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{{Infobox Ryder Cup |
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{{Infobox team golf tournament |
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| name = Ryder Cup |
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| year = 1973 |
| year = 1973 |
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| logo = |
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| away = USA |
| away = USA |
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| homecaptain = [[Bernard Hunt]] |
| homecaptain = [[Bernard Hunt]] |
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| awaycaptain = [[Jack Burke |
| awaycaptain = [[Jack Burke Jr.]] |
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| homescore = 13 |
| homescore = 13 |
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| awayscore = 19 |
| awayscore = 19 |
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The '''20th Ryder Cup Matches''' were held at [[Muirfield]] in [[Gullane]], [[East Lothian]], [[Scotland]]. |
The '''20th Ryder Cup Matches''' were held at [[Muirfield]] in [[Gullane]], [[East Lothian]], [[Scotland]]. |
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The United States team won the competition by a score of 19 to 13 points.<ref name=uspirc>{{cite news|url= |
The United States team won the competition by a score of 19 to 13 points.<ref name=uspirc>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d6ZYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7OADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2741%2C5477760|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=Associated Press |title=U.S. prevails in Ryder Cup |date=23 September 1973 |page=5D}}</ref> For the first time, what had previously been the "[[Great Britain]]" team was called "Great Britain and [[Ireland]]", although golfers from the [[Republic of Ireland]] had played since [[1953 Ryder Cup|1953]], and from [[Northern Ireland]] since [[1947 Ryder Cup|1947]]. |
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Muirfield hosted the [[Open Championship]] the [[1972 Open Championship|previous year]], won by American [[Lee Trevino]]. |
Muirfield had hosted the [[Open Championship]] the [[1972 Open Championship|previous year]], won by American [[Lee Trevino]]. |
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==Format== |
==Format== |
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*'''Day 2''' — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session |
*'''Day 2''' — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session |
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*'''Day 3''' — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions |
*'''Day 3''' — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions |
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With a total of 32 points, 16 |
With a total of 32 points, 16{{1/2}} points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes. |
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==Teams== |
==Teams== |
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Source: <ref name=rcmg2016>{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.org/sites/default/files/assets/library/Media/mg_2015_rc.pdf |title=2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide |accessdate=September 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927104329/http://www.pga.org/sites/default/files/assets/library/Media/mg_2015_rc.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-27 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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Selection for the Great Britain and Ireland team was based on a points list with points being earned between the 1972 [[Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf]] and the same event in 1973. Total points determined the order, with 30 points to the winner, 24 for the runner-up, down to 1 point for the player in 25th place.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q5VAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1449%2C3752422 |title=Change to Ryder Cup team selection |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=4 |date=3 February 1972}}</ref> The leading 8 in the points list were guaranteed places, with the remaining 4 selected by a committee. The top 8 were: Oosterhuis, Coles, Jacklin, Bembridge, Barnes, Butler, O'Connor and Gallacher.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q5VAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1449%2C3752422 |title=Garner may miss Ryder Cup |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=5 |date=20 August 1973}}</ref> The selection committee chose the players lying 9th to 12th in the list: Garner, Polland, Clark and Huggett.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rJVAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1393%2C3956592 |title=Selectors stick to Ryder Cup table |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=4 |date=21 August 1973}}</ref> |
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;{{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}} Team Great Britain and Ireland |
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{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center" |
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'''Captain:''' {{flagicon|England}} [[Bernard Hunt]] |
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*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]] |
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| colspan="6"|{{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}} '''Team Great Britain and Ireland''' |
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*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bernard Gallacher]] |
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*{{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Butler (golfer)|Peter Butler]] |
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!Name |
