1977 Ryder Cup
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The event was the last time that a Great Britain and Ireland team would compete for the Ryder Cup. During the competition, officials from the PGA of America and the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland discussed the possibility of allowing players from continental Europe to participate in the Cup, and Jack Nicklaus also advocated this change in a meeting with Lord Derby.[2] The Deed of Trust that was struck with the PGA of Great Britain and Samuel Ryder was amended in time for the 1979 matches, and changed the popularity and competitive balance of the Ryder Cup.
Format
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was reduced in scope from the formats used from 1963 through 1975, with only 20 matches played instead of 32. The schedule of play was as follows:
- Day 1 — 5 foursome (alternate shot) matches
- Day 2 — 5 four-ball (better ball) matches
- Day 3 — 10 singles matches
With a total of 20 points, 10<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: [3]
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Team Great Britain and Ireland | |||||
| Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Brian Huggett | 40 | Non-playing captain | |||
| Template:Flagicon Brian Barnes | 32 | 4 | 17 | 6–10–1 | 38.24 |
| Template:Flagicon Ken Brown | 20 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Template:Flagicon Howard Clark | 23 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Template:Flagicon Neil Coles | 42 | 7 | 37 | 12–18–7 | 41.89 |
| Template:Flagicon Eamonn Darcy | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0–3–1 | 12.50 |
| Template:Flagicon Peter Dawson | 27 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Template:Flagicon Nick Faldo | 20 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Template:Flagicon Bernard Gallacher | 28 | 4 | 18 | 7–7–4 | 50.00 |
| Template:Flagicon Tommy Horton | 36 | 1 | 5 | 1–3–1 | 30.00 |
| Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin | 33 | 5 | 29 | 12–11–6 | 51.72 |
| Template:Flagicon Mark James | 23 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Template:Flagicon Peter Oosterhuis | 29 | 3 | 18 | 9–6–3 | 58.33 |
| Template:Flagicon Team USA | |||||
| Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Finsterwald | 48 | Non-playing captain | |||
| Raymond Floyd | 35 | 2 | 7 | 1–3–3 | 35.71 |
| Lou Graham | 39 | 2 | 6 | 3–2–1 | 58.33 |
| Hubert Green | 30 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Dave Hill | 40 | 2 | 7 | 4–3–0 | 57.14 |
| Hale Irwin | 32 | 1 | 5 | 4–0–1 | 90.00 |
| Don January | 47 | 1 | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50.00 |
| Jerry McGee | 34 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Jack Nicklaus | 37 | 4 | 21 | 12–6–3 | 64.29 |
| Ed Sneed | 33 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Dave Stockton | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1–1–1 | 50.00 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 27 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Tom Watson | 28 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Thursday's foursome matches
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon | Results | Template:Flagicon |
|---|---|---|
| Gallacher/Barnes | Template:Flagicon 3 & 1 | Wadkins/Irwin |
| Coles/Dawson | Template:Flagicon 1 up | Stockton/McGee |
| Faldo/Oosterhuis | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2 & 1 | Floyd/Graham |
| Darcy/Jacklin | halved | Sneed/January |
| Horton/James | Template:Flagicon 5 & 4 | Nicklaus/Watson |
| 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 | Session | 3<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 |
| 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 | Overall | 3<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 |
Friday's four-ball matches
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon | Results | Template:Flagicon |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes/Horton | Template:Flagicon 5 & 4 | Watson/Green |
| Coles/Dawson | Template:Flagicon 5 & 3 | Sneed/Wadkins |
| Faldo/Oosterhuis | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 3 & 1 | Nicklaus/Floyd |
| Jacklin/Darcy | Template:Flagicon 5 & 3 | Hill/Stockton |
| James/Brown | Template:Flagicon 1 up | Irwin/Graham |
| 1 | Session | 4 |
| 2<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 | Overall | 7<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 |
Saturday's singles matches
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon | Results | Template:Flagicon |
|---|---|---|
| Howard Clark | Template:Flagicon 4 & 3 | Lanny Wadkins |
| Neil Coles | Template:Flagicon 5 & 3 | Lou Graham |
| Peter Dawson | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 5 & 4 | Don January |
| Brian Barnes | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 1 up | Hale Irwin |
| Tommy Horton | Template:Flagicon 5 & 4 | Dave Hill |
| Bernard Gallacher | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 1 up | Jack Nicklaus |
| Eamonn Darcy | Template:Flagicon 1 up | Hubert Green |
| Mark James | Template:Flagicon 2 & 1 | Raymond Floyd |
| Nick Faldo | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 1 up | Tom Watson |
| Peter Oosterhuis | Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2 up | Jerry McGee |
| 5 | Session | 5 |
| 7<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 | Overall | 12<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 |
Individual player records
Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.
Source: [3]
Great Britain and Ireland
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Barnes | 1 | 1–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Ken Brown | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Howard Clark | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Neil Coles | 0 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Eamonn Darcy | 0.5 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–0 |
| Peter Dawson | 1 | 1–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Nick Faldo | 3 | 3–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Bernard Gallacher | 1 | 1–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Tommy Horton | 0 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Tony Jacklin | 0.5 | 0–1–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–0 |
| Mark James | 0 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 3 | 3–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
United States
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Floyd | 1 | 1–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Lou Graham | 2 | 2–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Hubert Green | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Dave Hill | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Hale Irwin | 2 | 2–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Don January | 0.5 | 0–1–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 | 0–0–0 |
| Jerry McGee | 1 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 1 | 1–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Ed Sneed | 1.5 | 1–0–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–0 |
| Dave Stockton | 2 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 3 | 3–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Tom Watson | 2 | 2–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
References
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