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{{Infobox Ryder Cup
{{Infobox team golf tournament
| name = Ryder Cup
| year = 1975
| year = 1975
| logo =
| logo =
| dates = September 19–21
| dates = September 19–21, 1975
| venue = [[Laurel Valley Golf Club]]
| venue = [[Laurel Valley Golf Club]]
| location = [[Ligonier, Pennsylvania]]
| location = [[Ligonier, Pennsylvania]]
| home = US
| home = USA
| away = GB
| away = GB&I
| homecaptain = [[Arnold Palmer]]
| homecaptain = [[Arnold Palmer]]
| awaycaptain = [[Bernard Hunt]]
| awaycaptain = [[Bernard Hunt]]
| homescore = 21
| homescore = 21
| awayscore = 11
| awayscore = 11
| result = United States retains
| result = United States wins
}}
}}
{{Location map
The '''21st Ryder Cup Matches''' were held at the [[Laurel Valley Golf Club]] in [[Ligonier, Pennsylvania]].
|USA
The United States team won the competition by a score of 21 to 11 points. After the competition questions started to be asked about the future of the event as Britain and Ireland once again could not seriously challenge the United States team.{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}}
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|long = -79.236
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{{Location map
|USA Pennsylvania
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The '''21st Ryder Cup Matches''' were held September 19–21 at [[Laurel Valley Golf Club]] in [[Ligonier, Pennsylvania]].
The United States team won the competition by a score of 21 to 11 points.<ref name=brflg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HegNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ym0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1651%2C2403619 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Parascenzo |first=Marino |title=British retreat from Ligonier as Ryder Cup remains in U.S. |date=September 22, 1975 |page=1}}</ref><ref name=ampam>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1090284/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213071737/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1090284/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Jenkins |first=Dan |authorlink=Dan Jenkins |title=As much play as match |date=September 29, 1975 |page=18}}</ref> After the competition, questions started to be asked about the future of the event, as Britain and Ireland had once again failed to seriously challenge the United States team.<ref name=usgrb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GIBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zhEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7283%2C3947561 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=US golfers rout British |date=September 22, 1975 |page=11-part 2}}</ref> The next time the competition was held in the U.S. in [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]], the visiting team included players from continental [[Europe]].

Laurel Valley was co-founded by U.S. captain [[Arnold Palmer]] and had hosted the [[PGA Championship]] a decade earlier, in [[1965 PGA Championship|1965]].


==Format==
==Format==
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*'''Day 2''' — 4 four-ball matches in a morning session and 4 foursome matches in an afternoon session
*'''Day 2''' — 4 four-ball matches in a morning session and 4 foursome matches in an afternoon session
*'''Day 3''' — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions
*'''Day 3''' — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions
With a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
With a total of 32 points, 16{{1/2}} points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.


