1971 Ryder Cup
The 19th Ryder Cup Matches were held September 16–18, 1971, in the United States at the Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. The U.S. team won the competition by a score of 18½ to 13½ points.[1][2]
Dates | September 16–18, 1971 | ||||
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Venue | Old Warson Country Club | ||||
Location | St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
Captains |
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United States wins the Ryder Cup | |||||
Old Warson Country Club
Old Warson
Country Club
Country Club
Format
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1963 through 1971 the competition format was as follows:
- Day 1 — 8 foursomes (alternate shot) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
- Day 2 — 8 four-ball (better ball) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
- Day 3 — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions
With a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
Teams
Source: [3]
Team USA | |||||
Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
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Jay Hebert | 48 | Non-playing captain | |||
Miller Barber | 40 | 1 | 4 | 1–1–2 | 50.00 |
Frank Beard | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 37.50 |
Billy Casper | 40 | 5 | 24 | 14–4–6 | 70.83 |
Charles Coody | 34 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Gardner Dickinson | 44 | 1 | 5 | 5–0–0 | 100.00 |
Gene Littler | 41 | 5 | 21 | 9–4–8 | 61.90 |
Jack Nicklaus | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 37.50 |
Arnold Palmer | 42 | 4 | 21 | 16–4–1 | 78.57 |
Mason Rudolph | 37 | 0 | Rookie | ||
J. C. Snead | 30 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Dave Stockton | 29 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Lee Trevino | 31 | 1 | 6 | 3–2–1 | 58.33 |
Team Great Britain | |||||
Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
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Eric Brown | 46 | Non-playing captain | |||
Harry Bannerman | 29 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Brian Barnes | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0.00 |
Maurice Bembridge | 26 | 1 | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50.00 |
Peter Butler | 39 | 2 | 9 | 2–5–2 | 33.33 |
Neil Coles | 36 | 5 | 27 | 10–13–4 | 44.44 |
Bernard Gallacher | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 50.00 |
John Garner | 24 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Brian Huggett | 34 | 3 | 15 | 4–7–4 | 40.00 |
Tony Jacklin | 27 | 2 | 12 | 6–3–3 | 62.50 |
Christy O'Connor Snr | 46 | 8 | 27 | 9–16–2 | 37.04 |
Peter Oosterhuis | 23 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Peter Townsend | 25 | 1 | 5 | 3–2–0 | 60.00 |
Thursday's matches
Friday's matches
Saturday's matches
Morning singles
Results | ||
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Tony Jacklin | 1 up | Lee Trevino |
Bernard Gallacher | halved | Dave Stockton |
Brian Barnes | 1 up | Mason Rudolph |
Peter Oosterhuis | 4 & 3 | Gene Littler |
Peter Townsend | 3 & 2 | Jack Nicklaus |
Christy O'Connor | 5 & 4 | Gardner Dickinson |
Harry Bannerman | halved | Arnold Palmer |
Neil Coles | halved | Frank Beard |
3½ | Session | 4½ |
9½ | Overall | 14½ |
Afternoon singles
Results | ||
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Brian Huggett | 7 & 6 | Lee Trevino |
Tony Jacklin | 1 up | J. C. Snead |
Brian Barnes | 2 & 1 | Miller Barber |
Peter Townsend | 1 up | Dave Stockton |
Bernard Gallacher | 2 & 1 | Charles Coody |
Neil Coles | 5 & 3 | Jack Nicklaus |
Peter Oosterhuis | 3 & 2 | Arnold Palmer |
Harry Bannerman | 2 & 1 | Gardner Dickinson |
4 | Session | 4 |
13½ | Overall | 18½ |
Individual player records
Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.
Source: [3]
United States
Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
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Miller Barber | 0 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 |
Frank Beard | 2 | 1–1–2 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–1 |
Billy Casper | 0 | 0–3–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 |
Charles Coody | 0.5 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 |
Gardner Dickinson | 4 | 4–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Gene Littler | 2 | 2–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–0–0 |
Jack Nicklaus | 5 | 5–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 2–0–0 |
Arnold Palmer | 4.5 | 4–1–1 | 0–1–1 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 |
Mason Rudolph | 1.5 | 1–1–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–0 |
J. C. Snead | 4 | 4–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 |
Dave Stockton | 1.5 | 1–1–1 | 1–0–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
Lee Trevino | 3.5 | 3–1–1 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 1–1–0 |
Great Britain
Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
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Harry Bannerman | 2.5 | 2–2–1 | 1–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 0–2–0 |
Brian Barnes | 2 | 2–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
Maurice Bembridge | 1 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
Peter Butler | 1 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
Neil Coles | 2 | 1–2–2 | 0–1–1 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–1 |
Bernard Gallacher | 3.5 | 3–1–1 | 1–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
John Garner | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
Brian Huggett | 1.5 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–1 | 0–1–0 |
Tony Jacklin | 1.5 | 1–3–1 | 0–2–0 | 1–0–1 | 0–1–0 |
Christy O'Connor | 1.5 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–1 |
Peter Oosterhuis | 3 | 3–3–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–1–0 |
Peter Townsend | 0 | 0–6–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–2–0 |
References
- Brown, Gwilym S. (September 29, 1971). "Meet me in St. Louis - but at your own risk". Sports Illustrated. p. 88.
- "Snead clinches win in tough Ryder Cup". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 19, 1971. p. 6-sports.
- "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1971 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved March 15, 2007.
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