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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