"in 1979. Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player. Source: 2008 Ryder Cup The 37th Ryder Cup Matches were held September 19–21, 2008, in the United States at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Team USA won 16½ - 11½ to end the streak of three successive victories for Europe. This was USA's largest margin of victory since 1981 and the first time since 1979 that the Americans had held the lead after every session of play. The team captains were Paul Azinger for the USA and Nick Faldo for Europe. The U.S. team had been in"
"his first venture in golf course ownership. Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour<br> European Tour playoff record (1–3) Co-sanctioned with the European Tour CUT = missed the halfway cut<br> WD = withdrew<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place. ""Results not in chronological order prior to 2015."" WD = Withdrew<br> QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" = tied<br> Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. <nowiki>*</nowiki>As of the 2018 season. Amateur Professional Ryder Cup points record Henrik Stenson Henrik Olof Stenson (; born 5 April 1976) is"
"the Ryder Cup: Joakim Haeggman, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Jesper Parnevik, Robert Karlsson, Jarmo Sandelin, Pierre Fulke, Niclas Fasth, Peter Hanson and Henrik Stenson. Karlsson and Stenson (twice) have won the European Tour Order of Merit/Race to Dubai. Stenson rose to second on the world ranking after winning the PGA Tour's championship trophy the FedEx Cup in 2013. Fasth and Parnevik (twice) have been runner-up in the British Open, which Stenson won in record-breaking fashion in 2016, shortly before securing an Olympic silver medal. Annika Sörenstam is a World Golf Hall of Fame member and dominated her sport 1995–2005, with ten major"
"1990s. His total of six professional major tournament wins were more than any other player in the world from 1987 through 1996. (Nick Price was second with three major victories during this period; Seve Ballesteros won five majors from 1979 to 1988). Faldo is one of the most successful Ryder Cup player ever, having won 25 points and having represented the European Team a record 11 times. He played a key role in making Europe competitive in the event. Having won 23 of his matches, lost 19, and halved 4, he also holds the European record for having played the"
"""Results not in chronological order prior to 2015."" QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" = tied<br> Note: HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. <nowiki>*</nowiki> As of the 2015 season Amateur Professional Martin Kaymer Martin Kaymer ( ; born 28 December 1984) is a German professional golfer. A winner of two major championships, he was also the No. 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking for eight weeks in 2011. Kaymer sank a putt on the 18th hole on the final day of the Ryder Cup in"
"Martin Kaymer Martin Kaymer ( ; born 28 December 1984) is a German professional golfer. A winner of two major championships, he was also the No. 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking for eight weeks in 2011. Kaymer sank a putt on the 18th hole on the final day of the Ryder Cup in 2012, which retained the cup for Europe and successfully overturned a four-point deficit against the United States at the start of the final day's play. In May 2014, Kaymer won The Players Championship, the flagship event of the PGA Tour. A month later,"
"decade earlier, in 1965. 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: With a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes. Source: Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player. Source: 1975 Ryder Cup The 21st Ryder Cup Matches were held September 19–21 at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. The United States team won the competition by"
"a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes. Source: In his second Ryder Cup, Arnold Palmer was the last playing captain in the competition. He was 3–1 in pairs and 1–1 in singles. Despite having won his third major title as a professional at the PGA Championship in July, 23-year-old Jack Nicklaus was not a member of the U.S. team. Eligibility rules set by the PGA prevented him from participating in the Ryder Cup until 1969. He competed as a player through 1981, missing only"
"loss, across three Cup series. All Ryder Cup matches were played at 36 holes in that era. All three U.S. teams he played for (1929: Moor Park Golf Club, 1933: Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, and 1937: again, Southport and Ainsdale) had to travel to Great Britain. Dudley also served as Ryder Cup honorary team captain in 1949, when the matches were played at the Ganton Golf Club in England; the USA also won that match. Dudley finished 24 times in the top-10 at major championships, and this is a record among players who did not win at least one"
