1985 Ryder Cup

26th edition; golf tournament in England June 2015 August 2020 Ryder Cup 1985 13–15 September 1985 The Belfry, Brabazon Course Wishaw, Warwickshire, England Europe USA Tony Jacklin Lee Trevino 16 11 Europe wins England 1 52.555 -1.734 type:event it The 26th Ryder Cup Matches were held 13–15 September 1985 at the Brabazon Course of The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, England. Team Europe won the competition for the first time by a score of 16 to 11 points. This marked the first U.S. loss since 1957, previously the sole U.S. loss in fifty years. A key turning point in the matches came Saturday morning, when Craig Stadler missed a two-foot putt on the 18th hole, which would have earned a win for him and Curtis Strange over Europe's Bernhard Langer and Sandy Lyle. The match was halved, so instead of the U.S. being in the lead through three stages, the overall score was tied at 6-6. Europe went on to win three of the four Saturday afternoon matches. "In the past, it was always us who missed those putts," said European captain Tony Jacklin. "That has to crush them." Europe took that two-point lead into the Sunday singles and increased their lead throughout Sunday. It fell to Sam Torrance to secure the winning margin when he holed a 22 ft 0 on putt on the 18th hole to defeat Andy North 1 up and go up 14 to 8, a six-point margin with five matches on the course.https://www.si.com/vault/1985/09/23/622562/the-empire-strikes-back Sports Illustrated McDermott Barry The Empire Strikes Back 23 September 1985 44https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OIVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9xIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6997%2C4036861 Milwaukee Sentinel wire services North falls as US loses Ryder Cup 16 September 1985 6, part 2 This was the last Ryder Cup played in Europe that was not shown on live television in the United States.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HJYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V-kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3514%2C2561701 Palm Beach Daily News Ryder Cup matches scheduled for TV 3 October 1985 7 The USA Network first televised it in 1989 on cable with video provided by the BBC.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19890131&id=qm4aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5isEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1382,6429615 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Ryder Cup will be televised 31 January 1989 3C June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O6kcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=imMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6901%2C3880586 Pittsburgh Press Modoono Bill Ryder Cup play creates fuzzy picture 21 September 1989 C3 NBC Sports took over live weekend coverage in 1991 in South Carolina,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hUNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mOoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6623%2C5950731 Eugene Register-Guard Sandomir Richard (New York Times) U.S. losses put Ryder Cup golf back on network 26 September 1991 8D and 1993 marked the first time a major U.S. network televised it live from Europe. Format The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format in 1985 was as follows: 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 — 12 singles matches With a total of 28 points, 14 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes. Teams Nine of the European team were chosen from the 1985 European Tour money list at the conclusion of the Benson & Hedges International Open on 18 August with the remaining three team members being chosen immediately after the final event by the team captain, Tony Jacklin. Prior to the final event Christy O'Connor Jnr was in the 9th qualifying position. However he missed the cut in the Benson & Hedges International Open and was overtaken by José María Cañizares, O'Connor finishing just £115.89 behind Cañizares. Jacklin's choices of Nick Faldo and Ken Brown were widely expected but his choice of José Rivero was a surprise."Jacklin's surprise choice". The Times, 19 August 1985; p. 19; Issue 62220. Europe 50px Team EuropeNameAgePointsrankPreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageENG Tony Jacklin 41 Non-playing captainSCO Sandy Lyle 27 1 3 11 3–7–1 31.82SCO Sam Torrance 32 2 2 9 1–5–3 27.78WAL Ian Woosnam 27 3 1 3 0–2–1 16.67FRG Bernhard Langer 28 4 2 9 5–3–1 61.11ENG Paul Way 22 5 1 5 3–1–1 70.00ENG Howard Clark 31 6 2 3 1–1–1 50.00ESP Seve Ballesteros 28 7 2 10 3–5–2 40.00ESP Manuel Piñero 33 8 1 4 2–2–0 50.00ESP José María Cañizares 38 9 2 6 2–3–1 41.67ESP José Rivero 29 0 RookieSCO Ken Brown 28 3 8 3–5–0 37.50ENG Nick Faldo 28 4 15 11–4–0 73.33 Captains picks are shown in yellow.http://golf.about.com/od/rydercup/a/ryder-cup-captains-picks.htm About.com Ryder Cup captain's picks and how they've fared Kelley Brent 4 September 2014 4 