1987 Ryder Cup

27th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates September 25–27, 1987
Venue Muirfield Village Golf Club
Location Dublin, Ohio
Captains
United States 13 15 Europe
Europe wins the Ryder Cup
Muirfield Village
Location in the United States
Muirfield Village
Location in Ohio

The 27th Ryder Cup Matches were held September 25–27, 1987 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb north of Columbus. The European team won their second consecutive competition by a score of 15 to 13 points in probably the most historic Ryder Cup. After an unbeaten record of 13–0 spanning sixty years, the U.S. team lost for the first time on home soil.[1][2]

Europe took a lead of 5 points into the Sunday singles matches, but the U.S. fought back strongly to narrow the deficit. Eamonn Darcy, who previously had a very poor Ryder Cup record, defeated Ben Crenshaw at the last hole to get Europe to 13 points. Crenshaw had broken his putter in a moment of frustration after the sixth hole and putted with his 1 iron for the last dozen holes. Bernhard Langer then halved his match with Larry Nelson and when Seve Ballesteros defeated Curtis Strange 2 & 1 to total 14½ points, the European victory was secured.[1][2][3]

This was the last Ryder Cup in which the U.S. team did not employ captain's selections.[4] Europe used captain's picks in 1979, 1981, 1985, and this year.[5]

Muirfield Village, founded and designed by U.S. captain Jack Nicklaus, has hosted the Memorial Tournament on the PGA Tour since 1976. The 2013 Presidents Cup was held at the same course.

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format in 1987 adjusted slightly from the previous three events, with the order of play on the second day swapped:

  • Day 1 (Friday) — 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session
  • Day 2 (Saturday) — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session
  • Day 3 (Sunday) — 12 singles matches

With a total of 28 points, 14½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

United States Team USA
Name Age Points
rank		 World
ranking		 Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Jack Nicklaus 47Non-playing captain
Scott Simpson 32–130Rookie
Larry Nelson 40–28299–0–0100.00
Payne Stewart 30150Rookie
Ben Crenshaw 35211263–2–158.33
Curtis Strange 3234273–3–150.00
Hal Sutton 29421141–2–137.50
Larry Mize 295150Rookie
Lanny Wadkins 376941712–4–173.53
Dan Pohl 327250Rookie
Tom Kite 378174158–4–363.33
Mark Calcavecchia 279320Rookie
Andy Bean 341036132–1–066.67

Simpson qualified by virtue of winning the 1987 U.S. Open, while Nelson qualified by winning the 1987 PGA Championship.

The selection process for the European team remained unchanged from 1985, with nine players chosen from the 1987 European Tour money list at the conclusion of the German Open on August 30 and the remaining three team members being chosen immediately afterwards by the team captain, Tony Jacklin.[6] Prior to the final event Eamonn Darcy was in the 9th qualifying place with Mats Lanner in 10th. Lanner finished just one shot ahead of Darcy in the German Open and Darcy retained his qualifying place. Jacklin's choices were Ken Brown, Sandy Lyle and José María Olazábal.[7]

Europe Team Europe
Name Age Points
rank		 World
ranking		 Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
England Tony Jacklin 43Non-playing captain
Wales Ian Woosnam 29112272–4–135.71
England Nick Faldo 3022051711–6–064.71
England Howard Clark 33342373–3–150.00
Spain Seve Ballesteros 30423156–6–350.00
Scotland Gordon Brand, Jnr 295400Rookie
Scotland Sam Torrance 346543133–7–334.62
West Germany Bernhard Langer 30733147–4–360.71
Spain José Rivero 32868=121–1–050.00
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy 359112390–7–211.11
Spain José María Olazábal 2111430Rookie
Scotland Sandy Lyle 2974144–8–235.71
Scotland Ken Brown 3077=4114–7–036.36

Captains picks are shown in yellow.[4][5] The world rankings and records are at the start of the 1987 Ryder Cup.