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*{{flagicon|England}} [[Tony Jacklin]] |
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!Age |
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*{{flagicon|England}} [[Neil Coles]] |
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!Previous<br/>Ryder Cups |
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*{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Christy O'Connor Snr|Christy O'Connor]] |
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!Matches |
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*{{flagicon|England}} [[Maurice Bembridge]] |
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!W–L–H |
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*{{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Oosterhuis]] |
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!Winning<br/>percentage |
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*{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Brian Huggett]] |
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*{{flagicon|England}} [[Clive Clark (golfer)|Clive Clark]] |
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| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bernard Hunt]] |
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| 43 || colspan="4" | Non-playing captain |
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*{{flagicon|England}} [[John Garner (golfer)|John Garner]] |
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| align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]] |
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;{{flagicon|USA|size=50px}} Team USA |
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| 28 || 2 || 6 || 2–4–0 || 33.33 |
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'''Captain:''' [[Jack Burke, Jr.]] |
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*[[Billy Casper]] |
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| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Maurice Bembridge]] |
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*[[Tom Weiskopf]] |
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| 28 || 2 || 7 || 3–3–1 || 50.00 |
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*[[Homero Blancas]] |
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*[[Tommy Aaron]] |
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| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Butler (golfer)|Peter Butler]] |
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*[[Gay Brewer]] |
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| 41 || 3 || 11 || 3–6–2 || 36.36 |
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*[[J. C. Snead]] |
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*[[Jack Nicklaus]] |
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| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Clive Clark (golfer)|Clive Clark]] |
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*[[Lee Trevino]] |
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| 28 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie |
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*[[Lou Graham]] |
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*[[Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez]] |
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| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Coles]] |
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*[[Arnold Palmer]] |
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| 38 || 6 || 32 || 11–15–6 || 43.75 |
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*[[Dave Hill (golfer)|Dave Hill]] |
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| align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bernard Gallacher]] |
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| 24 || 2 || 9 || 5–3–1 || 61.11 |
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| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Garner (golfer)|John Garner]] |
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| 26 || 1 || 1 || 0–1–0 || 0.00 |
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| align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Brian Huggett]] |
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| 36 || 4 || 19 || 5–9–5 || 39.47 |
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| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Jacklin]] |
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| 29 || 3 || 17 || 7–6–4 || 52.94 |
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| align=left|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Christy O'Connor Snr]] |
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| 48 || 9 || 31 || 10–18–3 || 37.10 |
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| align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Oosterhuis]] |
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| 25 || 1 || 6 || 3–3–0 || 50.00 |
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| align=left|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Eddie Polland]] |
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| 26 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie |
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Due to the rules of the [[PGA of America]] in place at the time, players with less than five years as a professional were not eligible for the U.S. team, which included reigning [[1973 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] champion [[Johnny Miller]] and [[Lanny Wadkins]].<ref name=jmifrct>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oKMgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qGgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1966%2C3121797 |newspaper=Lewiston Evening Journal |location=Lewiston, Maine |agency=Associated Press |last=Green |first=Bob |title=Johnny Miller ineligible for Ryder Cup team |date=22 June 1973 |page=18 }}</ref> (These rules also kept [[Jack Nicklaus]] on the sidelines until [[1969 Ryder Cup|1969]].) Miller made his Ryder Cup debut in [[1975 Ryder Cup|1975]] and Wadkins in [[1977 Ryder Cup|1977]]. |