==Teams==
==Teams==
Source:<ref name=rcmg2016>{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.org/sites/default/files/assets/library/Media/mg_2015_rc.pdf |title=2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide |accessdate=September 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927104329/http://www.pga.org/sites/default/files/assets/library/Media/mg_2015_rc.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-27 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center"
;{{flagicon|USA|size=50px}} Team United States
|- style="background:#dfd;"
'''Captain:''' [[Arnold Palmer]]
| colspan="6"|{{flagicon|USA|size=50px}}&nbsp;'''Team USA'''
*[[Bob Murphy (golfer)|Bob Murphy]]
|- style="background:#dfd;"
*[[Johnny Miller]]
!Name
*[[Lee Trevino]]
!Age
*[[Hale Irwin]]
!Previous<br/>Ryder Cups
*[[Gene Littler]]
!Matches
*[[Billy Casper]]
!W–L–H
*[[Tom Weiskopf]]
!Winning<br/>percentage
*[[Jack Nicklaus]]
|-
*[[Raymond Floyd]]
| align=left|[[Arnold Palmer]]
*[[J. C. Snead]]
| 46 || colspan="4" | Non-playing captain
*[[Al Geiberger]]
|-
*[[Lou Graham]]
| align=left|[[Billy Casper]]
{{col-2}}
| 44 || 7 || 33 || 18–9–6 || 63.64
;{{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}} Team Great Britain and Ireland
|-
'''Captain:''' {{flagicon|England}} [[Bernard Hunt]]
| align=left|[[Raymond Floyd]]
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Tony Jacklin]]
| 33 || 1 || 4 || 0–2–2 || 25.00
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Oosterhuis]]
|-
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bernard Gallacher]]
| align=left|[[Al Geiberger]]
*{{flagicon|Jersey}} [[Tommy Horton]]
| 38 || 1 || 5 || 3–1–1 || 70.00
*{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Brian Huggett]]
|-
*{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Eamonn Darcy]]
| align=left|[[Lou Graham]]
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Guy Hunt (golfer)|Guy Hunt]]
| 37 || 1 || 2 || 0–1–1 || 25.00
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]]
|-
*{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Christy O'Connor Jnr]]
| align=left|[[Hale Irwin]]
*{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[John O'Leary (golfer)|John O'Leary]]
| 30 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Maurice Bembridge]]
|-
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Norman Wood]]
| align=left|[[Gene Littler]]
{{col-end}}
| 45 || 6 || 24 || 11–5–8 || 62.50
|-
| align=left|[[Johnny Miller]]
| 28 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie
|-
| align=left|[[Bob Murphy (golfer)|Bob Murphy]]
| 32 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie
|-
| align=left|[[Jack Nicklaus]]
| 35 || 3 || 16 || 10–4–2 || 68.75
|-
| align=left|[[J. C. Snead]]
| 34 || 2 || 8 || 7–1–0 || 87.50
|-
| align=left|[[Lee Trevino]]
| 35 || 3 || 17 || 9–4–4 || 64.71
|-
| align=left|[[Tom Weiskopf]]
| 32 || 1 || 6 || 3–2–1 || 58.33
|}

Eight members of the Great Britain and Ireland team were chosen from the money leaders in [[1975 European Tour]] events after the [[Benson & Hedges Festival]] on 16 August, with the remaining four members of the 12-man team selected by a committee. The eight automatic selections were: [[Eamonn Darcy]], [[Maurice Bembridge]], [[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]], [[Bernard Gallacher]], [[Norman Wood (golfer)|Norman Wood]], [[John O'Leary (golfer)|John O'Leary]], [[Guy Hunt (golfer)|Guy Hunt]] and [[Brian Huggett]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mo9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5aQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2410%2C3319988 |title=Norman Wood gains Ryder Cup place |newspaper=[[The Glasgow Herald]] |date=18 August 1975 |page=15}}</ref> The committee chose two US-based players, [[Tony Jacklin]] and [[Peter Oosterhuis]], together with [[Christy O'Connor Jnr]] and [[Tommy Horton]]. Horton was selected despite finishing 15th in the points list, making his debut at the age of 34.<ref name=times19aug1975>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=19 August 1975 |page=6 |title=Horton chosen for Ryder Cup but is centre of controversy again}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m49AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5aQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4569%2C3581512 |title=British Ryder Cup team completed |newspaper=[[Glasgow Herald]] |date=19 August 1975 |page=21}}</ref>

[[Neil Coles]] withdrew from consideration because of his fear of flying and because it was impractical to travel by sea.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Coles drop out of Ryder Cup |date=6 August 1975 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |page=18}}</ref>

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center"
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| colspan="6"|{{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}&nbsp;'''Team Great Britain and Ireland'''
|- style="background:#dfd;"
!Name
!Age
!Previous<br/>Ryder Cups
!Matches
!W–L–H
!Winning<br/>percentage
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bernard Hunt]]
| 45 || colspan="4" | Non-playing captain
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]]
| 30 || 3 || 12 || 4–8–0 || 33.33
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Maurice Bembridge]]
| 30 || 3 || 13 || 5–5–3 || 50.00
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Eamonn Darcy]]
| 23 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bernard Gallacher]]
| 26 || 3 || 13 || 7–5–1 || 57.69
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tommy Horton]]
| 34 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Brian Huggett]]
| 38 || 5 || 23 || 8–9–6 || 47.83
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Guy Hunt (golfer)|Guy Hunt]]
| 28 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Jacklin]]
| 31 || 4 || 23 || 10–8–5 || 54.35
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Christy O'Connor Jnr]]
| 27 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[John O'Leary (golfer)|John O'Leary]]
| 26 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Oosterhuis]]
| 27 || 2 || 12 || 6–4–2 || 58.33
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Norman Wood (golfer)|Norman Wood]]
| 28 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie
|}


