1975 Ryder Cup
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The 21st Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. The United States team won the competition by a score of 21 – 11 points.
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[edit] Teams
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Team Great Britain and Ireland
Captain: 
Bernard Hunt
- Tony Jacklin
- Peter Oosterhuis
Bernard Gallacher
Tommy Horton
Brian Huggett
Eamonn Darcy- Guy Hunt
- Brian Barnes
- John O'Leary
- Maurice Bembridge
- Norman Wood
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Team United States
Captain: Arnold Palmer
- Bob Murphy
- Johnny Miller
- Lee Trevino
- Hale Irwin
- Gene Littler
- Billy Casper
- Tom Weiskopf
- Jack Nicklaus
- Raymond Floyd
- J. C. Snead
- Al Geiberger
- Lou Graham
[edit] Friday's matches
[edit] Morning Foursomes
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes/Gallacher |  5 & 4 |
Nicklaus/Weiskopf |
| Wood/Bembridge | 4 & 3 |
Littler/Irwin |
| Jacklin/Oosterhuis | 3 & 1 |
Geiberger/Miller |
| Horton/O'Leary | 2 & 1 |
Trevino/Snead |
| 0 | Foursomes | 4 |
| 0 | Overall | 4 |
[edit] Afternoon Four-Ball
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Oosterhuis/Jacklin |  2 & 1 |
Casper/Floyd |
| Darcy/O'Connor | 3 & 2 |
Weiskopf/Graham |
| Barnes/Gallacher | halved | Nicklaus/Murphy |
| Horton/O'Leary | 2 & 1 |
Trevino/Irwin |
| 1 ½ | Four-Ball | 2 ½ |
| 1 ½ | Overall | 6 ½ |
[edit] Saturday's matches
[edit] Morning Four-Ball
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Oosterhuis/Jacklin | halved | Casper/Miller |
| Horton/Wood | 4 & 2 |
Nicklaus/Snead |
| Barnes/Gallacher | 5 & 3 |
Littler/Graham |
| Darcy/Hunt | halved | Geiberger/Floyd |
| 1 | Four-Ball | 3 |
| 2 ½ | Overall | 9 ½ |
[edit] Afternoon Foursomes
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacklin/Huggett | 3 & 2 |
Trevino/Murphy |
| O'Connor/O'Leary | 5 & 3 |
Weiskopf/Miller |
| Oosterhuis/Bembridge | 3 & 2 |
Irwin/Casper |
| Darcy/Hunt | 3 & 2 |
Geiberger/Graham |
| 1 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 3 ½ | Overall | 12 ½ |
[edit] Sunday's matches
[edit] Morning singles
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Jacklin | 2 & 1 |
Bob Murphy |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 2 holes |
Johnny Miller |
| Bernard Gallacher | halved | Lee Trevino |
| Tommy Horton | halved | Hale Irwin |
| Brian Huggett | 4 & 2 |
Gene Littler |
| Eamonn Darcy | 3 & 2 |
Billy Casper |
| Guy Hunt | 5 & 3 |
Tom Weiskopf |
| Brian Barnes | 4 & 2 |
Jack Nicklaus |
| 3 | Singles | 5 |
| 6 ½ | Overall | 17 ½ |
[edit] Afternoon singles
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Jacklin | 1 hole |
Raymond Floyd |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 3 & 2 |
J. C. Snead |
| Bernard Gallacher | halved | Al Geiberger |
| Tommy Horton | 2 & 1 |
Lou Graham |
| John O'Leary | 2 & 1 |
Hale Irwin |
| Maurice Bembridge | 2 & 1 |
Bob Murphy |
| Norman Wood | 2 & 1 |
Lee Trevino |
| Brian Barnes | 2 & 1 |
Jack Nicklaus |
| 4 ½ | Singles | 3 ½ |
| 11 | Overall | 21 |
[edit] References
- Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1975 Results. The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved on March 14, 2007.
- Ryder Cup – 1975. About:Golf. Retrieved on March 14, 2007.
- Ryder Cup history: 1975. BBC Sport. Retrieved on March 14, 2007.
| 1973 Ryder Cup 19 13 |
1975 Ryder Cup 21 11 |
1977 Ryder Cup 12½ 7½ |
