1975 Ryder Cup
Template:Infobox Ryder Cup The 21st Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. 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 had once again failed to seriously challenge the United States team.[citation needed]
Format
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, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
Teams
Captain: Arnold Palmer |
Captain:
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Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
 
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Results | 
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|---|---|---|
| Barnes/Gallacher |  5 & 4
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Nicklaus/Weiskopf |
| Wood/Bembridge | 4 & 3
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Littler/Irwin |
| Jacklin/Oosterhuis | 3 & 1
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Geiberger/Miller |
| Horton/O'Leary | 2 & 1
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Trevino/Snead |
| 0 | Session | 4 |
| 0 | Overall | 4 |
Afternoon four-ball
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Oosterhuis/Jacklin |   2 & 1
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Casper/Floyd |
| Darcy/O'Connor | 3 & 2
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Weiskopf/Graham |
| Barnes/Gallacher | halved | Nicklaus/Murphy |
| Horton/O'Leary | 2 & 1
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Trevino/Irwin |
| 1½ | Session | 2½ |
| 1½ | Overall | 6½ |
Saturday's matches
Morning four-ball
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Oosterhuis/Jacklin | halved | Casper/Miller |
| Horton/Wood | 4 & 2
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Nicklaus/Snead |
| Barnes/Gallacher | 5 & 3
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Littler/Graham |
| Darcy/Hunt | halved | Geiberger/Floyd |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 2½ | Overall | 9½ |
Afternoon foursomes
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Jacklin/Huggett | 3 & 2
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Trevino/Murphy |
| O'Connor/O'Leary | 5 & 3
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Weiskopf/Miller |
| Oosterhuis/Bembridge | 3 & 2
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Irwin/Casper |
| Darcy/Hunt | 3 & 2
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Geiberger/Graham |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 3½ | Overall | 12½ |
Sunday's matches
Morning singles
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Tony Jacklin | 2 & 1
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Bob Murphy |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 2 holes
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Johnny Miller |
| Bernard Gallacher | halved | Lee Trevino |
| Tommy Horton | halved | Hale Irwin |
| Brian Huggett | 4 & 2
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Gene Littler |
| Eamonn Darcy | 3 & 2
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Billy Casper |
| Guy Hunt | 5 & 3
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Tom Weiskopf |
| Brian Barnes | 4 & 2
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Jack Nicklaus |
| 3 | Session | 5 |
| 6½ | Overall | 17½ |
Afternoon singles
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Tony Jacklin | 1 hole
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Raymond Floyd |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 3 & 2
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J. C. Snead |
| Bernard Gallacher | halved | Al Geiberger |
| Tommy Horton | 2 & 1
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Lou Graham |
| John O'Leary | 2 & 1
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Hale Irwin |
| Maurice Bembridge | 2 & 1
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Bob Murphy |
| Norman Wood | 2 & 1
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Lee Trevino |
| Brian Barnes | 2 & 1
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Jack Nicklaus |
| 4½ | Session | 3½ |
| 11 | Overall | 21 |
References
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1975 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "Ryder Cup – 1975". About:Golf. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1975". BBC Sport. 2004-09-13. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