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes

Europe Results United States
Torrance/Clark United States 4 & 2 Strange/Kite
Brown/Langer United States 2 & 1 Sutton/Pohl
Faldo/Woosnam Europe 2 up Wadkins/Mize
Ballesteros/Olazábal Europe 1 up Nelson/Stewart
2 Session 2
2 Overall 2

Afternoon four-ball

Europe Results United States
Brand/Rivero Europe 3 & 2 Crenshaw/Simpson
Lyle/Langer Europe 1 up Bean/Calcavecchia
Faldo/Woosnam Europe 2 & 1 Sutton/Pohl
Ballesteros/Olazábal Europe 2 & 1 Strange/Kite
4 Session 0
6 Overall 2

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

Europe Results United States
Rivero/Brand United States 3 & 1 Strange/Kite
Faldo/Woosnam halved Sutton/Mize
Lyle/Langer Europe 2 & 1 Wadkins/Nelson
Ballesteros/Olazábal Europe 1 up Crenshaw/Stewart
2½ Session 1½
8½ Overall 3½

Afternoon four-ball

Europe Results United States
Faldo/Woosnam Europe 5 & 4 Strange/Kite
Darcy/Brand United States 3 & 2 Bean/Stewart
Ballesteros/Olazábal United States 2 & 1 Sutton/Mize
Lyle/Langer Europe 1 up Wadkins/Nelson
2 Session 2
10½ Overall 5½

Sunday's singles matches

Europe Results United States
Ian Woosnam United States 1 up Andy Bean
Howard Clark Europe 1 up Dan Pohl
Sam Torrance halved Larry Mize
Nick Faldo United States 1 up Mark Calcavecchia
José María Olazábal United States 2 up Payne Stewart
José Rivero United States 2 & 1 Scott Simpson
Sandy Lyle United States 3 & 2 Tom Kite
Eamonn Darcy Europe 1 up Ben Crenshaw
Bernhard Langer halved Larry Nelson
Seve Ballesteros Europe 2 & 1 Curtis Strange
Ken Brown United States 3 & 2 Lanny Wadkins
Gordon Brand, Jnr halved Hal Sutton
4½ Session 7½
15 Overall 13

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.

Source: [8]

United States

PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Andy Bean22–1–01–0–00–0–01–1–0
Mark Calcavecchia11–1–01–0–00–0–00–1–0
Ben Crenshaw00–3–00–1–00–1–00–1–0
Tom Kite33–2–01–0–02–0–00–2–0
Larry Mize21–1–20–0–10–1–11–0–0
Larry Nelson0.50–3–10–0–10–2–00–1–0
Dan Pohl11–2–00–1–01–0–00–1–0
Scott Simpson11–1–01–0–00–0–00–1–0
Payne Stewart22–2–01–0–00–2–01–0–0
Curtis Strange22–3–00–1–02–0–00–2–0
Hal Sutton32–1–20–0–11–0–11–1–0
Lanny Wadkins11–3–01–0–00–2–00–1–0

Europe

PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Seve Ballesteros44–1–01–0–02–0–01–1–0
Gordon Brand, Jnr1.51–2–10–0–10–1–01–1–0
Ken Brown00–2–00–1–00–1–00–0–0
Howard Clark11–1–01–0–00–1–00–0–0
Eamonn Darcy11–1–01–0–00–0–00–1–0
Nick Faldo3.53–1–10–1–01–0–12–0–0
Bernhard Langer3.53–1–10–0–11–1–02–0–0
Sandy Lyle33–1–00–1–01–0–02–0–0
José María Olazábal33–2–00–1–02–0–01–1–0
José Rivero11–2–00–1–00–1–01–0–0
Sam Torrance0.50–1–10–0–10–1–00–0–0
Ian Woosnam3.53–1–10–1–01–0–12–0–0

References

  1. 1 2 Diaz, Jaime (October 5, 1987). "A Cup for the Old World". Sports Illustrated. p. 58.
  2. 1 2 "Europeans use crucial 18th hole to win Ryder Cup". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. September 28, 1987. p. 2C.
  3. ↑ "Ryder Cup 1987". Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Ryder Cup squad set". Reading Eagle. wire services. August 10, 1987. p. 27.
  5. 1 2 Kelley, Brent. "Ryder Cup captain's picks and how they've fared". About.com. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Back to the old Belfry spirit". The Times, November 28, 1986; pg. 36; Issue 62627.
  7. ↑ "McNulty and Darcy's Rhapsody". The Times, August 31, 1987; pg. 28; Issue 62861.
  8. ↑ "2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.

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