==Friday's matches==
==Friday's matches==
===Morning foursomes===
===Morning foursomes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- style="background:#dfd;"
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}
! style="width:7em;"| Results
! style="width:7em;"| Results
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|[[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Barnes]]/[[Bernard Gallacher|Gallacher]]
|[[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Barnes]]/[[Bernard Gallacher|Gallacher]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 4
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 4
|[[Jack Nicklaus|Nicklaus]]/[[Tom Weiskopf|Weiskopf]]
|'''[[Jack Nicklaus|Nicklaus]]/[[Tom Weiskopf|Weiskopf]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Norman Wood|Wood]]/[[Maurice Bembridge|Bembridge]]
|[[Norman Wood (golfer)|Wood]]/[[Maurice Bembridge|Bembridge]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 4 & 3
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 4 & 3
|[[Gene Littler|Littler]]/[[Hale Irwin|Irwin]]
|'''[[Gene Littler|Littler]]/[[Hale Irwin|Irwin]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Tony Jacklin|Jacklin]]/[[Peter Oosterhuis|Oosterhuis]]
|[[Tony Jacklin|Jacklin]]/[[Peter Oosterhuis|Oosterhuis]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 1
|[[Al Geiberger|Geiberger]]/[[Johnny Miller|Miller]]
|'''[[Al Geiberger|Geiberger]]/[[Johnny Miller|Miller]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Tommy Horton|Horton]]/[[John O'Leary (golfer)|O'Leary]]
|[[Tommy Horton|Horton]]/[[John O'Leary (golfer)|O'Leary]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1
|[[Lee Trevino|Trevino]]/[[J. C. Snead|Snead]]
|'''[[Lee Trevino|Trevino]]/[[J. C. Snead|Snead]]'''
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| 0
| 0
| Session
| Session
| 4
| 4
|- bgcolor="#aaffaa"
|- style="background:#afa;"
! 0
! 0
! Overall
! Overall
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===Afternoon four-ball===
===Afternoon four-ball===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- style="background:#dfd;"
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}
! style="width:7em;"| Results
! style="width:7em;"| Results
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}}
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}}
|-
|-
|[[Peter Oosterhuis|Oosterhuis]]/[[Tony Jacklin|Jacklin]]
|'''[[Peter Oosterhuis|Oosterhuis]]/[[Tony Jacklin|Jacklin]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 & 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 & 1
|[[Billy Casper|Casper]]/[[Raymond Floyd|Floyd]]
|[[Billy Casper|Casper]]/[[Raymond Floyd|Floyd]]
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|[[Eamonn Darcy|Darcy]]/[[Christy O'Connor Jnr|O'Connor]]
|[[Eamonn Darcy|Darcy]]/[[Christy O'Connor Jnr|O'Connor]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2
|[[Tom Weiskopf|Weiskopf]]/[[Lou Graham|Graham]]
|'''[[Tom Weiskopf|Weiskopf]]/[[Lou Graham|Graham]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Barnes]]/[[Bernard Gallacher|Gallacher]]
|[[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Barnes]]/[[Bernard Gallacher|Gallacher]]
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|[[Tommy Horton|Horton]]/[[John O'Leary (golfer)|O'Leary]]
|[[Tommy Horton|Horton]]/[[John O'Leary (golfer)|O'Leary]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1
|[[Lee Trevino|Trevino]]/[[Hale Irwin|Irwin]]
|'''[[Lee Trevino|Trevino]]/[[Hale Irwin|Irwin]]'''
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| 1½
| 1{{1/2}}
| Session
| Session
| 2½
| 2{{1/2}}
|- bgcolor="#aaffaa"
|- style="background:#afa;"
! 1½
! 1{{1/2}}
! Overall
! Overall
! 6½
! 6{{1/2}}
|}
|}


