International Team Golf Events - The Ryder Cup: complete match scores 1927

The Ryder Cup

Created by English seed merchant and keen amateur golfer Samuel Ryder, the first match was played in Massachussets in 1927, when America beat Great Britain & Ireland 9½ - 2½. They would go on to dominate the matches for over 50 years, until broader-based European teams finally began to provide strong opposition. After 39 matches, the score to date is USA 25, GB&I/Europe 12, with 2 ties.

Ryder Cup records
Team and individual wins, winning margins, oldest and youngest, and more.

The 2012 Ryder Cup
José Maria Olazábal leads Europe to a stunning victory at Medinah.

Results 1927 to present day
Year	Venue	Score	USA Captain	GB&I/Europe Capt.
1979 - Present: USA vs. Europe
2020	Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, WI
2018	Le Golf National, Versailles, France
2016	Hazeltine National, Chaska, MN
2014	Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Scot.
2012	Medinah CC, Medinah, IL	Europe 14½ - USA 13 ½	Davis Love III	José Maria Olazábal
2010	Celtic Manor, Newport, Wales	Europe 14½ - USA 13 ½	Corey Pavin	Colin Montgomerie
2008	Valhalla GC Louisville, KY	USA 16½ - Europe 11½	Paul Azinger	Nick Faldo
2006	The K Club Co. Kildare, Ireland	Europe 18½ - USA 9½	Tom Lehman	Ian Woosnam
2004	Oakland Hills CC Bloomfield, MI	Europe 18½ - USA 9½	Hal Sutton	Bernhard Langer
2002	The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, Warks	Europe 15½ - USA 12½	Curtis Strange	Sam Torrance
2001: Match rescheduled due to September 11 attack on USA (all subsequent matches in even numbered years)
1999	The Country Club Brookline, MA	USA 14½ - Europe 13½	Ben Crenshaw	Mark James
1997	Valderrama GC Sotogrande, Spain	Europe 14½ - USA 13½	Tom Kite	Seve Ballesteros
1995	Oak Hill CC Rochester, NY	Europe 14½ - USA 13½	Lanny Wadkins	Bernard Gallacher
1993	The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, Warks	USA 15 - Europe 13	Tom Watson	Bernard Gallacher
1991	Kiawah Island Ocean Course, SC	USA 14½ - Europe 13½	Dave Stockton	Bernard Gallacher
1989	The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, Warks	Europe 14 - USA 14 (Europe retain Cup)	Raymond Floyd	Tony Jackin
1987	Muirfield Village Dublin, OH	Europe 15 - USA 13	Jack Nicklaus	Tony Jacklin
1985	The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, Warks	Europe 16½ - USA 11½	Lee Trevino	Tony Jacklin
1983	PGA National, Palm Beach Gdns, FL	USA 14½ - Europe 13½	Jack Nicklaus	Tony Jacklin
1981	Walton Heath GC Surrey	USA 18½ - Europe 9½	Dave Marr	John Jacobs
1979	The Greenbrier Wh. S. Springs, WV	USA 17 - Europe 11	Billy Casper	John Jacobs
1927 - 1977: USA vs. Great Britain & Ireland
1977	Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancs	USA 12½ - GB&I 7½	Dow Finsterwald	Brian Huggett
1975	Laurel Valley GC Ligonier, PA	USA 21 - GB&I 11	Arnold Palmer	Bernard Hunt
1973	Muirfield Gullane, Scotland	USA 19 - GB&I 13	Jack Burke Jr	Bernard Hunt
1971	Old Warson CC St Louis, MO	USA 18½ - GB&I 13½	Jay Hebert	Eric Brown
1969	Royal Birkdale GC Southport, Lancs	USA 16 - GB&I 16 (USA retain Cup)	Sam Snead	Eric Brown
1967	Champions GC Houston, TX	USA 23½ - GB&I 8½	Ben Hogan	Dai Rees
1965	Royal Birkdale GC Southport, Lancs	USA 19½ - GB&I 12½	Byron Nelson	Harry Weetman
1963	East Lake GC Atlanta, GA	USA 23 - GB&I 9	Arnold Palmer	John Fallon
1961	Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancs	USA 14½ - GB&I 9½	Jerry Barber	Dai Rees
1959	Eldorado CC Palm Desert, CA	USA 8½ - GB&I 3½	Sam Snead	Dai Rees
1957	Lindrick GC Yorkshire	GB&I 7½ - USA 4½	Jack Burke Jr	Dai Rees
1955	Thunderbird CC Palm Springs, CA	USA 8 - GB&I 4	Chick Harbert	Dai Rees
1953	Wentworth (West) Surrey	USA 6½ - GB&I 5½	Lloyd Mangrum	Henry Cotton
1951	Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, NC	USA 9½ - GB&I 2½	Sam Snead	Arthur Lacey
1949	Ganton GC Scarborough, Yorks	USA 7 - GB&I 5	Ben Hogan	Charles Whitcombe
1947	Portland GC Portland, OR	USA 11 - GB&I 1	Ben Hogan	Henry Cotton
1939 - 1945: Matches not played
1937	Southport & Ainsdale GC, Lancs.	USA 8 - GB&I 4	Walter Hagen	Charles Whitcombe
1935	Ridgewood CC Ridgewood, NJ	USA 9 - GB&I 3	Walter Hagen	Charles Whitcombe
1933	Southport & Ainsdale GC, Lancs.	GB&I 6½ - USA 5½	Walter Hagen	JH Taylor
1931	Scioto CC Columbus, OH	USA 9 -GB&I 3	Walter Hagen	Charles Whitcombe
1929	Moortown GC Yorkshire	GB&I 7 - USA 5	Walter Hagen	George Duncan
1927	Worcester CC Worcester, MA	USA 9½ - GB&I 2½	Walter Hagen	Ted Ray

Changes in match format
Period	Day One	Day Two	Day Three	Points
1979 - Present: USA vs. Europe
1977-Present	4 18-hole foursomes 4 18-hole fourballs	4 18-hole foursomes 4 18-hole fouballs	12 18-hole singles	24 points
1927 - 1977: USA vs. Great Britain & Ireland
1977	5 18-hole foursomes	5 18-hole fourballs	10 18-hole singles	20 points
1963-1975	4 18-hole foursomes 4 18-hole fourballs	4 18-hole foursomes 4 18-hole fourballs	2x8 18-hole singles	32 points
1961	2x4 18-hole f'somes	2x8 18-hole singles	Two days only	24 points
1927 -1959	4 36-hole foursomes	8 36-hole singles	Two days only	12 points

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