1971 Ryder Cup

The 19th Ryder Cup Matches were held September 16–18, 1971, in the United States at the Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. The U.S. team won the competition by a score of 181⁄2 to 131⁄2 points.[1][2]

19th Ryder Cup Matches
DatesSeptember 16–18, 1971
VenueOld Warson Country Club
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri
Captains
181⁄2 131⁄2
United States wins the Ryder Cup
Old Warson Country Club
Location in the United States
Old Warson 
Country Club
Location in Missouri

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

With a total of 32 points, 161⁄2 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

Source: [3]

 Team USA
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Jay Hebert 48Non-playing captain
Miller Barber 40141–1–250.00
Frank Beard 32141–2–137.50
Billy Casper 4052414–4–670.83
Charles Coody 340Rookie
Gardner Dickinson 44155–0–0100.00
Gene Littler 415219–4–861.90
Jack Nicklaus 31141–2–137.50
Arnold Palmer 4242116–4–178.57
Mason Rudolph 370Rookie
J. C. Snead 300Rookie
Dave Stockton 290Rookie
Lee Trevino 31163–2–158.33

Six members of the Great Britain team were selected from a points list based on a player's best 10 performances in 15 events during the 1971 season, ending with the Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf on 21 August. The remaining six were chosen by a committee and announced on 23 August. The leading six in the points table were: Neil Coles, Peter Oosterhuis, Brian Barnes, Harry Bannerman, Peter Butler and Maurice Bembridge. The committee chose Brian Huggett, Peter Townsend and Bernard Gallacher who had finished 7th, 8th and 9th in the list, together with Tony Jacklin, Christy O'Connor Snr and John Garner. Jacklin had played most of his golf in America, while O'Conner had missed much of the season with a wrist injury. Garner was chosen over Tommy Horton who had had a good season in 1970 but had been less consistent than Garner in 1971.[4][5]

 Team Great Britain
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Eric Brown 46Non-playing captain
Harry Bannerman 290Rookie
Brian Barnes 26130–3–00.00
Maurice Bembridge 26152–2–150.00
Peter Butler 39292–5–233.33
Neil Coles 3652710–13–444.44
Bernard Gallacher 22142–2–050.00
John Garner 240Rookie
Brian Huggett 343154–7–440.00
Tony Jacklin 272126–3–362.50
Christy O'Connor Snr 468279–16–237.04
Peter Oosterhuis 230Rookie
Peter Townsend 25153–2–060.00

Thursday's matches

Morning foursomes
Results
Coles/O'Connor 2 & 1 Casper/Barber
Townsend/Oosterhuis 2 up Palmer/Dickinson
Huggett/Jacklin 3 & 2 Nicklaus/Stockton
Bembridge/Butler 1 up Coody/Beard
3 Session 1
3 Overall 1

Afternoon foursomes
Results
Bannerman/Gallacher 2 & 1 Casper/Barber
Townsend/Oosterhuis 1 up Palmer/Dickinson
Huggett/Jacklin halved Trevino/Rudolph
Bembridge/Butler 5 & 3 Nicklaus/Snead
11⁄2 Session 21⁄2
41⁄2 Overall 31⁄2

Friday's matches

Morning four-ball
Results
O'Connor/Barnes 2 & 1 Trevino/Rudolph
Coles/Garner 2 & 1 Beard/Snead
Oosterhuis/Gallacher 5 & 4 Palmer/Dickinson
Townsend/Bannerman 2 & 1 Nicklaus/Littler
0 Session 4
41⁄2 Overall 71⁄2

Afternoon four-ball
Results
Gallacher/Oosterhuis 1 up Trevino/Casper
Jacklin/Huggett 2 & 1 Littler/Snead
Townsend/Bannerman 1 up Palmer/Nicklaus
Coles/O'Connor halved Coody/Beard
11⁄2 Session 21⁄2
6 Overall 10

Saturday's matches

Morning singles
Results
Tony Jacklin 1 up Lee Trevino
Bernard Gallacher halved Dave Stockton
Brian Barnes 1 up Mason Rudolph
Peter Oosterhuis 4 & 3 Gene Littler
Peter Townsend 3 & 2 Jack Nicklaus
Christy O'Connor 5 & 4 Gardner Dickinson
Harry Bannerman halved Arnold Palmer
Neil Coles halved Frank Beard
31⁄2 Session 41⁄2
91⁄2 Overall 141⁄2

Afternoon singles
Results
Brian Huggett 7 & 6 Lee Trevino
Tony Jacklin 1 up J. C. Snead
Brian Barnes 2 & 1 Miller Barber
Peter Townsend 1 up Dave Stockton
Bernard Gallacher 2 & 1 Charles Coody
Neil Coles 5 & 3 Jack Nicklaus
Peter Oosterhuis 3 & 2 Arnold Palmer
Harry Bannerman 2 & 1 Gardner Dickinson
4 Session 4
131⁄2 Overall 181⁄2

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Source: [3]

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Miller Barber00–3–00–1–00–2–00–0–0
Frank Beard21–1–20–0–10–1–01–0–1
Billy Casper00–3–00–0–00–2–00–1–0
Charles Coody0.50–2–10–1–00–1–00–0–1
Gardner Dickinson44–1–01–1–02–0–01–0–0
Gene Littler22–1–00–1–00–0–02–0–0
Jack Nicklaus55–1–02–0–01–1–02–0–0
Arnold Palmer4.54–1–10–1–12–0–02–0–0
Mason Rudolph1.51–1–10–1–00–0–11–0–0
J. C. Snead44–0–01–0–01–0–02–0–0
Dave Stockton1.51–1–11–0–10–1–00–0–0
Lee Trevino3.53–1–12–0–00–0–11–1–0

Great Britain
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Harry Bannerman2.52–2–11–0–11–0–00–2–0
Brian Barnes22–1–02–0–00–0–00–1–0
Maurice Bembridge11–1–00–0–01–1–00–0–0
Peter Butler11–1–00–0–01–1–00–0–0
Neil Coles21–2–20–1–11–0–00–1–1
Bernard Gallacher3.53–1–11–0–11–0–01–1–0
John Garner00–1–00–0–00–0–00–1–0
Brian Huggett1.51–2–10–1–01–0–10–1–0
Tony Jacklin1.51–3–10–2–01–0–10–1–0
Christy O'Connor1.51–2–10–1–01–0–00–1–1
Peter Oosterhuis33–3–02–0–00–2–01–1–0
Peter Townsend00–6–00–2–00–2–00–2–0

References
  1. Brown, Gwilym S. (September 29, 1971). "Meet me in St. Louis - but at your own risk". Sports Illustrated. p. 88.
  2. "Snead clinches win in tough Ryder Cup". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 19, 1971. p. 6-sports.
  3. "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. Jacobs, Raymond (August 23, 1971). "Bannerman in Ryder Cup team by being fourth in points table". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5.
  5. Jacobs, Raymond (August 24, 1971). "Two Scots in Ryder Cup side: Garner preferred to Horton". The Glasgow Herald. p. 6.

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