1971 Ryder Cup

19th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates September 16–18, 1971
Venue Old Warson Country Club
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Captains
United States 18½ 13½ United Kingdom
United States wins the Ryder Cup
Old Warson Country Club
Location in the United States
Old Warson 
Country Club
Location in Missouri

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]

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:

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]

United States Team USA
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
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
United Kingdom Team Great Britain
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Scotland Eric Brown 46 Non-playing captain
Scotland Harry Bannerman 29 0 Rookie
Scotland Brian Barnes 26 1 3 0–3–0 0.00
England Maurice Bembridge 26 1 5 2–2–1 50.00
England Peter Butler 39 2 9 2–5–2 33.33
England Neil Coles 36 5 27 10–13–4 44.44
Scotland Bernard Gallacher 22 1 4 2–2–0 50.00
England John Garner 24 0 Rookie
Wales Brian Huggett 34 3 15 4–7–4 40.00
England Tony Jacklin 27 2 12 6–3–3 62.50
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr 46 8 27 9–16–2 37.04
England Peter Oosterhuis 23 0 Rookie
England Peter Townsend 25 1 5 3–2–0 60.00

Thursday's matches

Morning foursomes

United Kingdom Results United States
Coles/O'Connor United Kingdom 2 & 1 Casper/Barber
Townsend/Oosterhuis United States 2 up Palmer/Dickinson
Huggett/Jacklin United Kingdom 3 & 2 Nicklaus/Stockton
Bembridge/Butler United Kingdom 1 up Coody/Beard
3 Session 1
3 Overall 1

Afternoon foursomes

United Kingdom Results United States
Bannerman/Gallacher United Kingdom 2 & 1 Casper/Barber
Townsend/Oosterhuis United States 1 up Palmer/Dickinson
Huggett/Jacklin halved Trevino/Rudolph
Bembridge/Butler United States 5 & 3 Nicklaus/Snead
Session
Overall

Friday's matches

Morning four-ball

United Kingdom Results United States
O'Connor/Barnes United States 2 & 1 Trevino/Rudolph
Coles/Garner United States 2 & 1 Beard/Snead
Oosterhuis/Gallacher United States 5 & 4 Palmer/Dickinson
Townsend/Bannerman United States 2 & 1 Nicklaus/Littler
0 Session 4
Overall

Afternoon four-ball

United Kingdom Results United States
Gallacher/Oosterhuis United Kingdom 1 up Trevino/Casper
Jacklin/Huggett United States 2 & 1 Littler/Snead
Townsend/Bannerman United States 1 up Palmer/Nicklaus
Coles/O'Connor halved Coody/Beard
Session
6 Overall 10

Saturday's matches

Morning singles

United Kingdom Results United States
Tony Jacklin United States 1 up Lee Trevino
Bernard Gallacher halved Dave Stockton
Brian Barnes United Kingdom 1 up Mason Rudolph
Peter Oosterhuis United Kingdom 4 & 3 Gene Littler
Peter Townsend United States 3 & 2 Jack Nicklaus
Christy O'Connor United States 5 & 4 Gardner Dickinson
Harry Bannerman halved Arnold Palmer
Neil Coles halved Frank Beard
Session
Overall 14½

Afternoon singles

United Kingdom Results United States
Brian Huggett United States 7 & 6 Lee Trevino
Tony Jacklin United States 1 up J. C. Snead
Brian Barnes United Kingdom 2 & 1 Miller Barber
Peter Townsend United States 1 up Dave Stockton
Bernard Gallacher United Kingdom 2 & 1 Charles Coody
Neil Coles United States 5 & 3 Jack Nicklaus
Peter Oosterhuis United Kingdom 3 & 2 Arnold Palmer
Harry Bannerman United Kingdom 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
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
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

  1. Brown, Gwilym S. (September 29, 1971). "Meet me in St. Louis - but at your own risk". Sports Illustrated. p. 88.
  2. "Snead clinches win in tough Ryder Cup". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 19, 1971. p. 6-sports.
  3. 1 2 "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 26, 2015.

External links

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