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1975 Ryder Cup

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{{Infobox team golf tournament

| name = Ryder Cup

| year = 1975

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| dates = September 19–21, 1975

| venue = Laurel Valley Golf Club

| location = Ligonier, Pennsylvania

| home = USA

| away = GB&I

| homecaptain = Arnold Palmer

| awaycaptain = Bernard Hunt

| homescore = 21

| awayscore = 11

| result = United States wins

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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 score of 21 to 11 points.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HegNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ym0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1651%2C2403619 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Parascenzo |first=Marino |title=British retreat from Ligonier as Ryder Cup remains in U.S. |date=September 22, 1975 |page=1}}{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1090284/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213071737/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1090284/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Jenkins |first=Dan |authorlink=Dan Jenkins |title=As much play as match |date=September 29, 1975 |page=18}} After the competition, questions started to be asked about the future of the event, as Britain and Ireland had once again failed to seriously challenge the United States team.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GIBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zhEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7283%2C3947561 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=US golfers rout British |date=September 22, 1975 |page=11-part 2}} The next time the competition was held in the U.S. in 1979, the visiting team included players from continental Europe.

Laurel Valley was co-founded by U.S. captain Arnold Palmer and had hosted the PGA Championship a decade earlier, in 1965.

Format

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:

  • 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 — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions

With a total of 32 points, 16{{1/2}} points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.org/sites/default/files/assets/library/Media/mg_2015_rc.pdf |title=2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide |accessdate=September 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927104329/http://www.pga.org/sites/default/files/assets/library/Media/mg_2015_rc.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-27 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}

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| colspan="6"|{{flagicon|USA|size=50px}} Team USA

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!Name

!Age

!Previous
Ryder Cups

!Matches

!W–L–H

!Winning
percentage

align=left|Arnold Palmer

| 46

colspan="4" | Non-playing captain
align=left|Billy Casper

| 44

73318–9–663.64
align=left|Raymond Floyd

| 33

140–2–225.00
align=left|Al Geiberger

| 38

153–1–170.00
align=left|Lou Graham

| 37

120–1–125.00
align=left|Hale Irwin

| 30

0colspan="3"|Rookie
align=left|Gene Littler

| 45

62411–5–862.50
align=left|Johnny Miller

| 28

0colspan="3"|Rookie
align=left|Bob Murphy

| 32

0colspan="3"|Rookie
align=left|Jack Nicklaus

| 35

31610–4–268.75
align=left|J. C. Snead

| 34

287–1–087.50
align=left|Lee Trevino

| 35

3179–4–464.71
align=left|Tom Weiskopf

| 32

163–2–158.33

Eight members of the Great Britain and Ireland team were chosen from the money leaders in 1975 European Tour events after the Benson & Hedges Festival on 16 August, with the remaining four members of the 12-man team selected by a committee. The eight automatic selections were: Eamonn Darcy, Maurice Bembridge, Brian Barnes, Bernard Gallacher, Norman Wood, John O'Leary, Guy Hunt and Brian Huggett.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mo9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5aQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2410%2C3319988 |title=Norman Wood gains Ryder Cup place |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=18 August 1975 |page=15}} The committee chose two US-based players, Tony Jacklin and Peter Oosterhuis, together with Christy O'Connor Jnr and Tommy Horton. Horton was selected despite finishing 15th in the points list, making his debut at the age of 34.{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=19 August 1975 |page=6 |title=Horton chosen for Ryder Cup but is centre of controversy again}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m49AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5aQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4569%2C3581512 |title=British Ryder Cup team completed |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |date=19 August 1975 |page=21}}

Neil Coles withdrew from consideration because of his fear of flying and because it was impractical to travel by sea.{{Cite news |title=Coles drop out of Ryder Cup |date=6 August 1975 |newspaper=The Guardian |page=18}}

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| colspan="6"|{{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}} Team Great Britain and Ireland

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!Name

!Age

!Previous
Ryder Cups

!Matches

!W–L–H

!Winning
percentage

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bernard Hunt

| 45

colspan="4" | Non-playing captain
align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} Brian Barnes

| 30

3124–8–033.33
align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Maurice Bembridge

| 30

3135–5–350.00
align=left|{{flagicon|IRL}} Eamonn Darcy

| 23

0colspan="3"|Rookie
align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} Bernard Gallacher

| 26

3137–5–157.69
align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Horton

| 34

0colspan="3"|Rookie
align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} Brian Huggett

| 38

5238–9–647.83
align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Guy Hunt

| 28

0colspan="3"|Rookie
align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jacklin

| 31

42310–8–554.35
align=left|{{flagicon|IRL}} Christy O'Connor Jnr

| 27

0colspan="3"|Rookie
align=left|{{flagicon|IRL}} John O'Leary

| 26

0colspan="3"|Rookie
align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Oosterhuis

| 27

2126–4–258.33
align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} Norman Wood

| 28

0colspan="3"|Rookie

Friday's matches

=Morning foursomes=

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! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}

! style="width:7em;"| Results

! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}}

Barnes/Gallacher

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 4

|Nicklaus/Weiskopf

Wood/Bembridge

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 4 & 3

|Littler/Irwin

Jacklin/Oosterhuis

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 1

|Geiberger/Miller

Horton/O'Leary

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1

|Trevino/Snead

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| 0

| Session

| 4

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! 0

! Overall

! 4

=Afternoon four-ball=

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! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}

