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Highest Margin of Victory:
1967 in Houston, Texas, 23.5 to 8.5 1985 in Sutton Coldfield, England 16.5 to 11.5
Most Times on Ryder Cup Team:
Lanny Wadkins 8 (1977,79,83,85,87,89,91,93)Nick Faldo 11 (1977,79,81,83,85,87,89,91,93,95,97)
Ray Floyd 8 (1969,75,77,81,83,85,91,93)Christy O' Connor Sr. 10 (1955,57,59,61,63,65,67,69,71,73)
Billy Casper 8 (1961,63,65,67,69,71,73,75)
Youngest Player:
Horton Smith in 1929 - Age 21, 4 daysSergio Garcia in 1999 - Age 19, 8 months, 15 days
Oldest Player:
Raymond Floyd in 1993 - Age 51, 20 daysTed Ray in 1927 - Age 50, 2 months, 5 days
Most Matches Played:
Billy Casper 37 Nick Faldo 46
Most Points Won:
Billy Casper 23.5 Nick Faldo 25
Arnold Palmer 23Seve Ballesteros 22.5
Lanny Wadkins 21.5Bernard Langer 20.5
Best Point Percentage (Minimum, 3 Ryder Cup Matches)
Jimmy Demaret (6-0-0) 100% Abe Mitchell (4-2-0) 67%
Jack Burke (7-1-0) 88%Jose Maria Olazabal 14-8-3) 62%
Horton Smith (3-0-1) 88%
Most Singles Matches:
Arnold Palmer 11Neil Coles 15
Most Foursome Matches:
Lanny Wadkins 15Nick Faldo 18
Billy Casper 15 Bernhard La1ger 16
Most Four-Ball Matches:
Billy Casper 12
Lanny Wadkins 11Seve Ballesteros 15
Raymond Floyd 11Bernhard Langer 14
Most Matches Won:
Arnold Palmer 22Nick Faldo 23
Billy Casper 20 Seve Ballesteros 20
Lanny Wadkins 20Bernhard Langer 18
Most Single Matches Won:
Arnold Palmer 6
Billy Casper 6Peter Oosterhuis 6
Lee Trevino 6
Sam Snead 6
Most Foursome Matches Won:
Arnold Palmer 9 Seve Ballesteros 10
Lanny Wadkins 9 Nick Faldo 10
Bernhard Langer 10
Most Four-Ball Matches Won:
Lanny Wadkins 7 Ian Woosnam 10
Arnold Palmer 7 Seve Ballesteros 8
Nick Faldo 7
Most Matches Lost:
Ray Floyd 16Christy O'Connor Sr. 21
Neil Coles 21
Most Single Matches Lost:
Ray Floyd 4 Christy O'Connor Sr. 10
Jack Nicklaus 4
Most Foursome Matches Lost:
Ray Floyd 8 Bernard Hunt 9
Most Four-Ball Matches Lost:
Curtis Strange 5Nick Faldo 9
Most Matches Halved:
Gene Littler 8Tony Jacklin 8
Most Single Matches Halved:
Gene Littler 3Bernard Gallacher 4
Neil Coles 4
Most Foursome Matches Halved:
Billy Casper 2Tony Jacklin 4
Lee Trevino 2 Charles Whitcombe 3
Gene Sarazen 2
Julius Boros 2
Most Four-Ball Matches Halved:
Gene Littler 4Tony Jacklin 3
Brian Huggett 3
Sam Torrance 3
Teams With Most Ryder Cup Wins:
European Team:
Seve Ballesteros/Jose Maria Olazabal11 Wins, 2 Losses, 2 Halves (15 matches)
Peter Alliss/Christy O'Connor5 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Halve (12 matches)
U.S. Team:
Tom Kite/Curtis Strange 2 Wins, 3 Losses, 1 Halve (6 matches)
Larry Nelson/Lanny Wadkins4 Wins, 2 Losses (6 matches)
Highest Winning Margins - 36-Hole Team:
10 & 9 (1931) -- Walter Hagen & Denny Shute beat George Duncan & Arthur Havers
10 & 9 (1947) -- Lew Worsham & Ed Oliver beat Henry Cotton & Arthur Lees
Highest Winning Margins - 18-Hole Team:
7 & 6 (1991) -- Paul Azinger & Mark O'Meara beat Nick Faldo & David Gilford
7 & 6 (1979) -- Hale Irwin & Tom Kite beat Ken Brown & Des Smyth
Highest Winning Margins 36 Singles:
10 & 8 (1929) -- George Duncan beat Walter Hagen
Highest Winning Margins 18-Hole Singles:
8 & 7 (1997) -- Fred Couples beat Ian Woosnam
8 & 7 (1989) -- Tom Kite beat Howard Clark
Undefeated and Untied in 2 or more Matches:
Jimmy Demaret - 6 winsPaul Broadhurst, John Jacobs - 2 wins
Billy Maxwell - 4 wins
Ben Hogan, Billy Burke & Johnny Golden - 3 wins


Ryder Cup Player Records - U.S.A.
