- 1973 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1973
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dates = 20–22 September
venue =Muirfield
location =East Lothian ,Scotland
home = GB
away = US
homecaptain =Bernard Hunt
awaycaptain =Jack Burke, Jr.
homescore = 13
awayscore = 19
result = United States retainsThe 20th Ryder Cup Matches were held atMuirfield inGullane ,East Lothian ,Scotland .The United States team won the competition by a score of 19 to 13 points. For the first time, the Great Britain team was called "Great Britain and Ireland", although golfers from Ireland had been part of Great Britain teams since 1953.Format
The
Ryder Cup is amatch play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was adjusted slightly in 1973 from the format used from 1963 through 1971:
*Day 1 — 4 foursomes (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session
*Day 2 — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session
*Day 3 — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessionsWith a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.Teams
;flagicon|GBR|size=50px flagicon|IRL|size=50px Team Great Britain and IrelandCaptain: flagicon|England
Bernard Hunt
*flagicon|Scotland Brian Barnes
*flagicon|ScotlandBernard Gallacher
*flagicon|England Peter Butler
*flagicon|EnglandTony Jacklin
*flagicon|EnglandNeil Coles
*flagicon|Ireland Christy O'Connor
*flagicon|EnglandMaurice Bembridge
*flagicon|EnglandPeter Oosterhuis
*flagicon|WalesBrian Huggett
*flagicon|EnglandClive Clark
*flagicon|Northern IrelandEddie Polland ;flagicon|USA|size=50px Team United StatesCaptain:Jack Burke, Jr.
*Billy Casper
*Tom Weiskopf
*Homero Blancas
*Tommy Aaron
*Gay Brewer
*J. C. Snead
*Jack Nicklaus
*Lee Trevino
*Lou Graham
*Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez
*Arnold Palmer
*Dave HillThursday's matches
Morning foursomes
Afternoon four-ball
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1973.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1973 Results |publisher=The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1973.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1973 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3910613.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1973 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15
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