929 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Jordan Spieth | 2014 | 27 July 1993 | 26 September 2014 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Tiger Woods | 1997 | 30 December 1975 | 26 September 1997 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Rickie Fowler | 2010 | 13 December 1988 | 1 October 2010 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Horton Smith | 1931 | 22 May 1908 | 26 June 1931 |
Oldest players
Europe
Age | Player | Year | Date of Birth | Date of Cup |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Ted Ray | 1927 | 28 March 1877 | 3 June 1927 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Christy O'Connor, Snr | 1973 | 21 December 1924 | 20 September 1973 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Dai Rees | 1961 | 31 March 1913 | 13 October 1961 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | George Duncan | 1931 | 16 September 1883 | 26 June 1931 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Arthur Lees | 1955 | 21 February 1908 | 5 November 1955 |
The oldest rookie was Ted Ray in 1927 but since Ray was playing in the first Ryder Cup, Brian Waites who was Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. in 1983 is often quoted as the oldest European rookie.[2]
United States
Age | Player | Year | Date of Birth | Date of Cup |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Raymond Floyd | 1993 | 4 September 1942 | 24 September 1993 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Jay Haas | 2004 | 2 December 1953 | 17 September 2004 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Raymond Floyd | 1991 | 4 September 1942 | 27 September 1991 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Fred Funk | 2004 | 14 June 1956 | 17 September 2004 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Kenny Perry | 2008 | 10 August 1960 | 19 September 2008 |
The oldest rookie was Fred Funk in 2004.
Longest lived players
Europe
Age [†] | Player | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Ted Jarman | 2 July 1907 | 9 May 2003 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | John Panton | 9 October 1916 | 24 July 2009 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Aubrey Boomer | 1 November 1897 | 2 October 1989 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Sam King | 27 March 1911 | 24 February 2003 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Christy O'Connor Snr | 21 December 1924 | 14 May 2016 |
The oldest living player is John Jacobs who was born on 14 March 1925 and is Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.. Peter Alliss, currently aged Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist., is the only survivor of the 1953 British team. Jacobs played in the 1955 Ryder Cup.
United States
Age [†] | Player | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Gene Sarazen | 27 February 1902 | 13 May 1999 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Byron Nelson | 4 February 1912 | 26 September 2006 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Doug Ford | 6 August 1922 | Living |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Paul Runyan | 12 July 1908 | 17 March 2002 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Jack Burke Jr. | 29 January 1923 | Living |
Jack Burke Jr. is the only survivor of the 1951 and 1953 American teams.
† ^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 19 April 2024
Captains
- Youngest Ryder Cup captain: Arnold Palmer - Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. in 1963
- Youngest European captain: Charles Whitcombe - Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. in 1931
- Youngest non-playing captain: Ben Hogan - Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. in 1949
- Youngest non-playing European captain: Tony Jacklin - Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. in 1983
- Oldest Ryder Cup captain: Tom Watson - Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. in 2014
- Oldest European captain: J.H. Taylor - Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. in 1933
- Oldest playing captain: Ted Ray - Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. in 1927
- Oldest playing United States captain: Sam Snead - Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. in 1959