1977 Ryder Cup

Golf tournament in England February 2019 Ryder Cup 1977 15–17 September 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Lytham St Annes, England GB&I USA Brian Huggett Dow Finsterwald 7 12 United States wins England 1 53.750 -3.018 type:event it The 22nd Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. The United States team won the competition by a score of 12 to 7 points.Jacobs Raymond 19 September 1977 Talent gap wide as Atlantic 18 The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19770919&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 12 March 2024 The event was the last time that a Great Britain and Ireland team would compete for the Ryder Cup. During the competition, officials from the PGA of America and the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland discussed the possibility of allowing players from continental Europe to participate in the Cup, and Jack Nicklaus also advocated this change in a meeting with Lord Derby.http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1977.html Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1977 Results The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive 2007-03-14 dmy-all 22 October 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061022153444/http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1977.html dead The Deed of Trust that was struck with the PGA of Great Britain and Samuel Ryder was amended in time for the 1979 matches, and changed the popularity and competitive balance of the Ryder Cup. Format The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was reduced in scope from the formats used from 1963 through 1975, with only 20 matches played instead of 32. The schedule of play was as follows: Day 1 — 5 foursome (alternate shot) matches Day 2 — 5 four-ball (better ball) matches Day 3 — 10 singles matches With a total of 20 points, 10 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 GBR 50px IRL 50px Team Great Britain and IrelandNameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageWAL Brian Huggett 40 Non-playing captainSCO Brian Barnes 32 4 17 6–10–1 38.24SCO Ken Brown 20 0 RookieENG Howard Clark 23 0 RookieENG Neil Coles 42 7 37 12–18–7 41.89IRL Eamonn Darcy 25 1 4 0–3–1 12.50ENG Peter Dawson 27 0 RookieENG Nick Faldo 20 0 RookieSCO Bernard Gallacher 28 4 18 7–7–4 50.00ENG Tommy Horton 36 1 5 1–3–1 30.00ENG Tony Jacklin 33 5 29 12–11–6 51.72ENG Mark James 23 0 RookieENG Peter Oosterhuis 29 3 18 9–6–3 58.33 USA 50px Team USANameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageDow Finsterwald 48 Non-playing captainRaymond Floyd 35 2 7 1–3–3 35.71Lou Graham 39 2 6 3–2–1 58.33Hubert Green 30 0 RookieDave Hill 40 2 7 4–3–0 57.14Hale Irwin 32 1 5 4–0–1 90.00Don January 47 1 5 2–2–1 50.00Jerry McGee 34 0 RookieJack Nicklaus 37 4 21 12–6–3 64.29Ed Sneed 33 0 RookieDave Stockton 35 1 3 1–1–1 50.00Lanny Wadkins 27 0 RookieTom Watson 28 0 Rookie Thursday's foursome matches GBR 50px IRL 50px Results USA 50pxGallacher/BarnesUSA 3 & 1Wadkins/IrwinColes/DawsonUSA 1 upStockton/McGeeFaldo/OosterhuisGBRIRL 2 & 1Floyd/GrahamDarcy/JacklinhalvedSneed/JanuaryHorton/JamesUSA 5 & 4Nicklaus/Watson 1 Session 3 1 Overall 3 Friday's four-ball matches GBR 50px IRL 50px Results USA 50pxBarnes/HortonUSA 5 & 4Watson/GreenColes/DawsonUSA 5 & 3Sneed/WadkinsFaldo/OosterhuisGBRIRL 3 & 1Nicklaus/FloydJacklin/DarcyUSA 5 & 3Hill/StocktonJames/BrownUSA 1 upIrwin/Graham 1 Session 4 2 Overall 7 Saturday's singles matches GBR 50px IRL 50px Results USA 50pxHoward ClarkUSA 4 & 3Lanny WadkinsNeil ColesUSA 5 & 3Lou GrahamPeter DawsonGBRIRL 5 & 4Don JanuaryBrian BarnesGBRIRL 1 upHale IrwinTommy HortonUSA 5 & 4Dave HillBernard GallacherGBRIRL 1 upJack NicklausEamonn DarcyUSA 1 upHubert GreenMark JamesUSA 2 & 1Raymond FloydNick FaldoGBRIRL 1 upTom WatsonPeter OosterhuisGBRIRL 2 upJerry McGee 5 Session 5 7 Overall 12 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 1 1–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Ken Brown 0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–1–0Howard Clark 0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0Neil Coles 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Eamonn Darcy 0.5 0–2–1 0–1–0 0–0–1 0–1–0Peter Dawson 1 1–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Nick Faldo 3 3–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Bernard Gallacher 1 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–0Tommy Horton 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Tony Jacklin 0.5 0–1–1 0–0–0 0–0–1 0–1–0Mark James 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Peter Oosterhuis 3 3–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 United States Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsRaymond Floyd 1 1–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Lou Graham 2 2–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–0–0Hubert Green 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0Dave Hill 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0Hale Irwin 2 2–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Don January 0.5 0–1–1 0–1–0 0–0–1 0–0–0Jerry McGee 1 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0Jack Nicklaus 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0Ed Sneed 1.5 1–0–1 0–0–0 0–0–1 1–0–0Dave Stockton 2 2–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Lanny Wadkins 3 3–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Tom Watson 2 2–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 References http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1977.htm Ryder Cup – 1977 About:Golf 2007-03-14 dmy-all 27 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170127122444/http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1977.htm dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/3911409.stm Ryder Cup history: 1977 BBC Sport 2007-03-14 2004-09-13 dmy-all Category:Ryder Cup Category:Golf tournaments in England Category:Sport in the Borough of Fylde Category:Lytham St Annes Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Category:20th century in Lancashire