1973 Ryder Cup

The 20th Ryder Cup Matches were held at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. The United States team won the competition by a score of 19 to 13 points.[1] For the first time, what had previously been the "Great Britain" team was called "Great Britain and Ireland", although golfers from the Republic of Ireland had played since 1953, and from Northern Ireland since 1947.

20th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates20–22 September 1973
VenueMuirfield
LocationEast Lothian, Scotland
Captains
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland		 13 19 United States
United States wins the Ryder Cup
Muirfield is located in Scotland
Muirfield
Muirfield
Location in Scotland

Muirfield had hosted the Open Championship the previous year, won by American Lee Trevino.

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was adjusted slightly in 1973 from the format used from 1963 through 1971:

  • Day 1 — 4 foursomes (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session
  • Day 2 — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session
  • Day 3 — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions

With a total of 32 points, 161⁄2 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

Source: [2]

Selection for the Great Britain and Ireland team was based on a points list with points being earned between the 1972 Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf and the same event in 1973. Total points determined the order, with 30 points to the winner, 24 for the runner-up, down to 1 point for the player in 25th place.[3] The leading 8 in the points list were guaranteed places, with the remaining 4 selected by a committee. The top 8 were: Oosterhuis, Coles, Jacklin, Bembridge, Barnes, Butler, O'Connor and Gallacher.[4] The selection committee chose the players lying 9th to 12th in the list: Garner, Polland, Clark and Huggett.[5]

United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Team Great Britain and Ireland
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
England Bernard Hunt 43Non-playing captain
Scotland Brian Barnes 28262–4–033.33
England Maurice Bembridge 28273–3–150.00
England Peter Butler 413113–6–236.36
England Clive Clark 280Rookie
England Neil Coles 3863211–15–643.75
Scotland Bernard Gallacher 24295–3–161.11
England John Garner 26110–1–00.00
Wales Brian Huggett 364195–9–539.47
England Tony Jacklin 293177–6–452.94
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr 4893110–18–337.10
England Peter Oosterhuis 25163–3–050.00
Northern Ireland Eddie Polland 260Rookie

Due to the rules of the PGA of America in place at the time, players with less than five years as a professional were not eligible for the U.S. team, which included reigning U.S. Open champion Johnny Miller and Lanny Wadkins.[6] (These rules also kept Jack Nicklaus on the sidelines until 1969.) Miller made his Ryder Cup debut in 1975 and Wadkins in 1977.

United States Team USA
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Jack Burke Jr. 50Non-playing captain
Tommy Aaron 36141–2–137.50
Homero Blancas 350Rookie
Gay Brewer 41153–2–060.00
Billy Casper 4262714–7–662.96
Lou Graham 350Rookie
Dave Hill 36164–2–066.67
Jack Nicklaus 332106–3–165.00
Arnold Palmer 4452720–5–277.78
Chi-Chi Rodríguez 370Rookie
J. C. Snead 32144–0–0100.00
Lee Trevino 332116–3–263.64
Tom Weiskopf 300Rookie

Thursday's matches

Morning foursomes

[7] [8]

United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Barnes/Gallacher United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Trevino/Casper
O'Connor/Coles United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Weiskopf/Snead
Jacklin/Oosterhuis halved Rodríguez/Graham
Bembridge/Polland United States 6 & 5 Nicklaus/Palmer
21⁄2 Session 11⁄2
21⁄2 Overall 11⁄2

Afternoon four-ball
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Barnes/Gallacher United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 & 4 Aaron/Brewer
Bembridge/Huggett United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 1 Nicklaus/Palmer
Jacklin/Oosterhuis United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 1 Weiskopf/Casper
Coles/O'Connor United States 2 & 1 Trevino/Blancas
3 Session 1
51⁄2 Overall 21⁄2

Friday's matches

[9]

Morning foursomes
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Barnes/Butler United States 1 up Nicklaus/Weiskopf
Oosterhuis/Jacklin United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 up Palmer/Hill
Bembridge/Huggett United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 & 4 Rodríguez/Graham
Coles/O'Connor United States 2 & 1 Trevino/Casper
2 Session 2
71⁄2 Overall 41⁄2

