1971 Ryder Cup
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Dates | September 16–18, 1971 | ||||
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Venue | Old Warson Country Club | ||||
Location | St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
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Location in United States
The 19th Ryder Cup Matches were held September 16–18 at the Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. The United States team won the competition by a score of 18½ to 13½ points.[1][2]
Contents
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]
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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 |
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Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
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46 | Non-playing captain | |||
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29 | 0 | Rookie | ||
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26 | 1 | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0.00 |
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26 | 1 | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50.00 |
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39 | 2 | 9 | 2–5–2 | 33.33 |
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36 | 5 | 27 | 10–13–4 | 44.44 |
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22 | 1 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 50.00 |
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24 | 0 | Rookie | ||
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34 | 3 | 15 | 4–7–4 | 40.00 |
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27 | 2 | 12 | 6–3–3 | 62.50 |
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46 | 8 | 27 | 9–16–2 | 37.04 |
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23 | 0 | Rookie | ||
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25 | 1 | 5 | 3–2–0 | 60.00 |
Thursday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results | ![]() |
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Coles/O'Connor | ![]() |
Casper/Barber |
Townsend/Oosterhuis | ![]() |
Palmer/Dickinson |
Huggett/Jacklin | ![]() |
Nicklaus/Stockton |
Bembridge/Butler | ![]() |
Coody/Beard |
3 | Session | 1 |
3 | Overall | 1 |
Afternoon foursomes
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Results | ![]() |
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Bannerman/Gallacher | ![]() |
Casper/Barber |
Townsend/Oosterhuis | ![]() |
Palmer/Dickinson |
Huggett/Jacklin | halved | Trevino/Rudolph |
Bembridge/Butler | ![]() |
Nicklaus/Snead |
1½ | Session | 2½ |
4½ | Overall | 3½ |
Friday's matches
Morning four-ball
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Results | ![]() |
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O'Connor/Barnes | ![]() |
Trevino/Rudolph |
Coles/Garner | ![]() |
Beard/Snead |
Oosterhuis/Gallacher | ![]() |
Palmer/Dickinson |
Townsend/Bannerman | ![]() |
Nicklaus/Littler |
0 | Session | 4 |
4½ | Overall | 7½ |
Afternoon four-ball
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Results | ![]() |
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Gallacher/Oosterhuis | ![]() |
Trevino/Casper |
Jacklin/Huggett | ![]() |
Littler/Snead |
Townsend/Bannerman | ![]() |
Palmer/Nicklaus |
Coles/O'Connor | halved | Coody/Beard |
1½ | Session | 2½ |
6 | Overall | 10 |
Saturday's matches
Morning singles
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Results | ![]() |
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Tony Jacklin | ![]() |
Lee Trevino |
Bernard Gallacher | halved | Dave Stockton |
Brian Barnes | ![]() |
Mason Rudolph |
Peter Oosterhuis | ![]() |
Gene Littler |
Peter Townsend | ![]() |
Jack Nicklaus |
Christy O'Connor | ![]() |
Gardner Dickinson |
Harry Bannerman | halved | Arnold Palmer |
Neil Coles | halved | Frank Beard |
3½ | Session | 4½ |
9½ | Overall | 14½ |
Afternoon singles
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Results | ![]() |
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Brian Huggett | ![]() |
Lee Trevino |
Tony Jacklin | ![]() |
J. C. Snead |
Brian Barnes | ![]() |
Miller Barber |
Peter Townsend | ![]() |
Dave Stockton |
Bernard Gallacher | ![]() |
Charles Coody |
Neil Coles | ![]() |
Jack Nicklaus |
Peter Oosterhuis | ![]() |
Arnold Palmer |
Harry Bannerman | ![]() |
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 |
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