"England and Scotland. The biennial golf competition, the Ryder Cup, is named after English businessman Samuel Ryder who sponsored the event and donated the trophy. Nick Faldo is the most successful Ryder Cup player ever, having won the most points (25) of any player on either the European or US teams. Tennis was created in Birmingham in the late 19th century, and the Wimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and widely considered the most prestigious. Wimbledon is a tournament that has a major place in the British cultural calendar. Fred Perry was the last Englishman to"
"the United States on a then-record eight Ryder Cup teams, and holds the U.S. record for career Ryder Cup points won. After reaching age 50, Casper regularly played the Senior PGA Tour and was a winner there until 1989. In his later years, Casper successfully developed businesses in golf course design and management of golf facilities. Casper served as Ryder Cup captain in 1979, was twice PGA Player of the Year (1966 and 1970), was twice leading money winner, and won five Vardon Trophy awards for the lowest seasonal scoring average on the Tour. Respected for his extraordinary putting and"
"was the most successful in the history of the competition, with 11 wins and two halved matches out of 15 pairs matches. While Ballesteros was a member of European sides that won the Ryder Cup in 1985, retained the Cup in 1987 and 1989, and regained the Cup in 1995, the pinnacle of his career in the competition came in 1997, when he captained the winning European side at Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, Spain. This was the first Ryder Cup ever held in continental Europe. Ballesteros led the Official World Golf Rankings for a total of 61 weeks in"
"to have been represented more than once. Seven of the winners were born in the United Kingdom, and the other winners were born in Brazil, former Czechoslovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United States. Czechoslovak-born tennis player Martina Navratilova was the first woman to have won the award. The only recipient of the award on multiple occasions is Ballesteros who won in 1997 and again in 2009, for his contribution to golf winning ""the Open three times, the Masters twice as well as playing an inspirational role in the Ryder Cup"". The most recent winner, in 2018, was American tennis player"
"Cup eight times between 1977 and 1993, which ties the highest number of appearances in the competition by an American, alongside Raymond Floyd and Billy Casper (Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk have since made ten and nine appearances, respectively). Wadkins collected 21 points during his Ryder Cup career, one of the very best records on either side in the history of the competition. He also captained the team in 1995 at Oak Hill Country Club. Wadkins began play on the Champions Tour in 2000, and picked up a win in his first event at the ACE Group Classic in a"
"Cup. It later hosted the U.S. Open in 1999, 2005, and 2014. The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1927 through 1959, the format consisted of 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches on the first day and 8 singles matches on the second day, for a total of 12 points. Therefore, 6½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 36 holes. Source: This was the second and final Ryder Cup for Ben Hogan as a competitor, following 1947. Although he won three majors in 1953,"
"Zach Johnson (9,10), Matt Kuchar (9,10), Martin Laird, Marc Leishman (10), Spencer Levin, Hunter Mahan (9,10), George McNeill (10), Bryce Molder (10), Ryan Moore, Noh Seung-yul, Geoff Ogilvy, Ryan Palmer, Pat Perez, Carl Pettersson (10), Scott Piercy (10), Ted Potter, Jr. (10), Chez Reavie, John Rollins, Justin Rose (10), Rory Sabbatini, John Senden, Brandt Snedeker (10), Kyle Stanley (10), Michael Thompson, Cameron Tringale, Bo Van Pelt, Johnson Wagner (10), Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson (10) 9. Members of the United States and European 2010 Ryder Cup teams (provided they are ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking"
"a maximum of 18 holes. Source: Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player. Source: 1977 Ryder Cup 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 12½ to 7½ points. 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"
"afternoon foursome match, He again lost to the European duo, paired this time with Bryson DeChambeau. Woods would also go on to lose his singles match to Jon Rahm 2&1 to mark the first time in his career that he lost every match he played in one Ryder Cup tournament. Europe would defeat United States by a score of 17.5 to 10.5. In the 8 Ryder Cups that Woods competed in from 1997 to 2018, he won 14.5 points from a possible 37. Professional golf career of Tiger Woods American professional golfer Tiger Woods has enjoyed one of the most"
