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Ryder Cup - 1981

By Brent Kelley, About.com

Final Score:


U.S. 18.5, Europe 9.5

Venue:


Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey, England

Captains:


U.S.: Dave Marr
Europe: John Jacobs

Day 1 Results:


Foursomes
• Lee Trevino/Larry Nelson, U.S., def. Bernhard Langer/Miguel Pinero, Europe, 1-up
• Sandy Lyle/Mark James, Europe, def. Bill Rogers/Bruce Lietzke, U.S., 2 and 1
• Bernard Gallacher/Des Smyth, Europe, def. Hale Irwin/Raymond Floyd, U.S., 3 and 2
• Tom Watson/Jack Nicklaus, U.S., def. Peter Oosterhuis/Nick Faldo, Europe, 4 and 3
Fourballs
• Sam Torrance/Howard Clark, Europe, halved with Tom Kite/Johnny Miller, U.S.
• Sandy Lyle/Mark James, Europe, def. Ben Crenshaw/Jerry Pate, U.S., 3 and 2
• Des Smyth/Jose Maria Canizares, Europe, def. Bill Rogers/Bruce Lietzke, U.S, 6 and 5
• Hale Irwin/Raymond Floyd, U.S., def. Bernard Gallacher/Eamonn Darcy, Europe, 2 and 1

Day 2 Results:


Fourballs
• Lee Trevino/Jerry Pate, U.S., def. Nick Faldo/Sam Torrance, 7 and 5
• Larry Nelson/Tom Kite, U.S., def. Sandy Lyle/Mark James, Europe, 1-up
• Bernhard Langer/Miguel Pinero, Europe, def. Raymond Floyd/Hale Irwin, U.S., 2 and 1
• Jack Nicklaus/Tom Watson, U.S., def. Jose Maria Canizares/Des Smyth, Europe, 3 and 2
Foursomes
• Lee Trevino/Jerry Pate, U.S., def. Peter Oosterhuis/Sam Torrance, Europe, 2 and 1
• Jack Nicklaus/Tom Watson, U.S., def. Bernhard Langer/Miguel Pinero, Europe, 3 and 2
• Bill Rogers/Raymond Floyd, U.S., def. Sandy Lyle/Mark James, Europe, 3 and 2
• Tom Kite/Larry Nelson, U.S., def. Des Smyth/Bernhard Gallacher, Europe, 3 and 2

Day 3 Results:


Singles
• Lee Trevino, U.S., def. Sam Torrance, Europe, 5 and 3
• Tom Kite, U.S., def. Sandy Lyle, Europe, 3 and 2
• Bernhard Gallacher, Europe, halved with Bill Rogers, U.S.
• Larry Nelson, U.S., def. Mark James, Europe, 2-up
• Ben Crenshaw, U.S., def. Des Smyth, Europe, 6 and 4
• Bernhard Langer, Europe, halved with Bruce Lietzke, U.S.
• Miguel Pinero, Europe, def. Jerry Pate, U.S., 4 and 2
• Hale Irwin, U.S., def. Jose Maria Canizares, Europe, 1-up
• Nick Faldo, Europe, def. Johnny Miller, U.S., 2 and 1
• Howard Clark, Europe, def. Tom Watson, U.S., 4 and 3
• Raymond Floyd, U.S., def. Peter Oosterhuis, Europe, 1-up
• Jack Nicklaus, U.S., def. Eamonn Darcy, Europe, 5 and 3

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