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{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center" |
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| colspan="6"|{{flagicon|USA|size=50px}} '''Team USA''' |
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!Name |
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!Age |
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!Previous<br/>Ryder Cups |
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!Matches |
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!W–L–H |
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!Winning<br/>percentage |
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| align=left|[[Jack Burke Jr.]] |
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| 50 || colspan="4" | Non-playing captain |
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| align=left|[[Tommy Aaron]] |
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| 36 || 1 || 4 || 1–2–1 || 37.50 |
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| align=left|[[Homero Blancas]] |
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| 35 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie |
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| align=left|[[Gay Brewer]] |
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| 41 || 1 || 5 || 3–2–0 || 60.00 |
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| align=left|[[Billy Casper]] |
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| 42 || 6 || 27 || 14–7–6 || 62.96 |
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| align=left|[[Lou Graham]] |
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| 35 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie |
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| align=left|[[Dave Hill (golfer)|Dave Hill]] |
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| 36 || 1 || 6 || 4–2–0 || 66.67 |
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| align=left|[[Jack Nicklaus]] |
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| 33 || 2 || 10 || 6–3–1 || 65.00 |
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| align=left|[[Arnold Palmer]] |
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| 44 || 5 || 27 || 20–5–2 || 77.78 |
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| align=left|[[Chi-Chi Rodríguez]] |
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| 37 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie |
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| align=left|[[J. C. Snead]] |
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| 32 || 1 || 4 || 4–0–0 || 100.00 |
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| align=left|[[Lee Trevino]] |
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| 33 || 2 || 11 || 6–3–2 || 63.64 |
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| align=left|[[Tom Weiskopf]] |
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| 30 || 0 || colspan="3"|Rookie |
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==Thursday's matches== |
==Thursday's matches== |
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===Morning foursomes=== |
===Morning foursomes=== |
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<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730920&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Ryder cup captains choose predictable partnerships |date=20 September 1973 |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |page=5}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730921&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title= Scottish pair show the way to British lead |date=21 September 1973 |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |page=4}}</ref> |
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|[[Tony Jacklin|Jacklin]]/[[Peter Oosterhuis|Oosterhuis]] |
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|[[Maurice Bembridge|Bembridge]]/[[Eddie Polland|Polland]] |
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|'''[[Jack Nicklaus|Nicklaus]]/[[Arnold Palmer|Palmer]]''' |
|'''[[Jack Nicklaus|Nicklaus]]/[[Arnold Palmer|Palmer]]''' |
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| 2 |
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| Session |
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! Overall |
! Overall |
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! 5 |
! 5{{1/2}} |
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! Overall |
! Overall |
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==Friday's matches== |
==Friday's matches== |
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<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730922&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Americans now hold the balance of power|date=21 September 1973|newspaper=Glasgow Herald |page=2}}</ref> |
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===Morning foursomes=== |
===Morning foursomes=== |
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|'''[[Maurice Bembridge|Bembridge]]/[[Brian Huggett|Huggett]]''' |
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|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 5 & 4 |
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 5 & 4 |
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|[[Chi-Chi Rodríguez|Rodríguez]]/[[Lou Graham|Graham]] |
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|[[Neil Coles|Coles]]/[[Christy O'Connor Snr|O'Connor]] |
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! Overall |
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|[[Lee Trevino|Trevino]]/[[Homero Blancas|Blancas]] |
|[[Lee Trevino|Trevino]]/[[Homero Blancas|Blancas]] |
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==Saturday's matches== |
==Saturday's matches== |
