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Ryder Cup - 1987

By Brent Kelley, About.com

Final Score:


Europe 15, U.S. 13

Venue:


Muirfield Village in Columbus, Ohio

Captains:


U.S.: Jack Nicklaus
Europe: Tony Jacklin

Day 1 Results:


Foursomes
• Curtis Strange/Tom Kite, U.S., def. Sam Torrance/Howard Clark, Europe, 4 and 2
• Hal Sutton/Dan Pohl, U.S., def. Ken Brown/Bernhard Langer, Europe, 2 and 1
• Nick Faldo/Ian Woosnam, Europe, def. Lanny Wadkins/Larry Mize, U.S., 2-up
• Seve Ballesteros/Jose Maria Olazabal, Europe, def. Larry Nelson/Payne Stewart, U.S., 1-up
Fourballs
• Gordon Brand Jr./Jose Rivero, Europe, def. Ben Crenshaw/Scott Simpson, U.S., 3 and 2
• Sandy Lyle/Bernhard Langer, Europe, def. Andy Bean/Mark Calcavecchia, U.S., 1-up
• Nick Faldo/Ian Woosnam, Europe, def. Hal Sutton/Dan Pohl, U.S., 2 and 1
• Seve Ballesteros/Jose Maria Olazabal, Europe, def. Curtis Strange/Tom Kite, U.S., 2 and 1

Day 2 Results:


Foursomes
• Curtis Strange/Tom Kite, U.S., def. Jose Rivero/Gordon Brand Jr., Europe, 3 and 1
• Nick Faldo/Ian Woosnam, Europe, halved with Hal Sutton/Larry Mize, U.S.
• Sandy Lyle/Bernhard Langer, Europe, def. Lanny Wadkins/Larry Nelson, U.S., 2 and 1
• Seve Ballesteros/Jose Maria Olazabal, Europe, def. Ben Crenshaw/Payne Stewart, U.S., 1-up
Fourballs
• Nick Faldo/Ian Woosnam, Europe, def. Curtis Strange/Tom Kite, U.S., 5 and 4
• Andy Bean/Payne Stewart, U.S., def. Eamonn Darcy/Gordon Brand Jr., Europe, 3 and 2
• Hal Sutton/Larry Mize, U.S., def. Seve Ballesteros/Jose Maria Olazabal, 2 and 1
• Sandy Lyle/Bernhard Langer, Europe, def. Lanny Wadkins/Larry Nelson, U.S., 1-up

Day 3 Results:


Singles
• Andy Bean, U.S., def. Ian Woosnam, Europe, 1-up
• Howard Clark, Europe, def. Dan Pohl, U.S., 1-up
• Sam Torrance, Europe, halved with Larry Mize, U.S.
• Mark Calcavecchia, U.S., def. Nick Faldo, Europe, 1-up
• Payne Stewart, U.S., def. Jose Maria Olazabal, 2-up
• Scott Simpson, U.S., def. Jose Rivero, 2 and 1
• Tom Kite, U.S., def. Sandy Lyle, Europe, 3 and 2
• Eamonn Darcy, Europe, def. Ben Crenshaw, U.S., 1-up
• Bernhard Langer, Europe, halved with Larry Nelson, U.S.
• Seve Ballesteros, Europe, def. Curtis Strange, U.S., 2 and 1
• Lanny Wadkins, U.S., def. Ken Brown, Europe, 3 and 2
• Gordon Brand Jr., Europe, halved with Hal Sutton, U.S.

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