Records

Summary
Team Wins Losses Ties
United States 25 10 2
Europe 7 7 1
Great Britain & Ireland 0 3 0
Great Britain 3 15 1
Total Points Over 37 matches
Team Team Points Foursome Points Four-Ball Points Singles Points
United States 476 135 ½ 95 ½ 244 ½
Europe 368 105 85 ½ 177 ½
Largest Margin of Victory
Team Margin Venue Year
United States 23 ½ to 8 ½ Champions GC in Houston, Texas 1967
Europe 18 ½ to 9 ½ Oakland Hills, Michigan 2004
Europe 18 ½ to 9 ½ Straffan, Ireland 2006
Most Consecutive Ryder Cup Victories
Team Consecutive Wins Sequence
United States 7 1935 - 1955
United States 7 1971 - 1983
Europe 3 2002 - '04 - '06
Most Ryder Cup Appearances
Team Player Appearances Sequence
Europe Nick Faldo 11 1977-'79-'81-'83-'85-'87-'89-'91-'93-'95-'97
Christy O'Connor Sr. 10 1955-'57-'59-'61-'63-'65-'67-'69-'71-'73
Bernhard Langer 10 1981-'83-'85-'87-'89-'91-'93-'95-'97-'02
Dai Rees 9 1937-'47-'49-'51-'53-'55-'57-'59-'61
United States Lanny Wadkins 8 1977-’79-’83-’85-’87-’89-’91-’93
Raymond Floyd 8 1969-’75-’77-’81-’83-’85-’91-’93
Billy Casper 8 1961-’63-’65-’67-’69-’71-’73-’75
Most Points Won
Team Player Points
Europe Nick Faldo 25
Bernhard Langer 24
United States Billy Casper 23 ½
Most Singles Points Won
Team Player Points
Europe Colin Montgomerie 7
Neil Coles 7
United States Arnold Palmer 7
Billy Casper 7
Lee Trevino 7
Most Foursome Points Won
Team Player Points
Europe Bernhard Langer 11 ½
  Nick Faldo 11
  Seve Ballesteros 10 ½
  Tony Jacklin 10
  Colin Montgomerie 9 ½
United States Lanny Wadkins 9
  Arnold Palmer 9
  Billy Casper 9
Most Four-Ball Points Won
Team Player Points
Europe Ian Woosnam 10 ½
Jose Olazabal 10 ½
Seve Ballesteros 9
Nick Faldo 7 ½
United States Lanny Wadkins 7 ½
Billy Casper 7 ½
Best Point Percentage (Min 3 Ryder Cup Matches)
Team Player Percentage
United States Jimmy Demaret (6-0-0) 100%
Jack Burke (7-1-0) 86%
Horton Smith (3-0-1) 86%
Walter Hagen (7-1-1) 83%
J.C. Snead (9-2-0) 80%
Sam Snead (10-2-1) 79%
Europe Sergio Garcia (14-4-2) 75%
Jose Olazabal (18-8-3) 67%
Colin Montgomerie (17-8-7) 66%
Abe Mitchell (4-2-0) 65%
Seve Ballesteros (20-12-5) 59%
Percy Alliss (3-2-1) 58%
Ryder Cup Holes-in-One
Year Location Player Match Hole
1973 Muirfield Peter Butler 2nd day Foursomes
Barnes/Butler vs. Nicklaus/Weiskopf
16th
1993 The Belfry Nick Faldo Final Day Singles
Faldo vs. Azinger
14th
1995 Oak Hill Costatino Rocca 2nd day Foursomes
Rocca/Torrance vs. Love III/Maggert
6th
1995 Oak Hill Howard Clark Final Day Singles
vs. Peter Jacobsen
11th
2006 The K Club Paul Casey 2nd day Foursomes
Casey/Howell vs. Cink/Johnson
14th
2006 The K Club Scott Verplank Final day Singles
Harrington vs. Verplank
14th

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