1969 Ryder Cup
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The 18th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. The competition ended in a draw at 16 – 16 points, the first draw in Ryder Cup history, so the United States team retained the Cup.
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[edit] Teams
[edit] 
Team Great Britain
Captain: 
Eric Brown
Peter Alliss- Peter Townsend
- Neil Coles
- Brian Barnes
Christy O'Connor- Maurice Bembridge
- Peter Butler
- Tony Jacklin
- Bernard Gallacher
- Alex Caygill
- Bernard Hunt
Brian Huggett
[edit] 
Team United States
Captain: Sam Snead
- Lee Trevino
- Dave Hill
- Tommy Aaron
- Billy Casper
- Frank Beard
- Ken Still
- Raymond Floyd
- Jack Nicklaus
- Miller Barber
- Dale Douglass
- Dan Sikes
- Gene Littler
[edit] Friday's matches
[edit] Morning Foursomes
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Coles/Huggett |  3 & 2 |
Barber/Floyd |
| Gallacher/Bembridge | 2 & 1 |
Trevino/Still |
| Jacklin/Townsend | 3 & 1 |
Hill/Aaron |
| O'Connor/Alliss | halved | Casper/Beard |
| 3 ½ | Foursomes | ½ |
| 3 ½ | Overall | ½ |
[edit] Afternoon Foursomes
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Coles/Huggett |  1 hole |
Hill/Aaron |
| Gallacher/Bembridge | 1 hole |
Trevino/Littler |
| Jacklin/Townsend | 1 hole |
Casper/Beard |
| Butler/Hunt | 1 hole |
Nicklaus/Sikes |
| 1 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 4 ½ | Overall | 3 ½ |
[edit] Saturday's matches
[edit] Morning Four-Ball
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| O'Connor/Townsend | 1 hole |
Hill/Douglass |
| Huggett/Caygill | halved | Floyd/Barber |
| Barnes/Alliss | 1 hole |
Trevino/Littler |
| Jacklin/Coles | 1 hole |
Nicklaus/Sikes |
| 2 ½ | Four-Ball | 1 ½ |
| 7 | Overall | 5 |
[edit] Afternoon Four-Ball
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Butler/Townsend | 2 holes |
Casper/Beard |
| Huggett/Gallacher | 2 & 1 |
Hill/Still |
| Bembridge/Hunt | halved | Aaron/Floyd |
| Jacklin/Coles | halved | Trevino/Barber |
| 1 | Four-Ball | 3 |
| 8 | Overall | 8 |
[edit] Sunday's matches
[edit] Morning singles
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Alliss | 2 & 1 |
Lee Trevino |
| Peter Townsend | 5 & 4 |
Dave Hill |
| Neil Coles | 1 hole |
Tommy Aaron |
| Brian Barnes | 1 hole |
Billy Casper |
| Christy O'Connor | 5 & 4 |
Frank Beard |
| Maurice Bembridge | 1 hole |
Ken Still |
| Peter Butler | 1 hole |
Raymond Floyd |
| Tony Jacklin | 4 & 3 |
Jack Nicklaus |
| 5 | Singles | 3 |
| 13 | Overall | 11 |
[edit] Afternoon singles
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Barnes | 4 & 2 |
Dave Hill |
| Bernard Gallacher | 4 & 3 |
Lee Trevino |
| Maurice Bembridge | 7 & 6 |
Miller Barber |
| Peter Butler | 3 & 2 |
Dale Douglass |
| Neil Coles | 4 & 3 |
Dan Sikes |
| Christy O'Connor Snr | 2 & 1 |
Gene Littler |
| Brian Huggett | halved | Billy Casper |
| Tony Jacklin | halved | Jack Nicklaus |
| 3 | Singles | 5 |
| 16 | Overall | 16 |
[edit] References
- Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1969 Results. The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
- Ryder Cup – 1969. About:Golf. Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
- Ryder Cup history: 1969. BBC Sport. Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
| 1967 Ryder Cup 23½ 8½ |
1969 Ryder Cup 16 16 |
1971 Ryder Cup 18½ 13½ |
