- 1995 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1995
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dates = September 22–24
venue =Oak Hill Country Club
location =Pittsford, New York
home = US
away = EU
homecaptain =Lanny Wadkins
awaycaptain =Bernard Gallacher
homescore = 13½
awayscore = 14½
result = Europe winsThe 31st Ryder Cup Matches were held at theOak Hill Country Club inPittsford, New York .The European team won the competition by a margin of 14½ to 13½ points to win back the Cup.Format
The
Ryder Cup is amatch play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format used from 1991 to 2002 was as follows:
*Day 1 (Friday) — 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in a morning session and 4 foursome (alternate shot) 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 matchesWith 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.Teams
;flagicon|USA|size=50px Team United StatesCaptain:
Lanny Wadkins
*Tom Lehman
*Peter Jacobsen
*Jeff Maggert
*Fred Couples
*Davis Love III
*Brad Faxon
*Ben Crenshaw
*Curtis Strange
*Loren Roberts
*Corey Pavin
*Jay Haas
*Phil Mickelson ;flagicon|EU|size=50px Team EuropeCaptain: flagicon|ScotlandBernard Gallacher
*flagicon|SpainSeveriano Ballesteros
*flagicon|England Howard Clark
*flagicon|England Mark James
*flagicon|WalesIan Woosnam
*flagicon|ItalyCostantino Rocca
*flagicon|EnglandDavid Gilford
*flagicon|ScotlandColin Montgomerie
*flagicon|EnglandNick Faldo
*flagicon|ScotlandSam Torrance
*flagicon|GermanyBernhard Langer
*flagicon|IrelandPhilip Walton
*flagicon|SwedenPer-Ulrik Johansson Friday's matches
Morning four-ball
Afternoon four-ball
unday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1995.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1995 Results |publisher=The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive |accessdate=2007-03-14
*cite web |url=http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1995.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1995 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-14
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3913405.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1995 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-14
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