R.C. RecordSinglesFoursomesFour-BallsTotal
PlayerW-L-HW-L-HW-L-HW-L-HPoints
Tommy Aaron (1969, 73)1-4-10-2-01-1-0 0-1-1 1.5
Skip Alexander (1949, 51) 1-1-01-0-00-1-0 0-0-0 1
Paul Azinger (1989, 91, 93) 5-7-22-0-12-3-0 1-4-1 6
Jerry Barber (1955, 61) 1-4-00-3-01-1-0 0-0-0 1
Miller Barber (1969, 71)1-4-21-1-00-3-0 0-0-2 2
Herman Barron (1947) 1-0-00-0-01-0-0 0-0-0 1
Andy Bean (1979, 87) 4-2-02-0-00-1-0 2-1-0 4
Frank Beard (1969, 71)2-3-30-1-10-2-1 2-0-1 3.5
Chip Beck (1989, 91, 93)6-2-13-0-01-1-1 2-1-0 6.5
Homero Blancas (1973) 2-1-11-1-00-0-0 1-0-1 2.5
Tommy Bolt (1955, 57) 3-1-01-1-02-0-0 0-0-0 3
Julius Boros (1959, 63, 65, 67) 9-3-43-2-15-0-2 1-1-1 11
Gay Brewer (1967, 73) 5-3-12-1-10-1-0 3-1-0 5.5
Billy Burke (1931, 33)3-0-01-0-02-0-0 0-0-0 3
Jack Burke, Jr. (1951, 53, 55, 57)7-1-03-1-04-0-0 0-0-0 7
Walter Burkemo (1953) 0-1-00-0-00-1-0 0-0-0 0
Mark Calcavecchia (1987, 89, 91)5-5-11-1-14-0-0 0-4-0 5.5
Billy Casper (1961, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75) 20-10-76-2-28-5-2 6-3-3 23.5
Bill Collins (1961) 1-2-00-1-01-1-0 0-0-0 1
Charles Coody (1971) 0-2-10-1-00-1-0 0-0-1 0.5
John Cook (1993) 1-1-00-1-00-0-0 1-0-0 1
Fred Couples (1989, 91, 93, 95, 97) 7-9-42-1-21-5-0 4-3-2 9
Wilfred Cox (1931) 2-0-01-0-01-0-0 0-0-0 2
Ben Crenshaw (1981, 83, 87, 95) 3-8-12-2-01-2-0 0-4-1 3.5
Jimmy Demaret (1947, 49, 51)6-0-03-0-03-0-0 0-0-0 6
Gardner Dickinson (1967, 71)9-1-02-1-04-0-0 3-0-0 9
Leo Diegel (1927, 29, 31, 33) 3-3-02-1-01-2-0 0-0-0 3
Dave Douglas (1953) 1-0-10-0-11-0-0 0-0-0 1.5
Dale Douglass (1969) 0-2-00-1-00-0-0 0-1-0 0
Ed Dudley (1929, 33, 37)3-1-01-0-02-1-0 0-0-0 3
Olin Dutra (1933, 35) 1-3-01-1-00-2-0 0-0-0 1
David Duval (1999) 1-2-11-0-00-1-0 0-1-1 1.5
Lee Elder (1979) 1-3-00-1-00-1-0 1-1-0 1
Al Espinosa (1929, 31)2-1-11-0-11-1-0 0-0-0 2.5
Johnny Farrell (1927, 29, 31) 3-2-11-2-02-0-1 0-0-0 3.5
Brad Faxon (1995, 97) 2-4-00-2-00-0-0 2-2-0 2
Dow Finsterwald (1957, 59, 61, 63)9-3-13-3-04-0-1 2-0-0 9.5
