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 1987 Muirfield Village, Columbus, Ohio
Captains: Jack Nicklaus (US), Tony Jacklin (Europe)
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1987 European Team
Following the opening ceremonies, European Captain Tony Jacklin invited PGA European Tour Executive Director Ken Schofield and the Tour's chief administrators into a bungalow for cocktails. The officials were greeted by the European Team who spent the next two hours outlining their disappointment with a variety of issues on Tour. This "clearing of the air" meeting, European officials believed, helped relieve the tension of the team and opened the door for a memorable Ryder Cup performance. Europe went out and posted its most impressive victory and its first triumph on U.S. soil. Europe built a 10 1/2 to 5 1/2 lead after two days, sparked by three victories by the Spanish duo of Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal. Europe won all four afternoon fourballs on the second day of competition, with its players 29 under par through the 65 holes played to America's 22-under par. During the singles, Ireland's Eamonn Darcy defeated Ben Crenshaw, 1-up, after a rollercoaster match. Darcy went 2-up after six holes and Crenshaw snapped his putter in disgust, putting the remainder of the match with a 1-iron and the edge of his sand wedge.


EuropeUnited States
 Foursomes: Morning
 S Torrance & H Clark0 C Strange & T Kite (4 & 2)1
 K Brown & B Langer0 H Sutton & D Pohl (2 & 1)1
 N Faldo & I Woosnam (2 holes)1 L Wadkins & L Mize0
 S Ballesteros & J M Olazábal (1 hole)1 L Nelson & P Stewart0
 Fourballs: Afternoon
 G Brand Jr & J Rivero (3 & 2)1 B Crenshaw & S Simpson0
 A Lyle & B Langer (1 hole)1 A Bean & M Calcavecchia0
 N Faldo & I Woosnam (2 & 1)1 H Sutton & D Pohl0
 S Ballesteros & J M Olazábal (2 & 1)1 C Strange & T Kite0
 Foursomes: Morning
 J Rivero & G Brand Jr0 C Strange & T Kite (3 & 1)1
 N Faldo & I Woosnam (halved)½ H Sutton & L Mize (halved)½
 A Lyle & B Langer (2 & 1)1 L Wadkins & L Nelson0
 S Ballesteros & J M Olazábal (1 hole)1 B Crenshaw & P Stewart0
 Fourballs: Afternoon
 N Faldo & I Woosnam (5 & 4)1 C Strange & T Kite0
 E Darcy & G Brand Jr0 A Bean & P Stewart (3 & 2)1
 S Ballesteros & J M Olazábal0 H Sutton & L Mize (2 & 1)1
 S Lyle & B Langer (1 hole)1 L Wadkins & L Nelson0
 Singles
 I Woosnam0 A Bean (1 hole)1
 H Clark (1 hole)1 D Pohl0
 S Torrance (halved)½ L Mize (halved)½
 N Faldo0 M Calcavecchia (1 hole)1
 J M Olazábal0 P Stewart (2 holes)1
 J Rivero0 S Simpson (2 & 1)1
 A Lyle0 T Kite (3 & 2)1
 E Darcy (1 hole)1 B Crenshaw0
 B Langer (halved)½ L Nelson (halved)½
 S Ballesteros (2 & 1)1 C Strange0
 K Brown0 L Wadkins (3 & 2)1
 G Brand Jr (halved)½ H Sutton (halved)½
EUROPE 15USA 13


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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