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===Morning four-ball===
===Morning four-ball===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- style="background:#dfd;"
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}
! style="width:7em;"| Results
! style="width:7em;"| Results
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|[[Billy Casper|Casper]]/[[Johnny Miller|Miller]]
|[[Billy Casper|Casper]]/[[Johnny Miller|Miller]]
|-
|-
|[[Tommy Horton|Horton]]/[[Norman Wood|Wood]]
|[[Tommy Horton|Horton]]/[[Norman Wood (golfer)|Wood]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 4 & 2
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 4 & 2
|[[Jack Nicklaus|Nicklaus]]/[[J. C. Snead|Snead]]
|'''[[Jack Nicklaus|Nicklaus]]/[[J. C. Snead|Snead]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Barnes]]/[[Bernard Gallacher|Gallacher]]
|[[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Barnes]]/[[Bernard Gallacher|Gallacher]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 3
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 3
|[[Gene Littler|Littler]]/[[Lou Graham|Graham]]
|'''[[Gene Littler|Littler]]/[[Lou Graham|Graham]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Eamonn Darcy|Darcy]]/[[Guy Hunt (golfer)|Hunt]]
|[[Eamonn Darcy|Darcy]]/[[Guy Hunt (golfer)|Hunt]]
|halved
|halved
|[[Al Geiberger|Geiberger]]/[[Raymond Floyd|Floyd]]
|[[Al Geiberger|Geiberger]]/[[Raymond Floyd|Floyd]]
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| 1
| 1
| Session
| Session
| 3
| 3
|- bgcolor="#aaffaa"
|- style="background:#afa;"
! 2½
! 2{{1/2}}
! Overall
! Overall
! 9½
! 9{{1/2}}
|}
|}


===Afternoon foursomes===
===Afternoon foursomes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- style="background:#dfd;"
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}
! style="width:7em;"| Results
! style="width:7em;"| Results
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}}
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}}
|-
|-
|[[Tony Jacklin|Jacklin]]/[[Brian Huggett|Huggett]]
|'''[[Tony Jacklin|Jacklin]]/[[Brian Huggett|Huggett]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 3 & 2
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 3 & 2
|[[Lee Trevino|Trevino]]/[[Bob Murphy (golfer)|Murphy]]
|[[Lee Trevino|Trevino]]/[[Bob Murphy (golfer)|Murphy]]
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|[[Christy O'Connor Jnr|O'Connor]]/[[John O'Leary (golfer)|O'Leary]]
|[[Christy O'Connor Jnr|O'Connor]]/[[John O'Leary (golfer)|O'Leary]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 3
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 3
|[[Tom Weiskopf|Weiskopf]]/[[Johnny Miller|Miller]]
|'''[[Tom Weiskopf|Weiskopf]]/[[Johnny Miller|Miller]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Peter Oosterhuis|Oosterhuis]]/[[Maurice Bembridge|Bembridge]]
|[[Peter Oosterhuis|Oosterhuis]]/[[Maurice Bembridge|Bembridge]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2
|[[Hale Irwin|Irwin]]/[[Billy Casper|Casper]]
|'''[[Hale Irwin|Irwin]]/[[Billy Casper|Casper]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Eamonn Darcy|Darcy]]/[[Guy Hunt (golfer)|Hunt]]
|[[Eamonn Darcy|Darcy]]/[[Guy Hunt (golfer)|Hunt]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2
|[[Al Geiberger|Geiberger]]/[[Lou Graham|Graham]]
|'''[[Al Geiberger|Geiberger]]/[[Lou Graham|Graham]]'''
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| 1
| 1
| Session
| Session
| 3
| 3
|- bgcolor="#aaffaa"
|- style="background:#afa;"
! 3½
! 3{{1/2}}
! Overall
! Overall
! 12½
! 12{{1/2}}
|}
|}