Raymond Floyd (1969, 75, 77, 81, 83, 85, 91, 93)12-16-34-4-04-8-0 4-4-3 13.5
Doug Ford (1955, 57, 59, 61)4-4-12-2-12-2-0 0-0-0 4.5
Ed Furgol (1957) 0-1-00-1-00-0-0 0-0-0 0
Marty Furgol (1955) 0-1-00-1-00-0-0 0-0-0 0
Jim Furyk (1997, 99) 2-4-02-0-00-2-0 0-2-0 2
Jim Gallagher, Jr. (1993) 2-1-01-0-00-0-0 1-1-0 2
Al Geiberger (1967, 75) 5-1-32-0-12-1-0 1-0-2 6.5
Bob Gilder (1983)2-2-01-0-00-2-0 1-0-0 2
Bob Goalby (1963)3-1-12-0-01-0-0 0-1-1 3.5
Johnny Golden (1927, 29)3-0-01-0-02-0-0 0-0-0 3
Lou Graham (1973, 75, 77) 5-3-11-1-01-2-1 3-0-0 5.5
Hubert Green (1977, 79, 85) 4-3-03-0-00-1-0 1-2-0 4
Ken Green (1989) 2-2-00-1-02-0-0 0-1-0 2
Ralph Guldahl (1937) 2-0-01-0-01-0-0 0-0-0 2
Fred Haas, Jr. (1953) 0-1-00-1-00-0-0 0-0-0 0
Jay Haas (1983, 95) 3-4-10-2-01-2-0 2-0-1 3.5
Walter Hagen (1927, 29, 31, 33, 35) 7-1-13-1-04-0-1 0-0-0 7.5
Bob Hamilton (1949) 0-2-00-1-00-1-0 0-0-0 0
Chick Harbert (1949, 55)2-0-02-0-00-0-0 0-0-0 2
Chandler Harper (1955)0-1-00-0-00-1-0 0-0-0 0
Dutch Harrison (1947, 49) 2-1-02-0-00-1-0 0-0-0 2
Fred Hawkins (1957) 1-1-01-0-00-1-0 0-0-0 1
Mark Hayes (1979)1-2-01-0-00-1-0 0-1-0 1
Clayton Heafner (1949, 51)3-0-11-0-12-0-0 0-0-0 3.5
Jay Hebert (1959, 61) 2-1-10-1-12-0-0 0-0-0 2.5
Lionel Hebert (1957) 0-1-00-1-00-0-0 0-0-0 0
Dave Hill (1969, 73, 77)6-3-03-0-01-2-0 2-1-0 6
Scott Hoch (1997)2-0-10-0-12-0-0 0-0-0 2.5
Ben Hogan (1947, 51) 3-0-01-0-02-0-0 0-0-0 3
Hale Irwin (1975, 77, 79, 81, 91) 13-5-2 3-1-26-1-0 4-3-0 14
Tommy Jacobs (1965) 3-1-01-1-00-0-0 2-0-0 3
Peter Jacobsen (1985, 95) 2-4-00-2-02-0-0 0-2-0 2
Don January (1965, 77)2-3-20-1-10-2-1 2-0-0 3
Lee Janzen (1993, 97) 2-3-01-1-01-1-0 0-1-0 2
Herman Keiser (1947) 0-1-00-1-00-0-0 0-0-0 0
Tom Kite (1979, 81, 83, 87, 89, 93) 15-9-4 5-0-27-5-1 3-4-1 17
Ted Kroll (1953, 55, 57)3-1-00-1-03-0-0 0-0-0 3
Ky Laffoon (1935)0-1-00-1-00-0-0 0-0-0 0
Tom Lehman (1995, 97, 99) 5-3-23-0-01-2-1 1-1-1 6
Tony Lema (1963, 65) 8-1-23-0-13-0-1 2-1-0 9
Justin Leonard (1997, 99) 0-1-50-0-20-2-1 0-1-2 1.5
