- 1981 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1981
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dates = 25–27 September
venue =Walton Heath Golf Club
location =Surrey ,England
home = EU
away = US
homecaptain = John Jacobs
awaycaptain =Dave Marr
homescore = 9½
awayscore = 18½
result = United States retainsThe 24th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theWalton Heath Golf Club inWalton-on-the-Hill ,Surrey ,England .The United States team won the competition by a score of 18½ to 9½ points. To date it remains the heaviest deafeat that a European team has suffered at the hands of the United States.Format
The
Ryder Cup is amatch play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was adjusted slightly from the 1979 event, with the order of play swapped on the first two days and the third day singles matches held in a single session:
*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 John Jacobs
*flagicon|ScotlandSam Torrance
*flagicon|ScotlandSandy Lyle
*flagicon|ScotlandBernard Gallacher
*flagicon|England Mark James
*flagicon|IrelandDes Smyth
*flagicon|GermanyBernhard Langer
*flagicon|SpainManuel Piñero
*flagicon|SpainJosé Maria Cañizares
*flagicon|EnglandNick Faldo
*flagicon|England Howard Clark
*flagicon|EnglandPeter Oosterhuis
*flagicon|IrelandEamonn Darcy ;flagicon|USA|size=50px Team United StatesCaptain:Dave Marr
*Lee Trevino
*Tom Kite
*Bill Rogers
*Larry Nelson
*Ben Crenshaw
*Bruce Lietzke
*Jerry Pate
*Hale Irwin
*Johnny Miller
*Tom Watson
*Raymond Floyd
*Jack Nicklaus Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
Afternoon foursomes
unday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1981.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1981 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/rydercup1981.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1981 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-14
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3911683.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1981 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-14
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