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===Morning singles===
===Morning singles===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;"
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- style="background:#dfd;"
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}
! style="width:7em;"| Results
! style="width:7em;"| Results
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|[[Tony Jacklin]]
|[[Tony Jacklin]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1
|[[Bob Murphy (golfer)|Bob Murphy]]
|'''[[Bob Murphy (golfer)|Bob Murphy]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Peter Oosterhuis]]
|'''[[Peter Oosterhuis]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 holes
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 up
|[[Johnny Miller]]
|[[Johnny Miller]]
|-
|-
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|[[Brian Huggett]]
|[[Brian Huggett]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 4 & 2
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 4 & 2
|[[Gene Littler]]
|'''[[Gene Littler]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Eamonn Darcy]]
|[[Eamonn Darcy]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2
|[[Billy Casper]]
|'''[[Billy Casper]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Guy Hunt (golfer)|Guy Hunt]]
|[[Guy Hunt (golfer)|Guy Hunt]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 3
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 3
|[[Tom Weiskopf]]
|'''[[Tom Weiskopf]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]]
|'''[[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 4 & 2
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 4 & 2
|[[Jack Nicklaus]]
|[[Jack Nicklaus]]
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- style="background:#dfd;"
| 3
| 3
| Session
| Session
| 5
| 5
|- bgcolor="#aaffaa"
|- style="background:#afa;"
! 6½
! 6{{1/2}}
! Overall
! Overall
! 17½
! 17{{1/2}}
|}
|}


===Afternoon singles===
===Afternoon singles===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;"
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- style="background:#dfd;"
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}
! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}
! style="width:7em;"| Results
! style="width:7em;"| Results
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|-
|-
|[[Tony Jacklin]]
|[[Tony Jacklin]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 1 hole
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 1 up
|[[Raymond Floyd]]
|'''[[Raymond Floyd]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Peter Oosterhuis]]
|'''[[Peter Oosterhuis]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 3 & 2
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 3 & 2
|[[J. C. Snead]]
|[[J. C. Snead]]
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|[[Al Geiberger]]
|[[Al Geiberger]]
|-
|-
|[[Tommy Horton]]
|'''[[Tommy Horton]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 & 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 & 1
|[[Lou Graham]]
|[[Lou Graham]]
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|[[John O'Leary (golfer)|John O'Leary]]
|[[John O'Leary (golfer)|John O'Leary]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1
|[[Hale Irwin]]
|'''[[Hale Irwin]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Maurice Bembridge]]
|[[Maurice Bembridge]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1
|[[Bob Murphy (golfer)|Bob Murphy]]
|'''[[Bob Murphy (golfer)|Bob Murphy]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Norman Wood]]
|'''[[Norman Wood (golfer)|Norman Wood]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 & 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 & 1
|[[Lee Trevino]]
|[[Lee Trevino]]
|-
|-
|[[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]]
|'''[[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]]'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 & 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 & 1
|[[Jack Nicklaus]]
|[[Jack Nicklaus]]
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|- style="background:#dfd;"
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| 3{{1/2}}
|- bgcolor="#aaffaa"
|- style="background:#afa;"
! 11
! 11
! Overall
! Overall
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! 21
|}

==Individual player records==
Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2014rcmediaguide.com/2014RyderCupMediaGuide/ |title=2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide |accessdate=October 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074322/http://2014rcmediaguide.com/2014RyderCupMediaGuide/ |archivedate=October 6, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===United States===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Player !! Points || Overall !! Singles !! Foursomes !! Fourballs
|-
|align=left|[[Billy Casper]] || 2.5 || 2–1–1 || 1–0–0 || 1–0–0 || 0–1–1
|-
|align=left|[[Raymond Floyd]] || 1.5 || 1–1–1 || 1–0–0 || 0–0–0 || 0–1–1
|-
|align=left|[[Al Geiberger]] || 3 || 2–0–2 || 0–0–1 || 2–0–0 || 0–0–1
|-
|align=left|[[Lou Graham]] || 3 || 3–1–0 || 0–1–0 || 1–0–0 || 2–0–0
|-
|align=left|[[Hale Irwin]] || 4.5 || 4–0–1 || 1–0–1 || 2–0–0 || 1–0–0
|-
|align=left|[[Gene Littler]] || 3 || 3–0–0 || 1–0–0 || 1–0–0 || 1–0–0
|-
|align=left|[[Johnny Miller]] || 2.5 || 2–1–1 || 0–1–0 || 2–0–0 || 0–0–1
|-
|align=left|[[Bob Murphy (golfer)|Bob Murphy]] || 2.5 || 2–1–1 || 2–0–0 || 0–1–0 || 0–0–1
|-
|align=left|[[Jack Nicklaus]] || 2.5 || 2–2–1 || 0–2–0 || 1–0–0 || 1–0–1
|-
|align=left|[[J. C. Snead]] || 2 || 2–1–0 || 0–1–0 || 1–0–0 || 1–0–0
|-
|align=left|[[Lee Trevino]] || 2.5 || 2–2–1 || 0–1–1 || 1–1–0 || 1–0–0
|-
|align=left|[[Tom Weiskopf]] || 4 || 4–0–0 || 1–0–0 || 2–0–0 || 1–0–0
|}