Afternoon four-ball
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Barnes/Butler United States 2 up Snead/Palmer
Jacklin/Oosterhuis United States 3 & 2 Brewer/Casper
Clark/Polland United States 3 & 2 Nicklaus/Weiskopf
Bembridge/Huggett halved Trevino/Blancas
1⁄2 Session 31⁄2
8 Overall 8

Saturday's matches

[10]

Morning singles
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Brian Barnes United States 2 & 1 Billy Casper
Bernard Gallacher United States 3 & 1 Tom Weiskopf
Peter Butler United States 5 & 4 Homero Blancas
Tony Jacklin United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 1 Tommy Aaron
Neil Coles halved Gay Brewer
Christy O'Connor United States 1 up J. C. Snead
Maurice Bembridge halved Jack Nicklaus
Peter Oosterhuis halved Lee Trevino
21⁄2 Session 51⁄2
101⁄2 Overall 131⁄2

Afternoon singles
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Brian Huggett United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 2 Homero Blancas
Brian Barnes United States 3 & 1 J. C. Snead
Bernard Gallacher United States 6 & 5 Gay Brewer
Tony Jacklin United States 2 & 1 Billy Casper
Neil Coles United States 6 & 5 Lee Trevino
Christy O'Connor halved Tom Weiskopf
Maurice Bembridge United States 2 up Jack Nicklaus
Peter Oosterhuis United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 2 Arnold Palmer
21⁄2 Session 51⁄2
13 Overall 19

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Source: [2]

Great Britain and Ireland
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Brian Barnes22–4–00–2–01–1–01–1–0
Maurice Bembridge32–2–20–1–11–1–01–0–1
Peter Butler00–3–00–1–00–1–00–1–0
Clive Clark00–1–00–0–00–0–00–1–0
Neil Coles1.51–3–10–1–11–1–00–1–0
Bernard Gallacher22–2–00–2–01–0–01–0–0
Brian Huggett3.53–0–11–0–01–0–01–0–1
Tony Jacklin3.53–2–11–1–01–0–11–1–0
Christy O'Connor1.51–3–10–1–11–1–00–1–0
Peter Oosterhuis43–1–21–0–11–0–11–1–0
Eddie Polland00–2–00–0–00–1–00–1–0

John Garner did not play in any matches.

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Tommy Aaron00–2–00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Homero Blancas2.52–1–11–1–00–0–01–0–1
Gay Brewer2.52–1–11–0–10–0–01–1–0
Billy Casper44–2–02–0–01–1–01–1–0
Lou Graham0.50–1–10–0–00–1–10–0–0
Dave Hill00–1–00–0–00–1–00–0–0
Jack Nicklaus4.54–1–11–0–12–0–01–1–0
Arnold Palmer22–3–00–1–01–1–01–1–0
Chi-Chi Rodríguez0.50–1–10–0–00–1–10–0–0
J. C. Snead33–1–02–0–00–1–01–0–0
Lee Trevino43–1–21–0–11–1–01–0–1
Tom Weiskopf3.53–2–11–0–11–1–01–1–0

References
  1. "U.S. prevails in Ryder Cup". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 23 September 1973. p. 5D.
  2. "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. "Change to Ryder Cup team selection". The Glasgow Herald. 3 February 1972. p. 4.
  4. "Garner may miss Ryder Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 20 August 1973. p. 5.
  5. "Selectors stick to Ryder Cup table". The Glasgow Herald. 21 August 1973. p. 4.
  6. Green, Bob (22 June 1973). "Johnny Miller ineligible for Ryder Cup team". Lewiston Evening Journal. Lewiston, Maine. Associated Press. p. 18.
  7. "Ryder cup captains choose predictable partnerships". Glasgow Herald. 20 September 1973. p. 5.
  8. "Scottish pair show the way to British lead". Glasgow Herald. 21 September 1973. p. 4.
  9. "Americans now hold the balance of power". Glasgow Herald. 21 September 1973. p. 2.
  10. "US victory confirms hopeless imbalance of Ryder cup". Glasgow Herald. 24 September 1973. p. 5.

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