22nd Ryder Cup Matches
Dates15–17 September 1977
VenueRoyal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
LocationLytham St Annes, England
Captains
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland		 71⁄2 121⁄2 United States
United States wins the Ryder Cup
← 1975
1979 →
Lytham & St Annes is located in England
Lytham & St Annes
Lytham &
St Annes
Location in England

The 22nd Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. The United States team won the competition by a score of 121⁄2 to 71⁄2 points.

The event was the last time that a Great Britain and Ireland team would compete for the Ryder Cup. During the competition, officials from the PGA of America and the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland discussed the possibility of allowing players from continental Europe to participate in the Cup, and Jack Nicklaus also advocated this change in a meeting with Lord Derby.[1] The Deed of Trust that was struck with the PGA of Great Britain and Samuel Ryder was amended in time for the 1979 matches, and changed the popularity and competitive balance of the Ryder Cup.

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was reduced in scope from the formats used from 1963 through 1975, with only 20 matches played instead of 32. The schedule of play was as follows:

With a total of 20 points, 101⁄2 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

Source: [2]

United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Team Great Britain and Ireland
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups 		Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Wales Brian Huggett 40 Non-playing captain
Scotland Brian Barnes 32 4 17 6–10–1 38.24
Scotland Ken Brown 20 0 Rookie
England Howard Clark 23 0 Rookie
England Neil Coles 42 7 37 12–18–7 41.89
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy 25 1 4 0–3–1 12.50
England Peter Dawson 27 0 Rookie
England Nick Faldo 20 0 Rookie
Scotland Bernard Gallacher 28 4 18 7–7–4 50.00
England Tommy Horton 36 1 5 1–3–1 30.00
England Tony Jacklin 33 5 29 12–11–6 51.72
England Mark James 23 0 Rookie
England Peter Oosterhuis 29 3 18 9–6–3 58.33


United States Team USA
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups 		Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Dow Finsterwald 48 Non-playing captain
Raymond Floyd 35 2 7 1–3–3 35.71
Lou Graham 39 2 6 3–2–1 58.33
Hubert Green 30 0 Rookie
Dave Hill 40 2 7 4–3–0 57.14
Hale Irwin 32 1 5 4–0–1 90.00
Don January 47 1 5 2–2–1 50.00
Jerry McGee 34 0 Rookie
Jack Nicklaus 37 4 21 12–6–3 64.29
Ed Sneed 33 0 Rookie
Dave Stockton 35 1 3 1–1–1 50.00
Lanny Wadkins 27 0 Rookie
Tom Watson 28 0 Rookie

Thursday's foursome matches

United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Gallacher/Barnes United States 3 & 1 Wadkins/Irwin
Coles/Dawson United States 1 up Stockton/McGee
Faldo/Oosterhuis United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Floyd/Graham
Darcy/Jacklin halved Sneed/January
Horton/James United States 5 & 4 Nicklaus/Watson
11⁄2 Session 31⁄2
11⁄2 Overall 31⁄2

Friday's four-ball matches

United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Barnes/Horton United States 5 & 4 Watson/Green
Coles/Dawson United States 5 & 3 Sneed/Wadkins
Faldo/Oosterhuis United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 1 Nicklaus/Floyd
Jacklin/Darcy United States 5 & 3 Hill/Stockton
James/Brown United States 1 up Irwin/Graham
1 Session 4
21⁄2 Overall 71⁄2

Saturday's singles matches

United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Results United States
Howard Clark United States 4 & 3 Lanny Wadkins
Neil Coles United States 5 & 3 Lou Graham
Peter Dawson United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 & 4 Don January
Brian Barnes United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Hale Irwin
Tommy Horton United States 5 & 4 Dave Hill
Bernard Gallacher United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Jack Nicklaus
Eamonn Darcy United States 1 up Hubert Green
Mark James United States 2 & 1 Raymond Floyd
Nick Faldo United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Tom Watson
Peter Oosterhuis United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 up Jerry McGee
5 Session 5
71⁄2 Overall 121⁄2

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Source: [2]

Great Britain and Ireland

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Brian Barnes 1 1–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
Ken Brown 0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–1–0
Howard Clark 0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0
Neil Coles 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
Eamonn Darcy 0.5 0–2–1 0–1–0 0–0–1 0–1–0
Peter Dawson 1 1–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
Nick Faldo 3 3–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0
Bernard Gallacher 1 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–0
Tommy Horton 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
Tony Jacklin 0.5 0–1–1 0–0–0 0–0–1 0–1–0
Mark James 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
Peter Oosterhuis 3 3–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0

United States

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Raymond Floyd 1 1–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
Lou Graham 2 2–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–0–0
Hubert Green 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0
Dave Hill 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0
Hale Irwin 2 2–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–0–0
Don January 0.5 0–1–1 0–1–0 0–0–1 0–0–0
Jerry McGee 1 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0
Jack Nicklaus 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0
Ed Sneed 1.5 1–0–1 0–0–0 0–0–1 1–0–0
Dave Stockton 2 2–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0
Lanny Wadkins 3 3–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0
Tom Watson 2 2–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–0–0

References

  1. ^ "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1977 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2007.
  2. ^ a b "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

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