Who has dominated the trophy? List of Ryder Cup winners
We have the entire list of Ryder Cup winners since the event’s first edition in 1927…
Want to know when the USA last won the Ryder Cup? Plus how many times they’ve won the biennial tournament?
Then you’ve come to the right place. Keep scrolling for the full list of Ryder Cup winners including a brief history of the iconic tournament along with every course to host the event.
Ryder Cup history
Before developing into the global event we know it today, the Ryder Cup was originally only contested between Great Britain and the United States.
While the two nations had competed against one another on several occasions during the 1920s, the first official Ryder Cup took place in 1927 at Worcester Country Club, Massachusetts, where the American team were victorious on home soil.
Thereafter, and just as we know it today, the tournament would take place every two years with each country alternating hosting duties.
Team USA’s win would set the tone for much of the early narrative, with the Americans winning four of the first six Ryder Cups before the competition took a 10-year break during World War II.
After the hiatus, the Americans continued their dominance, winning 11 of the next 13 contests until a decision was made to extend the British team to Great Britain and Ireland in 1971.
This was then expanded in 1979 to include continental Europe, a decision which dramatically altered the competitiveness, and profile of the event.
Led by a new generation of continental golfers including the great Seve Ballesteros and Antonio Garrido, Team Europe would find newfound success, picking up iconic wins at Muirfield Village and The Belfy before passing the torch on to a new breed of European talent.
Since 1979, Europe has held the edge over the Americans, winning 12 times compared to their rival’s nine.
Here is the full list of Ryder Cup winners…
Ryder Cup – List of winners
1927: USA 9.5, Great Britain 2.5 (Worcester)
1929: Great Britain 7, USA 5 (Moortown)
1931: USA 9, Great Britain 3 (Scioto)
1933: Great Britain 6.5, USA 5.5 (Southport)
1935: USA 9, Great Britain 3 (Ridgewood)
1937: Great Britain 4, USA 8 (Southport)
1947: USA 11, Great Britain 1 (Portland)
1949: Great Britain 5, USA 7 (Ganton)
1951: USA 9.5, Great Britain 2.5 (Pinehurst)
1953: Great Britain 5.5, USA 6.5 (Wentworth)
1955: USA 8, Great Britain 4 (Thunderbird)
1957: Great Britain 7.5, USA 4.5 (Lindrick)
1959: USA 8.5, Great Britain 3.5 (Eldorado)
1961: Great Britain 9.5, USA 14.5 (Royal Lytham and St Annes)
1963: USA 23, Great Britain 9 (Atlanta)
1965: Great Britain 12.5, USA 19.5 (Royal Birkdale)
1967: USA 23.5, Great Britain 8.5 (Champions Golf Club)
1969: Great Britain 16, USA 16 (Royal Birkdale)
1971: USA 18.5, Great Britain 13.5 (Old Warson)
1973: Great Britain & Ireland 13, USA 19 (Muirfield)
1975: USA 21, Great Britain & Ireland 11 (Laurel Valley)
1977: Great Britain & Ireland 7.5, USA 12.5 (Royal Lytham and St Annes)
1979: USA 17, Europe 11 (Greenbier)
1981: Europe 9.5, USA 18.5 (Walton Heath)
1983: USA 14.5, Europe 13.5 (PGA National)
1985: Europe 16.5, USA 11.5 (The Belfry)
1987: USA 13, Europe 15 (Muirfield Village)
1989: Europe 14, USA 14 (The Belfry)
1991: USA 14.5, Europe 13.5 (Kiawah Island)
1993: Europe 13, USA 15 (The Belfry)
1995: USA 13.5, Europe 14.5 (Oakhill)
1997: Europe 14.5, USA 13.5 (Valderrama)
1999: USA 14.5, Europe 13.5 (The Country Club)
2002: Europe 15.5, USA 12.5 (The Belfry)
2004: USA 9.5, Europe 18.5 (Oakland Hills)
2006: USA 9.5, Europe 18.5 (K Club)
2008: USA 16.5, Europe 11.5 (Valhalla)
2010: Europe 14.5, USA 13.5 (Celtic Manor)
2012: USA 13.5, Europe 14.5 (Medinah)
2014: Europe 16.5, USA 11.5 (Gleneagles)
2016: USA 17, Europe 11 (Hazletine)
2018: Europe 17.5, USA 10.5 (Le Golf National)
2021: USA 19, Europe 9 (Whistling Straits)
2023: Europe 16.5, USA 11.5 (Marco Simone Golf and Country Club)
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