1989 Ryder Cup

The 28th Ryder Cup Matches were held 22–24 September 1989 at The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, England, near Sutton Coldfield.

28th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates22–24 September 1989
VenueThe Belfry, Brabazon Course
LocationWishaw, Warwickshire, England
Captains
14 14
Europe retains the Ryder Cup
The Belfry
Location in England

For only the second time, the competition ended in a draw at 14 points each, but the European team retained the Cup since they had won it outright in 1987.[1] Europe held a two-point lead, 9 to 7, entering the singles matches on Sunday, and the match which retained the Cup for Europe was the eighth, between José María Cañizares and Ken Green. Cañizares made a two-foot (0.6 m) putt on the 18th green to win 1 up and give Europe a 14–10 lead, with four matches remaining on the course.[2][3] The final four matches all resulted in U.S. wins and an overall draw.[1][4][5]

This was the first Ryder Cup played in Europe to be televised live in the United States. It was carried by the USA Network on cable, with video provided by the BBC.[6][7] The U.S. television coverage in 1985 was a highlight show on ESPN in early November, over a month after its completion.[8] NBC Sports took over live weekend coverage in 1991 in South Carolina,[9] and 1993 marked the first time a major U.S. network televised it live from Europe.

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format in 1989 was as follows:

  • 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 matches

With a total of 28 points, 14½ points were required to win the Cup, and 14 points were required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

The selection process for the European team remained the same as used in 1985 and 1987, with nine players chosen from the 1989 European Tour money list at the conclusion of the German Open on 27 August and the remaining three team members being chosen immediately afterwards by the team captain, Tony Jacklin. Prior to the final event Philip Walton was in the 9th qualifying place with Cañizares in 10th. Cañizares finished joint fifth in the German Open and took the final qualifying place with Walton dropping to 11th place behind Bernhard Langer who finished in 10th. Jacklin's choices were Langer, Christy O'Connor Jnr and Howard Clark. 1988 Masters winner Sandy Lyle had previously told Jacklin that he did not wish to be considered for selection.[10]

 Team Europe
Name Age Points
rank		 World
ranking		 Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Tony Jacklin 45Non-playing captain
Ronan Rafferty 251260Rookie
Mark James 352353102–7–125.00
José María Olazábal 2339153–2–060.00
Nick Faldo 324362214–7–165.91
Ian Woosnam 31563125–5–250.00
Gordon Brand Jnr 31647141–2–137.50
Seve Ballesteros 327242010–7–357.50
Sam Torrance 368484153–8–433.33
José María Cañizares 42959394–3–255.56
Bernhard Langer 32101841910–5–463.16
Christy O'Connor Jnr 411271120–2–00.00
Howard Clark 3564494–4–150.00

Captains picks are shown in yellow. The world rankings and records are at the start of the 1989 Ryder Cup.

 Team USA
Name Age Points
rank		 World
ranking		 Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Raymond Floyd 47Non-playing captain
Mark Calcavecchia 2915121–1–050.00
Curtis Strange 34243125–6–145.83
Chip Beck 333100Rookie
Payne Stewart 3247142–2–050.00
Tom Kite 395852011–6–362.50
Paul Azinger 296130Rookie
Fred Couples 297150Rookie
Ken Green 318240Rookie
Mark O'Meara 32922131–2–033.33
Mark McCumber 3810170Rookie
Tom Watson 40193129–3–075.00
Lanny Wadkins 392852113–7–164.29

Captains picks are shown in yellow.[11][12][13] The world rankings and records are at the start of the 1989 Ryder Cup.

