1993 Ryder Cup

The 30th Ryder Cup Matches were held in England at The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, near Sutton Coldfield. The United States team won a second consecutive Ryder Cup, by a margin of 15 to 13 points. Europe took a slender one point lead into the Sunday singles matches in what was a close contest. Davis Love III secured victory for the U.S. by defeating Costantino Rocca at the last hole, 1 up.[1] Through 2018, this is the most recent U.S. victory in Europe and also the last time the U.S. retained the Cup.

30th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates24–26 September 1993
VenueThe Belfry, Brabazon Course
LocationWishaw, Warwickshire, England
Captains
13 15
United States wins the Ryder Cup
The Belfry
Location in England

This was the first Ryder Cup played in Europe to be televised live in the United States by a major network, NBC. The 1989 edition was carried by the USA Network on cable, with video provided by the BBC.[2][3] The U.S. television coverage in 1985 was a highlight show on ESPN in early November, over a month after its completion.[4] NBC took over live weekend coverage in 1991 in South Carolina.[5]

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format predominantly used from 1987 to 1999 was as follows:

  • Day 1 (Friday) — 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 fourball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session
  • Day 2 (Saturday) — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session
  • Day 3 (Sunday) — 12 singles matches

With a total of 28 points, 14½ points were required to win the Cup, and 14 points were required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes - matches that were level after 18 holes were deemed a draw with half a point going to each team.

Teams

The selection process for the European team remained similar to that used since 1985, with nine players chosen from a money list at the conclusion of the Volvo German Open on 29 August and the remaining three team members being chosen soon afterwards by the team captain. The beginning of the qualifying period was, however, extended to start with the Canon European Masters in Switzerland at the beginning of September 1992 rather than starting in January 1993. The change was made so that there would be more opportunities for the leading players to qualify by right.[6] In 1991 two of the three captain's picks were given to José María Olazábal and Nick Faldo, then ranked two and three in the world, who had played most of their golf in the US and did not qualify automatically. A few European players declined invitations to the 1993 PGA Championship to play in the Hohe Brücke Austrian Open in order to gain Ryder Cup points.[7] At this time prize money in the major championships played in the USA did not earn Ryder Cup points. Prior to the final event Sam Torrance had to withdraw from the final event because of injury but none of the other challengers for automatic places were able to pass him. Joakim Haeggman tied for 6th place in the German Open and rose from 14th to 10th place in the points list while Ronan Rafferty tied for 20th place and finished 11th.[8][9] Gallacher made his picks on 30 August. It was widely expected that he would choose Seve Ballesteros and José María Olazábal as two of his selections and most interest centred on whether he would select Haeggman or Rafferty.[10]

 Team Europe
Name Age Points
rank		 World
ranking		 Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Bernard Gallacher 44Non-playing captain
Bernhard Langer 361362511–9–554.00
Nick Faldo 362183117–12–258.06
Colin Montgomerie 30316131–1–150.00
Costantino Rocca 364400Rookie
Barry Lane 335350Rookie
Ian Woosnam 35675218–10–345.24
Peter Baker 257640Rookie
Mark James 398315197–11–139.47
Sam Torrance 409376214–12–530.95
Joakim Haeggman 2410590Rookie
José María Olazábal 2712931510–3–273.33
Seve Ballesteros 36382163017–8–565.00

Captains picks are shown in yellow. The world rankings and records are at the start of the 1993 Ryder Cup.

 Team USA
Name Age Points
rank		 World
ranking		 Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Tom Watson 44Non-playing captain
Paul Azinger 3315295–4–055.56
Fred Couples 3326273–3–150.00
Tom Kite 433862413–7–462.50
Lee Janzen 294220Rookie
Corey Pavin 33515131–2–033.33
Payne Stewart 366113125–6–145.83
John Cook 357130Rookie
Davis Love III 298120Rookie
Chip Beck 37926274–2–164.29
Jim Gallagher, Jr. 3210530Rookie
Raymond Floyd 5122237279–15–338.89
Lanny Wadkins 43327473018–10–263.33

Captains picks are shown in yellow.[11][12] The world rankings and records are at the start of the 1993 Ryder Cup.