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<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19730924&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=US victory confirms hopeless imbalance of Ryder cup |date=24 September 1973|newspaper=Glasgow Herald |page=5}}</ref> |
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===Morning singles=== |
===Morning singles=== |
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==Individual player records== |
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Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player. |
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Source: <ref name=rcmg2016/> |
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===Great Britain and Ireland=== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
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! Player !! Points !! Overall !! Singles !! Foursomes !! Fourballs |
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|align=left|[[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]] || 2 || 2–4–0 || 0–2–0 || 1–1–0 || 1–1–0 |
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|align=left|[[Maurice Bembridge]] || 3 || 2–2–2 || 0–1–1 || 1–1–0 || 1–0–1 |
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|align=left|[[Peter Butler (golfer)|Peter Butler]] || 0 || 0–3–0 || 0–1–0 || 0–1–0 || 0–1–0 |
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|align=left|[[Clive Clark (golfer)|Clive Clark]] || 0 || 0–1–0 || 0–0–0 || 0–0–0 || 0–1–0 |
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|align=left|[[Neil Coles]] || 1.5 || 1–3–1 || 0–1–1 || 1–1–0 || 0–1–0 |
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|align=left|[[Bernard Gallacher]] || 2 || 2–2–0 || 0–2–0 || 1–0–0 || 1–0–0 |
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|align=left|[[Brian Huggett]] || 3.5 || 3–0–1 || 1–0–0 || 1–0–0 || 1–0–1 |
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|align=left|[[Tony Jacklin]] || 3.5 || 3–2–1 || 1–1–0 || 1–0–1 || 1–1–0 |
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|align=left|[[Christy O'Connor Snr|Christy O'Connor]] || 1.5 || 1–3–1 || 0–1–1 || 1–1–0 || 0–1–0 |
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|align=left|[[Peter Oosterhuis]] || 4 || 3–1–2 || 1–0–1 || 1–0–1 || 1–1–0 |
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|align=left|[[Eddie Polland]] || 0 || 0–2–0 || 0–0–0 || 0–1–0 || 0–1–0 |
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[[John Garner (golfer)|John Garner]] did not play in any matches. |
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===United States=== |
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! Player !! Points || Overall !! Singles !! Foursomes !! Fourballs |
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|align=left|[[Tommy Aaron]] || 0 || 0–2–0 || 0–1–0 || 0–0–0 || 0–1–0 |
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|align=left|[[Homero Blancas]] || 2.5 || 2–1–1 || 1–1–0 || 0–0–0 || 1–0–1 |
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|align=left|[[Gay Brewer]] || 2.5 || 2–1–1 || 1–0–1 || 0–0–0 || 1–1–0 |
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|align=left|[[Billy Casper]] || 4 || 4–2–0 || 2–0–0 || 1–1–0 || 1–1–0 |
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|align=left|[[Lou Graham]] || 0.5 || 0–1–1 || 0–0–0 || 0–1–1 || 0–0–0 |
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|align=left|[[Dave Hill (golfer)|Dave Hill]] || 0 || 0–1–0 || 0–0–0 || 0–1–0 || 0–0–0 |
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|align=left|[[Jack Nicklaus]] || 4.5 || 4–1–1 || 1–0–1 || 2–0–0 || 1–1–0 |
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|align=left|[[Arnold Palmer]] || 2 || 2–3–0 || 0–1–0 || 1–1–0 || 1–1–0 |
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|align=left|[[Chi-Chi Rodríguez]] || 0.5 || 0–1–1 || 0–0–0 || 0–1–1 || 0–0–0 |
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|align=left|[[J. C. Snead]] || 3 || 3–1–0 || 2–0–0 || 0–1–0 || 1–0–0 |
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|align=left|[[Lee Trevino]] || 4 || 3–1–2 || 1–0–1 || 1–1–0 || 1–0–1 |
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|align=left|[[Tom Weiskopf]] || 3.5 || 3–2–1 || 1–0–1 || 1–1–0 || 1–1–0 |
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1973.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1973 Results |publisher=The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive |accessdate=2007-03-15}} |
*{{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1973.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1973 Results |publisher=The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive |accessdate=2007-03-15 |archive-date=22 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022153519/http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1973.html |url-status=dead }} |
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*{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3910613.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1973 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15 | |
*{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3910613.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1973 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15 |date=2004-09-13 |df=dmy-all }} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 17:15, 22 October 2023
Dates | 20–22 September 1973 | ||||
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Venue | Muirfield | ||||
Location | East Lothian, Scotland | ||||
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United States wins the Ryder Cup | |||||
The 20th Ryder Cup Matches were held at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. The United States team won the competition by a score of 19 to 13 points.[1] For the first time, what had previously been the "Great Britain" team was called "Great Britain and Ireland", although golfers from the Republic of Ireland had played since 1953, and from Northern Ireland since 1947.
Muirfield had hosted the Open Championship the previous year, won by American Lee Trevino.
