The 30th Ryder Cup Matches were held in England at The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, near Sutton Coldfield. The United States team won a second consecutive Ryder Cup, by a margin of 15 to 13 points. Europe took a slender one point lead into the Sunday singles matches in what was a close contest. Davis Love III secured victory for the U.S. by defeating Costantino Rocca at the last hole, 1 up.[1] Through 2023, this is the most recent U.S. victory in Europe and also the last time the U.S. retained the Cup.

30th Ryder Cup Matches
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Dates24–26 September 1993
VenueThe Belfry, Brabazon Course
LocationWishaw, Warwickshire, England
Captains
Europe 13 15 United States
United States wins the Ryder Cup
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The Belfry is located in England
The Belfry
The Belfry

This was the first Ryder Cup played in Europe to be televised live in the United States by a major network, NBC. The 1989 edition was carried by the USA Network on cable, with video provided by the BBC.[2][3] The U.S. television coverage in 1985 was a highlight show on ESPN in early November, over a month after its completion.[4] NBC took over live weekend coverage in 1991 in South Carolina.[5]

Format

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The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format predominantly used from 1987 to 1999 was as follows:

  • Day 1 (Friday) — 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 fourball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session
  • Day 2 (Saturday) — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session
  • Day 3 (Sunday) — 12 singles matches

With a total of 28 points, 1412 points were required to win the Cup, and 14 points were required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes - matches that were level after 18 holes were deemed a draw with half a point going to each team.

Teams

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The selection process for the European team remained similar to that used since 1985, with nine players chosen from a money list at the conclusion of the Volvo German Open on 29 August and the remaining three team members being chosen soon afterwards by the team captain. The beginning of the qualifying period was, however, extended to start with the Canon European Masters in Switzerland at the beginning of September 1992 rather than starting in January 1993. The change was made so that there would be more opportunities for the leading players to qualify by right.[6] In 1991 two of the three captain's picks were given to José María Olazábal and Nick Faldo, then ranked two and three in the world, who had played most of their golf in the US and did not qualify automatically. A few European players declined invitations to the 1993 PGA Championship to play in the Hohe Brücke Austrian Open in order to gain Ryder Cup points.[7] At this time prize money in the major championships played in the USA did not earn Ryder Cup points. Prior to the final event Sam Torrance had to withdraw from the final event because of injury but none of the other challengers for automatic places were able to pass him. Joakim Haeggman tied for 6th place in the German Open and rose from 14th to 10th place in the points list while Ronan Rafferty tied for 20th place and finished 11th.[8][9] Gallacher made his picks on 30 August. It was widely expected that he would choose Seve Ballesteros and José María Olazábal as two of his selections and most interest centred on whether he would select Haeggman or Rafferty.[10]

  Team Europe
Name Age Points
rank
World
ranking
Previous
Ryder Cups
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
  Bernard Gallacher 44 Non-playing captain
  Bernhard Langer 36 1 3 6 25 11–9–5 54.00
  Nick Faldo 36 2 1 8 31 17–12–2 58.06
  Colin Montgomerie 30 3 16 1 3 1–1–1 50.00
  Costantino Rocca 36 4 40 0 Rookie
  Barry Lane 33 5 35 0 Rookie
  Ian Woosnam 35 6 7 5 21 8–10–3 45.24
  Peter Baker 25 7 64 0 Rookie
  Mark James 39 8 31 5 19 7–11–1 39.47
  Sam Torrance 40 9 37 6 21 4–12–5 30.95
  Joakim Haeggman 24 10 59 0 Rookie
  José María Olazábal 27 12 9 3 15 10–3–2 73.33
  Seve Ballesteros 36 38 21 6 30 17–8–5 65.00

Captains picks are shown in yellow. The world rankings and records are at the start of the 1993 Ryder Cup.

  Team USA
Name Age Points
rank
World
ranking
Previous
Ryder Cups
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Tom Watson 44 Non-playing captain
Paul Azinger 33 1 5 2 9 5–4–0 55.56
Fred Couples 33 2 6 2 7 3–3–1 50.00
Tom Kite 43 3 8 6 24 13–7–4 62.50
Lee Janzen 29 4 22 0 Rookie
Corey Pavin 33 5 15 1 3 1–2–0 33.33
Payne Stewart 36 6 11 3 12 5–6–1 45.83
John Cook 35 7 13 0 Rookie
Davis Love III 29 8 12 0 Rookie
Chip Beck 37 9 26 2 7 4–2–1 64.29
Jim Gallagher Jr. 32 10 53 0 Rookie
Raymond Floyd 51 22 23 7 27 9–15–3 38.89
Lanny Wadkins 43 32 74 7 30 18–10–2 63.33

Captains picks are shown in yellow.[11][12] The world rankings and records are at the start of the 1993 Ryder Cup.

