1975 Ryder Cup
Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox team golf tournament Script error: No such module "Location map". Script error: No such module "Location map". 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, 16<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
Teams
Source:[4]
| Template:Flagicon Team USA | |||||
| Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Eight members of the Great Britain and Ireland team were chosen from the money leaders in 1975 European Tour events after the Benson & Hedges Festival on 16 August, with the remaining four members of the 12-man team selected by a committee. The eight automatic selections were: Eamonn Darcy, Maurice Bembridge, Brian Barnes, Bernard Gallacher, Norman Wood, John O'Leary, Guy Hunt and Brian Huggett.[5] The committee chose two US-based players, Tony Jacklin and Peter Oosterhuis, together with Christy O'Connor Jnr and Tommy Horton. Horton was selected despite finishing 15th in the points list, making his debut at the age of 34.[6][7]
Neil Coles withdrew from consideration because of his fear of flying and because it was impractical to travel by sea.[8]
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Team Great Britain and Ireland | |||||
| Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Bernard Hunt | 45 | Non-playing captain | |||
| Template:Flagicon Brian Barnes | 30 | 3 | 12 | 4–8–0 | 33.33 |
| Template:Flagicon Maurice Bembridge | 30 | 3 | 13 | 5–5–3 | 50.00 |
| Template:Flagicon Eamonn Darcy | 23 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Template:Flagicon Bernard Gallacher | 26 | 3 | 13 | 7–5–1 | 57.69 |
| Template:Flagicon Tommy Horton | 34 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Template:Flagicon Brian Huggett | 38 | 5 | 23 | 8–9–6 | 47.83 |
| Template:Flagicon Guy Hunt | 28 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin | 31 | 4 | 23 | 10–8–5 | 54.35 |
| Template:Flagicon Christy O'Connor Jnr | 27 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Template:Flagicon John O'Leary | 26 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Template:Flagicon Peter Oosterhuis | 27 | 2 | 12 | 6–4–2 | 58.33 |
| Template:Flagicon Norman Wood | 28 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon | Results | Template:Flagicon |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes/Gallacher | Template:Flagicon 5 & 4 | Nicklaus/Weiskopf |
| Wood/Bembridge | Template:Flagicon 4 & 3 | Littler/Irwin |
| Jacklin/Oosterhuis | Template:Flagicon 3 & 1 | Geiberger/Miller |
| Horton/O'Leary | Template:Flagicon 2 & 1 | Trevino/Snead |
| 0 | Session | 4 |
| 0 | Overall | 4 |
Afternoon four-ball
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon | Results | Template:Flagicon |
|---|---|---|
| Oosterhuis/Jacklin | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2 & 1 | Casper/Floyd |
| Darcy/O'Connor | Template:Flagicon 3 & 2 | Weiskopf/Graham |
| Barnes/Gallacher | halved | Nicklaus/Murphy |
| Horton/O'Leary | Template:Flagicon 2 & 1 | Trevino/Irwin |
| 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 | Session | 2<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 |
| 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 | Overall | 6<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 |
Saturday's matches
Morning four-ball
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon | Results | Template:Flagicon |
|---|---|---|
| Oosterhuis/Jacklin | halved | Casper/Miller |
| Horton/Wood | Template:Flagicon 4 & 2 | Nicklaus/Snead |
| Barnes/Gallacher | Template:Flagicon 5 & 3 | Littler/Graham |
| Darcy/Hunt | halved | Geiberger/Floyd |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 2<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 | Overall | 9<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 |
Afternoon foursomes
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon | Results | Template:Flagicon |
|---|---|---|
| Jacklin/Huggett | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 3 & 2 | Trevino/Murphy |
| O'Connor/O'Leary | Template:Flagicon 5 & 3 | Weiskopf/Miller |
| Oosterhuis/Bembridge | Template:Flagicon 3 & 2 | Irwin/Casper |
| Darcy/Hunt | Template:Flagicon 3 & 2 | Geiberger/Graham |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 3<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 | Overall | 12<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 |
Sunday's matches
Morning singles
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon | Results | Template:Flagicon |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Jacklin | Template:Flagicon 2 & 1 | Bob Murphy |
| Peter Oosterhuis | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2 up | Johnny Miller |
| Bernard Gallacher | halved | Lee Trevino |
| Tommy Horton | halved | Hale Irwin |
| Brian Huggett | Template:Flagicon 4 & 2 | Gene Littler |
| Eamonn Darcy | Template:Flagicon 3 & 2 | Billy Casper |
| Guy Hunt | Template:Flagicon 5 & 3 | Tom Weiskopf |
| Brian Barnes | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 4 & 2 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 3 | Session | 5 |
| 6<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 | Overall | 17<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 |
Afternoon singles
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon | Results | Template:Flagicon |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Jacklin | Template:Flagicon 1 up | Raymond Floyd |
| Peter Oosterhuis | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 3 & 2 | J. C. Snead |
| Bernard Gallacher | halved | Al Geiberger |
| Tommy Horton | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2 & 1 | Lou Graham |
| John O'Leary | Template:Flagicon 2 & 1 | Hale Irwin |
| Maurice Bembridge | Template:Flagicon 2 & 1 | Bob Murphy |
| Norman Wood | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2 & 1 | Lee Trevino |
| Brian Barnes | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2 & 1 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 4<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 | Session | 3<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 |
| 11 | Overall | 21 |
Individual player records
Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.
Source:[9]
United States
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Refbegin/styles.css" />
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
External links
- PGA of America: 1975 Ryder Cup
- About.com: 1975 Ryder Cup Script error: No such module "webarchive".
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Golf on ABC Script error: No such module "Coordinates".