1975 Ryder Cup
Dates | September 19–21, 1975 | ||||
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Venue | Laurel Valley Golf Club | ||||
Location | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | ||||
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United States wins the Ryder Cup | |||||
The 21st Ryder Cup Matches were held September 19–21 at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. The United States team won the competition by a score of 21 to 11 points.[1][2] After the competition, questions started to be asked about the future of the event, as Britain and Ireland had once again failed to seriously challenge the United States team.[3] The next time the competition was held in the U.S. in 1979, the visiting team included players from continental Europe.
Laurel Valley was co-founded by U.S. captain Arnold Palmer and had hosted the PGA Championship a decade earlier, in 1965.
Format
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was adjusted slightly from the 1973 Ryder Cup, with the second day sessions being swapped:
- Day 1 — 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session
- Day 2 — 4 four-ball matches in a morning session and 4 foursome matches in an afternoon session
- 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: [4]
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Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
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Arnold Palmer | 46 | Non-playing captain | |||
Billy Casper | 44 | 7 | 33 | 18–9–6 | 63.64 |
Raymond Floyd | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0–2–2 | 25.00 |
Al Geiberger | 38 | 1 | 5 | 3–1–1 | 70.00 |
Lou Graham | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0–1–1 | 25.00 |
Hale Irwin | 30 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Gene Littler | 45 | 6 | 24 | 11–5–8 | 62.50 |
Johnny Miller | 28 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Bob Murphy | 32 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Jack Nicklaus | 35 | 3 | 16 | 10–4–2 | 68.75 |
J. C. Snead | 34 | 2 | 8 | 7–1–0 | 87.50 |
Lee Trevino | 35 | 3 | 17 | 9–4–4 | 64.71 |
Tom Weiskopf | 32 | 1 | 6 | 3–2–1 | 58.33 |
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Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
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45 | Non-playing captain | |||
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30 | 3 | 12 | 4–8–0 | 33.33 |
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30 | 3 | 13 | 5–5–3 | 50.00 |
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23 | 0 | Rookie | ||
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26 | 3 | 13 | 7–5–1 | 57.69 |
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34 | 0 | Rookie | ||
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38 | 5 | 23 | 8–9–6 | 47.83 |
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28 | 0 | Rookie | ||
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31 | 4 | 23 | 10–8–5 | 54.35 |
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27 | 0 | Rookie | ||
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26 | 0 | Rookie | ||
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27 | 2 | 12 | 6–4–2 | 58.33 |
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28 | 0 | Rookie |
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results | ![]() |
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Barnes/Gallacher | ![]() |
Nicklaus/Weiskopf |
Wood/Bembridge | ![]() |
Littler/Irwin |
Jacklin/Oosterhuis | ![]() |
Geiberger/Miller |
Horton/O'Leary | ![]() |
Trevino/Snead |
0 | Session | 4 |
0 | Overall | 4 |
Afternoon four-ball
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Results | ![]() |
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Oosterhuis/Jacklin | ![]() ![]() |
Casper/Floyd |
Darcy/O'Connor | ![]() |
Weiskopf/Graham |
Barnes/Gallacher | halved | Nicklaus/Murphy |
Horton/O'Leary | ![]() |
Trevino/Irwin |
1½ | Session | 2½ |
1½ | Overall | 6½ |
Saturday's matches
Morning four-ball
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Results | ![]() |
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Oosterhuis/Jacklin | halved | Casper/Miller |
Horton/Wood | ![]() |
Nicklaus/Snead |
Barnes/Gallacher | ![]() |
Littler/Graham |
Darcy/Hunt | halved | Geiberger/Floyd |
1 | Session | 3 |
2½ | Overall | 9½ |
Afternoon foursomes
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Results | ![]() |
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Jacklin/Huggett | ![]() ![]() |
Trevino/Murphy |
O'Connor/O'Leary | ![]() |
Weiskopf/Miller |
Oosterhuis/Bembridge | ![]() |
Irwin/Casper |
Darcy/Hunt | ![]() |
Geiberger/Graham |
1 | Session | 3 |
3½ | Overall | 12½ |
Sunday's matches
Morning singles
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Results | ![]() |
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Tony Jacklin | ![]() |
Bob Murphy |
Peter Oosterhuis | ![]() ![]() |
Johnny Miller |
Bernard Gallacher | halved | Lee Trevino |
Tommy Horton | halved | Hale Irwin |
Brian Huggett | ![]() |
Gene Littler |
Eamonn Darcy | ![]() |
Billy Casper |
Guy Hunt | ![]() |
Tom Weiskopf |
Brian Barnes | ![]() ![]() |
Jack Nicklaus |
3 | Session | 5 |
6½ | Overall | 17½ |
Afternoon singles
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Results | ![]() |
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Tony Jacklin | ![]() |
Raymond Floyd |
Peter Oosterhuis | ![]() ![]() |
J. C. Snead |
Bernard Gallacher | halved | Al Geiberger |
Tommy Horton | ![]() ![]() |
Lou Graham |
John O'Leary | ![]() |
Hale Irwin |
Maurice Bembridge | ![]() |
Bob Murphy |
Norman Wood | ![]() ![]() |
Lee Trevino |
Brian Barnes | ![]() ![]() |
Jack Nicklaus |
4½ | Session | 3½ |
11 | Overall | 21 |
Individual player records
Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.
Source: [5]
United States
Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
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Billy Casper | 2.5 | 2–1–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–1 |
Raymond Floyd | 1.5 | 1–1–1 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–1 |
Al Geiberger | 3 | 2–0–2 | 0–0–1 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–1 |
Lou Graham | 3 | 3–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 |
Hale Irwin | 4.5 | 4–0–1 | 1–0–1 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Gene Littler | 3 | 3–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Johnny Miller | 2.5 | 2–1–1 | 0–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–1 |
Bob Murphy | 2.5 | 2–1–1 | 2–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 |
Jack Nicklaus | 2.5 | 2–2–1 | 0–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–1 |
J. C. Snead | 2 | 2–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Lee Trevino | 2.5 | 2–2–1 | 0–1–1 | 1–1–0 | 1–0–0 |
Tom Weiskopf | 4 | 4–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Great Britain and Ireland
Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
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Brian Barnes | 2.5 | 2–2–1 | 2–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–1 |
Maurice Bembridge | 0 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 |
Eamonn Darcy | 0.5 | 0–3–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–1 |
Bernard Gallacher | 1.5 | 0–2–3 | 0–0–2 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–1 |
Tommy Horton | 1.5 | 1–3–1 | 1–0–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 |
Brian Huggett | 1 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Guy Hunt | 0.5 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 |
Tony Jacklin | 2.5 | 2–3–1 | 0–2–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–0–1 |
Christy O'Connor | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
John O'Leary | 0 | 0–4–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 |
Peter Oosterhuis | 3.5 | 3–2–1 | 2–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–0–1 |
Norman Wood | 1 | 1–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
References
- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (September 22, 1975). "British retreat from Ligonier as Ryder Cup remains in U.S." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (September 29, 1975). "As much play as match". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
- ^ "US golfers rout British". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. September 22, 1975. p. 11-part 2.
- ^ "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
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