| | 
| | | 
MATCH RESULTS
Thirty-three matches have been played over the seventy two years from the
first official match in 1927 at Worcester, Massachusetts, to Brookline,
Massachusetts, in 1999. The matches are played every second year, with the
exception of the 34th Ryder Cup Matches and alternate between Europe and the
United States of America.
The 1997 match was the first European event to be played outside Great Britain.
| | | | Year | | Site | | Final Scores | | | 1999 | The Country Club, Brookline, MA | U.S. 14 1/2 |  | Europe 13 1/2 | | | 1997 | Valderrama GC, Sotogrande Spain | Europe 14 1/2 |  | U.S. 13 1/2 | | | 1995 | Oak Hill CC, Rochester, NY | Europe 14 1/2 | | U.S. 13 1/2 | | | 1993 | The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, Eng | U.S. 15 | | Europe 13 | | | 1991 | The Ocean Course,Kiawah Islnd, S.C. | U.S. 14 1/2 | | Europe 13 1/2 | | | 1989 | The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, Eng | Europe 14 | | U.S. 14 | | | 1987 | Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio | Europe 15 | | U.S. 13 | | | 1985 | The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, Eng | Europe 16 1/2 | | U.S. 11 1/2 | | | 1983 | PGA Ntnl GC, Plm Beach Gdns, Fla. | U.S. 14 1/2 | | Europe 13 1/2 | | | 1981 | Walton Health GC, Surrey, England | U.S. 18 1/2 | | Europe 9 1/2 | | | 1979 | The Greenbrier,W. Va. | U.S. 17 | | Europe 11 | | | 1977 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England | U.S. 12 1/2 | | GB & I 7 1/2 | | | 1975 | Laurel Valley GC, Ligonier, Pa. | U.S. 21 | | GB & I 11 | | | 1973 | Muirfield, Scotland | U.S. 19 | | GB & I 13 | | | 1971 | Old Warson CC, St. Louis, Mo. | U.S. 18 1/2 | | Britain 13 1/2 | | | 1969 | Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Eng | U.S. 16 | | Britain 16 | | | 1967 | Champions GC, Houston, Texas | U.S. 23 1/2 | | Britain 8 1/2 | | | 1965 | Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Eng | U.S. 19 1/2 | | Britain 12 1/2 | | | 1963 | East Lake CC, Atlanta, Ga. | U.S. 23 | | Britain 9 | | | 1961 | Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England | U.S. 14 1/2 | | Britain 9 1/2 | | | 1959 | Eldorado CC, Palm Desert, Calif. | U.S. 8 1/2 | | Britain 3 1/2 | | | 1957 | Lindrick GC, Yorkshire, England | Britain 7 1/2 | | U.S. 4 1/2 | | | 1955 | Thunderbird CC, Plm Springs, Calif. | U.S. 8 | | Britain 4 | | | 1953 | Wentworth GC, Wentworth, England | U.S. 6 1/2 | | Britain 5 1/2 | | | 1951 | Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, N.C. | U.S. 9 1/2 | | Britain 2 1/2 | | | 1949 | Ganton GC, Scarborough, England | U.S. 7 | | Britain 5 | | | 1947 | Portland GC, Portland, Ore. | U.S. 11 | | Britain 1 | | 1939-
1945 | No Matches played due to World War II | | | | 1937 | Southport & Ainsdale GC, England | U.S. 8 | | Britain 4 | | | 1935 | Ridgewood CC, Ridgewood, N.J. | U.S. 9 | | Britain 3 | | | 1933 | Southport & Ainsdale GC, England | Britain 6 1/2 | | U.S. 5 1/2 | | | 1931 | Scioto CC, Columbus, Ohio | U.S. 9 | | Britain 3 | | | 1929 | Moortown GC, Leeds, England | Britain 7 | | U.S. 5 | | | 1927 | Worcester CC, Worcester, Mass. | U.S. 9 1/2 | | Britain 2 1/2 |
| | |
| | | | |
