1983 Ryder Cup
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1983 Ryder Cup
| 25th Ryder Cup Matches | ||
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| Dates | October 14–16 | |
| Venue | PGA National Golf Club | |
| Location | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida | |
| Captains | Jack Nicklaus (USA) Tony Jacklin (Europe) |
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| United States retains the Ryder Cup | ||
| «1981 | 1985» | |
The 25th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The United States team won the competition by a score of 14½ to 13½ points but for the first time the Europeans showed that they had the ability to compete at their level and that it would only be a matter of time before a European victory would happen.
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Format
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format in 1983 was as follows:
- Day 1 — 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session
- Day 2 — 4 four-ball matches in a morning session and 4 foursome matches in an afternoon session
- Day 3 — 12 singles matches
With a total of 28 points, 14½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
Teams
Captain: Jack Nicklaus |
Captain: |
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Gallacher/Lyle |  5 & 4 |
Watson/Crenshaw |
| Faldo/Langer |  4 & 2 |
Wadkins/Stadler |
| Cañizares/Torrance | 4 & 3 |
Floyd/Gilder |
| Ballesteros/Way | 2 & 1 |
Kite/Peete |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 2 | Overall | 2 |
Afternoon four-ball
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Waites/Brown | 2 & 1 |
Morgan/Zoeller |
| Faldo/Langer | 2 & 1 |
Watson/Haas |
| Ballesteros/Way | 1 hole |
Floyd/Strange |
| Torrance/Woosnam | halved | Crenshaw/Peete |
| 2½ | Session | 1½ |
| 4½ | Overall | 3½ |
Saturday's matches
Morning four-ball
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Waites/Brown | 1 hole |
Wadkins/Stadler |
| Faldo/Langer | 4 & 2 |
Crenshaw/Peete |
| Ballesteros/Way | halved | Morgan/Haas |
| Torrance/Woosnam | 5 & 4 |
Watson/Gilder |
| 1½ | Session | 2½ |
| 6 | Overall | 6 |
Afternoon foursomes
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Faldo/Langer | 3 & 2 |
Kite/Floyd |
| Torrance/Cañizares | 7 & 5 |
Morgan/Wadkins |
| Ballesteros/Way | 2 & 1 |
Watson/Gilder |
| Waites/Brown | 3 & 2 |
Haas/Strange |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 8 | Overall | 8 |
Sunday's singles matches
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Seve Ballesteros | halved | Fuzzy Zoeller |
| Nick Faldo | 2 & 1 |
Jay Haas |
| Bernhard Langer | 2 holes |
Gil Morgan |
| Gordon J. Brand | 2 holes |
Bob Gilder |
| Sandy Lyle | 3 & 1 |
Ben Crenshaw |
| Brian Waites | 1 hole |
Calvin Peete |
| Paul Way | 2 & 1 |
Curtis Strange |
| Sam Torrance | halved | Tom Kite |
| Ian Woosnam | 3 & 2 |
Craig Stadler |
| José Maria Cañizares | halved | Lanny Wadkins |
| Ken Brown | 4 & 3 |
Raymond Floyd |
| Bernard Gallacher | 2 & 1 |
Tom Watson |
| 5½ | Session | 6½ |
| 13½ | Overall | 14½ |
References
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1983 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1983.html. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "Ryder Cup – 1983". About:Golf. http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1983.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1983". BBC Sport. 2004-09-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3913099.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
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