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.

22nd Ryder Cup Matches
Dates15–17 September 1977
VenueRoyal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
LocationLytham St Annes, England
Captains

 7½ 12½
United States wins the Ryder Cup
Lytham &
St Annes
Location in England

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.[1] 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, 10½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

Source: [2]

 Team Great Britain and Ireland
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Brian Huggett 40Non-playing captain
Brian Barnes 324176–10–138.24
Ken Brown 200Rookie
Howard Clark 230Rookie
Neil Coles 4273712–18–741.89
Eamonn Darcy 25140–3–112.50
Peter Dawson 270Rookie
Nick Faldo 200Rookie
Bernard Gallacher 284187–7–450.00
Tommy Horton 36151–3–130.00
Tony Jacklin 3352912–11–651.72
Mark James 230Rookie
Peter Oosterhuis 293189–6–358.33


 Team USA
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Dow Finsterwald 48Non-playing captain
Raymond Floyd 35271–3–335.71
Lou Graham 39263–2–158.33
Hubert Green 300Rookie
Dave Hill 40274–3–057.14
Hale Irwin 32154–0–190.00
Don January 47152–2–150.00
Jerry McGee 340Rookie
Jack Nicklaus 3742112–6–364.29
Ed Sneed 330Rookie
Dave Stockton 35131–1–150.00
Lanny Wadkins 270Rookie
Tom Watson 280Rookie

Thursday's foursome matches
Results
Gallacher/Barnes 3 & 1 Wadkins/Irwin
Coles/Dawson 1 up Stockton/McGee
Faldo/Oosterhuis 2 & 1 Floyd/Graham
Darcy/Jacklin halved Sneed/January
Horton/James 5 & 4 Nicklaus/Watson
1½ Session 3½
1½ Overall 3½

Friday's four-ball matches
Results
Barnes/Horton 5 & 4 Watson/Green
Coles/Dawson 5 & 3 Sneed/Wadkins
Faldo/Oosterhuis 3 & 1 Nicklaus/Floyd
Jacklin/Darcy 5 & 3 Hill/Stockton
James/Brown 1 up Irwin/Graham
1 Session 4
2½ Overall 7½

Saturday's singles matches
Results
Howard Clark 4 & 3 Lanny Wadkins
Neil Coles 5 & 3 Lou Graham
Peter Dawson 5 & 4 Don January
Brian Barnes 1 up Hale Irwin
Tommy Horton 5 & 4 Dave Hill
Bernard Gallacher 1 up Jack Nicklaus
Eamonn Darcy 1 up Hubert Green
Mark James 2 & 1 Raymond Floyd
Nick Faldo 1 up Tom Watson
Peter Oosterhuis 2 up Jerry McGee
5 Session 5
7½ Overall 12½

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.

Source: [2]

Great Britain and Ireland
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Brian Barnes11–2–01–0–00–1–00–1–0
Ken Brown00–1–00–0–00–0–00–1–0
Howard Clark00–1–00–1–00–0–00–0–0
Neil Coles00–3–00–1–00–1–00–1–0
Eamonn Darcy0.50–2–10–1–00–0–10–1–0
Peter Dawson11–2–01–0–00–1–00–1–0
Nick Faldo33–0–01–0–01–0–01–0–0
Bernard Gallacher11–1–01–0–00–1–00–0–0
Tommy Horton00–3–00–1–00–1–00–1–0
Tony Jacklin0.50–1–10–0–00–0–10–1–0
Mark James00–3–00–1–00–1–00–1–0
Peter Oosterhuis33–0–01–0–01–0–01–0–0

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Raymond Floyd11–2–01–0–00–1–00–1–0
Lou Graham22–1–01–0–00–1–01–0–0
Hubert Green22–0–01–0–00–0–01–0–0
Dave Hill22–0–01–0–00–0–01–0–0
Hale Irwin22–1–00–1–01–0–01–0–0
Don January0.50–1–10–1–00–0–10–0–0
Jerry McGee11–1–00–1–01–0–00–0–0
Jack Nicklaus11–2–00–1–01–0–00–1–0
Ed Sneed1.51–0–10–0–00–0–11–0–0
Dave Stockton22–0–00–0–01–0–01–0–0
Lanny Wadkins33–0–01–0–01–0–01–0–0
Tom Watson22–1–00–1–01–0–01–0–0

References
  1. "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1977 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved 14 March 2007.
  2. "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

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