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140904171603/http://golf.about.com/od/rydercup/a/ryder-cup-captains-picks.htm dead USA 50px Team USANameAgePointsrankPreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageLee Trevino 45 Non-playing captainAndy North 35 – 0 RookieHubert Green 38 – 2 4 3–1–0 75.00Curtis Strange 30 1 1 3 1–2–0 33.33Lanny Wadkins 35 2 3 12 9–2–1 79.17Raymond Floyd 43 3 5 19 5–11–3 34.21Calvin Peete 42 4 1 4 2–1–1 62.50Mark O'Meara 28 5 0 RookieCraig Stadler 32 6 1 3 2–1–0 66.67Hal Sutton 27 7 0 RookiePeter Jacobsen 31 8 0 RookieTom Kite 35 9 3 11 7–2–2 72.73Fuzzy Zoeller 33 10 2 7 1–5–1 21.43 North qualified by virtue of winning the 1985 U.S. Open, while Green qualified by winning the 1985 PGA Championship. Friday's matches Morning foursomes Europe 50px Results USA 50pxBallesteros/PiñeroEurope 2 & 1Strange/O'MearaLanger/FaldoUSA 3 & 2Peete/KiteLyle/BrownUSA 4 & 3Wadkins/FloydClark/TorranceUSA 3 & 2Stadler/Sutton 1 Session 3 1 Overall 3 Afternoon four-ball Europe 50px Results USA 50pxWay/WoosnamEurope 1 upZoeller/GreenBallesteros/PiñeroEurope 2 & 1North/JacobsenLanger/CañizareshalvedStadler/SuttonTorrance/ClarkUSA 1 upFloyd/Wadkins 2 Session 1 3 Overall 4 Saturday's matches Morning four-ball Europe 50px Results USA 50pxTorrance/ClarkEurope 2 & 1Kite/NorthWay/WoosnamEurope 4 & 3Green/ZoellerBallesteros/PiñeroUSA 3 & 2O'Meara/WadkinsLanger/LylehalvedStadler/Strange 2 Session 1 6 Overall 6 Afternoon foursomes Europe 50px Results USA 50pxCañizares/RiveroEurope 7 & 5Kite/PeeteBallesteros/PiñeroEurope 5 & 4Stadler/SuttonWay/WoosnamUSA 4 & 2Strange/JacobsenLanger/BrownEurope 3 & 2Floyd/Wadkins 3 Session 1 9 Overall 7 Sunday's singles matches Europe 50px Results USA 50pxManuel PiñeroEurope 3 & 1Lanny WadkinsIan WoosnamUSA 2 & 1Craig StadlerPaul WayEurope 2 upRaymond FloydSeve BallesteroshalvedTom KiteSandy LyleEurope 3 & 2Peter JacobsenBernhard LangerEurope 5 & 4Hal SuttonSam TorranceEurope 1 upAndy NorthHoward ClarkEurope 1 upMark O'MearaJosé RiveroUSA 1 upCalvin PeeteNick FaldoUSA 3 & 1Hubert GreenJosé María CañizaresEurope 2 upFuzzy ZoellerKen BrownUSA 4 & 2Curtis Strange 7 Session 4 16 Overall 11 Individual player records Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player. Source: http://2014rcmediaguide.com/2014RyderCupMediaGuide/ 2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide 5 October 2014 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074322/http://2014rcmediaguide.com/2014RyderCupMediaGuide/ 6 October 2014 Europe Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsSeve Ballesteros 3.5 3–1–1 0–0–1 2–0–0 1–1–0Ken Brown 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 0–0–0José María Cañizares 2.5 2–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–1Howard Clark 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0Nick Faldo 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0Bernhard Langer 3 2–1–2 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–0–2Sandy Lyle 1.5 1–1–1 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–1Manuel Piñero 4 4–1–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 1–1–0José Rivero 1 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0Sam Torrance 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0Paul Way 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 2–0–0Ian Woosnam 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 United States Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsRaymond Floyd 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–0–0Hubert Green 1 1–2–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 0–2–0Peter Jacobsen 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0Tom Kite 1.5 1–2–1 0–0–1 1–1–0 0–1–0Andy North 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–2–0Mark O'Meara 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0Calvin Peete 2 2–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–0–0Craig Stadler 3 2–1–2 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–0–2Curtis Strange 2.5 2–1–1 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–0–1Hal Sutton 1.5 1–2–1 0–1–0 1–1–0 0–0–1Lanny Wadkins 3 3–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2–0–0Fuzzy Zoeller 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–2–0 References http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1985.html Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1985 Results The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive 2007-03-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20070223193928/http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1985.html 23 February 2007 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/5346642.stm Ryder Cup history: 1985 BBC Sport 2007-03-14 14 September 2006 External links PGA of America: 1985 Ryder Cup About.com: 1985 Ryder Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20170127012431/http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1985.htm 27 January 2017 Category:Ryder Cup Category:Golf tournaments in England Category:Sport in Warwickshire Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Ryder Cup