1973 Ryder Cup

Golf tournament in Scotland February 2019 Ryder Cup 1973 20–22 September 1973 Muirfield East Lothian, Scotland GB&I USA Bernard Hunt Jack Burke Jr. 13 19 United States wins Scotland 1 56.043 -2.823 type:event it The 20th Ryder Cup Matches were held at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. The United States team won the competition by a score of 19 to 13 points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d6ZYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7OADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2741%2C5477760 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press U.S. prevails in Ryder Cup 23 September 1973 5D For the first time, what had previously been the "Great Britain" team was called "Great Britain and Ireland", although golfers from the Republic of Ireland had played since 1953, and from Northern Ireland since 1947. Muirfield had hosted the Open Championship the previous year, won by American Lee Trevino. Format The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was adjusted slightly in 1973 from the format used from 1963 through 1971: Day 1 — 4 foursomes (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session Day 2 — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session Day 3 — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions With a total of 32 points, 16 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes. Teams Source:http://www.pga.org/sites/default/files/assets/library/Media/mg_2015_rc.pdf 2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide September 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150927104329/http://www.pga.org/sites/default/files/assets/library/Media/mg_2015_rc.pdf 2015-09-27 dead dmy-all Selection for the Great Britain and Ireland team was based on a points list with points being earned between the 1972 Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf and the same event in 1973. Total points determined the order, with 30 points to the winner, 24 for the runner-up, down to 1 point for the player in 25th place.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q5VAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1449%2C3752422 Change to Ryder Cup team selection The Glasgow Herald 4 3 February 1972 The leading 8 in the points list were guaranteed places, with the remaining 4 selected by a committee. The top 8 were: Oosterhuis, Coles, Jacklin, Bembridge, Barnes, Butler, O'Connor and Gallacher.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q5VAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1449%2C3752422 Garner may miss Ryder Cup The Glasgow Herald 5 20 August 1973 The selection committee chose the players lying 9th to 12th in the list: Garner, Polland, Clark and Huggett.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rJVAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1393%2C3956592 Selectors stick to Ryder Cup table The Glasgow Herald 4 21 August 1973 GBR 50px IRL 50px Team Great Britain and IrelandNameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageENG Bernard Hunt 43 Non-playing captainSCO Brian Barnes 28 2 6 2–4–0 33.33ENG Maurice Bembridge 28 2 7 3–3–1 50.00ENG Peter Butler 41 3 11 3–6–2 36.36ENG Clive Clark 28 0 RookieENG Neil Coles 38 6 32 11–15–6 43.75SCO Bernard Gallacher 24 2 9 5–3–1 61.11ENG John Garner 26 1 1 0–1–0 0.00WAL Brian Huggett 36 4 19 5–9–5 39.47ENG Tony Jacklin 29 3 17 7–6–4 52.94IRL Christy O'Connor Snr 48 9 31 10–18–3 37.10ENG Peter Oosterhuis 25 1 6 3–3–0 50.00NIR Eddie Polland 26 0 Rookie Due to the rules of the PGA of America in place at the time, players with less than five years as a professional were not eligible for the U.S. team, which included reigning U.S. Open champion Johnny Miller and Lanny Wadkins.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oKMgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qGgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1966%2C3121797 Lewiston Evening Journal Lewiston, Maine Associated Press Green Bob Johnny Miller ineligible for Ryder Cup team 22 June 1973 18 (These rules also kept Jack Nicklaus on the sidelines until 1969.) Miller made his Ryder Cup debut in 1975 and Wadkins in 1977. USA 50px Team USANameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageJack Burke Jr. 50 Non-playing captainTommy Aaron 36 1 4 1–2–1 37.50Homero Blancas 35 0 RookieGay Brewer 41 1 5 3–2–0 60.00Billy Casper 42 6 27 14–7–6 62.96Lou Graham 35 0 RookieDave Hill 36 1 6 4–2–0 66.67Jack Nicklaus 33 2 10 6–3–1 65.00Arnold Palmer 44 5 27 20–5–2 77.78Chi-Chi Rodríguez 37 0 RookieJ. C. Snead 32 1 4 4–0–0 100.00Lee Trevino 33 2 11 6–3–2 63.64Tom Weiskopf 30 0 Rookie Thursday's matches Morning foursomes https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730920&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Ryder