! style="width:7em;"| Results

! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}}

Oosterhuis/Jacklin

|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 & 1

|Casper/Floyd

Darcy/O'Connor

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2

|Weiskopf/Graham

Barnes/Gallacher

|halved

|Nicklaus/Murphy

Horton/O'Leary

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1

|Trevino/Irwin

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| 1{{1/2}}

| Session

| 2{{1/2}}

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! 1{{1/2}}

! Overall

! 6{{1/2}}

Saturday's matches

=Morning four-ball=

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! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}

! style="width:7em;"| Results

! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}}

Oosterhuis/Jacklin

|halved

|Casper/Miller

Horton/Wood

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 4 & 2

|Nicklaus/Snead

Barnes/Gallacher

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 3

|Littler/Graham

Darcy/Hunt

|halved

|Geiberger/Floyd

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| 1

| Session

| 3

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! 2{{1/2}}

! Overall

! 9{{1/2}}

=Afternoon foursomes=

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! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}}

! style="width:7em;"| Results

! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}}

Jacklin/Huggett

|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 3 & 2

|Trevino/Murphy

O'Connor/O'Leary

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 3

|Weiskopf/Miller

Oosterhuis/Bembridge

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2

|Irwin/Casper

Darcy/Hunt

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2

|Geiberger/Graham

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| 1

| Session

| 3

style="background:#afa;"

! 3{{1/2}}

! Overall

! 12{{1/2}}

Sunday's matches

=Morning singles=

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! style="width:7em;"| Results

! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}}

Tony Jacklin

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1

|Bob Murphy

Peter Oosterhuis

|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 up

|Johnny Miller

Bernard Gallacher

|halved

|Lee Trevino

Tommy Horton

|halved

|Hale Irwin

Brian Huggett

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 4 & 2

|Gene Littler

Eamonn Darcy

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 & 2

|Billy Casper

Guy Hunt

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 & 3

|Tom Weiskopf

Brian Barnes

|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 4 & 2

|Jack Nicklaus

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| 3

| Session

| 5

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! 6{{1/2}}

! Overall

! 17{{1/2}}

=Afternoon singles=

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! style="width:7em;"| Results

! style="width:12em;"| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}}

Tony Jacklin

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 1 up

|Raymond Floyd

Peter Oosterhuis

|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 3 & 2

|J. C. Snead

Bernard Gallacher

|halved

|Al Geiberger

Tommy Horton

|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 & 1

|Lou Graham

John O'Leary

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1

|Hale Irwin

Maurice Bembridge

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 & 1

|Bob Murphy

Norman Wood

|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 & 1

|Lee Trevino

Brian Barnes

|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 & 1

|Jack Nicklaus

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| 4{{1/2}}

| Session

| 3{{1/2}}

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! 11

! Overall

! 21

Individual player records

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

Source:{{cite web|url=http://2014rcmediaguide.com/2014RyderCupMediaGuide/ |title=2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide |accessdate=October 5, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074322/http://2014rcmediaguide.com/2014RyderCupMediaGuide/ |archivedate=October 6, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}

=United States=

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! Player !! Points

Overall !! Singles !! Foursomes !! Fourballs
align=left|Billy Casper2.52–1–11–0–01–0–00–1–1
align=left|Raymond Floyd1.51–1–11–0–00–0–00–1–1
align=left|Al Geiberger32–0–20–0–12–0–00–0–1
align=left|Lou Graham33–1–00–1–01–0–02–0–0
align=left|Hale Irwin4.54–0–11–0–12–0–01–0–0
align=left|Gene Littler33–0–01–0–01–0–01–0–0
align=left|Johnny Miller2.52–1–10–1–02–0–00–0–1
align=left|Bob Murphy2.52–1–12–0–00–1–00–0–1
align=left|Jack Nicklaus2.52–2–10–2–01–0–01–0–1
align=left|J. C. Snead22–1–00–1–01–0–01–0–0
align=left|Lee Trevino2.52–2–10–1–11–1–01–0–0
align=left|Tom Weiskopf44–0–01–0–02–0–01–0–0

=Great Britain and Ireland=

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! Player !! Points !! Overall !! Singles !! Foursomes !! Fourballs

align=left|Brian Barnes2.52–2–12–0–00–1–00–1–1
align=left|Maurice Bembridge00–3–00–1–00–2–00–0–0
align=left|Eamonn Darcy0.50–3–10–1–00–1–00–1–1
align=left|Bernard Gallacher1.50–2–30–0–20–1–00–1–1
align=left|Tommy Horton1.51–3–11–0–10–1–00–2–0
align=left|Brian Huggett11–1–00–1–01–0–00–0–0
align=left|Guy Hunt0.50–2–10–1–00–1–00–0–1
align=left|Tony Jacklin2.52–3–10–2–01–1–01–0–1
align=left|Christy O'Connor00–2–00–0–00–1–00–1–0
align=left|John O'Leary00–4–00–1–00–2–00–1–0
align=left|Peter Oosterhuis3.53–2–12–0–00–2–01–0–1
align=left|Norman Wood11–2–01–0–00–1–00–1–0

References

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  • {{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1975.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1975 Results |publisher=The PGA of America |accessdate=March 14, 2007 |archive-date=October 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022153452/http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1975.html |url-status=dead }}
  • {{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3911037.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1975 |work=BBC Sport |date=September 13, 2004 |accessdate=March 14, 2007 }}

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External links

  • [https://archive.today/20130805161645/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/rydercup_detail.cfm?tourn_name_id=9&dateid=1975&tournament_id=722&player_id=128 PGA of America: 1975 Ryder Cup]
  • [http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1975.htm About.com: 1975 Ryder Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108150409/http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1975.htm |date=January 8, 2014 }}

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