The very best! European Ryder Cup records in numbers
Take a look at some of the best stats from Team Europe at the Ryder Cup
There have been plenty of records set in the Ryder Cup over the course of the event’s history. Here we take a look at some of the best European Ryder Cup records.
Continental Europe became included in the Ryder Cup in 1979 when the GB&I team became Team Europe. Let’s have a look at some of the European Ryder Cup records.
Most appearances
11 – Nick Faldo
11 – Lee Westwood
10 – Bernhard Langer
10 – Sergio Garcia
8 – Seve Ballesteros, Colin Montgomerie, Sam Torrance
Most matches played
47 – Lee Westwood
46 – Nick Faldo
45 – Sergio Garcia
42 – Bernhard Langer
40 – Neil Coles
Most points won
28.5 – Sergio Garcia
25 – Nick Faldo
24 – Bernhard Langer
24 – Lee Westwood
23.5 – Colin Montgomerie
Youngest players
19 years, 258 days – Sergio Garcia,
20 years, 59 days – Nick Faldo, 1977
20 years, 216 days – Paul Way, 1983
20 years, 221 days – Bernard Gallacher, 1969
20 years, 249 days – Ken Brown, 1977
Also: Every Ryder Cup captain must have two reigns!
Oldest players
50 years, 67 days – Ted Ray, 1927
48 years, 273 days – Christy O’Connor Snr, 1973
48 years, 196 days – Dai Rees, 1961
48 years, 153 days – Lee Westwood, 2021
47 years, 283 days – George Duncan, 1931
Most points won in a single contest
5 – Peter Alliss (1965)
5 – Tony Jacklin (1969)
5 – Francesco Molinari (2018)
Most fourball points won
10.5 – Ian Woosnam (10-3-1)
10.5 – Jose Maria Olazabal (9-2-3)
10.5 – Sergio Garcia (9-4-3)
9 – Lee Westwood (8-6-2)
9 – Seve Ballesteros (8-5-2)
Most foursome points won
11.5 – Bernhard Langer (11-6-1)
13.5 – Sergio Garcia (12-4-3)
11 – Nick Faldo (10-6-2)
11 – Lee Westwood (9-5-4)
10.5 – Seve Ballesteros (10-3-1)
Most singles points won
7 – Colin Montgomerie (6-0-2)
7 – Neil Coles (5-6-4)
6.5 – Nick Faldo (6-4-1)
6.5 – Peter Oosterhuis (6-2-1)
6.5 – Peter Alliss (5-4-3)
Most Successful pairings
12 points – Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal (11-2-2)
6 points – Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood (6-2-0)
6 points – Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson (6-2-0)
6 points – Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam (5-2-2)
5.5 points – Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie (5-1-1)
5.5 points – Bernard Gallacher and Brian Barnes (5-4-1)
5.5 points – Peter Alliss and Christy O’Conner (5-6-1)
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Tom Irwin
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