1975 Ryder Cup
Template:Infobox Ryder Cup Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 526: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/USA relief" does not exist. The 21st Ryder Cup Matches were held 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 had hosted the PGA Championship a decade earlier, in 1965.
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 up
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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 up
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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
- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (September 22, 1975). "British retreat from Ligonier as Ryder Cup remains in U.S." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (September 29, 1975). "As much play as match". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
- ^ "US golfers rout British". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. September 22, 1975. p. 11-part 2.
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1975 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1975". BBC Sport. 2004-09-13. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
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