1995 Ryder Cup
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1995 Ryder Cup
| 31st Ryder Cup Matches | ||
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| Dates | September 22–24 | |
| Venue | Oak Hill Country Club | |
| Location | Pittsford, New York | |
| Captains | Lanny Wadkins (USA) Bernard Gallacher (Europe) |
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| Europe wins the Ryder Cup | ||
| «1993 | 1997» | |
The 31st Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York. The European team won the competition by a margin of 14½ to 13½ points to win back the Cup.
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Format
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format used in 1995 was as follows:
- Day 1 (Friday) — 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (better ball) 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
Captain: Lanny Wadkins |
Captain: |
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Faldo/Montgomerie |  1 hole |
Pavin/Lehman |
| Torrance/Rocca |  3 & 2 |
Haas/Couples |
| Clark/James | 4 & 3 |
Love III/Maggert |
| Langer/Johansson | 1 hole |
Crenshaw/Strange |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 2 | Overall | 2 |
Afternoon four-ball
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Gilford/Ballesteros | 4 & 3 |
Faxon/Jacobsen |
| Torrance/Rocca | 6 & 5 |
Maggert/Roberts |
| Faldo/Montgomerie | 3 & 2 |
Couples/Love III |
| Langer/Johansson | 6 & 4 |
Pavin/Mickelson |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 3 | Overall | 5 |
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Faldo/Montgomerie | 4 & 2 |
Strange/Haas |
| Torrance/Rocca | 6 & 5 |
Love III/Maggert |
| Woosnam/Walton | 1 hole |
Roberts/Jacobsen |
| Langer/Gilford | 4 & 3 |
Pavin/Lehman |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 6 | Overall | 6 |
Afternoon four-ball
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Torrance/Montgomerie | 4 & 2 |
Faxon/Couples |
| Woosnam/Rocca | 3 & 2 |
Love III/Crenshaw |
| Ballesteros/Gilford | 3 & 2 |
Haas/Mickelson |
| Faldo/Langer | 1 hole |
Pavin/Roberts |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 7 | Overall | 9 |
Sunday's singles matches
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Seve Ballesteros | 4 & 3 |
Tom Lehman |
| Howard Clark | 1 hole |
Peter Jacobsen |
| Mark James | 4 & 3 |
Jeff Maggert |
| Ian Woosnam | halved | Fred Couples |
| Costantino Rocca | 3 & 2 |
Davis Love III |
| David Gilford | 1 hole |
Brad Faxon |
| Colin Montgomerie | 3 & 1 |
Ben Crenshaw |
| Nick Faldo | 1 hole |
Curtis Strange |
| Sam Torrance | 2 & 1 |
Loren Roberts |
| Bernhard Langer | 3 & 2 |
Corey Pavin |
| Philip Walton | 1 hole |
Jay Haas |
| Per-Ulrik Johansson | 2 & 1 |
Phil Mickelson |
| 7½ | Session | 4½ |
| 14½ | Overall | 13½ |
References
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1995 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1995.html. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "Ryder Cup – 1995". About:Golf. http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1995.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1995". BBC Sport. 2004-09-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3913405.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
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