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Ryder Cup results, winners, all-time records: History of US-Europe golf matchup

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The 2023 edition of the Ryder Cup is set to begin on Friday, marking the 44th iteration of the U.S. vs. Europe golf competition.

The tournament, which takes place every two years, alternates its location between an American course and a European one. After the U.S. Team won at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin in 2021, the competition is back in Europe this year at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome.

Though the United States dominated the early years of the competition, Team Europe has boosted their matchup record over the past two decades. Since Team Europe expanded to include golfers from countries outside Great Britain and Ireland, they have won 11 Ryder Cups to the Americans’ 9 with one tie.

Another thing that’s helped the Europeans is the U.S. Team’s struggles abroad. The Americans haven’t won a Ryder Cup hosted in Europe since 1993.

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Ryder Cup all-time results

Here’s how the competitions have turned out in every edition since the Ryder Cup’s inception in 1927.

Year Winner Score Host location Course
1927 United States 9.5-2.5 Massachusetts, United States Worcester Country Club
1929 Great Britain 7-5 Yorkshire, England Moortown Golf Club
1931 United States 9-3 Ohio, United States Scioto Country Club
1933 Great Britain 6.5-5.5 Merseyside, England Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club
1935 United States 9-3 New Jersey, United States Ridgewood Country Club
1937 United States 8-4 Merseyside, England Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club
1947 United States 11-1 Oregon, United States Portland Golf Club
1949 United States 7-5 Yorkshire, England Ganton Golf Club
1951 United States 9.5-2.5 North Carolina, United States Pinehurst Resort
1953 United States 6.5.-5.5 Surrey, England Wentworth Club
1955 United States 8-4 California, United States Thunderbird Country Club
1957 Great Britain 7.5-4.5 Nottinghamshire, England Lindrick Golf Club
1959 United States 8.5-3.5 California, United States Eldorado Country Club
1961 United States 14.5-9.5 Lancashire, England Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
1963 United States 23-9 Georgia, United States Atlanta Athletic Club
1965 United States 19.5-12.5 Merseyside, England Royal Birkdale Golf Club
1967 United States 23.5-8.5 Texas, United States Champions Golf Club
1969 Tie – U.S. retains 16-16 Merseyside, England Royal Birkdale Golf Club
1971 United States 18.5-13.5 Missouri, United States Old Warson Country Club
1973 United States 19-13 East Lothian, Scotland Muirfield
1975 United States 21-11 Pennsylvania, United States Laurel Valley Golf Club
1977 United States 12.5-7.5 Lancashire, England Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
1979 United States 17-11 West Virginia, United States The Greenbrier
1981 United States 18.5-9.5 Surrey, England Walton Heath Golf Club
1983 United States 14.5-13.5 Florida, United States PGA National Golf Club
1985 Europe 16.5-11.5 Warwickshire, England The Belfry
1987 Europe 15-13 Ohio, United States Muirfield Village
1989 Tied – Europe retains 14-14 Warwickshire, England The Belfry
1991 United States 14.5-13.5 South Carolina, United States Kiawah Island Golf Resort
1993 United States 15-13 Warwickshire, England The Belfry
1995 Europe 14.5-13.5 New York, United States Oak Hill Country Club
1997 Europe 14.5-13.5 Andalusia, Spain Valderrama Golf Club
1999 United States 14.5-13.5 Massachusetts, United States The Country Club
2002 Europe 15.5-12.5 Warwickshire, England The Belfry
2004 Europe 18.5-9.5 Michigan, United States Oakland Hills Country Club
2006 Europe 18.5-9.5 County Kildare, Ireland K Club
2008 United States 16.5-11.5 Kentucky, United States Valhalla Golf Club
2010 Europe 14.5-13.5 Newport, Wales Celtic Manor Resort
2012 Europe 14.5-13.5 Illinois, United States Medinah Country Club
2014 Europe 16.5-11.5 Perthshire, Scotland Gleneagles Hotel
2016 United States 17-11 Minnesota, United States Hazeltine National Golf Club
2018 Europe 17.5-10.5 ÃŽle-de-France, France Le Golf National
2021 United States 19-9 Wisconsin, United States Whistling Straits
2023 TBD Rome, Italy Marco Simone Golf and Country Club
Notes: From 1939-1945, there were no Ryder Cups because of World War II. The Ryder Cup in 2001 was deferred to 2001 after 9/11 terrorist attacks. In 2020, the Ryder Cup was deferred because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ryder Cup team records

Since the first Ryder Cup took place in 1927, the United States has the edge in wins, but that has not been the case since 1979.

Team Matches Wins Losses Ties
United States 43 27 14 2
Great Britain/Great Britain & Ireland 22 22 18 1
Europe 21 21 9 1
1927-1971: Team Europe was known as Great Britain; 1973-1977: the team expanded to include Ireland; 1979-present: the team has included players from continental Europe.

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