Wayne Levi (1991)0-2-00-1-00-0-0 0-1-0 0
Bruce Lietzke (1981) 0-2-10-0-10-1-0 0-1-0 0.5
Gene Littler (1961, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 75) 14-5-8 5-2-34-3-1 5-0-4 18
Davis Love III (1993, 95, 97) 5-8-02-1-02-3-0 1-4-0 5
Jeff Maggert (1995, 97, 99) 7-5-32-2-04-2-1 1-1-2 8.5
John Mahaffey (1979) 1-2-01-0-00-1-0 0-1-0 1
Tony Manero (1937) 1-1-00-1-01-0-0 0-0-0 1
Lloyd Mangrum (1947, 49, 51, 53)6-2-03-1-03-1-0 0-0-0 6
Dave Marr (1965) 4-2-02-0-01-1-0 1-1-0 4
Billy Maxwell (1963) 4-0-01-0-01-0-0 2-0-0 4
Dick Mayer (1957)1-0-10-0-11-0-0 0-0-0 1.5
Mark McCumber (1989) 2-1-01-0-00-0-0 1-1-0 2
Jerry McGee (1977) 1-1-00-1-01-0-0 0-0-0 1
Bill Mehlhorn (1927) 1-1-01-0-00-1-0 0-0-0 1
Phil Mickelson (1995, 97, 99) 6-3-23-0-00-1-1 3-2-1 7
Cary Middlecoff (1953, 55, 59)2-3-11-2-01-1-1 0-0-0 2.5
Johnny Miller (1975, 81)2-2-20-2-02-0-0 0-0-2 3
Larry Mize (1987)1-1-20-0-10-1-1 1-0-0 2
Gil Morgan (1979, 83) 1-2-30-1-11-0-1 0-1-1 2.5
Bob Murphy (1975)2-1-12-0-00-1-0 0-0-1 2.5
Byron Nelson (1937, 47) 3-1-01-1-02-0-0 0-0-0 3
Larry Nelson (1979, 81, 87) 9-3-12-0-14-2-0 3-1-0 9.5
Bobby Nichols (1967) 4-0-11-0-12-0-0 1-0-0 4.5
Jack Nicklaus (1969, 71, 73, 75, 77, 81)17-8-3 4-4-28-1-0 5-3-1 18.5
Andy North (1985)0-3-00-1-00-0-0 0-2-0 0
Mark O'Meara (1985, 89, 91, 97, 99) 4-9-11-4-01-3-0 2-2-1 4.5
Ed Oliver (1947, 51, 53)3-2-01-1-02-1-0 0-0-0 3
Arnold Palmer (1961, 63, 65, 67, 71, 73)22-8-2 6-3-29-3-0 7-2-0 23
Johnny Palmer (1949) 0-2-00-1-00-1-0 0-0-0 0
Sam Parks Jr (1935) 0-0-10-0-10-0-0 0-0-0 0.5
Jerry Pate (1981)2-2-00-1-01-0-0 1-1-0 2
Steve Pate (1991, 99) 2-2-11-0-11-0-0 0-2-0 2.5
Corey Pavin (1991, 93, 95)8-5-02-1-02-2-0 4-2-0 8
Calvin Peete (1983, 85) 4-2-12-0-02-1-0 0-1-1 4.5
Henry Picard (1935, 37) 3-1-02-0-01-1-0 0-0-0 3
Dan Pohl (1987)1-2-00-1-01-0-0 0-1-0 1
Johnny Pott (1963, 67)5-2-01-1-02-1-0 2-0-0 5
Dave Ragan (1963)2-1-11-0-01-0-0 0-1-1 2.5
Henry Ransom (1951) 0-1-00-0-00-1-0 0-0-0 0
