1991 Ryder Cup
| 29th Ryder Cup Matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dates | September 27–29 | |
| Venue | Kiawah Island Golf Resort | |
| Location | Kiawah Island, South Carolina | |
| Captains | Dave Stockton (USA) Bernard Gallacher (Europe) |
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| United States wins the Ryder Cup | ||
| «1989 | 1993» | |
The 29th Ryder Cup Matches were held on The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The United States team won the competition by 14½ to 13½ points, winning back the Cup when Germany's Bernhard Langer missed a six foot putt on the 18th hole of the final match, a putt that, if made, would have retained the Ryder Cup for Europe. These Ryder Cup Matches became known as the "War on the Shore".
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[edit] Format
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format in 1991 was as follows:
- Day 1 (Friday) — 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in a morning session and 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in an afternoon session
- Day 2 (Saturday) — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session
- Day 3 (Sunday) — 12 singles matches
With a total of 28 points, 14½ points were required to win the Cup, and 14 points were required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
[edit] Teams
Captain: Dave Stockton |
Captain: |
[edit] Friday's matches
[edit] Morning foursomes
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Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Ballesteros/Olazábal |  2 & 1 |
Azinger/Beck |
| Langer/James |  2 & 1 |
Floyd/Couples |
| Gilford/Montgomerie | 4 & 2 |
Wadkins/Irwin |
| Faldo/Woosnam | 1 hole |
Stewart/Calcavecchia |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
[edit] Afternoon four-ball
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Torrance/Feherty | halved | Wadkins/O'Meara |
| Ballesteros/Olazábal | 2 & 1 |
Azinger/Beck |
| Richardson/James | 5 & 4 |
Pavin/Calcavecchia |
| Faldo/Woosnam | 5 & 3 |
Floyd/Couples |
| 2½ | Session | 1½ |
| 3½ | Overall | 4½ |
[edit] Saturday's matches
[edit] Morning foursomes
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Feherty/Torrance | 4 & 2 |
Irwin/Wadkins |
| James/Richardson | 1 hole |
Calcavecchia/Stewart |
| Faldo/Gilford | 7 & 6 |
Azinger/O'Meara |
| Ballesteros/Olazábal | 3 & 2 |
Couples/Floyd |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 4½ | Overall | 7½ |
[edit] Afternoon four-ball
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Woosnam/Broadhurst | 2 & 1 |
Azinger/Irwin |
| Langer/Montgomerie | 2 & 1 |
Pavin/Pate |
| James/Richardson | 3 & 1 |
Wadkins/Levi |
| Ballesteros/Olazábal | halved | Stewart/Couples |
| 3½ | Session | ½ |
| 8 | Overall | 8 |
[edit] Sunday's singles matches
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Faldo | 2 holes |
Raymond Floyd |
| David Feherty | 2 & 1 |
Payne Stewart |
| Colin Montgomerie | halved | Mark Calcavecchia |
| José María Olazábal | 2 holes |
Paul Azinger |
| Steven Richardson | 2 & 1 |
Corey Pavin |
| Seve Ballesteros | 3 & 2 |
Wayne Levi |
| Ian Woosnam | 3 & 1 |
Chip Beck |
| Paul Broadhurst | 3 & 1 |
Mark O'Meara |
| Sam Torrance | 3 & 2 |
Fred Couples |
| Mark James | 3 & 2 |
Lanny Wadkins |
| Bernhard Langer | halved | Hale Irwin |
| David Gilford | halved [1] | Steve Pate |
| 5½ | Session | 6½ |
| 13½ | Overall | 14½ |
[edit] References
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1991 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1991.html. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "Ryder Cup – 1991". About:Golf. http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1991.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1991". BBC Sport. 2004-09-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3913347.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
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