Ryder Cup Statistics

These Ryder Cup Statistics are taken from the Ryder Cup Spectator’s Guide which also includes a scorecard and visitor attractions for those at Valhalla:

Most Matches Played

USA

• Billy Casper 37
• Lanny Wadkins 34
• Arnold Palmer 32
• Raymond Floyd 31
• Lee Trevino 30
• Tom Kite 28
• Jack Nicklaus 28
• Gene Littler 27
• Davis Love III 26

EUROPE

• Nick Faldo 46
• Bernhard Langer 42
• Neil Coles 40
• Seve Ballesteros 37
• Christy O’Connor Sr., 36
• Colin Montgomerie 36
• Tony Jacklin 35
• Bernard Gallacher 31
• Ian Woosnam 31
• Peter Alliss 30

Most Matches Won

USA

• Arnold Palmer 22
• Lanny Wadkins 20
• Billy Casper 20
• Lee Trevino 17
• Jack Nicklaus 17
• Tom Kite 15
• Gene Littler 14
• Hale Irwin 13
• Raymond Floyd 12
• Sam Snead 10
• Tom Watson 10

EUROPE

• Nick Faldo 23
• Bernhard Langer 21
• Seve Ballesteros 20
• Colin Montgomerie 20
• José Maria Olazábal 18
• Ian Woosnam 14
• Peter Oosterhuis 14
• Tony Jacklin 13
• Bernard Gallacher 13
• Neil Coles 12

Most Points Won

USA

• Billy Casper 23½
• Arnold Palmer 23
• Lanny Wadkins 21½
• Lee Trevino 20
• Jack Nicklaus 18½
• Gene Littler 18
• Tom Kite 17
• Hale Irwin 14
• Raymond Floyd 13½
• Davis Love III 11½
• Julius Boros 11

EUROPE

• Nick Faldo 25
• Bernhard Langer 24
• Colin Montgomerie 23½
• Seve Ballesteros 22½
• José Maria Olazábal 20½
• Tony Jacklin 17
• Ian Woosnam 16½
• Bernard Gallacher 15½
• Peter Oosterhuis 15½
• Neil Coles 15½

Best Point Percentage (Minimum of 3 Ryder Cup Matches)

USA

• Jimmy Demaret (6-0-0) 100%
• Jack Burke (7-1-0) 87.5%
• Walter Hagen (7-1-1) 83%
• J.C. Snead (9-2-0) 82%
• Sam Snead (10-2-1) 81%

EUROPE

• Sergio Garcia (14-4-2) 75%
• José Maria Olazábal (18-8-3) 67%
• Abe Mitchell (4-2-0) 66%
• Colin Montgomerie (17-8-7) 64%
• Seve Ballesteros (20-12-5) 61%
• Percy Alliss (3-2-1) 58%

Youngest Player

USA

• Horton Smith – 1929 21y/4d
• Tiger Woods – 1997 21y/8m/27d

EUROPE

• Sergio Garcia – 1999 19y/8m/15d
• Nick Faldo – 1977 20y/1m/28d
• Paul Way – 1983 20y/7m/3d
• Bernard Gallacher – 1969 20y/7m/9d
• Ken Brown – 1977 20y/8m/7d

Oldest Player

USA

• Raymond Floyd – 1993 51y/20d
• Jay Haas – 2004 50y/9m/15d
• Don January – 1977 47y/9m/26d
• Julius Boros – 1967 47y/7m/17d

