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The 28th Ryder Cup Matches were held 22–24 September 1989 at
The Belfry
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,
Warwickshire
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,
England
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, near
Sutton Coldfield.
For only the second time, the competition ended in a draw at 14 points each, but the European team retained the Cup since they had won it outright in
1987
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Europe held a two-point lead, 9 to 7, entering the singles matches on Sunday, and the match which retained the Cup for Europe was the eighth, between
José María Cañizares
José María Cañizares (born 18 February 1947) is a Spanish golfer.
Cañizares was born in Madrid. He turned professional in 1967 and made the top hundred on the European Tour Order of Merit every year from its first season in 1972 through to 19 ...
and
Ken Green. Cañizares made a two-foot (0.6 m) putt on the 18th green to win 1 up and give Europe a 14–10 lead, with four matches remaining on the course. The final four matches all resulted in U.S. wins and an overall draw.
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in early November, over a month after its completion.
took over live weekend coverage in
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marked the first time a major U.S. network televised it live from Europe.
Format
The
Ryder Cup is a
match play
Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 h ...
event, with each match worth one point. The competition format in 1989 was as follows:
*Day 1 (Friday) — 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (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, 14 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.
Teams
The selection process for the European team remained the same as used in 1985 and 1987, with nine players chosen from the
1989 European Tour
The 1989 European Tour, titled as the 1989 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour. It marked the tour's first visit to Asia, with the inaugural Karl Litten Desert Class ...
money list at the conclusion of the
German Open on 27 August and the remaining three team members being chosen immediately afterwards by the team captain, Tony Jacklin. Prior to the final event
Philip Walton
Philip Joseph Walton (born 28 March 1962) is an Irish professional golfer.
Walton attended Oklahoma State University in the United States and played for Great Britain & Ireland in the Walker Cup in 1981 and 1983. According to Ronan Rafferty, W ...
was in the 9th qualifying place with Cañizares in 10th. Cañizares finished joint fifth in the German Open and took the final qualifying place with Walton dropping to 11th place behind
Bernhard Langer
Bernhard Langer (; born 27 August 1957) is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, he became the sport's first official number one ran ...
who finished in 10th. Jacklin's choices were Langer, Christy O'Connor Jnr and Howard Clark.
1988 Masters winner
Sandy Lyle
Alexander Walter Barr Lyle (born 9 February 1958) is a Scottish professional golfer. Lyle has won two major championships during his career. Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s. He spe ...
had previously told Jacklin that he did not wish to be considered for selection.
Captains picks are shown in yellow. The
world rankings and records are at the start of the 1989 Ryder Cup.
Captains picks are shown in yellow.
The
world rankings and records are at the start of the 1989 Ryder Cup.
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
Afternoon four-ball
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes
Afternoon four-ball
Sunday's singles matches
Individual player records
Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.
Source:
Europe
United States
References
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External links
PGA of America: 1989 Ryder Cup
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