cup captains choose predictable partnerships 20 September 1973 Glasgow Herald 5 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730921&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Scottish pair show the way to British lead 21 September 1973 Glasgow Herald 4 GBR 50px IRL 50px Results USA 50pxBarnes/GallacherGBRIRL 1 upTrevino/CasperO'Connor/ColesGBRIRL 3 & 2Weiskopf/SneadJacklin/OosterhuishalvedRodríguez/GrahamBembridge/PollandUSA 6 & 5Nicklaus/Palmer 2 Session 1 2 Overall 1 Afternoon four-ball GBR 50px IRL 50px Results USA 50pxBarnes/GallacherGBRIRL 5 & 4Aaron/BrewerBembridge/HuggettGBRIRL 3 & 1Nicklaus/PalmerJacklin/OosterhuisGBRIRL 3 & 1Weiskopf/CasperColes/O'ConnorUSA 2 & 1Trevino/Blancas 3 Session 1 5 Overall 2 Friday's matches https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730922&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Americans now hold the balance of power 21 September 1973 Glasgow Herald 2 Morning foursomes GBR 50px IRL 50px Results USA 50pxBarnes/ButlerUSA 1 upNicklaus/WeiskopfOosterhuis/JacklinGBRIRL 2 upPalmer/HillBembridge/HuggettGBRIRL 5 & 4Rodríguez/GrahamColes/O'ConnorUSA 2 & 1Trevino/Casper 2 Session 2 7 Overall 4 Afternoon four-ball GBR 50px IRL 50px Results USA 50pxBarnes/ButlerUSA 2 upSnead/PalmerJacklin/OosterhuisUSA 3 & 2Brewer/CasperClark/PollandUSA 3 & 2Nicklaus/WeiskopfBembridge/HuggetthalvedTrevino/Blancas Session 3 8 Overall 8 Saturday's matches https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730924&printsec=frontpage&hl=en US victory confirms hopeless imbalance of Ryder cup 24 September 1973 Glasgow Herald 5 Morning singles GBR 50px IRL 50px Results USA 50pxBrian BarnesUSA 2 & 1Billy CasperBernard GallacherUSA 3 & 1Tom WeiskopfPeter ButlerUSA 5 & 4Homero BlancasTony JacklinGBRIRL 3 & 1Tommy AaronNeil ColeshalvedGay BrewerChristy O'ConnorUSA 1 upJ. C. SneadMaurice BembridgehalvedJack NicklausPeter OosterhuishalvedLee Trevino 2 Session 5 10 Overall 13 Afternoon singles GBR 50px IRL 50px Results USA 50pxBrian HuggettGBRIRL 4 & 2Homero BlancasBrian BarnesUSA 3 & 1J. C. SneadBernard GallacherUSA 6 & 5Gay BrewerTony JacklinUSA 2 & 1Billy CasperNeil ColesUSA 6 & 5Lee TrevinoChristy O'ConnorhalvedTom WeiskopfMaurice BembridgeUSA 2 upJack NicklausPeter OosterhuisGBRIRL 4 & 2Arnold Palmer 2 Session 5 13 Overall 19 Individual player records Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player. Source: Great Britain and Ireland Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsBrian Barnes 2 2–4–0 0–2–0 1–1–0 1–1–0Maurice Bembridge 3 2–2–2 0–1–1 1–1–0 1–0–1Peter Butler 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Clive Clark 0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–1–0Neil Coles 1.5 1–3–1 0–1–1 1–1–0 0–1–0Bernard Gallacher 2 2–2–0 0–2–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Brian Huggett 3.5 3–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–1Tony Jacklin 3.5 3–2–1 1–1–0 1–0–1 1–1–0Christy O'Connor 1.5 1–3–1 0–1–1 1–1–0 0–1–0Peter Oosterhuis 4 3–1–2 1–0–1 1–0–1 1–1–0Eddie Polland 0 0–2–0 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 John Garner did not play in any matches. United States Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsTommy Aaron 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0Homero Blancas 2.5 2–1–1 1–1–0 0–0–0 1–0–1Gay Brewer 2.5 2–1–1 1–0–1 0–0–0 1–1–0Billy Casper 4 4–2–0 2–0–0 1–1–0 1–1–0Lou Graham 0.5 0–1–1 0–0–0 0–1–1 0–0–0Dave Hill 0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–0Jack Nicklaus 4.5 4–1–1 1–0–1 2–0–0 1–1–0Arnold Palmer 2 2–3–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–1–0Chi-Chi Rodríguez 0.5 0–1–1 0–0–0 0–1–1 0–0–0J. C. Snead 3 3–1–0 2–0–0 0–1–0 1–0–0Lee Trevino 4 3–1–2 1–0–1 1–1–0 1–0–1Tom Weiskopf 3.5 3–2–1 1–0–1 1–1–0 1–1–0 References http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1973.html Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1973 Results The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive 2007-03-15 22 October 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061022153519/http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1973.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/3910613.stm Ryder Cup history: 1973 BBC Sport 2007-03-15 2004-09-13 dmy-all External links PGA of America: 1973 Ryder Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20061023171433/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/rydercup_detail.cfm?tournament_id=721&tourn_name_id=9&dateid=1973 23 October 2006 About.com: 1973 Ryder Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20140108145706/http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1973.htm 8 January 2014 Category:Ryder Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Category:Sport in East Lothian Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Ryder Cup