"and Jesper Parnevik. Miguel Ángel Martín had a world ranking of 79 at the time of the Ryder Cup. Captains picks are shown in yellow; the world rankings and records are at the start of the 1997 Ryder Cup. Captains picks are shown in yellow; the world rankings and records are at the start of the 1997 Ryder Cup. Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player. Source: 1997 Ryder Cup The 32nd Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, Spain, marking the first time the event was contested in continental Europe. The"
"Ryo Ishikawa (3), Robert Karlsson (3,4), Kim Kyung-tae (3,4), Martin Laird (3,4), Matteo Manassero (3,4), Ryan Moore (3), Geoff Ogilvy (3), Louis Oosthuizen (3), Álvaro Quirós (3,4), Justin Rose (3), Charl Schwartzel (3,4), Adam Scott (3,4), Brandt Snedeker (3,4), David Toms (3,4), Bo Van Pelt (3), Nick Watney (3,4), Gary Woodland (3,4), Y. E. Yang (3) 3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as August 1, 2011.<br> Simon Dyson (4) 4. Tournament winners of worldwide events since the prior year's tournament with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more.<br>"
"in singles and with 6½ points is only ½ point behind the overall Ryder Cup singles record of 7 points held by 5 players including Arnold Palmer. Palmer had only three losses in 11 singles matches, two of them by Oosterhuis, the other being by Peter Alliss in 1963. In all matches Oosterhuis had a winning 14–11–3 record in the Ryder Cup, despite being on the losing side on all six occasions. From 1987 to 1993, he was Director of Golf at Forsgate Country Club in Jamesburg, New Jersey, and at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. In"
"1981 Ryder Cup at Walton Heath Golf Club in England remains the heaviest defeat that a European team has suffered at the hands of the United States and it is considered by many to be the finest American team ever assembled. Miller finished his career with 25 PGA Tour wins and 105 top-10 finishes. Miller finished runner-up three times at The Masters in 1971, 1975 and 1981. The only major championship Miller failed to have a top-3 finish in is the PGA Championship. He played on two Ryder Cup teams, 1975 and 1981. He was inducted into the World Golf"
"to the first category by which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses. 1. Masters champions Seve Ballesteros, Fred Couples (10), Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson (4,10,11,14,15,16,17), Larry Mize, José María Olazábal (10,14,15,17), Mark O'Meara, Gary Player, Vijay Singh (4,10,11,14,15,16,17), Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Mike Weir (10,11,14,15,17), Tiger Woods (2,3,4,10,12,14,15,16,17), Fuzzy Zoeller 2. U.S. Open champions (last five years) Michael Campbell (15,17), Jim Furyk (11,12,14,15,17), Retief Goosen (10,14,15,17), Geoff Ogilvy (10,11,14,15,16,17) 3. The Open champions (last five years) Ben Curtis (14), Ernie Els (12,14,15,17), Todd Hamilton 4. PGA champions (last five years) Rich"
"match play<br> ""T"" = tied<br> Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. Ryder Cup points record Ross Fisher Ross Daniel Fisher (born 22 November 1980) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he has won five times, including the 2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship at Wentworth. Fisher was born in Ascot, Berkshire. His home course is the famous Wentworth Golf Club, Surrey, England, the location of the European Tour administrative headquarters. As a child, he attended Charters School, a state comprehensive close to Wentworth. Fisher joined the European"
"professional sport have come in golf. Northern Ireland has contributed more major champions in the modern era than any other European country, with three in the space of just 14 months from the US Open in 2010 to The Open Championship in 2011. Notable golfers include Fred Daly (winner of The Open in 1947), Ryder Cup players Ronan Rafferty and David Feherty, leading European Tour professionals David Jones, Michael Hoey (a winner on Tour in 2011) and Gareth Maybin, as well as three recent major winners Graeme McDowell (winner of the US Open in 2010, the first European to do"
"(2,3), Charl Schwartzel (2,5), Adam Scott (2,3), John Senden (2,3), Webb Simpson (2,3), Brandt Snedeker (2,3,4), Kyle Stanley (2,4), Steve Stricker (2,3,4), David Toms (2,3), Bo Van Pelt (2,3), Nick Watney (2,3), Bubba Watson (2,3), Lee Westwood (2,5,6), Mark Wilson (2,3,4), Tiger Woods (2) 2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of March 5, 2012<br> Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (5) 3. The top 30 players from the final 2011 FedExCup Points List<br> Jonathan Byrd, Charles Howell III, Chez Reavie, Vijay Singh, Gary Woodland, Yang Yong-eun 4. The top 10 players from the 2012 FedExCup Points List, as"
