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1973 Ryder Cup

Golf tournament in Scotland

Golf tournament in Scotland

FieldValue
nameRyder Cup
year1973
dates20–22 September 1973
venueMuirfield
locationEast Lothian, Scotland
homeGB&I
awayUSA
homecaptainBernard Hunt
awaycaptainJack Burke Jr.
homescore13
awayscore19
resultUnited States wins

|UK Scotland The 20th Ryder Cup Matches were held at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. The United States team won the competition by a score of 19 to 13 points. For the first time, what had previously been the "Great Britain" team was called "Great Britain and Ireland", although golfers from the Republic of Ireland had played since 1953, and from Northern Ireland since 1947.

Muirfield had hosted the Open Championship the previous year, won by American Lee Trevino.

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match 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 sessions With a total of 32 points, 16 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

Source:

Selection for the Great Britain and Ireland team was based on a points list with points being earned between the 1972 Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf and the same event in 1973. Total points determined the order, with 30 points to the winner, 24 for the runner-up, down to 1 point for the player in 25th place. The leading 8 in the points list were guaranteed places, with the remaining 4 selected by a committee. The top 8 were: Oosterhuis, Coles, Jacklin, Bembridge, Barnes, Butler, O'Connor and Gallacher. The selection committee chose the players lying 9th to 12th in the list: Garner, Polland, Clark and Huggett.

NameAgePrevious
Ryder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
ENG Bernard Hunt43Non-playing captain
SCO Brian Barnes28262–4–033.33
ENG Maurice Bembridge28273–3–150.00
ENG Peter Butler413113–6–236.36
ENG Clive Clark280Rookie
ENG Neil Coles3863211–15–643.75
SCO Bernard Gallacher24295–3–161.11
ENG John Garner26110–1–00.00
WAL Brian Huggett364195–9–539.47
ENG Tony Jacklin293177–6–452.94
IRL Christy O'Connor Snr4893110–18–337.10
ENG Peter Oosterhuis25163–3–050.00
NIR Eddie Polland260Rookie

Due to the rules of the PGA of America in place at the time, players with less than five years as a professional were not eligible for the U.S. team, which included reigning U.S. Open champion Johnny Miller and Lanny Wadkins. (These rules also kept Jack Nicklaus on the sidelines until 1969.) Miller made his Ryder Cup debut in 1975 and Wadkins in 1977.

NameAgePrevious
Ryder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
Jack Burke Jr.50Non-playing captain
Tommy Aaron36141–2–137.50
Homero Blancas350Rookie
Gay Brewer41153–2–060.00
Billy Casper4262714–7–662.96
Lou Graham350Rookie
Dave Hill36164–2–066.67
Jack Nicklaus332106–3–165.00
Arnold Palmer4452720–5–277.78
Chi-Chi Rodríguez370Rookie
J. C. Snead32144–0–0100.00
Lee Trevino332116–3–263.64
Tom Weiskopf300Rookie

Thursday's matches

Morning foursomes

GBR IRLResultsUSA2Overall1
**Barnes/Gallacher**GBRIRL 1 upTrevino/Casper
**O'Connor/Coles**GBRIRL 3 & 2Weiskopf/Snead
Jacklin/OosterhuishalvedRodríguez/Graham
Bembridge/PollandUSA 6 & 5**Nicklaus/Palmer**
2Session1

Afternoon four-ball

GBR IRLResultsUSA5Overall2
**Barnes/Gallacher**GBRIRL 5 & 4Aaron/Brewer
**Bembridge/Huggett**GBRIRL 3 & 1Nicklaus/Palmer
**Jacklin/Oosterhuis**GBRIRL 3 & 1Weiskopf/Casper
Coles/O'ConnorUSA 2 & 1**Trevino/Blancas**
3Session1

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes

GBR IRLResultsUSA7Overall4
Barnes/ButlerUSA 1 up**Nicklaus/Weiskopf**
**Oosterhuis/Jacklin**GBRIRL 2 upPalmer/Hill
**Bembridge/Huggett**GBRIRL 5 & 4Rodríguez/Graham
Coles/O'ConnorUSA 2 & 1**Trevino/Casper**
2Session2

