1985 Ryder Cup

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 16½ to 11½ points. This marked the first U.S. loss since 1957, previously the sole U.S. loss in fifty years.

26th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates13–15 September 1985
VenueThe Belfry, Brabazon Course
LocationWishaw, Warwickshire, England
Captains
16½ 11½
Europe wins the Ryder Cup
The Belfry
Location in England

Europe took a 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-foot (7 m) putt on the 18th hole to defeat Andy North 1 up and go up 14½ to 8½, a six-point margin with five matches on the course.[1][2]

This was the last Ryder Cup played in Europe that was not shown on live television in the United States.[3] The USA Network first televised it in 1989 on cable with video provided by the BBC.[4][5] NBC Sports took over live weekend coverage in 1991 in South Carolina,[6] 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, 14½ 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 Maria 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.[7]

 Team Europe
Name Age Points
rank		 Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Tony Jacklin 41Non-playing captain
Sandy Lyle 2713113–7–131.82
Sam Torrance 322291–5–327.78
Ian Woosnam 273130–2–116.67
Bernhard Langer 284295–3–161.11
Paul Way 225153–1–170.00
Howard Clark 316231–1–150.00
Seve Ballesteros 2872103–5–240.00
Manuel Piñero 338142–2–050.00
José Maria Cañizares 389262–3–141.67
José Rivero 290Rookie
Ken Brown 28383–5–037.50
Nick Faldo 2841511–4–073.33

Captains picks are shown in yellow.[8]

 Team USA
Name Age Points
rank		 Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Lee Trevino 45Non-playing captain
Andy North 35–0Rookie
Hubert Green 38–243–1–075.00
Curtis Strange 301131–2–033.33
Lanny Wadkins 3523129–2–179.17
Raymond Floyd 4335195–11–334.21
Calvin Peete 424142–1–162.50
Mark O'Meara 2850Rookie
Craig Stadler 326132–1–066.67
Hal Sutton 2770Rookie
Peter Jacobsen 3180Rookie
Tom Kite 3593117–2–272.73
Fuzzy Zoeller 3310271–5–121.43

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
Results
Ballesteros/Piñero 2 & 1 Strange/O'Meara
Langer/Faldo 3 & 2 Peete/Kite
Lyle/Brown 4 & 3 Wadkins/Floyd
Clark/Torrance 3 & 2 Stadler/Sutton
1 Session 3
1 Overall 3

Afternoon four-ball
Results
Way/Woosnam 1 up Zoeller/Green
Ballesteros/Piñero 2 & 1 North/Jacobsen
Langer/Cañizares halved Stadler/Sutton
Torrance/Clark 1 up Floyd/Wadkins
2½ Session 1½
3½ Overall 4½

Saturday's matches

Morning four-ball
Results
Torrance/Clark 2 & 1 Kite/North
Way/Woosnam 4 & 3 Green/Zoeller
Ballesteros/Piñero 3 & 2 O'Meara/Wadkins
Langer/Lyle halved Stadler/Strange
2½ Session 1½
6 Overall 6

Afternoon foursomes
Results
Cañizares/Rivero 7 & 5 Kite/Peete
Ballesteros/Piñero 5 & 4 Stadler/Sutton
Way/Woosnam 4 & 2 Strange/Jacobsen
Langer/Brown 3 & 2 Floyd/Wadkins
3 Session 1
9 Overall 7

Sunday's singles matches
Results
Manuel Piñero 3 & 1 Lanny Wadkins
Ian Woosnam 2 & 1 Craig Stadler
Paul Way 2 up Raymond Floyd
Seve Ballesteros halved Tom Kite
Sandy Lyle 3 & 2 Peter Jacobsen
Bernhard Langer 5 & 4 Hal Sutton
Sam Torrance 1 up Andy North
Howard Clark 1 up Mark O'Meara
José Rivero 1 up Calvin Peete
Nick Faldo 3 & 1 Hubert Green
José Maria Cañizares 2 up Fuzzy Zoeller
Ken Brown 4 & 2 Curtis Strange
7½ Session 4½
16½ Overall 11½

Individual player records

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

Source: [9]

Europe
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Seve Ballesteros3.53–1–10–0–12–0–01–1–0
Ken Brown11–2–00–1–01–1–00–0–0
José Maria Cañizares2.52–0–11–0–01–0–00–0–1
Howard Clark22–2–01–0–00–1–01–1–0
Nick Faldo00–2–00–1–00–1–00–0–0
Bernhard Langer32–1–21–0–01–1–00–0–2
Sandy Lyle1.51–1–11–0–00–1–00–0–1
Manuel Piñero44–1–01–0–02–0–01–1–0
José Rivero11–1–00–1–01–0–00–0–0
Sam Torrance22–2–01–0–00–1–01–1–0
Paul Way33–1–01–0–00–1–02–0–0
Ian Woosnam22–2–00–1–00–1–02–0–0

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Raymond Floyd22–2–00–1–01–1–01–0–0
Hubert Green11–2–01–0–00–0–00–2–0
Peter Jacobsen11–2–00–1–01–0–00–1–0
Tom Kite1.51–2–10–0–11–1–00–1–0
Andy North00–3–00–1–00–0–00–2–0
Mark O'Meara11–2–00–1–00–1–01–0–0
Calvin Peete22–1–01–0–01–1–00–0–0
Craig Stadler32–1–21–0–01–1–00–0–2
Curtis Strange2.52–1–11–0–01–1–00–0–1
Hal Sutton1.51–2–10–1–01–1–00–0–1
Lanny Wadkins33–2–00–1–01–1–02–0–0
Fuzzy Zoeller00–3–00–1–00–0–00–2–0

References
  1. McDermott, Barry (23 September 1985). "The Empire Strikes Back". Sports Illustrated. p. 44.
  2. "North falls as US loses Ryder Cup". Milwaukee Sentinel. wire services. 16 September 1985. p. 6, part 2.
  3. "Ryder Cup matches scheduled for TV". Palm Beach Daily News. 3 October 1985. p. 7.
  4. "Ryder Cup will be televised". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 31 January 1989. p. 3C.
  5. Modoono, Bill (21 September 1989). "Ryder Cup play creates fuzzy picture". Pittsburgh Press. p. C3.
  6. Sandomir, Richard (26 September 1991). "U.S. losses put Ryder Cup golf back on network". Eugene Register-Guard. (New York Times). p. 8D.
  7. "Jacklin's surprise choice". The Times, 19 August 1985; p. 19; Issue 62220.
  8. Kelley, Brent. "Ryder Cup captain's picks and how they've fared". About.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  9. "2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

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