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Ryder Cup - 1997

By Brent Kelley, About.com

Final Score:
Europe 14.5, U.S. 13.5
Location:
Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, Spain
Captains:
U.S.: Tom Kite
Europe: Seve Ballesteros
Day 1 Results:
Foursomes
• Jose Maria Olazabal/Constantino Rocca, Europe, def. Davis Love III/Phil Mickelson, U.S., 1-up
• Fred Couples/Brad Faxon, U.S., def. Nick Faldo/Lee Westwood, Europe, 1-up
• Jesper Parnevik/Per-Ulrik Johansson, Europe, def. Tom Lehman/Jim Furyk, U.S., 1-up
• Tiger Woods/Mark O'Meara, U.S., def. Colin Montgomerie/Bernhard Langer, Europe, 3 and 2
Fourballs
• Scott Hoch/Lee Janzen, U.S., def. Constantino Rocca/Jose Maria Olazabal, Europe, 1-up
• Bernhard Langer/Colin Montgomerie, Europe, def. Mark O'Meara/Tiger Woods, U.S., 5 and 3
• Nick Faldo/Lee Westwood, Europe, def. Justin Leonard/Jeff Maggert, U.S., 3 and 2
• Jesper Parnevik/Ignacio Garrido, Europe, halved with Tom Lehman/Phil Mickelson, U.S.
Day 2 Results:
Foursomes
• Colin Montgomerie/Darren Clarke, Europe, def. Fred Couples/Davis Love III, U.S., 1-up
• Ian Woosnam/Thomas Bjorn, Europe, def. Justin Leonard/Brad Faxon, U.S., 2 and 1
• Nick Faldo/Lee Westwood, Europe, def. Tiger Woods/Mark O'Meara, 2 and 1
• Jose Maria Olazabal/Ignacio Garrido, Europe, halved with Phil Mickelson/Tom Lehman, U.S.
Fourballs
• Colin Montgomerie/Bernhard Langer, Europe, def. Lee Janzen/Jim Furyk, U.S., 1-up
• Scott Hoch/Jeff Maggert, U.S., def. Nick Faldo/Lee Westwood, Europe, 2 and 1
• Jesper Parnevik/Ignacio Garrido, Europe, havled with Justin Leonard/Tiger Woods, U.S.
• Jose Maria Olazabal/Constantino Rocca, Europe, def. Davis Love III/Fred Couples, 5 and 4
Day 3 Results:
Singles
• Fred Couples, U.S., def. Ian Woosnam, Europe, 8 and 7
• Per-Ulrik Johansson, Europe, def. Davis Love III, U.S., 3 and 2
• Mark O'Meara, U.S., def. Jesper Parnevik, Europe, 5 and 4
• Phil Mickelson, U.S., def. Darren Clarke, Europe, 2 and 1
• Constantino Rocca, Europe, def. Tiger Woods, U.S., 4 and 2
• Thomas Bjorn, Europe, halved with Justin Leonard, U.S.
• Tom Lehman, U.S., def. Ignacio Garrido, Europe, 7 and 6
• Bernhard Langer, Europe, def. Brad Faxon, U.S., 2 and 1
• Jeff Maggert, U.S., def. Lee Westwood, Europe, 3 and 2
• Lee Janzen, U.S., def. Jose Maria Olazabal, Europe, 1-up
• Jim Furyk, U.S., def. Nick Faldo, Europe, 3 and 2
• Colin Montgomerie, Europe, halved with Scott Hoch, U.S.

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