===Great Britain and Ireland===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Player !! Points !! Overall !! Singles !! Foursomes !! Fourballs
|-
|align=left|[[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]] || 2.5 || 2–2–1 || 2–0–0 || 0–1–0 || 0–1–1
|-
|align=left|[[Maurice Bembridge]] || 0 || 0–3–0 || 0–1–0 || 0–2–0 || 0–0–0
|-
|align=left|[[Eamonn Darcy]] || 0.5 || 0–3–1 || 0–1–0 || 0–1–0 || 0–1–1
|-
|align=left|[[Bernard Gallacher]] || 1.5 || 0–2–3 || 0–0–2 || 0–1–0 || 0–1–1
|-
|align=left|[[Tommy Horton]] || 1.5 || 1–3–1 || 1–0–1 || 0–1–0 || 0–2–0
|-
|align=left|[[Brian Huggett]] || 1 || 1–1–0 || 0–1–0 || 1–0–0 || 0–0–0
|-
|align=left|[[Guy Hunt (golfer)|Guy Hunt]] || 0.5 || 0–2–1 || 0–1–0 || 0–1–0 || 0–0–1
|-
|align=left|[[Tony Jacklin]] || 2.5 || 2–3–1 || 0–2–0 || 1–1–0 || 1–0–1
|-
|align=left|[[Christy O'Connor Jnr|Christy O'Connor]] || 0 || 0–2–0 || 0–0–0 || 0–1–0 || 0–1–0
|-
|align=left|[[John O'Leary (golfer)|John O'Leary]] || 0 || 0–4–0 || 0–1–0 || 0–2–0 || 0–1–0
|-
|align=left|[[Peter Oosterhuis]] || 3.5 || 3–2–1 || 2–0–0 || 0–2–0 || 1–0–1
|-
|align=left|[[Norman Wood (golfer)|Norman Wood]] || 1 || 1–2–0 || 1–0–0 || 0–1–0 || 0–1–0
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1975.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1975 Results |publisher=The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive |accessdate=2007-03-14}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1975.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1975 Results |publisher=The PGA of America |accessdate=March 14, 2007 |archive-date=October 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022153452/http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1975.html |url-status=dead }}
*{{cite web |url=http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1975.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1975 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-14}}
*{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3911037.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1975 |work=BBC Sport |date=September 13, 2004 |accessdate=March 14, 2007 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3911037.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1975 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-14 | date=2004-09-13}}
{{refend}}
{{refend}}


==External links==
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*[http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1975.htm About.com: 1975 Ryder Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108150409/http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1975.htm |date=January 8, 2014 }}

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Latest revision as of 20:27, 7 September 2024

21st Ryder Cup Matches
DatesSeptember 19–21, 1975
VenueLaurel Valley Golf Club
LocationLigonier, Pennsylvania
Captains
United States 21 11 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
United States wins the Ryder Cup
← 1973
1977 →
Laurel Valley  Golf Club is located in the United States
Laurel Valley  Golf Club
Laurel Valley 
Golf Club
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Location in the United States
Laurel Valley Golf Club is located in Pennsylvania
Laurel Valley Golf Club
Laurel Valley Golf Club
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Location in Pennsylvania

The 21st Ryder Cup Matches were held September 19–21 at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. The United States team won the competition by a score of 21 to 11 points.[1][2] After the competition, questions started to be asked about the future of the event, as Britain and Ireland had once again failed to seriously challenge the United States team.[3] The next time the competition was held in the U.S. in 1979, the visiting team included players from continental Europe.

