1973 Ryder Cup
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| 1973 Ryder Cup Matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Venue | Muirfield | |
| Location | East Lothian, Scotland | |
| Captains | Bernard Hunt (GB) Jack Burke, Jr. (US) |
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  13 19  |
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| United States retains the Ryder Cup | ||
| «1971 | 1975» | |
The 20th Ryder Cup Matches were held at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. The United States team won the competition by a score of 19 to 13 points.
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[edit] Format
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was adjusted slightly in 1973 from the format used from 1963 through 1971:
- Day 1 (Friday) — 4 foursomes (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) — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions
With a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
[edit] Teams
Captain: |
Captain: Jack Burke, Jr. |
[edit] Friday's matches
[edit] Morning foursomes
  |
Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes/Gallacher |   1 hole |
Trevino/Casper |
| O'Connor/Coles | 3 & 2 |
Weiskopf/Snead |
| Jacklin/Oosterhuis | halved | Rodríguez/Graham |
| Bembridge/Butler |  6 & 5 |
Nicklaus/Palmer |
| 2½ | Session | 1½ |
| 2½ | Overall | 1½ |
[edit] Afternoon four-ball
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes/Gallacher | 5 & 4 |
Aaron/Brewer |
| Bembridge/Huggett | 3 & 1 |
Palmer/Nicklaus |
| Jacklin/Oosterhuis | 3 & 1 |
Weiskopf/Casper |
| O'Connor/Coles | 2 & 1 |
Trevino/Blancas |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 5½ | Overall | 2½ |
[edit] Saturday's matches
[edit] Morning foursomes
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes/Butler | 1 hole |
Nicklaus/Weiskopf |
| Oosterhuis/Jacklin | 2 holes |
Palmer/Hill |
| Bembridge/Huggett | 5 & 4 |
Rodríguez/Graham |
| Coles/O'Connor | 2 & 1 |
Trevino/Casper |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 7½ | Overall | 4½ |
[edit] Afternoon four-ball
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes/Butler | 2 holes |
Snead/Palmer |
| Jacklin/Oosterhuis | 3 & 2 |
Brewer/Casper |
| Clark/Polland | 3 & 2 |
Nicklaus/Weiskopf |
| Bembridge/Huggett | halved | Trevino/Blancas |
| ½ | Session | 3½ |
| 8 | Overall | 8 |
[edit] Sunday's matches
[edit] Morning singles
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Barnes | 2 & 1 |
Billy Casper |
| Bernard Gallacher | 3 & 1 |
Tom Weiskopf |
| Peter Butler | 5 & 4 |
Homero Blancas |
| Tony Jacklin | 3 & 1 |
Tommy Aaron |
| Neil Coles | halved | Gay Brewer |
| Christy O'Connor Snr | 1 hole |
J. C. Snead |
| Maurice Bembridge | halved | Jack Nicklaus |
| Peter Oosterhuis | halved | Lee Trevino |
| 2½ | Session | 5½ |
| 10½ | Overall | 13½ |
[edit] Afternoon singles
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Huggett | 4 & 2 |
Homero Blancas |
| Brian Barnes | 3 & 1 |
J. C. Snead |
| Bernard Gallacher | 6 & 5 |
Gay Brewer |
| Tony Jacklin | 2 & 1 |
Billy Casper |
| Neil Coles | 6 & 5 |
Lee Trevino |
| Christy O'Connor | halved | Tom Weiskopf |
| Maurice Bembridge | 2 holes |
Jack Nicklaus |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 4 & 2 |
Arnold Palmer |
| 2½ | Session | 5½ |
| 13 | Overall | 19 |
[edit] References
- Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1973 Results. The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- Ryder Cup – 1973. About:Golf. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- Ryder Cup history: 1973. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
