1991 Ryder Cup

29th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates		September 27–29
Venue		Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Location		Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Captains		Dave Stockton (USA) Bernard Gallacher (Europe)
14½   13½
United States wins the Ryder Cup
«1989		1993»

The 29th Ryder Cup Matches were held on The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The United States team won the competition by 14½ to 13½ points, winning back the Cup when Germany's Bernhard Langer missed a six foot putt on the 18th hole of the final match, a putt that, if made, would have retained the Ryder Cup for Europe. These Ryder Cup Matches became known as the "War on the Shore".

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format in 1991 was as follows:

• Day 1 (Friday) — 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in a morning session and 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in an afternoon session
• Day 2 (Saturday) — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session
• Day 3 (Sunday) — 12 singles matches

With a total of 28 points, 14½ points were required to win the Cup, and 14 points were required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes

	Results
Ballesteros/Olazábal	2 & 1	Azinger/Beck
Langer/James	2 & 1	Floyd/Couples
Gilford/Montgomerie	4 & 2	Wadkins/Irwin
Faldo/Woosnam	1 hole	Stewart/Calcavecchia
1	Session	3
1	Overall	3

Afternoon four-ball

	Results
Torrance/Feherty	halved	Wadkins/O'Meara
Ballesteros/Olazábal	2 & 1	Azinger/Beck
Richardson/James	5 & 4	Pavin/Calcavecchia
Faldo/Woosnam	5 & 3	Floyd/Couples
2½	Session	1½
3½	Overall	4½

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

	Results
Feherty/Torrance	4 & 2	Irwin/Wadkins
James/Richardson	1 hole	Calcavecchia/Stewart
Faldo/Gilford	7 & 6	Azinger/O'Meara
Ballesteros/Olazábal	3 & 2	Couples/Floyd
1	Session	3
4½	Overall	7½

Afternoon four-ball

	Results
Woosnam/Broadhurst	2 & 1	Azinger/Irwin
Langer/Montgomerie	2 & 1	Pavin/Pate
James/Richardson	3 & 1	Wadkins/Levi
Ballesteros/Olazábal	halved	Stewart/Couples
3½	Session	½
8	Overall	8

Sunday's singles matches

	Results
Nick Faldo	2 holes	Raymond Floyd
David Feherty	2 & 1	Payne Stewart
Colin Montgomerie	halved	Mark Calcavecchia
José María Olazábal	2 holes	Paul Azinger
Steven Richardson	2 & 1	Corey Pavin
Seve Ballesteros	3 & 2	Wayne Levi
Ian Woosnam	3 & 1	Chip Beck
Paul Broadhurst	3 & 1	Mark O'Meara
Sam Torrance	3 & 2	Fred Couples
Mark James	3 & 2	Lanny Wadkins
Bernhard Langer	halved	Hale Irwin
David Gilford	halved [1]	Steve Pate
5½	Session	6½
13½	Overall	14½

1. ^ Steve Pate withdrew because of injury, so this match was not actually played.[1]

References

External Links

• 1991 Ryder Cup Article Blood, Sweat And Tears