Laurel Valley was co-founded by U.S. captain Arnold Palmer and had hosted the PGA Championship a decade earlier, in 1965.

Format

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The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was adjusted slightly from the 1973 Ryder Cup, with the second day sessions being swapped:

  • Day 1 — 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session
  • Day 2 — 4 four-ball matches in a morning session and 4 foursome matches in an afternoon session
  • Day 3 — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions

With a total of 32 points, 161⁄2 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

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Source:[4]

United States Team USA
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups 		Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Arnold Palmer 46 Non-playing captain
Billy Casper 44 7 33 18–9–6 63.64
Raymond Floyd 33 1 4 0–2–2 25.00
Al Geiberger 38 1 5 3–1–1 70.00
Lou Graham 37 1 2 0–1–1 25.00
Hale Irwin 30 0 Rookie
Gene Littler 45 6 24 11–5–8 62.50
Johnny Miller 28 0 Rookie
Bob Murphy 32 0 Rookie
Jack Nicklaus 35 3 16 10–4–2 68.75
J. C. Snead 34 2 8 7–1–0 87.50
Lee Trevino 35 3 17 9–4–4 64.71
Tom Weiskopf 32 1 6 3–2–1 58.33

Eight members of the Great Britain and Ireland team were chosen from the money leaders in 1975 European Tour events after the Benson & Hedges Festival on 16 August, with the remaining four members of the 12-man team selected by a committee. The eight automatic selections were: Eamonn Darcy, Maurice Bembridge, Brian Barnes, Bernard Gallacher, Norman Wood, John O'Leary, Guy Hunt and Brian Huggett.[5] The committee chose two US-based players, Tony Jacklin and Peter Oosterhuis, together with Christy O'Connor Jnr and Tommy Horton. Horton was selected despite finishing 15th in the points list, making his debut at the age of 34.[6][7]

Neil Coles withdrew from consideration because of his fear of flying and because it was impractical to travel by sea.[8]

United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Team Great Britain and Ireland
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups 		Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
England Bernard Hunt 45 Non-playing captain
Scotland Brian Barnes 30 3 12 4–8–0 33.33
England Maurice Bembridge 30 3 13 5–5–3 50.00
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy 23 0 Rookie
Scotland Bernard Gallacher 26 3 13 7–5–1 57.69
England Tommy Horton 34 0 Rookie
Wales Brian Huggett 38 5 23 8–9–6 47.83
England Guy Hunt 28 0 Rookie
England Tony Jacklin 31 4 23 10–8–5 54.35
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr 27 0 Rookie
Republic of Ireland John O'Leary 26 0 Rookie
England Peter Oosterhuis 27 2 12 6–4–2 58.33
Scotland Norman Wood 28 0 Rookie

Friday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Barnes/Gallacher United States 5 & 4 Nicklaus/Weiskopf
Wood/Bembridge United States 4 & 3 Littler/Irwin
Jacklin/Oosterhuis United States 3 & 1 Geiberger/Miller
Horton/O'Leary United States 2 & 1 Trevino/Snead
0 Session 4
0 Overall 4

Afternoon four-ball

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United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Oosterhuis/Jacklin United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Casper/Floyd
Darcy/O'Connor United States 3 & 2 Weiskopf/Graham
Barnes/Gallacher halved Nicklaus/Murphy
Horton/O'Leary United States 2 & 1 Trevino/Irwin
11⁄2 Session 21⁄2
11⁄2 Overall 61⁄2

Saturday's matches

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Morning four-ball

[edit]
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Oosterhuis/Jacklin halved Casper/Miller
Horton/Wood United States 4 & 2 Nicklaus/Snead
Barnes/Gallacher United States 5 & 3 Littler/Graham
Darcy/Hunt halved Geiberger/Floyd
1 Session 3
21⁄2 Overall 91⁄2