Format
[edit]The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was adjusted slightly in 1973 from the format used from 1963 through 1971:
- Day 1 — 4 foursomes (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session
- Day 2 — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session
- Day 3 — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions
With a total of 32 points, 161⁄2 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
Teams
[edit]Source: [2]
Selection for the Great Britain and Ireland team was based on a points list with points being earned between the 1972 Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf and the same event in 1973. Total points determined the order, with 30 points to the winner, 24 for the runner-up, down to 1 point for the player in 25th place.[3] The leading 8 in the points list were guaranteed places, with the remaining 4 selected by a committee. The top 8 were: Oosterhuis, Coles, Jacklin, Bembridge, Barnes, Butler, O'Connor and Gallacher.[4] The selection committee chose the players lying 9th to 12th in the list: Garner, Polland, Clark and Huggett.[5]
Team Great Britain and Ireland | |||||
Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
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Bernard Hunt | 43 | Non-playing captain | |||
Brian Barnes | 28 | 2 | 6 | 2–4–0 | 33.33 |
Maurice Bembridge | 28 | 2 | 7 | 3–3–1 | 50.00 |
Peter Butler | 41 | 3 | 11 | 3–6–2 | 36.36 |
Clive Clark | 28 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Neil Coles | 38 | 6 | 32 | 11–15–6 | 43.75 |
Bernard Gallacher | 24 | 2 | 9 | 5–3–1 | 61.11 |
John Garner | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0–1–0 | 0.00 |
Brian Huggett | 36 | 4 | 19 | 5–9–5 | 39.47 |
Tony Jacklin | 29 | 3 | 17 | 7–6–4 | 52.94 |
Christy O'Connor Snr | 48 | 9 | 31 | 10–18–3 | 37.10 |
Peter Oosterhuis | 25 | 1 | 6 | 3–3–0 | 50.00 |
Eddie Polland | 26 | 0 | Rookie |
Due to the rules of the PGA of America in place at the time, players with less than five years as a professional were not eligible for the U.S. team, which included reigning U.S. Open champion Johnny Miller and Lanny Wadkins.[6] (These rules also kept Jack Nicklaus on the sidelines until 1969.) Miller made his Ryder Cup debut in 1975 and Wadkins in 1977.
Team USA | |||||
Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
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Jack Burke Jr. | 50 | Non-playing captain | |||
Tommy Aaron | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 37.50 |
Homero Blancas | 35 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Gay Brewer | 41 | 1 | 5 | 3–2–0 | 60.00 |
Billy Casper | 42 | 6 | 27 | 14–7–6 | 62.96 |
Lou Graham | 35 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Dave Hill | 36 | 1 | 6 | 4–2–0 | 66.67 |
Jack Nicklaus | 33 | 2 | 10 | 6–3–1 | 65.00 |
Arnold Palmer | 44 | 5 | 27 | 20–5–2 | 77.78 |
Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 37 | 0 | Rookie | ||
J. C. Snead | 32 | 1 | 4 | 4–0–0 | 100.00 |
Lee Trevino | 33 | 2 | 11 | 6–3–2 | 63.64 |
Tom Weiskopf | 30 | 0 | Rookie |
Thursday's matches
[edit]Morning foursomes
[edit]Results | ||
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Barnes/Gallacher | 1 up | Trevino/Casper |
O'Connor/Coles | 3 & 2 | Weiskopf/Snead |
Jacklin/Oosterhuis | halved | Rodríguez/Graham |
Bembridge/Polland | 6 & 5 | Nicklaus/Palmer |
21⁄2 | Session | 11⁄2 |
21⁄2 | Overall | 11⁄2 |
Afternoon four-ball
[edit]Results | ||
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Barnes/Gallacher | 5 & 4 | Aaron/Brewer |
Bembridge/Huggett | 3 & 1 | Nicklaus/Palmer |
Jacklin/Oosterhuis | 3 & 1 | Weiskopf/Casper |
Coles/O'Connor | 2 & 1 | Trevino/Blancas |
3 | Session | 1 |
51⁄2 | Overall | 21⁄2 |
Friday's matches
[edit]Morning foursomes
[edit]Results | ||
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Barnes/Butler | 1 up | Nicklaus/Weiskopf |
Oosterhuis/Jacklin | 2 up | Palmer/Hill |
Bembridge/Huggett | 5 & 4 | Rodríguez/Graham |
Coles/O'Connor | 2 & 1 | Trevino/Casper |
2 | Session | 2 |
71⁄2 | Overall | 41⁄2 |
Afternoon four-ball
[edit]Results | ||
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Barnes/Butler | 2 up | Snead/Palmer |
Jacklin/Oosterhuis | 3 & 2 | Brewer/Casper |
Clark/Polland | 3 & 2 | Nicklaus/Weiskopf |
Bembridge/Huggett | halved | Trevino/Blancas |
1⁄2 | Session | 31⁄2 |
8 | Overall | 8 |
Saturday's matches
[edit]Morning singles
[edit]Results | ||
