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Ryder Cup - 1977

By Brent Kelley, About.com

Final Score:


U.S. 12.5, Great Britain & Ireland 7.5

Venue:


Royal Lytham & St. Annes in St. Annes, England

Captains:


U.S.: Dow Finsterwald
Great Britain & Ireland: Brian Huggett

Foursomes:


• Lanny Wadkins/Hale Irwin, U.S., def. Bernard Gallacher/Brian Barnes, GBI, 3 and 1
• Dave Stockton/Jerry McGee, U.S., def. Neil Coles/Peter Dawson, GBI, 1 up
• Nick Faldo/Peter Oosterhuis, GBI, def. Ray Floyd/Lou Graham, U.S., 2 and 1
• Ed Sneed/Don January, U.S., halved with Eamonn Darcy/Tony Jacklin, GBU
• Jack Nicklaus/Tom Watson, U.S., def. Tommy Horton/Mark James, GBI, 5 and 4

Fourballs:

• Tom Watson/Hubert Green, U.S., def. Brian Barnes/Tommy Horton, GBI, 5 and 4
• Ed Sneed/Lanny Wadkins, U.S., def. Neil Coles/Peter Dawson, GBI, 5 and 3
• Nick Faldo/Peter Oosterhuis, GBI, def. Jack Nicklaus/Ray Floyd, U.S., 3 and 1
• Dave Hill/Dave Stockton, U.S., def. Tony Jacklin/Eamonn Darcy, GBI, 5 and 3
• Hale Irwin/Lou Graham, U.S., def. Mark James/Ken Brown (GBI), 1 up

Singles:


• Lanny Wadkins, U.S., def. Howard Clark, GBI, 4 and 3
• Lou Graham, U.S., def. Neil Coles, GBI, 5 and 3
• Peter Dawson, GBI, def. Don January, U.S., 5 and 4
• Brian Barnes, GBI, def. Hale Irwin, U.S., 1 up
• Dave Hill, U.S., def. Tommy Horton, GBI, 5 and 4
• Bernard Gallacher, GBI, def. Jack Nicklaus, U.S., 1-up
• Hubert Green, U.S., def. Eamonn Darcy, GBI, 1-up
• Raymond Floyd, U.S., def. Mark James, GBI, 2 and 1
• Nick Faldo, GBI, def. Tom Watson, U.S., 1-up
• Peter Oosterhuis, GBI, def. Jerry McGee, U.S., 2-up

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