Ryder Cup Records: Team Europe

By RyderCup.com On Apr 27, 2016, 12:29pm EDT

Ryder Cup Captains Between 1927-2016
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*
*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 41 Matches
Team points	430½
Foursome points	122
Four-Ball points	100½
Singles points	202

Largest Margin of Victory
2004 at Oakland Hills, Michigan & 2006 in Straffan, Ireland	18½ to 9½
2016 at Hazeltine National, Minnesota	17 to 11
1985 at The Belfry, England 2014 at Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland	16½ to 11½
1957 in Yorkshire, England	7½ to 4½

Most Consecutive Ryder Cup Victories
3 by Europe	2002-'04-'06 and 2010-'12-'14

Number of Ryder Cup Matches Won
Europe	13 wins - (10 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
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
Lee Westwood	10	1997-'99-'02-'04-'06-'08-'10-'12-'14-'16
Dai Rees	9	1937-'47-'49-'51-'53-'55-'57-'59-'61

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	4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0	1947 1963 1975 1981
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 41 Matches Between 1927-2016
	United States	Great Britain and Ireland/Europe
Total team points	531½	430½
Total foursome points 265 matches (1927 to 2014)	151	122
Total four-ball points 205 matches (1963 to 2014)	112½	100½
Total single points 458 matches (1927 to 2015)	268	202

Comparison of the United States and Europe Between 1985-2016
	United States	Europe
Wins	5	11
Tied	1	1
Matches won	187	224
Points won	224½	251½
Foursome points won	61	75
Four-ball points won	60½	75.5½
Single points won	103	101
Rookies record	85 wins, 91 losses, 39 halves	71 wins, 72 losses, 33 halves
Captain's Picks	60 wins, 54 losses, 23 halves	68 wins, 68 losses, 15 halves

Most Matches Played
Sir Nick Faldo	46
Lee Westwood	44
Bernhard Langer	42
Neil Coles	40
Seve Ballesteros	37
Christy O'Connor Sr., Colin Montgomerie, Sergio Garcia	36
Tony Jacklin	35
Bernard Gallacher	31
Ian Woosnam	31
José Maria Olazábal	31

Most Points Won
Sir Nick Faldo	25
Bernhard Langer	24
Colin Montgomerie	23½
Lee Westwood	23
Seve Ballesteros, Sergio Garcia	22½
José Maria Olazábal	20½
Tony Jacklin	17
Ian Woosnam	16½
Bernard Gallacher	15½
Neil Coles	15½
Peter Oosterhuis	15½

Most Singles Points Won
Neil Coles, Colin Montgomerie	7
Sir Nick Faldo	6½
Peter Oosterhuis	6½
Peter Alliss	6½
Bernard Gallacher	6
Bernhard Langer	5½
Bernard Hunt	5½

Most Foursome Points Won
Lee Westwood	12
Bernhard Langer	11½
Sergio Garcia	11½
Sir Nick Faldo	11
Seve Ballesteros	10½
Tony Jacklin	10
Colin Montgomerie	9½
José Maria Olazábal	7½
Christy O'Connor	6½
Brian Huggett	6

Most Four-Ball Points Won
Ian Woosnam, José Maria Olazábal	10½
Lee Westwood	9½
Seve Ballesteros	9
Sergio Garcia	8½
Sir Nick Faldo	7½
Bernhard Langer, Colin Montgomerie	7
Darren Clarke	6½
Peter Oosterhuis	5½

Best Point Percentage (Minimum of 3 Ryder Cup Matches)
Ian Poulter (12-4-2)	72%
Justin Rose (9-3-2)	71%
Luke Donald (10-4-1)	70%
José Maria Olazábal (18-8-5)	66%
Colin Montgomerie (20-9-7)	65%
Sergio Garcia (18-9-5)	64%

Most Foursome Matches
Lee Westwood	20
Bernhard Langer	18
Sir Nick Faldo	18
Sergio Garcia	17
Seve Ballesteros	14
Colin Montgomerie	14
Christy O'Connor Sr.	13
Tony Jacklin	13
Neil Coles	13
Peter Alliss	11

Most Singles Matches
Neil Coles	15
Christy O'Connor Sr.	14
Peter Alliss	12
Sir Nick Faldo	11
Tony Jacklin	11
Bernard Gallacher	11
Brian Barnes	10
Bernard Hunt	10
Bernhard Langer	10
Dai Rees	10

Most Four-Ball Matches
Nick Faldo	17
Lee Westwood	17
Seve Ballesteros	15
Sergio Garcia	15
Bernhard Langer	14
Ian Woosnam	14
Colin Montgomerie	14
José Maria Olazábal	14
Neil Coles	12
Tony Jacklin	11
Sam Torrance	10

Most Matches Won
Sir Nick Faldo	23
Bernhard Langer	21
Seve Ballesteros	20
Colin Montgomerie	20
Lee Westwood	20
Sergio Garcia	19
José Maria Olazábal	18
Ian Woosnam	14
Peter Oosterhuis	14
Tony Jacklin	13
Bernard Gallacher	13
Neil Coles	12

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
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
Sir Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam	1987	3½ out of 4
Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal	1989	3½ out of 4
Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal	1991	3½ out of 4
Sergio Garcia and Jesper Parnevik	1999	3½ 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

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