Ryder Cup - 1971

Final Score:
U.S. 18.5, Great Britain 13.5

Venue:
Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis, Mo.

Captains:
U.S.: Jay Hebert
Great Britain: Eric Brown

Day 1 Results:
Fourballs
• Neil Coles/Christy O'Connor Sr., GB, def. Billy Casper/Miller Barber, U.S., 2 and 1
• Arnold Palmer/Gardner Dickinson, U.S., def. Peter Townsend/Peter Oosterhuis, GB, 2-up
• Brian Huggett/Tony Jacklin, GB, def. Jack Nicklaus/Dave Stockton, U.S., 3 and 2
• Maurice Bembridge/Peter Butler, GB, def. Charles Coody/Frank Beard, U.S., 1-up

Foursomes
• Harry Bannerman/Bernard Gallacher, GB, def. Billy Casper/Miller Barber, U.S., 2 and 1
• Arnold Palmer/Gardner Dickinson, U.S., def. Peter Townsend/Peter Oosterhuis, GB, 1-up
• Lee Trevino/Mason Rudolph, U.S., halved with Brian Huggett/Tony Jacklin, GB
• Jack Nicklaus/J.C. Snead, U.S., def. Maurice Bembridge/Peter Butler, GB, 5 and 3

Day 2 Results:
Fourballs
• Lee Trevino/Mason Rudolph, U.S., def. Christy O'Connor Sr./Brian Barnes, GB, 2 and 1
• Frank Beard/J.C. Snead, U.S., def. Neil Coles/John Garner, GB, 2 and 1
• Arnold Palmer/Gardner Dickinson, U.S., def. Peter Oosterhuis/Bernard Gallacher, GB, 5 and 4
• Jack Nicklaus/Gene Littler, U.S., def. Peter Townsend/Harry Bannerman, GB, 2 and 1

Foursomes
• Bernard Gallacher/Peter Oosterhuis, GB, def. Lee Trevino/Billy Casper, U.S., 1-up
• Gene Littler/J.C. Snead, U.S., def. Tony Jacklin/Brian Huggett, GB, 2 and 1
• Arnold Palmer/Jack Nicklaus, U.S., def. Peter Townsend/Harry Bannerman, GB, 1-up
• Charles Coody/Frank Beard, U.S., halved with Neil Coles/Christy O'Connor Sr., GB

Day 3 Results:
Morning Singles
• Lee Trevino, U.S., def. Tony Jacklin, GB, 1-up
• Dave Stockton, U.S., halved with Bernard Gallacher, GB
• Brian Barnes, GB, def. Mason Rudolph, U.S., 1-up
• Peter Oosterhuis, GB, def. Gene Littler, U.S., 4 and 3
• Jack Nicklaus, U.S., def. Peter Townsend, GB, 3 and 2
• Gardner Dickinson, U.S., def. Christy O'Connor Sr., GB, 5 and 4
• Arnold Palmer, U.S., halved with Harry Bannerman, GB
• Frank Beard, U.S., halved with Neil Coles, GB

Afternoon Singles
• Lee Trevino, U.S., def. Brian Huggett, GB, 7 and 6
• J.C. Snead, U.S., def. Tony Jacklin, GB, 1-up
• Brian Barnes, GB, def. Miller Barber, U.S., 2-up
• Dave Stockton, U.S., def. Peter Townsend, GB, 1-up
• Bernard Gallacher, GB, def. Charles Coody, U.S., 2 and 1
• Jack Nicklaus, U.S., def. Neil Coles, GB, 5 and 3
• Peter Oosterhuis, GB, def. Arnold Palmer, U.S., 3 and 2
• Harry Bannerman, GB, def. Gardner Dickinson, U.S., 2 and 1

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