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23rd Ryder Cup held September 14?16
The
23rd Ryder Cup Matches
were held September 14?16, 1979, in the
United States
, at the Greenbrier Course of
The Greenbrier
in
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
.
It was the beginning of a new era for the
Ryder Cup
. For the first time, players from
continental
Europe
took part in the Ryder Cup (specifically,
Seve Ballesteros
and
Antonio Garrido
of
Spain
).
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The new Team Europe replaced Great Britain and Ireland as the official opposition to the United States. It was hoped that the change would help raise the profile of the competition and bring about the end of near total domination by the United States that had existed since the end of the
Second World War
. However the change made no real impact at the first attempt as the United States won the competition easily by a score of 17 to 11 points and led after every session.
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Ballesteros and Garrido played together in all four team sessions and were 1?3; both lost their singles matches on Sunday. All four of Ballesteros' losses came against
Larry Nelson
.
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[5]
Jack Nicklaus
, age 39, failed to make the team for the first time since missing his first chance at making the team in
1967
.
Tom Watson
left the day before the competition for the birth of his first child and was replaced on the team by first alternate
Mark Hayes
.
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Format
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The
Ryder Cup
is a
match play
event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was similar to the formats used from
1963
through
1975
, but with fewer singles matches:
- Day 1
? 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in a morning session and 4 foursome (alternate shot) 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
? 12 singles matches, 6 each in morning and afternoon sessions
With a total of 28 points, 14
1
⁄
2
points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
Teams
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Mark Hayes replaced
Tom Watson
.
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The wild card selections are shown in yellow.
Friday's matches
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September 14, 1979
Morning four-ball
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Afternoon foursomes
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Saturday's matches
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September 15, 1979
Morning foursomes
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Afternoon four-ball
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Sunday's matches
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September 16, 1979
Morning singles
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Afternoon singles
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Individual player records
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Each entry refers to the win?loss?half record of the player.
Source:
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United States
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Europe
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Controversy and fallout
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On their return to the United Kingdom, Mark James and Ken Brown received the highest fines in professional golf up to this point. James received a £1500 fine for "unprofessional conduct" and Brown was fined £1000 and banned from international duty for 12 months.
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Video
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References
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- ^
"Ryder Cup goes Continental"
.
The Age
.
Melbourne
,
Australia
. May 31, 1978. p. 26.
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"British receive help in Ryder Cup change"
.
Spokane Daily Chronicle
. Washington. Associated Press. May 30, 1978. p. 19.
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Jenkins, Dan (September 24, 1979).
"The U.S. rookies were rough Ryders"
.
Sports Illustrated
. p. 26.
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"Not-so-good loser"
.
Miami News
. September 17, 1979. p. 1C.
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"Nelson-led Yanks retain Ryder Cup"
.
Spokesman-Review
. Associated Press. September 17, 1979. p. 19.
- ^
a
b
"U.S. minus Watson as Ryder Cup starts"
.
St. Petersburg Times
. wire services. September 14, 1979. p. 6C.
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Mark James withdrew because of injury. Gil Morgan was also injured, so this match was not actually played.
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- ^
"2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide"
. Archived from
the original
on October 6, 2014
. Retrieved
October 5,
2014
.
External links
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United States vs. Great Britain
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United States vs. Great Britain and Ireland
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United States vs. Europe
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Statistics and lists
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