The very best! European Ryder Cup records in numbers

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

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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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