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes
Results
Torrance/James 4 & 3 Wadkins/Pavin
Woosnam/Langer 7 & 5 Azinger/Stewart
Ballesteros/Olazábal 2 & 1 Kite/Love III
Faldo/Montgomerie 4 & 3 Floyd/Couples
2 Session 2
2 Overall 2

Afternoon four-ball
Results
Woosnam/Baker 1 up Gallagher/Janzen
Langer/Lane 4 & 2 Wadkins/Pavin
Faldo/Montgomerie halved Azinger/Couples
Ballesteros/Olazábal 4 & 3 Love III/Kite
2½ Session 1½
4½ Overall 3½

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes
Results
Faldo/Montgomerie 3 & 2 Wadkins/Pavin
Langer/Woosnam 2 & 1 Couples/Azinger
Baker/Lane 3 & 2 Floyd/Stewart
Ballesteros/Olazábal 2 & 1 Love III/Kite
3 Session 1
7½ Overall 4½

Afternoon four-ball
Results
Faldo/Montgomerie 2 up Cook/Beck
James/Rocca 5 & 4 Pavin/Gallagher
Woosnam/Baker 6 & 5 Couples/Azinger
Olazábal/Haeggman 2 & 1 Floyd/Stewart
1 Session 3
8½ Overall 7½

Sunday's singles matches
Results
Ian Woosnam halved Fred Couples
Barry Lane 1 up Chip Beck
Colin Montgomerie 1 up Lee Janzen
Peter Baker 2 up Corey Pavin
Joakim Haeggman 1 up John Cook
Mark James 3 & 2 Payne Stewart
Costantino Rocca 1 up Davis Love III
Seve Ballesteros 3 & 2 Jim Gallagher
José María Olazábal 2 up Raymond Floyd
Bernhard Langer 5 & 3 Tom Kite
Nick Faldo halved Paul Azinger
Sam Torrance halved[13] Lanny Wadkins
4½ Session 7½
13 Overall 15

Individual player records

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

Source: [14]

Europe
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Peter Baker33–1–01–0–00–1–02–0–0
Seve Ballesteros22–2–00–1–01–1–01–0–0
Nick Faldo32–1–20–0–12–0–00–1–1
Joakim Haeggman11–1–01–0–00–0–00–1–0
Mark James00–3–00–1–00–1–00–1–0
Barry Lane00–3–00–1–00–1–00–1–0
Bernhard Langer22–2–00–1–02–0–00–1–0
Colin Montgomerie3.53–1–11–0–02–0–00–1–1
José María Olazábal22–3–00–1–01–1–01–1–0
Costantino Rocca00–2–00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Sam Torrance0.50–1–10–0–10–1–00–0–0
Ian Woosnam4.54–0–10–0–12–0–02–0–0

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Paul Azinger10–3–20–0–10–2–00–1–1
Chip Beck22–0–01–0–00–0–01–0–0
John Cook11–1–00–1–00–0–01–0–0
Fred Couples10–3–20–0–10–2–00–1–1
Raymond Floyd33–1–01–0–01–1–01–0–0
Jim Gallagher, Jr.22–1–01–0–00–0–01–1–0
Lee Janzen00–2–00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Tom Kite22–2–01–0–01–1–00–1–0
Davis Love III22–2–01–0–01–1–00–1–0
Corey Pavin33–2–00–1–01–1–02–0–0
Payne Stewart33–1–01–0–01–1–01–0–0
Lanny Wadkins2.52–1–10–0–11–1–01–0–0

References
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  4. "Ryder Cup matches scheduled for TV". Palm Beach Daily News. 3 October 1985. p. 7.
  5. Sandomir, Richard (26 September 1991). "U.S. losses put Ryder Cup golf back on network". Eugene Register-Guard. (New York Times). p. 8D.
  6. "Ryder Cup qualifying period is lengthened". The Times, 17 December 1991; p. 34; Issue 64205.
  7. "Ryder Cup his toll of fourth major". The Times, 11 August 1993; p. 38; Issue 64720.
  8. "Gallacher to place faith in Rafferty". The Times, 30 August 1993; p. 19; Issue 64735.
  9. "Langer ends doubts over putting with easy victory". The Times, 30 August 1993; p. 26; Issue 64735.
  10. "Gallacher picks Haeggman as his final choice". The Times, 31 August 1993; p. 19; Issue 64736.
  11. "Floyd: Watson missed Ryder Cup pick - himself". Nashua Telegraph. Associated Press. 17 August 1993. p. 24.
  12. Kelley, Brent. "Ryder Cup captain's picks and how they've fared". About.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  13. Sam Torrance withdrew because of injury, so this match was not actually played.
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