"veterans Montgomerie and Karlsson, all of the named golfers are also members of the PGA Tour, and moved to it as their main or joint main tour after playing in Europe first. Singh had largely abandoned the European Tour for the PGA Tour in the late 1990s, but rejoined the European Tour in 2006. 2010 saw much success for European Tour members, including major wins for Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen and Martin Kaymer, and a victory in the 2010 Ryder Cup. Lee Westwood ended the year as world number one. As of 24 January 2011, the no. 1 and 2"
"the Official World Golf Ranking and the winners of the world-wide tournaments with the strongest fields. 1. Playing members of the 2011 United States and International Presidents Cup teams.<br> Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley, K. J. Choi (2,3), Jason Day (2,3), Ernie Els (2,3,4), Jim Furyk (2,3), Retief Goosen, Bill Haas (2,3,4), Ryo Ishikawa, Dustin Johnson (2,3,4), Matt Kuchar (2,3,4), Kim Kyung-tae, Hunter Mahan (2,3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4), Geoff Ogilvy (2,3), Charl Schwartzel (2,3), Adam Scott (2,3,4), Steve Stricker (2,3,4), David Toms (2,3), Nick Watney (2,3), Bubba Watson (2,3,4), Tiger Woods (2,3,4), Y. E. Yang 2. The top 50 players from"
"Joakim Haeggman Karl Sven Joakim Haeggman (born 28 August 1969) is a Swedish European Tour golfer. He turned professional in 1989 and won his place on the Tour at that year's qualifying school. He has won three events on the European Tour, and several other professional events. His best seasons were 1993, 1997 and 2004, in each of which he made the top twenty on the Order of Merit. In 1993 Haeggman became the first Swede to play for the European Team in the Ryder Cup. He was out of the game for nearly two years following an ice hockey"
"George Coetzee, Nicolas Colsaerts, Jamie Donaldson, Branden Grace, Thorbjørn Olesen, Thaworn Wiratchant. 1. Past Masters Champions<br> Ángel Cabrera, Fred Couples (11), Ben Crenshaw, Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson (15,16,17,18,19), Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson (11,15,16,17,18,19), Larry Mize, José María Olazábal, Mark O'Meara, Charl Schwartzel (18,19), Vijay Singh, Craig Stadler, Bubba Watson (11,15,17,18,19), Tom Watson, Mike Weir, Tiger Woods (2,13,15,16,17,18,19), Ian Woosnam 2. Last five U.S. Open Champions<br> Lucas Glover, Graeme McDowell (11,12,18,19), Rory McIlroy (4,14,15,16,17,18,19), Webb Simpson (12,15,17,18,19) 3. Last five British Open Champions<br> Stewart Cink, Ernie Els (13,15,17,18,19), Pádraig Harrington (4,11,12), Louis Oosthuizen (11,15,17,18,19) 4. Last five PGA Champions<br>"
"Rory Sabbatini, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott (10), Heath Slocum (10), Brandt Snedeker, Steve Stricker (9, 10), Vaughn Taylor, Bo Van Pelt, Scott Verplank, Camilo Villegas (10), Nick Watney, Bubba Watson (10), Charlie Wi 9. Members of the United States and European 2008 Ryder Cup teams (provided they are ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Rankings on August 2, 2010) Søren Hansen, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Robert Karlsson, Oliver Wilson<br> 10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2009 PGA Championship Cameron Beckman, Matt Bettencourt, Derek Lamely, Bill Lunde 11. Vacancies are filled"
"Brendan Steele (10), Kevin Streelman, Steve Stricker (9,10), Cameron Tringale, Bo Van Pelt, Jhonattan Vegas (10), Johnson Wagner (10), Nick Watney (10), Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson (10), Gary Woodland (10) 9. Members of the United States and European 2010 Ryder Cup teams (provided they are ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Rankings) Ross Fisher, Peter Hanson, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Edoardo Molinari, Francesco Molinari, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood 10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2010 PGA Championship Michael Bradley, Harrison Frazar, Rocco Mediate, Scott Piercy 11. Vacancies are filled by"
"Schwartzel (11,15,18,19), Vijay Singh (15,17), Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Mike Weir, Tiger Woods (2,4,11,16,18,19), Ian Woosnam 2. Last five U.S. Open Champions<br> Lucas Glover (16), Graeme McDowell (18,19), Rory McIlroy (11,12,16,18,19) 3. Last five British Open Champions<br> Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke (13,18), Pádraig Harrington (4), Louis Oosthuizen (18,19) 4. Last five PGA Champions<br> Keegan Bradley (14,15,16,17,18,19), Martin Kaymer (18,19), Y. E. Yang (12,17,18,19) 5. Last three winners of The Players Championship<br> K. J. Choi (11,15,17,18,19), Tim Clark, Henrik Stenson 6. Top two finishers in the 2011 U.S. Amateur<br> Patrick Cantlay (a), Kelly Kraft (a) 7. Winner of the 2011 Amateur"