Johnny Revolta (1935, 37) 2-1-01-0-01-1-0 0-0-0 2
Loren Roberts (1995) 3-1-00-1-01-0-0 2-0-0 3
Chi Chi Rodriguez (1973)0-1-10-0-00-1-1 0-0-0 0.5
Bill Rogers (1981) 1-2-10-0-11-1-0 0-1-0 1.5
Bob Rosberg (1959) 2-0-01-0-01-0-0 0-0-0 2
Mason Rudolph (1971) 1-1-10-1-00-0-1 1-0-0 1.5
Paul Runyan (1933, 35)2-2-01-1-01-1-0 0-0-0 2
Doug Sanders (1967) 2-3-00-2-00-1-0 2-0-0 2
Gene Sarazen (1927, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37) 7-2-34-1-13-1-2 0-0-0 8.5
Denny Shute (1931, 33, 37)2-2-21-1-11-1-1 0-0-0 3
Dan Sikes (1969) 2-1-01-0-01-0-0 0-1-0 2
Scott Simpson (1987) 1-1-01-0-00-0-0 0-1--01
Horton Smith (1929, 33, 35) 3-0-12-0-11-0-0 0-0-0 3.5
J.C. Snead (1971, 73, 75) 9-2-03-1-02-1-0 4-0-0 9
Sam Snead (1937, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 59)10-2-1 6-1-04-1-1 0-0-0 10.5
Ed Sneed (1977)1-0-10-0-00-0-1 1-0-0 1.5
Mike Souchak (1959, 61) 5-1-03-0-02-1-0 0-0-0 5
Craig Stadler (1983, 85)4-2-22-0-01-2-0 1-0-2 5
Payne Stewart (1987, 89, 91, 93, 99)8-9-12-3-04-5-1 2-1-1 9
Ken Still (1969) 1-2-00-1-00-1-0 1-0-0 1
Dave Stockton (1971, 77)3-1-11-0-11-1-0 1-0-0 3.5
Curtis Strange (1983, 85, 87, 89, 95) 6-12-2 2-3-04-4-1 0-5-1 7
Hal Sutton (1985, 87, 99) 6-4-41-1-14-1-1 1-2-2 8
Lee Trevino (1969, 71, 73, 75, 79, 81)17-7-6 6-2-25-3-2 6-2-2 20
Jim Turnesa (1953) 1-0-01-0-00-0-0 0-0-0 1
Joe Turnesa (1927, 29)1-2-10-2-01-0-1 0-0-0 1.5
Ken Venturi (1965) 1-3-00-1-00-2-0 1-0-0 1
Lanny Wadkins (1977, 79, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93)20-11-34-2-29-6-0 7-3-1 21.5
Art Wall Jr (1957, 59, 61)4-2-02-0-02-2-0 0-0-0 4
Al Watrous (1927, 29) 2-1-01-1-01-0-0 0-0-0 2
Tom Watson (1977, 81, 83, 89) 10-4-1 2-2-04-1-1 4-1-0 10.5
Tom Weiskopf (1973, 75) 7-2-12-0-13-1-0 2-1-0 7.5
Craig Wood (1931, 33, 35) 1-3-01-1-00-2-0 0-0-0 1
Tiger Woods (1997, 99)3-5-11-1-01-2-1 1-3-0 3.5
Lew Worsham (1947) 2-0-01-0-01-0-0 0-0-0 2
Fuzzy Zoeller (1979, 83, 85)1-8-10-2-10-2-0 1-4-0 1.5


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