- 1985 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1985
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dates = 13–15 September
venue =The Belfry
location =Wishaw, Warwickshire ,England
home = EU
away = US
homecaptain =Tony Jacklin
awaycaptain =Lee Trevino
homescore = 16½
awayscore = 11½
result = Europe winsThe 26th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theThe Belfry inWishaw, Warwickshire ,England .The European team won the competition by a score of 16½ to 11½ points. This marked the first time the US had not won the cup since 1957.Format
The
Ryder Cup is amatch play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format in 1983 was as follows:
*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 — 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|EU|size=50px Team EuropeCaptain: flagicon|England
Tony Jacklin
*flagicon|SpainManuel Piñero
*flagicon|WalesIan Woosnam
*flagicon|EnglandPaul Way
*flagicon|SpainSeveriano Ballesteros
*flagicon|ScotlandSandy Lyle
*flagicon|GermanyBernhard Langer
*flagicon|ScotlandSam Torrance
*flagicon|England Howard Clark
*flagicon|SpainJosé Rivero
*flagicon|EnglandNick Faldo
*flagicon|SpainJosé Maria Cañizares
*flagicon|Scotland Ken Brown;flagicon|USA|size=50px Team United StatesCaptain:Lee Trevino
*Lanny Wadkins
*Craig Stadler
*Raymond Floyd
*Tom Kite
*Peter Jacobsen
*Hal Sutton
*Andy North
*Mark O'Meara
*Calvin Peete
*Hubert Green
*Fuzzy Zoeller
*Curtis Strange Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
Afternoon foursomes
unday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1985.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1985 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/rydercup1985.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1985 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-14
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346642.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1985 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-14
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