Afternoon foursomes

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United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Jacklin/Huggett United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Trevino/Murphy
O'Connor/O'Leary United States 5 & 3 Weiskopf/Miller
Oosterhuis/Bembridge United States 3 & 2 Irwin/Casper
Darcy/Hunt United States 3 & 2 Geiberger/Graham
1 Session 3
31⁄2 Overall 121⁄2

Sunday's matches

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Morning singles

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United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Tony Jacklin United States 2 & 1 Bob Murphy
Peter Oosterhuis United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 up Johnny Miller
Bernard Gallacher halved Lee Trevino
Tommy Horton halved Hale Irwin
Brian Huggett United States 4 & 2 Gene Littler
Eamonn Darcy United States 3 & 2 Billy Casper
Guy Hunt United States 5 & 3 Tom Weiskopf
Brian Barnes United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 2 Jack Nicklaus
3 Session 5
61⁄2 Overall 171⁄2

Afternoon singles

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United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Tony Jacklin United States 1 up Raymond Floyd
Peter Oosterhuis United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 J. C. Snead
Bernard Gallacher halved Al Geiberger
Tommy Horton United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Lou Graham
John O'Leary United States 2 & 1 Hale Irwin
Maurice Bembridge United States 2 & 1 Bob Murphy
Norman Wood United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Lee Trevino
Brian Barnes United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Jack Nicklaus
41⁄2 Session 31⁄2
11 Overall 21

Individual player records

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Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Source:[9]

United States

[edit]
Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Billy Casper 2.5 2–1–1 1–0–0 1–0–0 0–1–1
Raymond Floyd 1.5 1–1–1 1–0–0 0–0–0 0–1–1
Al Geiberger 3 2–0–2 0–0–1 2–0–0 0–0–1
Lou Graham 3 3–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 2–0–0
Hale Irwin 4.5 4–0–1 1–0–1 2–0–0 1–0–0
Gene Littler 3 3–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0
Johnny Miller 2.5 2–1–1 0–1–0 2–0–0 0–0–1
Bob Murphy 2.5 2–1–1 2–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–1
Jack Nicklaus 2.5 2–2–1 0–2–0 1–0–0 1–0–1
J. C. Snead 2 2–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–0–0
Lee Trevino 2.5 2–2–1 0–1–1 1–1–0 1–0–0
Tom Weiskopf 4 4–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 1–0–0

Great Britain and Ireland

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Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Brian Barnes 2.5 2–2–1 2–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–1
Maurice Bembridge 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0–0–0
Eamonn Darcy 0.5 0–3–1 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–1
Bernard Gallacher 1.5 0–2–3 0–0–2 0–1–0 0–1–1
Tommy Horton 1.5 1–3–1 1–0–1 0–1–0 0–2–0
Brian Huggett 1 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0
Guy Hunt 0.5 0–2–1 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–1
Tony Jacklin 2.5 2–3–1 0–2–0 1–1–0 1–0–1
Christy O'Connor 0 0–2–0 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
John O'Leary 0 0–4–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0–1–0
Peter Oosterhuis 3.5 3–2–1 2–0–0 0–2–0 1–0–1
Norman Wood 1 1–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0

References

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  1. ^ Parascenzo, Marino (September 22, 1975). "British retreat from Ligonier as Ryder Cup remains in U.S." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Dan (September 29, 1975). "As much play as match". Sports Illustrated. p. 18. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "US golfers rout British". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. September 22, 1975. p. 11-part 2.
  4. ^ "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "Norman Wood gains Ryder Cup place". The Glasgow Herald. August 18, 1975. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Horton chosen for Ryder Cup but is centre of controversy again". The Times. August 19, 1975. p. 6.
  7. ^ "British Ryder Cup team completed". Glasgow Herald. August 19, 1975. p. 21.
  8. ^ "Coles drop out of Ryder Cup". The Guardian. August 6, 1975. p. 18.
  9. ^ "2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
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