EUROPE

• Ted Ray – 1927 50y/2m/5d
• Christy O’Connor Sr. – 1973 48y/8m/30d

Year – Site – Europe/GB/GBI – USA

• 2006 – The K Club, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland – 18½ - 9½
• 2004 – Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Township, MI – 18½ - 9½
• 2002 – The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England – 15½ – 12½
• 1999 – The Country Club, Brookline, MA – 13½ – 14½
• 1997 – Valderrama GC, Sotogrande Spain – 14½ - 13½
• 1995 – Oak Hill CC, Rochester, NY – 14½ - 13½
• 1993 – The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England – 13 – 15
• 1991 – The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, S.C. – 13½ – 14½
• 1989 – The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England – 14 - 14
• 1987 – Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio – 15 - 13
• 1985 – The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England – 16½ – 11½
• 1983 – PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL – 13½ – 14½
• 1981 – Walton Health GC, Surrey, England – 9½ – 18½
• 1979 – The Greenbrier,W. Va – 11 – 17
• 1977 – Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England – 7½ – 12½
• 1975 – Laurel Valley GC, Ligonier, Pa. – 11 – 21
• 1973 – Muirfield, Scotland – 13 – 19
• 1971 – Old Warson CC, St. Louis, Mo. – 13½ – 18½
• 1969 – Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Eng – 16 - 16
• 1967 – Champions GC, Houston, Texas – 8½ – 23½
• 1965 – Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Eng – 12½ -19½
• 1963 – East Lake CC, Atlanta, Ga. – 9 – 23
• 1961 – Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England – 9½ – 14½
• 1959 – Eldorado CC, Palm Desert, Calif. – 3½ – 8½
• 1957 – Lindrick GC, Yorkshire, England – 7½ - 4½
• 1955 – Thunderbird CC, Plm Springs, Calif. – 4 – 8
• 1953 – Wentworth GC, Wentworth, England – 5½ – 6½
• 1951 – Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, N.C. – 2½ – 9½
• 1949 – Ganton GC, Scarborough, England – 5 – 7
• 1947 – Portland Golf Club, Portland, Ore. – 1 – 11
• No Matches played due to World War II
• 1937 – Southport & Ainsdale GC, England – 4 – 8
• 1935 – Ridgewood CC, Ridgewood, N.J. – 3 – 9
• 1933 – Southport & Ainsdale GC, England – 6½ - 5½
• 1931 – Scioto CC, Columbus, Ohio – 3 – 9
• 1929 – Moortown GC, Leeds, England – 7 - 5
• 1927 – Worcester CC, Worcester, Mass. – 2½ – 9½

Most Foursome Matches

USA / EUROPE

Lanny Wadkins 15 / Nick Faldo 18
Billy Casper 15 / Bernhard Langer 18
Tom Kite 13 / Seve Ballesteros 14
Arnold Palmer 12 / Colin Montgomerie 14
Raymond Floyd 12 / Christy O’Connor Sr. 13
Lee Trevino 10 / Tony Jacklin 13
Payne Stewart 10 / Neil Coles 13
/ Peter Alliss 11

Most Four-Ball Matches

USA / EUROPE

Billy Casper 12 / Nick Faldo 17
Lanny Wadkins 11 / Seve Ballesteros 15
Raymond Floyd 11 / Bernhard Langer 14
Davis Love III 11 / Ian Woosnam 14
Phil Mickelson 11 / Colin Montgomerie 14
Lee Trevino 10 / José Maria Olazábal 14
Fred Couples 9 / Neil Coles 12
Arnold Palmer 9 / Tony Jacklin 11
Jack Nicklaus 9 / Sam Torrance 11
Gene Littler 9 /

Most Singles Matches

USA / EUROPE

Arnold Palmer 11 / Neil Coles 15
Jack Nicklaus 10 / Christy O’Connor Sr. 14
Lee Trevino 10 / Peter Alliss 12
Gene Littler 10 / Nick Faldo 11
Billy Casper 10 / Tony Jacklin 11
Lanny Wadkins 8 / Bernard Gallacher 11
Raymond Floyd 8 / Brian Barnes 10
Tom Kite, Sam Snead 7 / Bernard Hunt 10
/ Bernhard Langer 10
/ Dai Rees 9

Most Ryder Cup Appearances

USA

• Lanny Wadkins 8 1977-’79-’83-’85-’87-’89-’91-’93
• Raymond Floyd 8 1969-’75-’77-’81-’83-’85-’91-’93
• Billy Casper 8 1961-’63-’65-’67-’69-’71-’73-’75

EUROPE

• 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
• Dai Rees 9 1937-’47-’49-’51-’53-’55-’57-’59-’61

All-Time Most Successful Ryder Cup Partnerships

USA Matches Wins Lost Halved Points

• Arnold Palmer and Gardner Dickinson 5 5 0 0 5
• Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson 4 4 0 0 4
• Larry Nelson and Lanny Wadkins 6 4 2 0 7
• Tony Lema and Julius Boros 5 3 1 1 3½
• Lloyd Mangrum and Sam Snead 4 3 1 0 4½
• Arnold Palmer and Billy Casper 3 3 0 0 3
• Phil Mickelson and David Toms 4 2 1 1 4½
• Tom Kite and Curtis Strange 6 2 3 1 7½

GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND/EUROPE Matches Wins Lost Halved Points

• Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal 15 11 2 2 16
• Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam 10 5 3 2 11½
• Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood 8 6 2 0 9
• Peter Alliss and Christy O’Connor 12 5 6 1 15
• Bernard Gallacher and Brian Barnes 10 5 4 1 12