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes
Results
Faldo/Woosnam halved Kite/Strange
Clark/James 1 up Wadkins/Stewart
Ballesteros/Olazábal halved Watson/Beck
Langer/Rafferty 2 & 1 Calcavecchia/Green
1 Session 3
1 Overall 3

Afternoon four-ball
Results
Torrance/Brand 1 up Strange/Azinger
Clark/James 3 & 2 Couples/Wadkins
Faldo/Woosnam 2 up Calcavecchia/McCumber
Ballesteros/Olazábal 6 & 5 Watson/O'Meara
4 Session 0
5 Overall 3

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes
Results
Woosnam/Faldo 3 & 2 Wadkins/Stewart
Brand/Torrance 4 & 3 Beck/Azinger
O'Connor/Rafferty 3 & 2 Calcavecchia/Green
Ballesteros/Olazábal 1 up Kite/Strange
2 Session 2
7 Overall 5

Afternoon four-ball
Results
Faldo/Woosnam 2 & 1 Beck/Azinger
Langer/Cañizares 2 & 1 Kite/McCumber
Clark/James 1 up Stewart/Strange
Ballesteros/Olazábal 4 & 2 Calcavecchia/Green
2 Session 2
9 Overall 7

Sunday's singles matches
Results
Seve Ballesteros 1 up Paul Azinger
Bernhard Langer 3 & 2 Chip Beck
José María Olazábal 1 up Payne Stewart
Ronan Rafferty 1 up Mark Calcavecchia
Howard Clark 8 & 7 Tom Kite
Mark James 3 & 2 Mark O'Meara
Christy O'Connor Jnr 1 up Fred Couples
José María Cañizares 1 up Ken Green
Gordon Brand Jnr 1 up Mark McCumber
Sam Torrance 3 & 1 Tom Watson
Nick Faldo 1 up Lanny Wadkins
Ian Woosnam 2 up Curtis Strange
5 Session 7
14 Overall 14

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.

Source: [14]

Europe
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Seve Ballesteros3.53–1–10–1–01–0–12–0–0
Gordon Brand Jnr11–2–00–1–00–1–01–0–0
José María Cañizares11–1–01–0–00–0–00–1–0
Howard Clark22–2–00–1–00–1–02–0–0
Nick Faldo2.52–2–10–1–01–0–11–1–0
Mark James33–1–01–0–00–1–02–0–0
Bernhard Langer00–3–00–1–00–1–00–1–0
Christy O'Connor Jnr11–1–01–0–00–1–00–0–0
José María Olazábal4.54–0–11–0–01–0–12–0–0
Ronan Rafferty11–2–01–0–00–2–00–0–0
Sam Torrance11–2–00–1–00–1–01–0–0
Ian Woosnam2.52–2–10–1–01–0–11–1–0

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Paul Azinger33–1–01–0–01–0–01–1–0
Chip Beck3.53–0–11–0–01–0–11–0–0
Mark Calcavecchia22–3–00–1–02–0–00–2–0
Fred Couples00–2–00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Ken Green22–2–00–1–02–0–00–1–0
Tom Kite2.52–1–11–0–00–1–11–0–0
Mark McCumber22–1–01–0–00–0–01–1–0
Mark O'Meara00–2–00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Payne Stewart11–3–00–1–01–1–00–1–0
Curtis Strange1.51–3–11–0–00–1–10–2–0
Lanny Wadkins22–2–01–0–01–1–00–1–0
Tom Watson1.51–1–11–0–00–0–10–1–0

References
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  6. "Ryder Cup will be televised". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 31 January 1989. p. 3C.
  7. Modoono, Bill (21 September 1989). "Ryder Cup play creates fuzzy picture". Pittsburgh Press. p. C3.
  8. "Ryder Cup matches scheduled for TV". Palm Beach Daily News. 3 October 1985. p. 7.
  9. Sandomir, Richard (26 September 1991). "U.S. losses put Ryder Cup golf back on network". Eugene Register-Guard. New York Times. p. 8D.
  10. "Lyle turns down Ryder Cup place after loss of form". The Times, 28 August 1989; p. 16; Issue 63484.
  11. Green, Bob (16 August 1989). "Watson, Wadkins will join Ryder Cup effort". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. p. 8C.
  12. "U.S. Ryder Cup team has two open spots". Argus-Press. Owosso, Michigan. Associated Press. 15 August 1989. p. 11.
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