- 1987 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1987
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dates = September 25–27
venue =Muirfield Village
location =Dublin, Ohio
home = US
away = EU
homecaptain =Jack Nicklaus
awaycaptain =Tony Jacklin
homescore = 13
awayscore = 15
result = Europe retainsThe 27th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theMuirfield Village inDublin, Ohio .The European team won the competition by a score of 15 to 13 points. It was a historic victory for the European Team and probably the most historic victory of all time because it was the first time in the history of theRyder Cup , after a record spanning sixty years and thirteen Ryder Cup Matches that have been held in the United States that an American team had been beaten on their home soil.Format
The
Ryder Cup is amatch play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format in 1987 adjusted slightly from the previous three events, with the order of play on the second day swapped:
*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. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.Teams
;flagicon|USA|size=50px Team United StatesCaptain:
Jack Nicklaus
*Andy Bean
*Dan Pohl
*Larry Mize
*Mark Calcavecchia
*Payne Stewart
*Scott Simpson
*Tom Kite
*Ben Crenshaw
*Larry Nelson
*Curtis Strange
*Lanny Wadkins
*Hal Sutton ;flagicon|EU|size=50px Team EuropeCaptain: flagicon|EnglandTony Jacklin
*flagicon|WalesIan Woosnam
*flagicon|England Howard Clark
*flagicon|ScotlandSam Torrance
*flagicon|EnglandNick Faldo
*flagicon|SpainJosé María Olazábal
*flagicon|SpainJosé Rivero
*flagicon|ScotlandSandy Lyle
*flagicon|IrelandEamonn Darcy
*flagicon|GermanyBernhard Langer
*flagicon|SpainSeveriano Ballesteros
*flagicon|Scotland Ken Brown
*flagicon|ScotlandGordon Brand, Jnr Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
Afternoon four-ball
unday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1987.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1987 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/rydercup1987.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1987 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-14
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346650.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1987 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-14
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