1969 Ryder Cup

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1969 Ryder Cup Matches
Venue		Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location		Southport, England
Captains		Eric Brown (GB) Sam Snead (US)
16   16
United States retains the Ryder Cup
«1967		1971»

The 18th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. The competition ended in a draw at 16 to 16 points, the first draw in Ryder Cup history, so the United States team retained the Cup.

Contents 1 Format 2 Teams 3 Friday's matches 3.1 Morning foursomes 3.2 Afternoon foursomes 4 Saturday's matches 4.1 Morning four-ball 4.2 Afternoon four-ball 5 Sunday's matches 5.1 Morning singles 5.2 Afternoon singles 6 References

[edit] Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1963 through 1971 the competition format was as follows:

• Day 1 (Friday) — 8 foursomes (alternate shot) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
• Day 2 (Saturday) — 8 four-ball (better ball) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
• Day 3 (Sunday) — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions

With a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup, or 16 points were needed for the current champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

[edit] Teams

Team Great Britain Captain: Eric Brown Peter Alliss Peter Townsend Neil Coles Brian Barnes Christy O'Connor Maurice Bembridge Peter Butler Tony Jacklin Bernard Gallacher Alex Caygill Bernard Hunt Brian Huggett

Team United States Captain: Sam Snead Lee Trevino Dave Hill Tommy Aaron Billy Casper Frank Beard Ken Still Raymond Floyd Jack Nicklaus Miller Barber Dale Douglass Dan Sikes Gene Littler

[edit] Friday's matches

[edit] Morning foursomes

	Results
Coles/Huggett	3 & 2	Barber/Floyd
Gallacher/Bembridge	2 & 1	Trevino/Still
Jacklin/Townsend	3 & 1	Hill/Aaron
O'Connor/Alliss	halved	Casper/Beard
3½	Session	½
3½	Overall	½

[edit] Afternoon foursomes

	Results
Coles/Huggett	1 hole	Hill/Aaron
Gallacher/Bembridge	1 hole	Trevino/Littler
Jacklin/Townsend	1 hole	Casper/Beard
Butler/Hunt	1 hole	Nicklaus/Sikes
1	Session	3
4½	Overall	3½

[edit] Saturday's matches

[edit] Morning four-ball

	Results
O'Connor/Townsend	1 hole	Hill/Douglass
Huggett/Caygill	halved	Floyd/Barber
Barnes/Alliss	1 hole	Trevino/Littler
Jacklin/Coles	1 hole	Nicklaus/Sikes
2½	Session	1½
7	Overall	5

[edit] Afternoon four-ball

	Results
Butler/Townsend	2 holes	Casper/Beard
Huggett/Gallacher	2 & 1	Hill/Still
Bembridge/Hunt	halved	Aaron/Floyd
Jacklin/Coles	halved	Trevino/Barber
1	Session	3
8	Overall	8

[edit] Sunday's matches

[edit] Morning singles

	Results
Peter Alliss	2 & 1	Lee Trevino
Peter Townsend	5 & 4	Dave Hill
Neil Coles	1 hole	Tommy Aaron
Brian Barnes	1 hole	Billy Casper
Christy O'Connor	5 & 4	Frank Beard
Maurice Bembridge	1 hole	Ken Still
Peter Butler	1 hole	Raymond Floyd
Tony Jacklin	4 & 3	Jack Nicklaus
5	Session	3
13	Overall	11

[edit] Afternoon singles

	Results
Brian Barnes	4 & 2	Dave Hill
Bernard Gallacher	4 & 3	Lee Trevino
Maurice Bembridge	7 & 6	Miller Barber
Peter Butler	3 & 2	Dale Douglass
Neil Coles	4 & 3	Dan Sikes
Christy O'Connor Snr	2 & 1	Gene Littler
Brian Huggett	halved	Billy Casper
Tony Jacklin	halved	Jack Nicklaus
3	Session	5
16	Overall	16

[edit] References