1973 Ryder Cup
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
1973 Ryder Cup
| 20th Ryder Cup Matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dates | 20–22 September | |
| Venue | Muirfield | |
| Location | East Lothian, Scotland | |
| Captains | Bernard Hunt (GB&I) Jack Burke, Jr. (USA) |
|
  13 19  |
||
| United States retains the Ryder Cup | ||
| «1971 | 1975» | |
The 20th Ryder Cup Matches were held at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. The United States team won the competition by a score of 19 to 13 points. For the first time, what had previously been the "Great Britain" team was called "Great Britain and Ireland", although golfers from the Republic of Ireland had played since 1953, and from Northern Ireland since 1947.
|
Contents
|
Format
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was adjusted slightly in 1973 from the format used from 1963 through 1971:
- Day 1 — 4 foursomes (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session
- Day 2 — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session
- Day 3 — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions
With a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
Teams
Captain: |
Captain: Jack Burke, Jr. |
Thursday's matches
Morning foursomes
  |
Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes/Gallacher |   1 hole |
Trevino/Casper |
| O'Connor/Coles | 3 & 2 |
Weiskopf/Snead |
| Jacklin/Oosterhuis | halved | Rodríguez/Graham |
| Bembridge/Polland |  6 & 5 |
Nicklaus/Palmer |
| 2½ | Session | 1½ |
| 2½ | Overall | 1½ |
Afternoon four-ball
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes/Gallacher | 5 & 4 |
Aaron/Brewer |
| Bembridge/Huggett | 3 & 1 |
Nicklaus/Palmer |
| Jacklin/Oosterhuis | 3 & 1 |
Weiskopf/Casper |
| Coles/O'Connor | 2 & 1 |
Trevino/Blancas |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 5½ | Overall | 2½ |
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes/Butler | 1 hole |
Nicklaus/Weiskopf |
| Oosterhuis/Jacklin | 2 holes |
Palmer/Hill |
| Bembridge/Huggett | 5 & 4 |
Rodríguez/Graham |
| Coles/O'Connor | 2 & 1 |
Trevino/Casper |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 7½ | Overall | 4½ |
Afternoon four-ball
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes/Butler | 2 holes |
Snead/Palmer |
| Jacklin/Oosterhuis | 3 & 2 |
Brewer/Casper |
| Clark/Polland | 3 & 2 |
Nicklaus/Weiskopf |
| Bembridge/Huggett | halved | Trevino/Blancas |
| ½ | Session | 3½ |
| 8 | Overall | 8 |
Saturday's matches
Morning singles
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Barnes | 2 & 1 |
Billy Casper |
| Bernard Gallacher | 3 & 1 |
Tom Weiskopf |
| Peter Butler | 5 & 4 |
Homero Blancas |
| Tony Jacklin | 3 & 1 |
Tommy Aaron |
| Neil Coles | halved | Gay Brewer |
| Christy O'Connor Snr | 1 hole |
J. C. Snead |
| Maurice Bembridge | halved | Jack Nicklaus |
| Peter Oosterhuis | halved | Lee Trevino |
| 2½ | Session | 5½ |
| 10½ | Overall | 13½ |
Afternoon singles
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Huggett | 4 & 2 |
Homero Blancas |
| Brian Barnes | 3 & 1 |
J. C. Snead |
| Bernard Gallacher | 6 & 5 |
Gay Brewer |
| Tony Jacklin | 2 & 1 |
Billy Casper |
| Neil Coles | 6 & 5 |
Lee Trevino |
| Christy O'Connor | halved | Tom Weiskopf |
| Maurice Bembridge | 2 holes |
Jack Nicklaus |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 4 & 2 |
Arnold Palmer |
| 2½ | Session | 5½ |
| 13 | Overall | 19 |
References
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1973 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1973.html. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- "Ryder Cup – 1973". About:Golf. http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1973.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1973". BBC Sport. 2004-09-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3910613.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
|
|||||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 1973 Ryder Cup.
Read more