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Brian Barnes | 2 & 1 | Billy Casper |
Bernard Gallacher | 3 & 1 | Tom Weiskopf |
Peter Butler | 5 & 4 | Homero Blancas |
Tony Jacklin | 3 & 1 | Tommy Aaron |
Neil Coles | halved | Gay Brewer |
Christy O'Connor | 1 up | J. C. Snead |
Maurice Bembridge | halved | Jack Nicklaus |
Peter Oosterhuis | halved | Lee Trevino |
21⁄2 | Session | 51⁄2 |
101⁄2 | Overall | 131⁄2 |
Afternoon singles
[edit]Results | ||
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Brian Huggett | 4 & 2 | Homero Blancas |
Brian Barnes | 3 & 1 | J. C. Snead |
Bernard Gallacher | 6 & 5 | Gay Brewer |
Tony Jacklin | 2 & 1 | Billy Casper |
Neil Coles | 6 & 5 | Lee Trevino |
Christy O'Connor | halved | Tom Weiskopf |
Maurice Bembridge | 2 up | Jack Nicklaus |
Peter Oosterhuis | 4 & 2 | Arnold Palmer |
21⁄2 | Session | 51⁄2 |
13 | Overall | 19 |
Individual player records
[edit]Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.
Source: [2]
Great Britain and Ireland
[edit]Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
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Brian Barnes | 2 | 2–4–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
Maurice Bembridge | 3 | 2–2–2 | 0–1–1 | 1–1–0 | 1–0–1 |
Peter Butler | 0 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
Clive Clark | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
Neil Coles | 1.5 | 1–3–1 | 0–1–1 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
Bernard Gallacher | 2 | 2–2–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Brian Huggett | 3.5 | 3–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–1 |
Tony Jacklin | 3.5 | 3–2–1 | 1–1–0 | 1–0–1 | 1–1–0 |
Christy O'Connor | 1.5 | 1–3–1 | 0–1–1 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
Peter Oosterhuis | 4 | 3–1–2 | 1–0–1 | 1–0–1 | 1–1–0 |
Eddie Polland | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
John Garner did not play in any matches.
United States
[edit]Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
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Tommy Aaron | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
Homero Blancas | 2.5 | 2–1–1 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–1 |
Gay Brewer | 2.5 | 2–1–1 | 1–0–1 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
Billy Casper | 4 | 4–2–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
Lou Graham | 0.5 | 0–1–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–1 | 0–0–0 |
Dave Hill | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
Jack Nicklaus | 4.5 | 4–1–1 | 1–0–1 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
Arnold Palmer | 2 | 2–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 0.5 | 0–1–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–1 | 0–0–0 |
J. C. Snead | 3 | 3–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 |
Lee Trevino | 4 | 3–1–2 | 1–0–1 | 1–1–0 | 1–0–1 |
Tom Weiskopf | 3.5 | 3–2–1 | 1–0–1 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. prevails in Ryder Cup". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 23 September 1973. p. 5D.
- ^ a b "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Change to Ryder Cup team selection". The Glasgow Herald. 3 February 1972. p. 4.
- ^ "Garner may miss Ryder Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 20 August 1973. p. 5.
- ^ "Selectors stick to Ryder Cup table". The Glasgow Herald. 21 August 1973. p. 4.
- ^ Green, Bob (22 June 1973). "Johnny Miller ineligible for Ryder Cup team". Lewiston Evening Journal. Lewiston, Maine. Associated Press. p. 18.
- ^ "Ryder cup captains choose predictable partnerships". Glasgow Herald. 20 September 1973. p. 5.
- ^ "Scottish pair show the way to British lead". Glasgow Herald. 21 September 1973. p. 4.
- ^ "Americans now hold the balance of power". Glasgow Herald. 21 September 1973. p. 2.
- ^ "US victory confirms hopeless imbalance of Ryder cup". Glasgow Herald. 24 September 1973. p. 5.
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1973 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2007.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1973". BBC Sport. 13 September 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2007.
External links
[edit]- PGA of America: 1973 Ryder Cup Archived 23 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- About.com: 1973 Ryder Cup Archived 8 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine