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 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club, Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Captains: Arnold Palmer (US), Bernard Hunt (GB & Ireland)
USA 21GB & I 11

1975 Great Britain & Ireland Team
Jack Nicklaus came into Laurel Valley Golf Club playing what he called "the best golf of my life." Nicklaus had won his fifth Masters in April, his fourth PGA Championship in August and the World Open at Pinehurst, N.C. He led an impressive U.S. Ryder Cup Team that rolled to a 21-11 conquest. The margin would have been larger had England's Brian Barnes not pulled the upset most historians point to as the biggest in Ryder Cup history. Barnes swept Nicklaus not once, but twice in the singles matches. "You've beaten me once, but there's ain't no way you're going to beat me again," Nicklaus said to Barnes on the first tee before the afternoon singles. Nicklaus began with a pair or birdies for an early lead before Barnes again rallied and won, 2 and 1.


Great Britain & IrelandUnited States
 Foursomes: Morning
 B W Barnes & B J Gallacher0 J W Nicklaus & T Weiskopf (5 & 4)1
 N Wood & M Bembridge0 G Littler & H Irwin (4 & 3)1
 A Jacklin & P Oosterhuis0 A Geiberger & J Miller (3 & 1)1
 T Horton & J O'Leary0 L Trevino & J C Snead (2 & 1)1
 Fourballs: Afternoon
 P Oosterhuis & A Jacklin (2 & 1)1 W J Casper & R Floyd0
 E Darcy & C O'Connor Jr0 T Weiskopf & L Graham (3 & 2)1
 B W Barnes & B J Gallacher (halved)½ J W Nicklaus & R Murphy(halved)½
 T Horton & J O'Leary0 L Trevino & H Irwin (2 & 1)1
 Fourballs: Morning
 P Oosterhuis & A Jacklin (halved)½ W J Casper & J Miller (halved)½
 T Horton & N Wood0 J W Nicklaus & J C Snead (4 & 2)1
 B W Barnes & B J Gallacher0 G Littler & L Graham (5 & 3)1
 E Darcy & G L Hunt (halved)½ A Geiberger & R Floyd (halved)½
 Foursomes: Afternoon
 A Jacklin & B W Barnes (3 & 2)1 L Trevino & R Murphy0
 C O'Connor Jr & J O'Leary0 T Weiskopf & J Miller (5 & 3)1
 P Oosterhuis & M Bembridge0 H Irwin & W J Casper (3 & 2)1
 E Darcy & G L Hunt0 A Geiberger & L Graham (3 & 2)1
 Singles: Morning
 A Jacklin0 R Murphy (2 & 1)1
 P Oosterhuis (2 holes)1 J Miller0
 B J Gallacher (halved)½ L Trevino (halved)½
 T Horton (halved)½ H Irwin (halved)½
 B G C Huggett0 G Littler (4 & 2)1
 E Darcy0 W J Casper (3 & 2)1
 G L Hunt0 T Weiskopf (5 & 3)1
 B W Barnes (4 & 2)1 J W Nicklaus0
 Singles: Afternoon
 A Jacklin0 R Floyd (1 hole)1
 P Oosterhuis (3 & 2)1 C Snead0
 B J Gallacher (halved)½ A Geiberger (halved)½
 T Horton (2 & 1)1 L Graham0
 J O'Leary0 H Irwin (2 & 1)1
 M Bembridge0 R Murphy (2 & 1)1
 N Wood (2 & 1)1 L Trevino0
 B W Barnes (2 & 1)1 J W Nicklaus0
USA 21GB & I 11


did you know?
1961 saw all matches reduced from 36 holes to 18 which has remained the position since. In 1963 fourball matches were introduced and the overall match extended to three days from the previous two.
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