Friday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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  Results  
Torrance/James   4 & 3 Wadkins/Pavin
Woosnam/Langer   7 & 5 Azinger/Stewart
Ballesteros/Olazábal   2 & 1 Kite/Love III
Faldo/Montgomerie   4 & 3 Floyd/Couples
2 Session 2
2 Overall 2

Afternoon four-ball

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  Results  
Woosnam/Baker   1 up Gallagher/Janzen
Langer/Lane   4 & 2 Wadkins/Pavin
Faldo/Montgomerie halved Azinger/Couples
Ballesteros/Olazábal   4 & 3 Love III/Kite
212 Session 112
412 Overall 312

Saturday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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  Results  
Faldo/Montgomerie   3 & 2 Wadkins/Pavin
Langer/Woosnam   2 & 1 Couples/Azinger
Baker/Lane   3 & 2 Floyd/Stewart
Ballesteros/Olazábal   2 & 1 Love III/Kite
3 Session 1
712 Overall 412

Afternoon four-ball

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  Results  
Faldo/Montgomerie   2 up Cook/Beck
James/Rocca   5 & 4 Pavin/Gallagher
Woosnam/Baker   6 & 5 Couples/Azinger
Olazábal/Haeggman   2 & 1 Floyd/Stewart
1 Session 3
812 Overall 712

Sunday's singles matches

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  Results  
Ian Woosnam halved Fred Couples
Barry Lane   1 up Chip Beck
Colin Montgomerie   1 up Lee Janzen
Peter Baker   2 up Corey Pavin
Joakim Haeggman   1 up John Cook
Mark James   3 & 2 Payne Stewart
Costantino Rocca   1 up Davis Love III
Seve Ballesteros   3 & 2 Jim Gallagher
José María Olazábal   2 up Raymond Floyd
Bernhard Langer   5 & 3 Tom Kite
Nick Faldo halved Paul Azinger
Sam Torrance halved[13] Lanny Wadkins
412 Session 712
13 Overall 15

Individual player records

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

Source: [14]

Europe

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Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Peter Baker 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 2–0–0
Seve Ballesteros 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–0–0
Nick Faldo 3 2–1–2 0–0–1 2–0–0 0–1–1
Joakim Haeggman 1 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 0–1–0
Mark James 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
Barry Lane 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
Bernhard Langer 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 0–1–0
Colin Montgomerie 3.5 3–1–1 1–0–0 2–0–0 0–1–1
José María Olazábal 2 2–3–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–1–0
Costantino Rocca 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0
Sam Torrance 0.5 0–1–1 0–0–1 0–1–0 0–0–0
Ian Woosnam 4.5 4–0–1 0–0–1 2–0–0 2–0–0

United States

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Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Paul Azinger 1 0–3–2 0–0–1 0–2–0 0–1–1
Chip Beck 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0
John Cook 1 1–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 1–0–0
Fred Couples 1 0–3–2 0–0–1 0–2–0 0–1–1
Raymond Floyd 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–0–0
Jim Gallagher Jr. 2 2–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0
Lee Janzen 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0
Tom Kite 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–1–0
Davis Love III 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–1–0
Corey Pavin 3 3–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2–0–0
Payne Stewart 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–0–0
Lanny Wadkins 2.5 2–1–1 0–0–1 1–1–0 1–0–0

References

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  1. ^ "1993 - USA win Belfry battle". Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Ryder Cup will be televised". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 31 January 1989. p. 3C.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Modoono, Bill (21 September 1989). "Ryder Cup play creates fuzzy picture". Pittsburgh Press. p. C3.
  4. ^ "Ryder Cup matches scheduled for TV". Palm Beach Daily News. 3 October 1985. p. 7.
  5. ^ Sandomir, Richard (26 September 1991). "U.S. losses put Ryder Cup golf back on network". Eugene Register-Guard. (New York Times). p. 8D.
  6. ^ "Ryder Cup qualifying period is lengthened". The Times, 17 December 1991; p. 34; Issue 64205.
  7. ^ "Ryder Cup his toll of fourth major". The Times, 11 August 1993; p. 38; Issue 64720.
  8. ^ "Gallacher to place faith in Rafferty". The Times, 30 August 1993; p. 19; Issue 64735.
  9. ^ "Langer ends doubts over putting with easy victory". The Times, 30 August 1993; p. 26; Issue 64735.
  10. ^ "Gallacher picks Haeggman as his final choice". The Times, 31 August 1993; p. 19; Issue 64736.
  11. ^ "Floyd: Watson missed Ryder Cup pick - himself". Nashua Telegraph. Associated Press. 17 August 1993. p. 24.
  12. ^ Kelley, Brent. "Ryder Cup captain's picks and how they've fared". About.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  13. ^ Sam Torrance withdrew because of injury, so this match was not actually played.[1]
  14. ^ "2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
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