- 1989 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1989
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dates = 22–24 September
venue =The Belfry
location =Wishaw, Warwickshire ,England
home = EU
away = US
homecaptain =Tony Jacklin
awaycaptain =Raymond Floyd
homescore = 14
awayscore = 14
result = Europe retainsThe 28th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theThe Belfry in Wishaw,Warwickshire ,England (nearSutton Coldfield ). For only the second time, the competition ended in a draw at 14 to 14 points, but the European team retained the Cup since they had won it outright in 1987.Format
The
Ryder Cup is amatch play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format in 1989 was as follows:
*Day 1 (Friday) — 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (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 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|EU|size=50px Team EuropeCaptain: flagicon|England
Tony Jacklin
*flagicon|SpainSeveriano Ballesteros
*flagicon|GermanyBernhard Langer
*flagicon|SpainJosé María Olazábal
*flagicon|Northern IrelandRonan Rafferty
*flagicon|England Howard Clark
*flagicon|England Mark James
*flagicon|IrelandChristy O'Connor Jnr
*flagicon|SpainJosé Maria Cañizares
*flagicon|ScotlandGordon Brand, Jnr
*flagicon|ScotlandSam Torrance
*flagicon|EnglandNick Faldo
*flagicon|WalesIan Woosnam ;flagicon|USA|size=50px Team United StatesCaptain:Raymond Floyd
*Paul Azinger
*Chip Beck
*Payne Stewart
*Mark Calcavecchia
*Tom Kite
*Mark O'Meara
*Fred Couples
*Ken Green
*Mark McCumber
*Tom Watson
*Lanny Wadkins
*Curtis Strange Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
Afternoon four-ball
unday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1989.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1989 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/rydercup1989.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1989 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-14
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346656.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1989 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-14
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