Afternoon four-ball

GBR IRLResultsUSA8Overall8
Barnes/ButlerUSA 2 up**Snead/Palmer**
Jacklin/OosterhuisUSA 3 & 2**Brewer/Casper**
Clark/PollandUSA 3 & 2**Nicklaus/Weiskopf**
Bembridge/HuggetthalvedTrevino/Blancas
Session3

Saturday's matches

Morning singles

GBR IRLResultsUSA10Overall13
Brian BarnesUSA 2 & 1**Billy Casper**
Bernard GallacherUSA 3 & 1**Tom Weiskopf**
Peter ButlerUSA 5 & 4**Homero Blancas**
**Tony Jacklin**GBRIRL 3 & 1Tommy Aaron
Neil ColeshalvedGay Brewer
Christy O'ConnorUSA 1 up**J. C. Snead**
Maurice BembridgehalvedJack Nicklaus
Peter OosterhuishalvedLee Trevino
2Session5

Afternoon singles

GBR IRLResultsUSA13Overall19
**Brian Huggett**GBRIRL 4 & 2Homero Blancas
Brian BarnesUSA 3 & 1**J. C. Snead**
Bernard GallacherUSA 6 & 5**Gay Brewer**
Tony JacklinUSA 2 & 1**Billy Casper**
Neil ColesUSA 6 & 5**Lee Trevino**
Christy O'ConnorhalvedTom Weiskopf
Maurice BembridgeUSA 2 up**Jack Nicklaus**
**Peter Oosterhuis**GBRIRL 4 & 2Arnold Palmer
2Session5

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Source:

Great Britain and Ireland

PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Brian Barnes22–4–00–2–01–1–01–1–0
Maurice Bembridge32–2–20–1–11–1–01–0–1
Peter Butler00–3–00–1–00–1–00–1–0
Clive Clark00–1–00–0–00–0–00–1–0
Neil Coles1.51–3–10–1–11–1–00–1–0
Bernard Gallacher22–2–00–2–01–0–01–0–0
Brian Huggett3.53–0–11–0–01–0–01–0–1
Tony Jacklin3.53–2–11–1–01–0–11–1–0
Christy O'Connor1.51–3–10–1–11–1–00–1–0
Peter Oosterhuis43–1–21–0–11–0–11–1–0
Eddie Polland00–2–00–0–00–1–00–1–0

John Garner did not play in any matches.

United States

PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Tommy Aaron00–2–00–1–00–0–0
Homero Blancas2.52–1–11–1–00–0–0
Gay Brewer2.52–1–11–0–10–0–0
Billy Casper44–2–02–0–01–1–0
Lou Graham0.50–1–10–0–00–1–1
Dave Hill00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Jack Nicklaus4.54–1–11–0–12–0–0
Arnold Palmer22–3–00–1–01–1–0
Chi-Chi Rodríguez0.50–1–10–0–00–1–1
J. C. Snead33–1–02–0–00–1–0
Lee Trevino43–1–21–0–11–1–0
Tom Weiskopf3.53–2–11–0–11–1–0

References

References

  1. (23 September 1973). "U.S. prevails in Ryder Cup". Eugene Register-Guard.
  2. "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide".
  3. (3 February 1972). "Change to Ryder Cup team selection". The Glasgow Herald.
  4. (20 August 1973). "Garner may miss Ryder Cup". The Glasgow Herald.
  5. (21 August 1973). "Selectors stick to Ryder Cup table". The Glasgow Herald.
  6. Green, Bob. (22 June 1973). "Johnny Miller ineligible for Ryder Cup team". Lewiston Evening Journal.
  7. (20 September 1973). "Ryder cup captains choose predictable partnerships". Glasgow Herald.
  8. (21 September 1973). "Scottish pair show the way to British lead". Glasgow Herald.
  9. (21 September 1973). "Americans now hold the balance of power". Glasgow Herald.
  10. (24 September 1973). "US victory confirms hopeless imbalance of Ryder cup". Glasgow Herald.
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